Firefox 143 Nightly briefly caused panic for people still running older Windows 10 builds when it refused to start, sparking fears that Mozilla had dropped support.
The company has now clarified the situation: it isn’t dropping pre-1803 versions of Windows 10.
Instead, a bug in the latest Nightly build triggered the launch error.
Engineers confirmed the problem on Reddit and said a fix is being prepared.
Anyone curious can track the issue on Bugzilla, but the important detail is that support for these older releases remains in place. So if you rely on Windows 10 LTSB or other early builds, you don’t need to worry just yet.
Windows 11 24H2 is getting some useful upgrades.
Windows Hello now has a fresh, modern interface that appears across sign-in, passkeys, and even the Store, with fixes for face and fingerprint login failures.
File Explorer adds AI actions, letting you right-click to blur a photo background, remove objects, or generate a summary for cloud documents.
Small touches like dividers in context menus and persona cards for shared files make it smoother to use.
The update also expands Recall with a new homepage showing your recent snapshots and most-used apps and websites, turning it into a central hub for picking up where you left off.
Microsoft is working on a new Live Annotation feature for the Snipping Tool that changes how you mark up your screen.
Right now, you can only add drawings or highlights after you’ve taken a screenshot.
With Live Annotation, you’ll be able to sketch, circle, or underline directly on the screen before capturing it.
You’ll launch the tool from the Snipping Tool flyout with Win + Shift + S. Once active, you can draw over the area and then either take the screenshot, send the selection to Bing search, or ask Copilot about it.
Since the feature is still in early development, most of these extras don’t work yet, and Microsoft hasn’t announced a rollout date.
On the Home page of File Explorer, you’ll soon see handy buttons pop up the moment you hover your mouse over a file.
Instead of right-clicking and waiting for the sluggish context menu, you’ll be able to open the file location, call Copilot for help, or pull up options right away.
Microsoft is also testing a new submenu called AI Actions, which adds quick shortcuts for tasks like sending a file to Bing.
But if you hate this, you'll surely love a new dark-themed File Explorer where dark mode is also applied to dialogs, such as copying or renaming progress dialogs, and more. It's all part of Microsoft efforts to modernize Windows 11 with dark mode, and finally make the UI consistent.
The Microsoft Store just changed how you control app updates, and the shift might feel stricter.
Before, you could simply turn off automatic updates and install new versions whenever you felt ready.
That choice is gone. Now, when you pause app updates, the store asks you to pick when updates will automatically resume. You can only push them back by one to five weeks, after which your apps will update no matter what.
Microsoft does not want you running outdated apps that may contain bugs or security gaps. The same logic has already been applied to Windows updates, which can also only be paused for a limited time.
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 version 23H2 will reach end of support on November 11, 2025.
Released in October 2023, this version follows the standard 24-month lifecycle for consumer editions, meaning no more security or feature updates after that date.
You will need to move to Windows 11 version 24H2 or the upcoming 25H2 to stay supported.
The change affects Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, and SE editions. Commercial editions with a 36-month lifecycle are not impacted immediately.
Microsoft also noted that Windows 11 SE will not get version 25H2 at all and will be fully discontinued in October 2026.
Microsoft is finally removing PowerShell 2.0 from Windows. The feature was deprecated in 2017, and starting later this month it will disappear from Windows 11 version 24H2 in the upcoming non-security update, followed by Windows Server 2025 next month.
Microsoft says the move is aimed at cleaning up old code, reducing complexity, and improving security.
Most users won’t be affected, since PowerShell 5.1 (which is backward compatible) and PowerShell 7.x remain available.
However, scripts or apps that explicitly require version 2.0 may fail, so Microsoft recommends updating to newer versions.
Older releases like Windows 11 23H2 will still offer it as an optional component.
Epic’s latest Epic Online Services SDK update adds Easy Anti-Cheat support for Windows on ARM, a big win for gaming on Snapdragon-powered PCs.
This means titles like Fortnite, which rely on Epic’s anti-cheat, can soon run natively without losing multiplayer security.
Developers just need to update the bootstrapper and use the ARM-compatible client module to enable it. Epic says Fortnite will be the first test case, paving the way for other games to follow.
With anti-cheat now covered and Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon X chips expected to boost performance, Windows on ARM gaming looks far more practical. If you own one of these devices, you could see a lot more multiplayer games available later this year.
PowerToys version 0.93 is here.
The Command Palette regains clipboard history, adds keyboard shortcut support for context menus, lets you pin apps, and stores history for the Run extension.
The update also introduces a redesigned card-based dashboard that makes it easier to see which modules are active, view all shortcuts, and launch tools directly from the homepage.
Other highlights include instant Binary G-code previews in Peek, full Vietnamese support in Quick Accent, app pinning and context menus in Apps Extension, space separator handling in the Calculator Extension.
Microsoft hs also turned on better fallback behavior in Web Search and Windows Settings, and command history for Run Extension.
Microsoft is improving gaming on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs. Until now, many users had to rely on streaming, but you can now install and play compatible titles from the Game Pass catalog directly on your device.
The feature works alongside recent progress in making more games playable on Windows on Arm, helped by Epic Games’ anti-cheat support.
Not all games are available yet, but Microsoft says more improvements are on the way. To try it now, you’ll need to join both the Windows Insider and Xbox Insider programs.
Once enrolled, install the Xbox Insider Hub from the Microsoft Store, join the PC Gaming Preview, then update to Xbox app version 1001.27.0 or higher. The rollout is gradual.
Mayank Parmar
