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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.457 to the Release Preview Channel Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.457 (KB5016695) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2. This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include: New! We enhanced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks. New! We compressed a file regardless of its size if you have configured Server Message Block (SMB) Compression. New! We improved storage replication that occurs over low bandwidth or congested wide area networks (WAN). New! You can now view the usage history for the following resources from the Settings page:  Camera  Microphone  Phone Calls  Messaging  Contacts  Screenshots and apps  Music library  To use this feature, navigate to Settings >Privacy & Security We fixed an issue that causes Windows to display tablet mode [ more… ]

QuakeCon 2022: Big savings, id Software and Bethesda PC classics QuakeCon 2022 kicks off this week, and in addition to a host of fun livestreams on Twitch.tv/Bethesda, you can join over 20 million players, save big on select Bethesda favorites in the QuakeCon sale collection in Microsoft Store through Sept. 22, and check out classic games just added to PC Game Pass and Microsoft Store. Today, PC Game Pass and the Microsoft Store get more classic, with the addition of more than 10 PC games that set the standard for today’s most exceptional FPS and RPG titles, including Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Quake 4, The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard and more. Check out these games and more in the Bethesda Softworks Collection. Head over to Xbox Wire for more details. For more information about QuakeCon and related announcements visit www.bethesda.net. [ more… ]

Bring Merrick home: Sea of Thieves’ new ‘A Hunter’s Cry’ adventure now live Set sail for the Sea of the Damned to confront the Dark Brethren in “A Hunter’s Cry,” Sea of Thieves‘ sixth time-limited Adventure that is live now until 9 a.m. UTC on Sept. 1. “Murderous conspiracies, covert rituals, unwisely buried instructions…” writes Chris “Brawler” Allcock on SeaOfThievies.com. “Having been absent from Sea of Thieves’ ongoing story for a while, the Dark Brethren’s return to the waves brought about plenty of fresh revelations and set pirates’ tongues wagging in the wake of our (and Merrick’s) previous Adventure, ‘The Forsaken Hunter.’” To read the full background story and view the new cinematic trailer, head over to SeaOfThieves.com. Source: Bring Merrick home: Sea of Thieves’ new ‘A Hunter’s Cry’ adventure now live