Having a dedicated section for wallpapers where you can place static bytes of information on the desktop that works with an animated live wallpaper, could appeal to all kinds of users. To have something similar from Microsoft for Windows 12 could further push its efforts in themes, something that's seen improvements in Windows 11, thanks to its dark themes. But for PC and Mac, they've been relegated to third-party apps, such as Wallpaper Engine (opens in new tab), to be able to have animated wallpapers with the ability to display information from your PC.

Live WallpaperĪ request by TechRadar's Senior Computing Editor Matt Hanson, and an intriguing one at that. There have been similar features in iPhones and Android phones for some years, with animations moving across these devices. Microsoft needs to reboot how it perceives itself for messaging apps, and the return of MSN Messenger could be a great start to that. Perhaps have integration with Slack, so if a video meeting is needed, it can prompt in a channel and with one button, MSN Messenger will launch with the required invitees. Not only to see the return of nudges, winks, and classic sounds if users want, but powerful features to make it go toe-to-toe with Zoom, Google Meets, and FaceTime. Instead, let's see them both retire and mark a fresh start for Windows 12, with the return of MSN Messenger to do the job these two apps have limped on with. If you need to take part in a job interview that's on Teams, for example, chances are you'll quickly need to install the app and make sure it works. While there have been some new features brought to both Teams and Skype, there's still an air of confusion as to which one you should use. In a time when people needed to communicate remotely more, it was Zoom that took the lead and Skype was bafflingly left by the wayside.

It's no secret that Microsoft's efforts on video calling and collaboration through messaging apps have been less than stellar in recent years.

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