Microsoft Updates Six Windows Apps. 'Photos' Gets Watermarks for Copilot Images (Off by Default) (neowin.net)
- Reference: 0183877010
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/06/14/2312247/microsoft-updates-six-windows-apps-photos-gets-watermarks-for-copilot-images-off-by-default
- Source link: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/
Here's some of their more interesting highlights for Clock, Media Player, Calculator, Voice Recorder, Photos, and Paint:
[2]The Photos app (version 2026.11060.2004.0):
AI watermarking — "AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings."
[3]Calculator (version 11.2605.9.0):
More accurate square-root results. "Fixed rare cases where a calculation that should equal zero (like sqrt(2.25) — 1.5) returned a tiny leftover value instead...."
Reliable launch after upgrading. "Fixed an issue where upgrading from much older versions could leave outdated settings that stopped the app from opening..."
[4]The Clock app (version 11.2605.9.0):
"Timers keep counting after they hit zero — When a timer runs out, it now keeps counting up (for example, -00:27:31) so you can see how far past the time you've gone..."
"Correct sun and moon icons during midnight sun — Fixed an icon that wrongly showed a moon during all-day daylight in polar regions... "
"No more double announcements — Screen readers no longer read the timer value twice."
[5]Media Player (version 11.2605.14.0).
"Playlists need a name — You can no longer accidentally save a playlist with a blank name."
[1] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/
[2] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/#photos
[3] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/#calculator
[4] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/#clock
[5] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-major-feature-updates-for-stock-windows-11-apps/#media_player
Really? (Score:2)
If such updates are massive, then I have in one weekend reinvented 10 times faster C language. Just struggling with the name for it.
My take (Score:2)
Funny how we worry about tiny errors in sqrt on a computer and yet we rave about hallucinating AI. I think fundamentally the problem with AI is that the common non-techie is believing the answer from AI like they do from a sqrt. I still recall I think it was Intel that had the major flub in some IEEE math result that many wanted to have Intel do a complete recall. I can't remember the details it has been so long and I didn't own the product so it did not affect me. If it was an AI error, no one would even n
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> sqrt(2.25)
My slide rule gets this right every time.
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>> sqrt(2.25)
> My slide rule gets this right every time.
What worries me is the error occurs in "rare cases." This indicates that the same calculation can give different results under certain conditions. That doesn't sound like a good calculator.
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Who or what is not getting this right?
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| sqrt(2.25) - 1.5
Haven't checked my slide rule, but 2 different aps and a pocket calculator give the same (correct) answer.
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> Funny how we worry about tiny errors in sqrt on a computer and yet we rave about hallucinating AI.
Who's "we", sucka?
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> Funny how we worry about tiny errors in sqrt on a computer and yet we rave about hallucinating AI. I think fundamentally the problem with AI is that the common non-techie is believing the answer from AI like they do from a sqrt. I still recall I think it was Intel that had the major flub in some IEEE math result that many wanted to have Intel do a complete recall. I can't remember the details it has been so long and I didn't own the product so it did not affect me. If it was an AI error, no one would even n
Microsoft square-root :o (Score:2)
* More accurate square-root results. "Fixed rare cases where a calculation that should equal zero (like sqrt(2.25) — 1.5) returned a tiny leftover value instead...."
* "Correct sun and moon icons during midnight sun — Fixed an icon that wrongly showed a moon during all-day daylight in polar regions... "
With an honorable mention of the Microsoft Encarta edition where the globe revolved the wrong way.
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Surely the "correct" icon for midnight sun regions should show both. I mean, the moon *does* come up during the day, even in temperate regions. Sometimes it even crosses the sun and we get a cool eclipse.
Oh My God (Score:2)
Looks like I gave up and went 100% Linux on my new gaming PC 6 months too soon. Is it too late to come back?
Praise for the MS Calculator (Score:2)
Hope it's nothing like the updates to Notepad and Paint, or the removal of Wordpad. Just took a quick look:
Photos - I never use AI to create imaginary images, so don't care. But I did open my Photos app, and it does seem a tad better, w/ all images being the same dimensions, and none being made bigger or smaller than the others
Clock - Yeah, I had read of the seconds in the bottom-right corner tweak on a YouTube video weeks ago, and made that change. My setup now has it
Media Player - haven't used it f
"massive" (Score:4, Funny)
"massive" my "assive".