Windows
- • 100%www.theverge.com Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025
A surprise move from Microsoft.
- • 100%arstechnica.com Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs
New Windows version needs CPU features that became common in the late 00s.
- • 100%www.theverge.com Microsoft tests Windows 11 with a built-in fix for bad meeting audio
Voice Clarity comes to Windows x64 and ARM in a new test build.
- • 100%www.bleepingcomputer.com Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Wi-Fi issues, asks for user feedback
Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 11 devices experience Wi-Fi connectivity issues after installing recent cumulative updates.
- • 100%www.windowscentral.com Windows 11's lightweight version (Tiny11) gets even smaller and gains Windows Copilot via a new update
Tiny11 gets smaller and now ships with Microsoft's just-released Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) features.
- m.economictimes.com Windows 11 users can now uninstall Microsoft Edge, Bing & disable ads
The update also includes changes to the Widgets Board, enabling the removal of Microsoft News and ads feed.
To swap the Caps Lock and Escape keys on Windows, there are several methods available. Here are some of them:
- Using PowerToys:
- Download and install PowerToys from the Microsoft Github page.
- Open PowerToys and browse to the Keyboard Manager.
- Enable the Keyboard Manager and click Remap a key.
- Choose Caps Lock -> Escape.
- Using PowerShell:
- Open Windows PowerShell (Admin) by pressing Win + X.
- Enter these commands:
$hexified = "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00".Split(',') | % { "0x$_"}; $kbLayout = 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout'; New-ItemProperty -Path $kbLayout -Name "Scancode Map" -PropertyType Binary -Value ([byte[]]$hexified);
- Save and reboot.
- Using AutoHotkey:
- Download and install AutoHotkey.
- Create a new script and add the following lines:
Capslock::Esc Esc::Capslock
- Save the script and run it.
- Using Uncap:
- Download and run Uncap, an open-source tool that maps Caps Lock to Escape or any key to any key without setup or configuration files.
Note that some of these methods may require administrator privileges or the installation of third-party software.
On Manjaro Linux Cinnamon, I use the following settings configured via dconf:
``` dconf write /org/cinnamon/settings-daemon/peripherals/keyboard/delay "uint32 150" dconf write /org/cinnamon/settings-daemon/peripherals/keyboard/repeat-interval "uint32 10"
dconf write /org/cinnamon/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse/motion-acceleration 6.0 dconf write /org/cinnamon/settings-daemon/peripherals/mouse/motion-threshold 2.0 ```
Keyboard delay of 150 ms, repeat interval of 10 ms, mouse acceleration of 6.0, and motion threshold of 2.0.
How can I achieve similar settings on Windows 11?
Looking at the registry
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
I see that :KeyboardDelay
is set to 1.KeyboardSpeed
is set to 31.
I don't feel any changes when changing those values, I don't know if I should restart for them to apply.
For mouse I search for "pointer" in the Start menu and click on
Change the mouse pointer display or speed
but I can only change the speed. I don't see a setting to change acceleration. What isEnhance pointer precision
?How can I achieve similar settings on Windows 11? Any help would be appreciated!
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