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Sometimes it may happen that after you reinstall your Mac but don't recover a backup icons suddenly 2-3 times.
This is a known bug and can easily be fixed with a simple command.

Open the Terminal app and enter this

defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock

If this doesn't directly work you may switch off your Mac (REALLY SWITCH OFF) and wait for about 30 seconds. Than you can switch on again.

If that doesn't help you may really have multiple copies of the apps in your application folder.

Microsoft is a global technology company specializing in software, hardware, cloud services, and digital technologies, headquartered in Redmond. The company is best known for products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, and cloud platforms like Azure. It has grown into one of the world’s largest technology companies and software developers.

Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, in Albuquerque by [definition='4','0']Bill Gates[/definition] and Paul Allen. The company later moved to Bellevue and eventually established its headquarters in Redmond. The name Microsoft combines the words microcomputer and software.

Microsoft’s early success came from developing a BASIC interpreter, followed by the release of MS-DOS in 1981 for IBM-compatible PCs. During the 1990s, Windows and Microsoft Office became dominant products in the personal computer market, helping establish Microsoft as a leading force in the technology industry.

Leadership evolved over time, with Steve Ballmer serving as CEO from 2000 to 2014, followed by Satya Nadella, who has led the company since 2014 and overseen a major expansion into cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Active Directory (AD) is the directory service used in Microsoft Windows Server environments to centrally manage users, devices, permissions, and network resources. Starting with Windows Server 2008, its core functionality became known as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

A directory service works similarly to a digital phone book, storing and organizing information about network objects and their relationships. These objects can include:

• Users – employee accounts and login credentials
• Groups – collections of users with shared permissions
• Computers and servers – devices connected to the network
• Printers, scanners, and shared folders – accessible resources
• Services and applications – systems requiring authentication

Active Directory allows organizations to structure networks according to their business hierarchy or physical locations, making administration more efficient. Administrators can create policies, assign permissions, and monitor resources from a central location.

One of AD’s key functions is access control. For example, administrators can decide which users may access certain files, applications, or printers, ensuring security and restricting sensitive information to authorized personnel only. This centralized authentication and authorization model is a core reason why Active Directory remains widely used in enterprise IT environments.

Microsoft Windows, commonly known as Windows, began as a graphical user interface developed by Microsoft to run on top of MS-DOS. Over time, it evolved into a family of standalone operating systems and became one of the most widely used platforms for personal computers worldwide.

Early versions of Windows functioned as graphical extensions to DOS, similar to systems such as GEM or PC/GEOS. Starting with Windows 95, Microsoft introduced major improvements including a redesigned kernel, the 32-bit Win32 API, and built-in internet support. These systems, including Windows 98 and Windows ME, became known collectively as the Windows 9x family.

At the same time, Microsoft developed Windows NT, led by David Cutler and based on concepts from the VMS operating system. Because of its greater stability and technical capabilities, Windows NT eventually replaced Windows 9x. Since Windows XP, all desktop versions of Windows have been built on the Windows NT architecture.

Today, Windows powers a wide range of devices including desktop PCs, laptops, servers, embedded systems, retail terminals, industrial equipment, and specialized automotive systems. The name Windows comes from the graphical interface design, where applications appear as rectangular “windows” on the screen.

[definition='4','0']Bill Gates[/definition] is an American entrepreneur, programmer, and philanthropist best known for co-founding Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. His role in building Microsoft helped make him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, with an estimated fortune exceeding $100 billion.

In 2008, Gates stepped away from Microsoft’s day-to-day operations to focus primarily on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he co-founded. Through initiatives such as the The Giving Pledge, he committed to donating the majority of his wealth and had already contributed tens of billions of dollars to charitable causes. Gates has pledged to give away 95% of his fortune during his lifetime, concentrating on global health, education, and poverty reduction.

Paul Allen was an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding Microsoft with [definition='4','0']Bill Gates[/definition]. He served on the company’s board from 1975 to 1983 before focusing on business investments, art collecting, and ownership of professional sports teams in North America.

Allen was widely regarded as a visionary of the connected digital world, recognizing early the importance of networked technologies. In 2015, he was ranked among the world’s wealthiest individuals by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $17.5 billion, placing him 51st globally. Beyond technology, he became known for philanthropy, scientific projects, and support for sports and the arts.

A Disk Operating System (DOS) refers to an operating system primarily designed to manage data stored as files on rotating storage devices such as floppy disks and hard drives. Its main purpose is organizing, accessing, and controlling stored information.

Today, the term DOS is used almost exclusively as a synonym for MS-DOS, the operating system that dominated personal computing and was one of the most widely used systems until the late 1990s.

A personal computer (PC) is a versatile computer designed for everyday individual use. Unlike earlier computers, which were mainly operated by experts, technicians, or scientists, PCs made computing accessible to the general public. The concept emerged in the 1970s and was driven by hacker culture, with affordable pricing and ease of use becoming key factors in its success. Since the first implementations in 1976, PCs have played a major role in what many describe as the computer revolution.

PCs are microcomputers, differing from larger systems such as minicomputers or mainframes. They appear in forms including desktops, laptops, and tablets, and can run operating systems like Windows, macOS, Android, or Unix. Their use ranges from home computing to professional workstations, with high-performance workstations designed for demanding computing tasks.

Although the term “personal computer” existed earlier, from 1981 onward the abbreviation “PC” became strongly associated with the IBM PC and compatible systems. This connection was reinforced by IBM’s marketing and linked to x86 processors and operating systems such as DOS and Windows. In some cases, “PC” is still associated specifically with traditional x86 desktop computers, despite newer PC formats such as tablet devices.

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk[b] is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage and one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. The platters are paired with magnetic heads, usually arranged on a moving actuator arm, which read and write data to the platter surfaces. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored and retrieved in any order. HDDs are a type of non-volatile storage, retaining stored data even when powered off. Modern HDDs are typically in the form of a small rectangular box.

Introduced by IBM in 1956, HDDs were the dominant secondary storage device for general-purpose computers beginning in the early 1960s. HDDs maintained this position into the modern era of servers and personal computers, though personal computing devices produced in large volume, like cell phones and tablets, rely on flash memory storage devices. More than 224 companies have produced HDDs historically, though after extensive industry consolidation most units are manufactured by Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. HDDs dominate the volume of storage produced (exabytes per year) for servers. Though production is growing slowly (by exabytes shipped), sales revenues and unit shipments are declining because solid-state drives (SSDs) have higher data-transfer rates, higher areal storage density, somewhat better reliability, and much lower latency and access times.

The revenues for SSDs, most of which use NAND flash memory, slightly exceed those for HDDs. Flash storage products had more than twice the revenue of hard disk drives as of 2017. Though SSDs have four to nine times higher cost per bit, they are replacing HDDs in applications where speed, power consumption, small size, high capacity and durability are important. Cost per bit for SSDs is falling, and the price premium over HDDs has narrowed.

The primary characteristics of an HDD are its capacity and performance. Capacity is specified in unit prefixes corresponding to powers of 1000: a 1-terabyte (TB) drive has a capacity of 1,000 gigabytes (GB; where 1 gigabyte = 1 billion (109) bytes). Typically, some of an HDD's capacity is unavailable to the user because it is used by the file system and the computer operating system, and possibly inbuilt redundancy for error correction and recovery. Also there is confusion regarding storage capacity, since capacities are stated in decimal gigabytes (powers of 1000) by HDD manufacturers, whereas the most commonly used operating systems report capacities in powers of 1024, which results in a smaller number than advertised. Performance is specified by the time required to move the heads to a track or cylinder (average access time) adding the time it takes for the desired sector to move under the head (average latency, which is a function of the physical rotational speed in revolutions per minute), and finally the speed at which the data is transmitted (data rate).

The two most common form factors for modern HDDs are 3.5-inch, for desktop computers, and 2.5-inch, primarily for laptops. HDDs are connected to systems by standard interface cables such as PATA (Parallel ATA), SATA (Serial ATA), USB or SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) cables.

Gaming is the practice of playing video games. The term may also refer to betting, especially online. This article focuses just on the term when it refers to video games.

Somebody who is gaming may be playing video or electronic games using a console, mobile phone, VR (virtual reality) goggles, or computer. The gamer is typically a regular player who enjoys electronic games as a hobby. There are also professional gamers; they make a living in the world of esports. In fact, some of them are now millionaires.

The term esports is short for electronic sports, in which gamers compete online or in giant arenas. Prize money sizes have been increasing dramatically over the past few years.

May 19, 2026

UPDATE

The free iPhone app adds new markets and expanded coverage, including personalized, real-time FIFA World Cup 2026™ features that will help users follow every moment of the tournament

Apple Sports — the free app for iPhone that gives fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more — is now available to download on the App Store in more than 170 countries and regions around the world, including more than 90 newly added markets. Designed for speed and simplicity, the app delivers a personalized experience, putting fans’ favorite teams and leagues front and center with a simple, intuitive interface designed by Apple.

Apple Sports is helping fans get ready for the World Cup by allowing them to explore tournament groupings and customize their scoreboards simply by following the entire tournament or their favorite national teams — making it easier to stay on top of key moments when the tournament kicks off in June. Following a team also enables Live Activities¹ on a user’s iPhone Lock Screen or Apple Watch, letting them follow every moment of a match with just a quick glance. Fans can also add widgets to their iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Home Screens to track the progress of the tournament in real time.² With Apple Sports, fans can easily jump to the Apple TV app with a single tap to find live matches on connected streaming services throughout the tournament.³

“The World Cup unites fans across the globe, making it the ideal moment to bring Apple Sports to even more users,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Music, Sports, Apple TV, and Beats. “Apple Sports was designed to be fast and simple, giving fans an easy way to stay on top of scores, stats, and the action that matters most in real time.”

New features designed to keep users informed and engaged throughout the tournament include:

• Tournament bracket view: The clean, scrollable view of matchups and results for each round allows fans to easily track a team’s progression from the group stage through their final match.
• Visual formations: Enhanced game cards feature visual formations for each team’s starting lineup to provide deeper tactical insight ahead of each match.
• One tap to Apple News: Apple News connects fans directly to comprehensive editorial coverage, including the latest headlines.⁴

Download Apple Sports for free on the App Store.

1. To get Live Activities, fans must be on compatible Apple devices running iOS 18 or later, and watchOS 11 or later.
2. To get widgets on iPad, download the compatible Apple Sports app.
3. A subscription is required for some services. Availability and content may vary by country or region.
4. Apple News is available in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia only. Some content may not be available in all areas

Press Contacts

Sam Citron - Apple
citron@apple.com

Crystal Reiter - Apple
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Apple Media Helpline
media.help@apple.com

May 19, 2026

PRESS RELEASE

With Apple Intelligence, detailed descriptions and natural language navigation are coming to features such as VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader

Apple also announced new features for controlling power wheelchairs with Apple Vision Pro and generating subtitles across the Apple ecosystem, all coming later this year

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today previewed a suite of accessibility updates that use Apple Intelligence to bring new capabilities to features users rely on every day, including VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader.¹ Apple also announced on-device generated subtitles for uncaptioned video content coming to the Apple ecosystem, as well as a new feature for Apple Vision Pro users to control compatible wheelchairs with their eyes. These new features, as well as updates using Apple Intelligence, are coming later this year. And starting today, the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone — an adaptive MagSafe accessory designed with accessibility at the core — is available in three vibrant new colors on the Apple Store online.

“Apple’s approach to accessibility is unlike any other,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Now, with Apple Intelligence, we are bringing powerful new capabilities into our accessibility features while maintaining our foundational commitment to privacy by design.”

“The accessibility features our users rely on every day become even more powerful with Apple Intelligence,” said Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s senior director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives. “With these updates, we’re bringing new, intuitive options for input, exploration, and personalization — designed to protect users’ privacy at every step.”

VoiceOver and Magnifier Can Explore More

For users who are blind or have low vision, VoiceOver and Magnifier can describe onscreen information or a user’s surroundings.² With Apple Intelligence, these essential tools become even more powerful. The Image Explorer in VoiceOver uses Apple Intelligence to give more detailed descriptions of images systemwide, including what’s in photographs, scanned bills, personal records, and other visual content. With updates to Live Recognition, VoiceOver users can press the Action button on iPhone to quickly ask a question about what’s in the camera viewfinder and get a detailed response. Users can also ask follow-up questions in their own words to get more visual information.

Magnifier uses Apple Intelligence to bring the same assistive exploration and visual description to a high-contrast interface designed for users who have low vision. Magnifier also works with the Action button so users can quickly ask questions and get answers. And users can control the app itself with spoken requests, such as “zoom in” or “turn on flashlight.”

Voice Control Gets Natural Language

With Apple Intelligence, Voice Control becomes more intuitive than ever, using natural language to help users with a range of physical disabilities navigate iPhone and iPad entirely by voice. With a new flexible input, users can describe onscreen buttons and controls with natural language instead of memorizing exact labels or numbers. The option to “say what you see” is great for navigating any app, including those with visual layouts such as Apple Maps or Files, using intuitive language like “tap the guide about best restaurants” or “tap the purple folder.” This can also help users overcome barriers when elements aren’t properly labeled for accessibility.³

Accessibility Reader Adapts Even More

Accessibility Reader is a customized reading experience for users with a wide range of disabilities, from dyslexia to low vision, and with Apple Intelligence, the reading experience is more accessible than ever. Accessibility Reader works on more complex source material like scientific articles, handling text with multiple columns, images, and tables. On-demand summaries provide readers the option to get an overview of the article before diving into the details. And with new built-in translation, users can read text in their native language while retaining custom formatting, font, and colors.

Generated Subtitles for Video

While captioning solutions are increasingly common for users who are deaf or hard of hearing, subtitles for spoken dialogue are rarely available for personal videos, content shared by friends and family, and other media. With new generated subtitles, videos can display transcriptions of spoken audio automatically when captions or subtitles are not already provided, including in clips recorded on iPhone, received from friends and family, or streamed online. With on-device speech recognition, subtitles are generated privately and appear automatically for uncaptioned videos on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. The appearance of subtitles can be customized in the video playback menu or in Settings.⁴

A Powerful Wheelchair Control Feature for Apple Vision Pro

For some people who use power wheelchairs, driving with a joystick is not an option, and alternative drive controls can be an essential part of independent movement. Leveraging the precision eye-tracking system on Apple Vision Pro, a new power wheelchair control feature offers users a responsive input method for compatible alternative drive systems. With Vision Pro, eye tracking doesn’t require frequent recalibration and works in a variety of lighting conditions.⁵ The feature launches with Tolt and LUCI alternative drive systems in the U.S., with accessory support for both Bluetooth and wired connections,⁶ and Apple will continue to work with developers to expand support for more wheelchair drive systems.

“The option to control my power wheelchair on my own is gold to me,” said Pat Dolan, founder of GeoALS and a member of Team Gleason’s patient advisory board, who has lived with ALS for 10 years. “With this new feature, Apple is developing life-enhancing technology for the people who need it most.”

“Over the past decade, we’ve seen eye-driven wheelchair systems evolve in incredible ways,” said Blair Casey, Team Gleason’s CEO. “Leveraging Apple Vision Pro’s eye-tracking capabilities in this way is a huge step forward. Team Gleason is proud to support this initiative and excited to see the benefits it can bring to people who use power wheelchairs.”

Hikawa Adaptive MagSafe Accessory Now Widely Available

Launching today worldwide on the Apple Store online, the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone is now available in three vibrant new colors. Los Angeles-based designer Bailey Hikawa developed this MagSafe accessory with accessibility in mind, collaborating with individuals with a wide range of disabilities affecting grip, strength, and mobility. The result is an adaptive grip and stand that helps users hold iPhone in the way that works best for them. Now, in a collaboration between Hikawa and PopSockets, this unique adaptive accessory is available globally for the first time.⁷

“Apple’s accessibility work — which involves including disability communities from the very earliest stages of design to make the best possible product for everyone — has been the driving force of this project,” said Hikawa. “Our studio is built around intuitive, delightful accessories for iPhone, and it’s been a great privilege to create a product that embraces iPhone as an assistive device and pays tribute to accessibility.”

On May 20, Apple The Grove in Los Angeles will host a Today at Apple session with Hikawa, author Shane Burcaw, and actor Alex Barone to discuss the role of iPhone as a pivotal assistive technology, and how accessible design can create inclusive, delightful experiences for everyone.

Additional Updates

• Vehicle Motion Cues come to visionOS, which can help reduce motion sickness for people who use Apple Vision Pro as a passenger in a moving vehicle. Vision Pro will also support face gestures for performing taps and system actions, plus a new way to select elements with one’s eyes while using Dwell Control.
• Touch Accommodations provide a new way to personalize setup in iOS and iPadOS.
• Made for iPhone hearing aids pair and hand off between Apple devices more reliably, with an improved setup experience in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.
• Larger Text support is coming to tvOS, so viewers who have low vision can increase onscreen text size to be easier to read.
• Name Recognition, which can notify users who are deaf or hard of hearing if someone says their name, works across more than 50 languages globally.
• For sign language interpretation app developers, a new API supports users in adding a human interpreter to an ongoing FaceTime video call.
• Those with difficulty interacting with traditional controllers can now connect the Sony Access controller as a game controller with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Users can configure the thumbstick, nine built-in buttons, and up to four additional external buttons or specialty switches to personalize layout. They can also combine two controllers for a deeply personalized gaming experience.

About Apple Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s six software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV. Apple’s more than 150,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth and to leaving the world better than we found it.

1. Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for these languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, and Korean. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/en-us/121115.
2. VoiceOver and Magnifier should not be relied upon in circumstances where one could be harmed or injured, in high-risk situations, for navigation, or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.
3. Voice Control powered by Apple Intelligence will be available in English in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia.
4. Generated subtitles will be available in English in the U.S. and Canada.
5. The feature and Apple Vision Pro are intended for use in controlled environments. For more information, visit support.apple.com/en-us/118507.
6. A wired connection requires the purchase of the Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap.
7. Customers can purchase the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone on apple.com in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and the U.S.

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Press Contacts

Will Butler - Apple
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Apple Media Helpline
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