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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Windows news recap: a “rethinking” of Fluent Design in Windows 11, the PrintNightmare continues, and more

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Published onAugust 15, 2021

published onAugust 15, 2021

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Welcome back to our Windows news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.

Twitter’s new font and buttons are now live in the Windows 11 and 10 app

Twitter took people by surprise this week when it launched a new font across its properties. This new font, alongside other design tweaks, isnow live across the Windows 11 and 10 app.

Development was no easy task as it had to cover a lot of ground for us. For everyday use it must be sharp and legible (with good density), but with personality and distinctiveness.

— Derrit DeRouen (@DerritDeRouen)January 27, 2021

Revamped Fluent Design is part of the Windows 11 plan, says Microsoft

With Windows 11, Microsoft has said that it is“rethinking” its Fluent Design language, with the aim of it being able to be better implemented across more of its apps.

PrintNightmare lives on for Microsoft with yet another vulnerability

It seems like not a week goes by that PrintNightmare doesn’t hit the news again, and this week is, unfortunately, no different.Another security advisory has been publishedby Microsoft in relation to the Windows Print Spooler service. Whilst the advisory warns of it being a remote code execution flaw, it is actually a physical flaw, with someone needing local access to a machine to take advantage of the issue outlined in the advisory.

Windows will require Admin privileges to install Printer drivers because of PrintNightmare, and other Patch Tuesday news (updated)

In an effort to help improve security in light of the PrintNightmare saga, achange in Windows is being made that means Admin privileges will be required to install printer drivers.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Windows news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Windows news recap: a “rethinking” of Fluent Design in Windows 11, the PrintNightmare continues, and more#