Firefox will soon look much cooler on Windows 11, joining the club of browsers with the Mica material in the UI.
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Microsoft Edge 120, which has just arrived in the Stable Channel, brought back the missing Mica material on the title bar and toolbar. You can enable it in the experimental feature section.
Those unhappy with UI inconsistencies in Windows 11 can try a more radical approach using Rectify11 3.0. The first RC version is out with a proper dark mode, improved icons, and more.
A new PowerToys version is here, and even though there are no new Toys to write about, this release does contain a good number of improvements and fixes, including modernized settings with Mica.
The latest Chrome Canary updates have disabled the recently added Mica Alt material due to "not good enough" power usage. However, you can still enable the effect; here is how to do it.
Microsoft has announced a redesign for its browser on Windows 11. The new version brings back the fan-favorite Mica material and introduces rounded corners for tabs, containers, new animations, more.
Google has updated its browser in the Canary Channel, adding the recently offered Mica effect to the tab strip. The new visuals are now available for everyone to test without extra flags or commands.
Welcome back to another edition of Microsoft Weekly where we recap all the important events that happened in the Redmond technology giant's universe in the past few days. Dive right in!
A new change list on Chromium Gerrit reveals Microsoft's plans to implement the Mica Alt effect in Chromium, giving Chrome and other browsers a fancy-looking title bar that matches Windows 11's looks.
The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly packs news items related to "Windows 12" leaks, some hidden capabilities in Windows 11, and a bunch of app updates, with a sprinkle of Windows 7 news.
Not so long ago, Microsoft removed eye candy from its browser without any explanation. Now it appears the company is considering returning the Mica effect to Edge in a slightly better variant.
This week's edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about modified versions of Windows 11 and other third-party tweaking tools, a bunch of Teams and Edge updates, and some ChatGPT hype.
The latest Microsoft Edge Canary has removed a flag responsible for making the browser prettier than the competition on Windows 11. You can no longer enable the Mica effect in Edge 111.0.1651.0.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.17 is now available with Mica support, process restart, and dropdown menu customizations, among other things. Version 1.16 is generally available today too.
After the recent update to Files App which introduced new Windows 11-styled rounded corners on certain Windows 10 elements, the app has now received another visual upgrade with new "fake mica" theme.
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Here is a tiny open-source app for making the legacy context menus in Windows 10 and 11 a little fancier. TranslucentFlyouts is here with the option to add extra Acrylic to Microsoft's systems.
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Microsoft has shared another look at its upcoming unified OneNote app for Windows. The revamp will include new functionalities and Windows 11 design aesthetics such as Mica effect and rounded corners.
Microsoft has tweaked the Shutdown dialog box as well as the WinRE Recovery interface with the new WinUI design elements and added new icons which update these elements and ensure consistency.
Opening Ceremony and Intel have just unveiled details of their new luxury wearable. The wearable will retail for $495 USD and come with two years of AT&T service.
