A former Microsoft executive shared images of the first ever copy of Windows 95, fresh out of the production line. The legacy operating system was released to manufacturing 28 years ago this month.
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Microsoft has announced that users of its Loop collaboration app can now create their own custom in-app notifications for any updates made to their Loop tables and table templates.
Microsoft has added official support for the Traditional Chinese language to the Copilot for Microsoft 365 generative AI assistant. The service official supports 26 languages, with more to come.
Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5040442, KB5040431). You can download them from Windows Update or the Microsoft Catalog (if you want to install on an offline machine).
Microsoft has released July 2024 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for Windows 10 version 21H2 and version 22H2 under KB5040427. There are also new updates for older Windows 10 versions too.
Microsoft is now expanding the use of Copilot speaker recognition technology for all Teams Rooms meetings for Windows, no matter what microphone is used during the video and/or audio meeting.
The privacy advocacy group None Of Your Business has filed a GDPR complaint with the Italian data protection agency against Microsoft's Xandr, which has processed 0% of GDPR requests in 2022.
While Microsoft provided its own PC Health Check app to aid users in determining a Windows 11-compatible CPU, a third-party utility called WhyNotWin11 also worked great, and it now has a new update.
Microsoft has issued a reminder that the original Windows 11 release, version 21H2, and its first big feature update, version 22H2, will reach their end of support in only 90 days.
Members of the Microsoft 365 Insider program can now check out an updated interface and features for changing the user-defined permissions in the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for Windows.
Microsoft has announced that its Xbox app is now available on Amazon's Fire TV 4K and 4K Max streaming sticks. Owners of those devices can play games on Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming service.
The Microsoft Designer app has added yet another new feature. It now allows users to create custom-made invitations, with the use of its AI art creator, either with pre-made designs or fully custom.
Asus is the latest gaming PC hardware maker to start offering some support for the Windows 11-based Windows Dynamic Lighting RGB feature with beta BIOS versions for its Intel and AMD motherboards.
Microsoft has reportedly, and with no fanfare, updated the Windows 11 version of Notepad to include both spellchecking and autocorrect features for mainstream users of the operating system.
Whether you like it or not, Microsoft will apparently retire legacy Outlook clients very soon starting this July. A lot of such purported details have been revealed by a M365 message center post.
Microsoft has reportedly sent a memo to its workers based in China, requiring them to just use iPhone smartphones at work starting in September and ditch the use of Android smartphones.
Mozilla recently announced in an AMA that it was looking to further extend support for its Firefox web browser on Windows 8, 8.1, and 7. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge no longer support it.
After quietly deleting its guide about switching from a Microsoft Account to a Local Account a couple of weeks back, the company quietly restored it this week alongside one for Local Account recovery.
Microsoft has backtracked and restored the official guide which it removed from its website for some reason. The guide details how users can switch from a Microsoft account to a local account.
Microsoft has published official guides on how to reset Microsoft account (MSA) and local account passwords on its website. The guide is thoroughly detailed while easy to understand at the same time.
In this week's look back at new entries on the Microsoft 365 roadmap website, Outlook for Windows and the web will soon get a new keyboard shortcut to quickly navigate to a folder and more.
This week was a slower one compared with the previous one in the world of Microsoft, but we still heard a lot of interesting stuff. Catch up with the latest stories in this week's Microsoft Weekly.
The Microsoft Xbox Velocity Green wireless gaming controller, with its matte finish, is now available at Amazon for an all-new price of $46.99 which is a $12 discount from its current $58.99 MSRP.
Microsoft has quietly revealed Microsoft Rewards Notes for Xbox consoles, designed to inform users of any Rewards changes or news. This feature will be added to PC and mobile apps in the future.
The Microsoft Bing Dev X account is teasing some kind of offer for Microsoft Rewards members that is coming very soon for players of Blizzard Entertainment's team shooter Overwatch 2.
Capcom has revealed that it sci-fi dinosaur action game Exoprimal will end new seasonal content updates after the current Season 4 ends on July 11. Past seasons will be recycled after that date.
There is a new module in the works for PowerToys. The so-called "New+" module aims to fix Windows 11's lackluster "New" menu and let users create files and folders using customized templates.
Cloudflare, one of the major internet web site hosting companies, has announced all of its customers, including their free users, can quickly block AI training bots on their sites.
Microsoft is testing a small but very convenient feature for the Microsoft Store app on Windows. Soon, you will be able to search for apps in the "Library" section using a dedicated search box.
If your Surface Pro 7+ is having problems with USB-C ports after booting, go to Windows Update and get the latest firmware update. Microsoft has released a new patch to resolve the issue.
343 Industries has released the latest Operation content update for Halo: Infinite. The new Anvil Operation includes the BTB: Sentry Defense mode and adds a new map as well among other additions.
The recently launched Surface Laptop 7 and the Surface Pro 11 received a new firmware update with display fixes, audio jitter, and other changes to improve your Copilot+ PC experience.
After a brief public preview, Microsoft has announced it is making its new Teams optimization architecture for virtual desktop users generally available for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
Microsoft has posted a notification that some of its free virtual machines will soon be delisted from their download page. The virtual machines in question are for VMware and Parallels for Macs.
Developer Oxide Games has started a new dev diary series for its upcoming grand strategy game Ara: History Untold with its in-game Encarta encyclopedia to show how real history is used in the game.
The recently released WOA Device Manager app for installing Windows 11 on the Surface Duo smartphones has landed in the Microsoft Store. You can use it to install Windows and manage drivers.
Microsoft Teams for Personal has introduced several enhancements to improve user experience. A key addition is the community search feature, now accessible on both desktop and mobile apps.
Microsoft has laid off a number of employees this week, which also happens to be the first week of its new 2025 fiscal year. There's no word from the company how many people were affected.
Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc has let us know that we "can assume" that there will be no new Windows Insider build releases this week thanks to the current July 4 holiday period in the US.
The popular Windows package manager WingetUI was recently renamed. The dev explained why that happened. Along with the name change, the app has also undergone a redesign for the UI and package engine.