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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.526 to Beta and Release Preview Channels
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.526 (KB5010414)to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue that occurs when Windows Server 2016 runs as a terminal server using certain cloud computing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). As result, the servers randomly stop responding after running for a period of time. This also addresses a regression that proactively checks to ensure that the CSharedLock in rpcss.exe is set correctly to avoid a deadlock. We fixed an issue that might cause the time zone list in Settings to appear blank for users who are not admini…
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Use Windows 365 and Teams Walkie Talkie on ThinkPhone
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Businesses that use the Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola will soon be able to tap into more productivity features, thanks to a collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft and Lenovo have partnered to enhance ThinkPhone’s Think 2 Think feature and bring the full experience of Windows 365 on the ThinkPhone. This will make it easier to sync to workflows, review documents and more while out and about on this smartphone designed for businesses. By connecting the ThinkPhone to a larger display [1] and pairing with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse [2], business users will now be able to securely access their Windows 365 cloud PC and all their applications from wherever they’re working, …
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.829 to the Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.829 (KB5015882) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11 (original release). This update includes the following improvements: New! We provided the ability for you to consent to receive urgent notifications when focus assist is on. New! We provided the option for eligible devices to update to a newer Windows 11 version during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) when you first sign in. If you choose to update to a newer version, the update process will begin shortly after the update is installed on the device. New! We restored functionality for Windows Autopilot deployment scenarios that…
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Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta now available for everyone
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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As a thank you to the Xbox community for 20 years of support, 343 Industries has launched the free-to-play Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta and Season 1 three weeks early, available starting now for all players on Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It will also be available via Xbox Cloud Gaming later on Monday. Players can enjoy the Season 1 content including all maps, core modes, Academy features and Battle Pass, and all of their progress carries over into the full Halo Infinite launch on Dec. 8. Head over to Xbox Wire for details. Continue reading...
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CES 2022: Windows on Arm PC ecosystem grows with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and 7c+ Gen 3 compute platforms
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Ahead of CES 2022, Qualcomm expanded its portfolio with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform, designed to deliver top performance and exceptional experiences in premium ultra-slim and fanless laptops. The company also unveiled the Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute Platform to strengthen entry-tier Windows PC ecosystems with robust 5G connectivity and advanced AI experiences. Both platforms utilize smart, connected technology to modernize PC experiences and redefine mobile computing. Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 marks the world’s first 5nm Windows PC platform. The advanced 5nm process node, combined with other optimizations, dramatically improves the per…
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Shop now! Microsoft Store back-to-school tech deals are here
by Guest Microsoft Store Team- 0 replies
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Back-to-school season is here! Parents and students are welcoming a new school year, new classes, new workloads and most importantly – new supply lists! It can feel daunting to select the perfect device to set students up for success in the classroom and beyond. Microsoft Store is here to help with free personal shopping appointments and device setup with product experts and steep back-to-school savings running July 11-Sept. 10 on select Surface products. To help you shop with confidence, Microsoft Store purchases are supported by a 60-day return window and a low-price promise***. Microsoft Store’s top back-to-school deals and savings include: [HEADING=1]Great deals on S…
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Collaborating with Open Web Docs for great PWA docs
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) enable immersive app experiences across all devices and platforms. PWAs are supported across platforms, including Windows 10 and 11, and can be installed as apps from browsers including Microsoft Edge, or from the Microsoft Store. Whether you've already created a Progressive Web App, or are looking to get started, the Progressive Web Apps section of the MDN Web Docs site is a great place to start or to continue learning. The entire section has just been rewritten from the ground up, and we're excited to share it with you. We've partnered with Estelle Weyl and Will Bamberg of the Open Web Docs collective to create a new set of guides, tutorials,…
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Windows Subsystem for Android™
by Guest Zahara Kondo- 0 replies
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[HEADING=1]Tips and Tricks[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]July 2022[/HEADING] It has been exciting to see feedback on the Windows Subsystem for Android™, the core engine behind Mobile Apps on Windows since we first made it available to our Windows Insiders audience last October. While we obviously appreciate the words of encouragement, we also value the suggestions on how we can do better. We’ve been able to act on some of this feedback to make WSA a better product, and we’ll continue to use that feedback to prioritize new features and improvements in the future. Today we’d like to share more about some of the lesser-known features of WSA, as we believe these are useful tools for…
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Microsoft Pluton helps secure AMD-powered Acer Swift Edge
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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On-the-go professionals looking for the right PC for their hybrid work lives now have another choice: the Acer Swift Edge, a lightweight 16-inch OLED Windows 11 PC laptop powered by AMD Ryzen PRO 6000 series and AMD Ryzen 6000 processors and up to eight high performance Zen 3+ cores built on advanced 6 nm process technology. For IT administrators, AMD PRO technologies deliver multilayered security features to help keep threats at bay, and comprehensive manageability options that scale for long-term stability and reliability. The Acer Swift Edge comes with the Microsoft Pluton, a security processor designed by Microsoft that hardens new Windows 11 PCs with additional prote…
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What’s New in Windows App SDK 1.2
by Guest Gabby Bilka- 0 replies
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We are excited to announce that Windows App SDK 1.2 is now available! With WinAppSDK 1.2 you can now create widgets for the Windows 11 widget board, use the most modern WinUI controls – including media playback & InfoBadge, and support HDR graphics through the DisplayInformation APIs among other additional features. We have also made several updates to improve platform reliability, stability, and performance to help you create robust, powerful, applications for Windows. Windows App SDK provides a unified set of APIs and tools to help you build beautiful & powerful Windows desktop apps. These APIs and tools can be used in a consistent way by any C++ Win32 or C# .NE…
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PC gamers: Xbox Wire’s survival guide to newly released Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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PC and Xbox gamers who are enjoying Diablo IV can now play the next chapter of the dark world of Sanctuary through the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Chelsea Leah, editor of Blizzard Global Communications, has created a survival guide to help you venture into the lands of Nahantu, learn about your Spiritborn animal guardian spirits and Merceneray companions and get up to speed on The Dark Citadel, Kurast Undercity and more. Get all the details over at Xbox Wire. Continue reading...
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Microsoft Store October 2024 update rolling out to Windows Insiders
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out updates to the Microsoft Store for all Insider Channels. [HEADING=1]A new product page experience[/HEADING] [caption id=attachment_177366" align="alignnone" width="1024] The new product page for apps like Spotify on the Microsoft Store in light theme mode.[/caption] The new product page experience will be rolling out starting with version 22409 or higher of the Microsoft Store, and it will be available in both light and dark modes. It will also start rolling out to non-Insiders soon. For developers, we invite all of you to update your Microsoft Store app listing with immersive trailers or hero images. FEEDBACK: …
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How to get the Windows 10 November 2021 Update
by Guest John Cable, Vice President, Program Management- 0 replies
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Today marks the beginning of the Windows 10 November 2021 Update availability. We continue to listen to customer feedback to adapt Windows to meet your needs as part of our ongoing support for Windows 10, and have scoped the November 2021 Update to focus on productivity, management and security. Today, I’m sharing how we will deliver the November 2021 Update, how to get it, details on the revised Windows 10 update release cadence including the new Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) edition, and some positive news on the pace of the Windows 11 rollout. [HEADING=2]Our approach to update availability and rollout[/HEADING] Hybrid and remote environments for worki…
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Full-time food and travel vlogger hopes others can learn from her journey
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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In the few years since TJ Lee left everything behind to travel the world – and share her adventures with an ever-growing number of online fans – with only a carry-on suitcase and a backpack, she’s learned a lot. The first year she worked entirely remotely and took on all sorts of freelance gigs to make money: social media management, photo headshots and building websites. But she spent days working on videos – only to be disappointed in the number of views they got. She’d get free products and experiences in exchange for making videos about them – but they’d end up taking much more time than the value of the things she got. Then, by more trial and error, she realized she …
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25926
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25926 to the Canary Channel. REMINDER: As builds released to the Canary Channel are “hot off the presses,” we will offer limited documentation for builds flighted to the Canary Channel including documenting only the most significant and highly impactful known issues. Please note that we will not publish a blog post for every flight – only when new features are available in a build. [HEADING=1]What’s new in Build 25926[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]New features from the Dev Channel[/HEADING] This build includes new features from the Dev Channel, such improvements for Windows Ink, improved screen cas…
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Microsoft works with iFixit to provide replacement components for Surface
by Guest Brett Ostrum, Corporate Vice President, Surface- 0 replies
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We are excited to announce that replacement components for Microsoft Surface devices will now be available directly from iFixit. This builds upon our collaboration with iFixit to make our products more repairable and will complement our growing network of Authorized Service Providers. In addition to our initial offering of parts on the Microsoft Store and via commercial resellers, iFixit will offer the entire suite of repairable components to technically inclined consumers for out-of-warranty self- will enable customers to purchase replacement components along with any necessary tools as well as to consult official Surface repair guides, common repair questions and videos…
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Craig Duncan, head of Xbox Game Studios, is the featured guest on the latest Official Xbox Podcast. Host Tina Amini interviews Duncan, who shares updates on several games, including Avowed, South of Midnight and Doom: The Dark Ages. Head over to Xbox Wire to watch his interview.View the full article
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NVIDIA makes it easier to learn AI skills with resources now on Windows 11 PCs
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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To make it easier for STEM students to learn in-demand artificial intelligence skills, NVIDIA is making it possible for those with Windows 11 PCs to access its AI platform, which has been adopted by universities worldwide. Students studying popular STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines such as computer science, data science, information sciences and economics need access to the same technology used by research and industry: the NVIDIA RAPIDS suite of software, now coming to Windows 11. Powered by NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs – which can do a lot of mathematical operations at once, like cranking through the calculations that are needed for AI – this platf…
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New Media Player for Windows 11 begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out the new Media Player for Windows 11 to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. We designed the new Media Player to make listening to and watching your multimedia content more enjoyable on Windows 11, and we’re really excited to introduce it to all of you! Media Player beautifully showcases your local music and video collections and compliments the new look and feel of Windows 11. [caption id=attachment_175385" align="alignnone" width="3840] The all-new Media Player designed to make listening to and watching your multimedia content more enjoyable on Windows 11.[/caption] At the heart of Media Player is a full-fea…
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Block Friday Sale now underway in Minecraft Marketplace
by Guest Steve Clarke, Writer- 0 replies
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Between now and 10 a.m. PT on Nov. 30, the Minecraft Marketplace is holding its annual Block Friday Sale. Each day three items will be marked down by 75%, so it will pay off to check in regularly throughout the week. And while you’re there, pick up the free Cozy Animals skin pack by 57digital. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more. Continue reading...
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Introducing the new Intel vPro Platform powered by 13th Intel Core processors, built for Windows 11 PCs
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Businesses in search of the latest hardware – key to helping them better defend against the latest security threats and improve productivity – now have another advantage when they buy Windows 11 PCs: a new Intel vPro platform powered by 13th Intel Core processors. Intel vPro has built-in hardware security to detect ransomware and software supply chain attacks. Customers will have more choice with endpoint detection and response (EDR) vendors enabled with Intel Threat Detection Technology. New IT-enabled memory encryption will also take virtualization-based security to a game-changing level in Windows 11. This year, Intel’s expansive commercial portfolio will deliver more…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552 (Beta Channel)
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.2552 (KB5031448) to the Beta Channel. REMINDER: All Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel will now be on the same build (Build 22635.xxxx) via an enablement package. For Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel who want to be the first to get features gradually rolled out to you, you can turn ON the toggle (shown in the image below) to get the latest updates as they are available via Settings > Windows Update. Over time, we will increase the rollouts of features to everyone with the toggle turned on. Should you keep this toggle off, new features will gradually be rolled out to your device …
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RedBit builds custom solutions with Windows 11, Microsoft 365 and more
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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When small businesses come to RedBit Development, they’re looking for help. They’re trying to figure out the best technology to help them reduce costs, increase profits and develop their missions, which in one recent award-winning example involved redirecting perfectly good food onto hungry people's plates instead of going into a landfill. RedBit – a small business itself with only 17 employees based in Ontario, Canada – responds with big solutions that include custom software, driven by Microsoft technology. Mark Arteaga, who founded RedBit in 2003 and serves as its president, says that a problem he sees with many of his customers is a “mishmash” of ways to share documen…
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19044.1379 / 19043.1379 to Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Build 19044.1379 (21H2) / Build 19044.1379 (21H1) (KB5007253) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10. This update includes the improvements: We fixed an issue that affects the opening of the SearchFilterHost.exe process. We fixed an issue that causes searchindexer.exe to keep handles to the per user search database in the path below after you sign out: “C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\\” As a result, searchindexer.exe stops working and duplicate profile names are created. We added support for the cancellation of daylight savings time for the Republic of…
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Dell updates Windows 11 portfolio with new PCs that embrace innovation and sustainability
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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In a world where work could mean polishing up presentations at airports and taking meetings at home, technology that can drive collaboration and productivity in a variety of environments is more important than ever. Dell’s new PCs include Windows 11, which introduced a major update at the end of February. One of the biggest additions is a typable Windows search box that brings the new AI-powered Bing front and center. The update also includes improved touch experiences, full screen widgets, quick access to the Windows 365 app and new AI features in Start. Additionally, Windows announced a new preview of Phone Link for iOS is available in their Insider Program. Dell introd…