It ’s a fiddling afterwards than bear , due to a last minute bug that want fixing , but Microsoft has finally launched the Windows 27 December 2024 Update . The title is dry , but the updates are full , particularly if you ’re make out from Google ’s Chrome OS or Apple ’s macOS . In those cases you might notice some , uh , familiar characteristic . It ’s almost like Microsoft pick through some of the coolest feature its competitors have and finally put them into Windows .

If you require to moderate them out yourself the update will begin pushing to all Windows 10 computer April 30 .

1. Muting Tabs

But if you do n’t want to end the entire offending pill you could simply right press it and choose mute tab .

2. Continuing phone browsing on the PC

Chrome and macOS both allow you to browse something to a entanglement page on your phone and then break up up where you left off on your PC . The former by syncing account and the latter through a lineament called Continuity . Now you could do the same with Edge , provided you ’re using Edge on both your phone ( it ’s available on iOS and Android ) and PC , are logged in to each , and have connected your sound to your computer in the Windows 10 System configurations under Phone .

The mobile version of Edge is actually a useful web web browser on its own , so if you ’re already using it on your PC it ’s a no brainer to assure it out on your phone too .

3. Muting notifications system-wide

There are few things as rile as when you ’re heads down on some study and mire or your email spoil up with non - substantive and cark notification . Microsoft has now borrowed a page from Apple ’s Do Not shake up feature — letting you reach a button to keep things muted .

The feature , called Focus Assist , can be toggled by clicking on the Notifications / Action Center button on the far right side of the Task Bar and choose Focus Assist ( if you ca n’t see the release make certain to hit Expand ) .

Focus Assist can also be customise further than Do Not Disturb in macOS . Go to Windows configurations and select System and then Focus Assist . From there you could opt specific times to enable Focus Assist , prepare it to automatically toggle on when play games , and even choose certain contacts and apps to always see , even when Focus Assist is on .

Argentina’s President Javier Milei (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., holding a chainsaw in a photo posted to Kennedy’s X account on May 27. 2025.

4. Share files with nearby computers

One of the coolest features in macOS and iOS isAirDrop , which lets you quickly share data file with nearby laptops and telephone over the strain . Now you’re able to do the same with any Windows gadget , provided you and the butt computer both have the April 2018 Update and a new feature called Nearby Sharing enabled .

To ferment it on unresolved up Edge , go to the Share button in the top right corner of the browser app and choose to enable Nearby Sharing . you may then send and receive file via Bluetooth on any app that has the Microsoft parcel push . At the minute that ’s limited to apps produced by Microsoft itself , but that ’s more than enough to share images of Shrek with coworkers .

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