Microsoft rolls out a new way to install Windows Store apps from the web

TechSpot— Microsoft has unveiled a new way of installing apps from the Windows Store via the web. Instead of using "deep links," the company will instead use an "undocked" version of the Windows Store to facilitate app installs. Ironically, the new way is more akin to installing regular executable files andRead Entire Article

Neowin—Microsoft rolls out Copilot preview in the new Planner app for Teams. Microsoft is starting to roll out its Copilot generative AI assistant in its recently launched new Planner app in Teams, offering ways for the AI to create tasks, goals, and more in the app.

TechSpot—Microsoft rolls out update to fix a bug that was installing Copilot on Windows 11 PCs. In an update on its Windows 11 Release Health page, Microsoft announced that the latest Edge browser update (version 124.0.2478.67) removes the "Microsoft chat provider for Copilot in Windows" package from affected servers. Consequently, users will no longer see the Copilot app in their Installed Apps list following this update.Read Entire Article

TechSpot—Microsoft is rolling out new Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users despite backlash. It was only a couple of weeks ago when Microsoft started testing more Start menu ads in Windows 11 – something it experimented with a year earlier – in the latest Windows Insider build.Read Entire Article