American tech conglomerate Microsoft has started to roll out a new Office UI for its users this week. The visual update was originally announced earlier this year and went into testing over the summer. Now it’s starting to roll out to all Office 365 and Office 2021 users, according to The Verge. This new Office […]
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Microsoft’s new Windows Xbox app resolves game install headaches
American tech giant Microsoft is now allowing testers to access a new Xbox app for Windows that greatly improves the game install process from the Windows store. According to The Verge, as reported earlier this month, the updated app allows PC gamers to install titles into any folder of their choice with […]
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Microsoft will end OneDrive updates to Windows 7, 8 in March 2022
Microsoft recently said that OneDrive users on Windows, 7, 8, or 8.1 will be unable to sync their content to the cloud starting on March 1, 2022. The news was shared via a blog post on Microsoft’s Tech Community forum. OneDrive will also no longer receive updates if it’s running on a system that doesn’t have Windows 10 […]
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Microsoft resurrects Clippy as sticker pack inside Teams
American tech conglomerate Microsoft is introducing Clippy back to Microsoft Teams as a sticker pack. As per The Verge, a sticker pack will be available in Microsoft Teams soon that includes lots of different versions of the anthropomorphic paperclip. “Yes, it’s true – Clippy has agreed to come out of retirement! Whether you loved him or hated him, Clippy is back with a Retro Sticker Pack […]
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Microsoft transforms Windows Subsystem for Linux into Windows 11
American tech conglomerate Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that people can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. According to The Verge, a preview version of the app is available right now; allowing Windows 11 users to install Windows Subsystem for Linux without having to head into add / remove programs […]
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Microsoft commences testing for xCloud integration on Xbox consoles
American tech giant Microsoft has now started to test its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) integration with Xbox consoles. According to The Verge, some Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings will be able to access the xCloud integration, a feature that lets users click play on an Xbox Game Pass game and […]
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NCERT & Tech Avant-Garde, Microsoft’s Education Global Training Partner, unite for digital education
India’s National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) & Tech Avant-Garde (TAG), Microsoft’s Global Training Partner signed an agreement to collaborate for enhancing digital skills among the stakeholders of education so as to facilitate a Connected Learning Community (CLC). NCERT, Tech Avant-Garde and Microsoft will collaborate to enhance Digital […]
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Microsoft’s 2021 Surface event: the 7 biggest announcements
Microsoft wrapped up its Surface event on Wednesday and announced a lot of new devices, including a new flagship laptop. As per The Verge, the event was packed with news — including the redesigned Surface Pro 8, a camera-equipped Surface Duo 2, and even a new flagship laptop that puts a hinge behind the […]
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Users can now completely remove passwords from Microsoft account
Users can now remove a password completely from the Microsoft account and can sign in to the company’s services through alternative authentication methods. From now on, users would no longer need a password to sign in to their Microsoft account. The decision comes days after the company made it clear in the past about its intentions of getting rid of […]
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Microsoft threatens to withhold Windows 11 updates for users with old CPUs
American tech giant Microsoft has threatened to withhold Windows 11 updates and potentially even the security updates for users who have an old CPU. According to The Verge, Microsoft had earlier said that it won’t actually block users from installing Windows 11 on a PC with an older CPU, but now the company has told the outlet that unsupported […]
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Positive online civility trends reversed one year into the pandemic: Microsoft study
Teenagers and adults in 18 countries believe perceptions of online civility have deteriorated one year into the global pandemic with respondents in Poland, Philippines, Italy, Germany, and Hungary reporting the sharpest net-negative sentiment, a new Microsoft research shows. Respondents in 82 percent of the 22 countries surveyed said online civility […]
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Microsoft’s new Xbox night mode lets users dim controller’s LED brightness
Tech giant Microsoft will be soon bringing a new night mode for Xbox consoles which will let its users dim a controller’s LED brightness. According to The Verge, the American software company has already started testing this night mode with Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring on Friday (local time), and “it allows Xbox owners to dim their screens, controller LED brightness and even […]
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Microsoft debuts its first Windows 11 beta build
American tech giant Microsoft, on Friday, released the first beta version of Windows 11, available to those enrolled in its Windows Insider Program, after releasing it for developers over the last month. According to The Verge, until now, getting access to Windows 11 meant installing the developer preview, which Microsoft said was for “highly technical users” […]
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Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death will be changing to black in Windows 11
American tech giant Microsoft will be changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to a black one in its upcoming Windows 11 operating system. According to The Verge, the software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 preview earlier this week, but the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully […]
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Microsoft to introduce Dynamic Refresh Rate for Windows 11 laptops
With the newly launched Windows 11 just around, dynamic refresh rate or DRR has finally been introduced by Microsoft and it should help improve battery life on laptops. Higher refresh rate display smartphones have had software-enabled dynamic refresh rate capabilities for a while now as a battery-saving measure and although laptops and […]