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Microsoft will soon let people make their own Copilot chatbots similar to OpenAI's GPTs

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:20 +0000

Microsoft has announced Copilot GPTs, a way for people to create their own customized Copilot chatbots for more specific tasks. This will likely be similar to OpenAI's previously launched GPTs. Read more...

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available for all businesses, large and small

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:14 +0000

Copilot for Microsoft 365, which was launched for larger enterprise businesses in November, is now available for companies via Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard plans. Read more...

Microsoft announces dedicated Copilot apps for iOS and Android

Taras Buria — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:09 +0000

Microsoft has officially announced the recently spotted Copilot apps for iOS and Android. They are now available for download, giving you access to "the same magical capabilities of Copilot." Read more...

Microsoft launches Copilot Pro, a $20 subscription with advanced AI features for individuals

Taras Buria — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a premium version of its AI-powered Copilot assistant. Dubbed Copilot Pro, it offers advanced AI features to supercharge your experience. The service is now live for $20/mo. Read more...

Microsoft Rewards points are back to their previous amounts on their home page

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:36:02 +0000

It looks like the Microsoft Rewards points numbers that people could claim daily on its official website have returned to their original daily amounts after being cut a few weeks ago. Read more...

An unannounced Halo battle royale game is rumored to have been canceled

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:26:01 +0000

An unannounced project by 343 Industries and Certain Affinity to make a Halo battle royale game has reportedly been recently canceled, according to new rumors from noted Xbox game leakers. Read more...

Microsoft: We are working on KB5034441/KB5034440 "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE" fix

Sayan Sen — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:12:01 +0000

Microsoft recently said that a crucial WinRE update for a BitLocker bypass flaw would fail to install with "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE" error. It has confirmed a fix is coming soon. Read more...

Surface Pro 5 and Pro 5 LTE are no longer supported

Taras Buria — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 07:00:01 +0000

January 15, 2024, marks the end of support for the fifth-generation Surface Pro, also known as Model 1807 or just "Surface Pro 5." No more firmware and driver updates for this tablet from now on. Read more...

Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly: New email sync button for Outlook and more

John Callaham — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:00:01 +0000

In this week's look back at the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the new Outlook for Windows and web versions are getting an email sync button and Teams will add co-organizer support for town halls. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 10 is getting new features again, Patch Tuesday updates, and more

Taras Buria — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 09:00:01 +0000

This week's Microsoft Weekly brings you the latest news recap with stories about Windows 10 getting new features, odd Copilot behaviors in new preview builds, app updates, and more. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting 80Gbps USB4 Gen 4 support

Taras Buria — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:36:01 +0000

Windows 11 will soon support the latest USB standard capable of operating at speeds of up to 80Gbps on compatible hardware. Microsoft added the necessary components to the latest preview build. Read more...

The new lock screen weather widget is now available for all Windows 11 users in KB5034123

Taras Buria — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:38:01 +0000

Earlier this month, Microsoft introduced a new weather widget for Windows 11 lock screen. After a few days of brief testing, it is now available for all Windows 11 users in the Stable Channel. Read more...

Microsoft wants you to use Copilot as soon as your widescreen PC starts

Taras Buria — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 10:48:02 +0000

Microsoft is experimenting with automatically opening Copilot when Windows starts. The company announced this odd change in the latest Dev build for computers with widescreen displays. Read more...

Starfield's next update will be its biggest yet with over 100 fixes and improvements

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:42:01 +0000

Bethesda will bring the first Starfield update of 2024 to Steam players in beta form next week. Slated to be the game's biggest update yet, it will carry over 100 bug fixes and improvements. Read more...

Microsoft confirms there will be no Windows 11 Canary Channel build released this week

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:28:02 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that the members of the Windows Insider Program that are signed up to get updates on the Canary Channel will not be getting a new Windows 11 build this week. Read more...

Microsoft will now keep all European personal cloud data within its EU data boundary

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:48:01 +0000

This week, Microsoft announced it is now keeping all personal cloud data from its European users inside its EU data boundary, in an attempt to comply with the EU data privacy rules. Read more...

Microsoft is working on new lock screen features for Windows 10

Taras Buria — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:24:01 +0000

Microsoft is not done with adding new features to Windows 10. The company wants to bring the recently introduced lock screen weather widget with richer visuals from Windows 11 to Windows 10. Read more...

Copilot rebels rejoice: Microsoft says new key won't be part of Windows device certification

Sayan Sen — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:08:01 +0000

Microsoft a few days ago at CES 2024, debuted its new Copilot button for keyboards as it tries to replicate the success of the Windows key. This new key however may not be mandatory, yet. Read more...

Microsoft adds more features to Windows 365 Boot and Switch cloud PC services

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced it has added new features to the cloud PC-based Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch services, including a new dedicated mode for Windows 365 Boot and many more. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 120.0.2210.133

Razvan Serea — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:28:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge is a free web browser based on the Chromium Open Source project and other Open Source software. Read more...

Windows 10 version 22H2 Release Preview build 19045.3992 (KB5034203) is now available

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:08:01 +0000

Microsoft has dropped the Windows 10 version 22H2 build 19045.3992 for KB5034203 for members of the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview channel. It has two small new features and bug fixes Read more...

Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 Release Preview channel builds (KB5034204) are available

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:29:06 +0000

Microsoft has dropped new Windows 11 Release Preview builds for version 22H2 (build 22621.3078 ) and version 23H2 (build 22631.3078) under KB5034204 with a couple of new features and many fixes. Read more...

Build 22635.3061: Microsoft fixes ActiveX IE Mode bug with Windows 11 KB5034215 update

Sayan Sen — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:25:28 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Beta channel Build 22635.3061 under KB5034215 today for Insiders. With this new build, Microsoft has fixed an ActiveX IE mode bug and added new features. Read more...

Windows 11 Dev Channel preview build 23615 adds support for the new USB 80Gbps standard

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:20:02 +0000

Microsoft has released the new Windows 11 build for members of the Windows Insider Preview in the Dev Channel. The new 23615 build adds support for the new USB 80Gbps standard and more. Read more...

Microsoft Teams will soon add new features to assist retail store workers

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:34:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will be adding new features to its Teams collaboration service in the future specifically to help assist frontline retail store workers with targeted announcements and more. Read more...

Xbox Free Play Days return with seven EA sports games to try over the weekend

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:12:02 +0000

Microsoft and EA have brought forth a massive sports gaming weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass Core members, offering seven games from the publisher to try out. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with Typeface to add AI features to Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:46:02 +0000

The AI startup company Typeface has announced a new partnership with Microsoft to include its AI features in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights platform for marketing teams. Read more...

The Halo TV show's season 2 final trailer seems to show Fall of Reach event from the games

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:10:01 +0000

The final trailer for season 2 of the Halo TV series shows a ton of action, and hints greatly that the season will depict one of the Halo game series' biggest events, the fall of Reach. Read more...

"Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" may be the title of the upcoming Bethesda game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:08:01 +0000

The name of the upcoming MachineGames-developed action-adventure title featuring Indiana Jones may have just leaked. The first gameplay reveal is slated to happen next week as well. Read more...

Microsoft confirms its Windows' HP Smart auto-install bugfix is vulnerable to code execution

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:22:01 +0000

In December 2023 Microsoft was able to quietly resolve the HP Smart app auto-install bug that was affecting almost all versions of Windows. The issue is resolved by using a special tool. Read more...

Microsoft brings its Dev Home app to Windows 10 users with version 0.9

Taras Buria — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:34:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a new version of its recently launched Dev Home. The main highlight of version 0.9 is support for Windows 10. With the latest release, the app is no longer Windows 11-exclusive. Read more...

Microsoft will end TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support for Azure storage accounts on November 1, 2024

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:28:01 +0000

Microsoft continues its plans to end support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 from its services with today's reveal that both will be removed from Azure storage accounts on Nov. 1. Read more...

Microsoft launches open beta of its Fluid Framework 2.0 open source platform

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced it has launched the open beta of its Fluid Framework 2.0 open-source platform, which is used as the basis for collaboration applications like Microsoft Loop. Read more...

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac or Windows Price Dropped to just $29.97

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Minecraft Legends will end active development with one last update this month

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:24:02 +0000

Mojang has confirmed that Minecraft Legends, the action-strategy spin-off of its sandbox game, will end active development after it releases a final Snow vs Snouts Lost Legend challenge. Read more...

Turn 10 says it will use player feedback to make many improvements to Forza Motorsport

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:32:02 +0000

Microsoft's Turn 10 studio says it has received a lot of player feedback from its racing sim Forza Motorsport since it launched in October and will be making improvements to the game during 2024. Read more...

Microsoft is helping to make a new and better battery, thanks to its AI and HPC services

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:52:01 +0000

Microsoft teamed up with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to make a new and better lithium battery, with the help of Microsoft's AI and its Azure Quantum Elements services. Read more...

Microsoft issues KB5034440, KB5034441 Windows updates for BitLocker Secure Boot flaw

Sayan Sen — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:08:02 +0000

Microsoft has addressed a security vulnerability that can lead to BitLocker Secure Boot bypass on both Windows 10 and 11. Alongside that, the company has also detailed how to resize the WinRE space. Read more...

Intel releases new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers with BSOD and 'no Wi-Fi network found' fixes

Taras Buria — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:16:02 +0000

Intel is rolling out a new set of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers for Windows 10 and 11. They resolve blue screens of death, the "No Wi-Fi network found" message, and other bugs and issues. Read more...

KB5034123: Microsoft fixes Windows 11 Wi-Fi not showing/connecting bugs

Sayan Sen — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:36:02 +0000

A recent Wi-Fi problem was causing network connection failure issues or network icons disappearing on Windows. Microsoft has now fixed the problem with this latest Windows 11 Patch Tuesday. Read more...