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• Make Windows 11 as cool as your phone with Android apps

  Posted on January 9, 2023 at 02:44 CST by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  After many, many requests, Microsoft finally added the capability to run Android apps when it released Windows 11.

  Every iPhone and Android phone user knows how convenient it is to carry in your pocket or purse any number of apps that bring you weather, traffic, emails, texts, games — even rocket science, if that’s your thing.

  However, unlike the ease of use of a smartphone — where you can install virtually any app with just a few clicks — Windows 11 presents you with a series of “gotchas” that can discourage even the biggest Microsoft fanatic from adding an Android app.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.02.0, 2023-01-09).

  Public Defender Android, Android on Windows, Apps, Newsletters, Windows 11

• Another January casualty: Windows Media Center

  Posted on January 27, 2020 at 01:10 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  Support for Windows Media Center on Win8.1 and Win7 ended this year — and it’s never been available on Win10.

  But a free upgrade and some third-party apps may let you access/export your Media Center recordings to keep your collection alive.

  Plus: Still more Android-on-Windows options.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.4.0 (2020-01-27).

  LangaList Android on Windows, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, VLC media player, Windows Media Center, Windows Media Player