USD missing again from Windows Calculator currency converter.
Microsoft has once again accidentally removed the US Dollar (USD) from the currency converter in Windows 11 and 10’s Calculator app.
As seen in the screenshot, the dropdown list skips USD entirely. This issue first appeared in 2024 and was fixed via a server-side update.
Microsoft acknowledged it back then, saying the “Calculator folks” had resolved it. But the problem has returned as of June 12, 2025. The calculator uses online data for currency exchange, so the issue is likely tied to Microsoft’s backend services.
LibreOffice is backing the international “End of Windows 10” campaign, encouraging users to move to Linux and its free office suite before Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.
The group argues that Windows 11 increases user lock-in, forces Microsoft accounts, and leaves many older PCs unsupported.
Instead, it promotes Linux and LibreOffice as free, open-source alternatives that run on older hardware and respect user control. The campaign claims this transition offers better privacy, no subscription costs, and long-term access to documents.
LibreOffice says now is the right time to rethink dependency on Microsoft’s ecosystem and regain control over personal computing. KDE has a similar campaign.
Rufus 4.8 is here, and it’s a big one. The update moves all Windows Imaging (WIM) handling to wimlib, an open-source library that drastically improves the speed of working with Windows ISOs.
According to the developer, opening ISOs and creating Windows To Go drives is now much faster, though don’t expect miracles on slow USB drives.
One new feature is the ability to split files over 4GB using Alt + E, helping users manage large installation images. It’s not as fast as the UEFI:NTFS method, but it’s still a welcome option.
Other improvements include better UEFI bootloader logging, additional support for Linux ISOs stuck in DD mode, and fixes for command-line forwarding to setup.exe.
AMD has released the Adrenalin Edition 25.6.2 optional driver for Radeon graphics for Windows 11.
This update adds day-one support for two upcoming titles: The Alters (launching June 13) and FBC: Firebreak (arriving June 17).
The driver also expands FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) support to four more games: The Alters, Delta Force, Dragonkin: The Banished, and RoadCraft. RX 9000 series users can now use AMD's latest upscaling tech in these games for better frame rates.
Several issues have been fixed, including green tint on Oculus Rift S, stuttering in Discord when alt-tabbing, crashes in Spider-Man 2 with ray tracing, and problems in The Last of Us Part I and Warhammer 40K: Darktide.
Microsoft has confirmed it's STILL trying to make Outlook work offline on Windows. While it made some progress, it's still lagging behind classic Outlook.
Today, Windows Latest spotted that the July 2025 update for Outlook will be able to attach files while composing emails, even without an internet connection.
It builds on previous improvements. Back in December 2024, Microsoft added offline access for opening attachments. And more recently, in May 2025, it added offline Calendar support, so you can check and update events without needing to be online.
Microsoft clearly wants the new Outlook to get better at offline support, but are the efforts enough? I'm not sure, especially since the new Outlook has other issues, including ads, which you wouldn't see in the Mail app.
Microsoft has launched Copilot Vision with Highlights in the U.S., which makes AI on Windows 11 more helpful.
Microsoft confirmed it's an opt-in feature that allows Copilot to “see what you see," such as analyzing your apps, windows, and content in real time to offer help, guidance, or suggestions.
You can now share up to two apps at once with Copilot and ask for assistance across them. The new Highlights feature even shows you where to click within an app for a specific task, such as improving a photo’s lighting or navigating complex settings.
To enable it, open Copilot, tap the glasses icon, select the window or app, and begin asking for help.
Intel’s Latest Arc Graphics Driver Fixes Overwatch 2 Crash on Windows 11, But Leaves Plenty of Bugs.
Intel has released a new WHQL graphics driver, version 32.0.101.6881, for Arc GPUs. This week's update fixes a crash on Windows 11 when launching Overwatch 2 (DX12) on High or Ultra settings with Arc A-Series graphics.
But don’t expect a smooth ride elsewhere.
The update still leaves many known issues. For example, Returnal, Call of Duty, Fortnite, and Spider-Man 2 still crash or flicker with Ray Tracing or custom settings.
Same way, Adobe Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve benchmarks can crash on Core Ultra systems.
Microsoft confirmed it's testing a revamped Start menu in Windows 11, now rolling out in preview builds 26200.5641 (Dev) and 26120.4250 (Beta). The new design ditches the two-page layout in favor of a single scrollable list.
Pinned apps sit at the top, followed by recommendations, and then a grid or categorized view of all apps. You can also turn off the Recommended section completely.
The Start menu scales better too, larger displays can show more apps at once (up to 8 pinned columns). A new button also lets you collapse or expand the Phone Link panel.
Other changes include customizable widgets on the lock screen, a “Screen Curtain” feature in Narrator to block out visuals, and cleaner Settings for Windows Search.
Google Chrome says it made significant backend improvements, especially in memory management and caching on Windows.
For example, Chrome now leans more on Oilpan, its garbage collector, to handle DOM-related memory tasks instead of using malloc. It also redesigned internal memory layouts to better use CPU caches, reducing unnecessary processing.
Other changes include a shift to rapidhash for string handling and smarter CSS style caching, cutting down on redundant computations.
You can see the performance gains in a Speedometer 3.0 benchmark uploaded below, and it's the same benchmarking tool used by Microsoft to highlight Edge's performance gains.
Microsoft is rolling out a new update to the Photos app on Windows 11 with.... more AI features!
One of the biggest additions is “Relight,” which lets you adjust lighting in your photos by placing up to three virtual lights, changing their colour, brightness, and focus.
You can also use presets for quick edits. Another big improvement is photo search. You can now use natural phrases like “sunset at the beach” to find photos, instead of relying on file names or dates
Unfortunately, all of these features require an AI chip, also known as an NPU with 40+ TOPs, so the features are exclusive to Snapdragon and Intel/AMD AI PCs.
Mayank Parmar
