Last week, Microsoft started rolling out the first preview build of Microsoft Office version 2108 to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel. That build (14301.20004) added a new feature to the Outlook client allowing you to turn off suggested replies if you are not happy with it.

This week the company released a new build (14312.20008) for Microsoft Office version 2108 that adds another new feature to the Outlook client and a set of few fixes for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

A new Windows 11 preview build is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 11 Dev Preview Build 22000.71 brings a bunch of new improvements. In addition to those improvements, the latest build a new entertainment widget.

The entertainment widget allows you to see new and featured movie titles available in the Microsoft Store. For more details and to read the list of fixes and general improvements, continue reading further.

Visual Studio 2022 was first announced by Microsoft in April, and two months later the company released the first preview build of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0. Being the first preview release of the next version of Visual Studio IDE, it came as a 64-bit app.

A month later after the release of the first preview build, Microsoft now releases Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 2 with a bunch of new features, improvements, and fixes. Here's the list of new features and the links to download Visual Studio 2022 Preview builds.

Microsoft officially announced Windows 365 Cloud PC, a new cloud-based offering from the company to offer you a Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world by combining the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of a PC.

Microsoft said that Windows 365 will come as a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11. For more information and its general availability, continue reading this post.

If you are using Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, Microsoft released another update (KB5004237) this month to address several issues affecting Windows 10 systems. The last update (KB5004945) was released on July 6th to address a Windows Zero-day vulnerability called "PrintNightmare".

All users running Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update), Windows 10 version 20H2, and Windows 10 version 21H1 must update their systems with this KB5004237 update by running Windows Update from the Settings app.

Windows 11 was officially announced on June 24th, and 4 days later Microsoft released the first preview build to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Whereas Windows 11 is set to release later this year to new devices, the supported PCs running Windows 10 will receive this update in early 2022.

The free upgrade to Windows 11 will be available to all supported Windows 10 devices if you meet the minimum hardware requirements. After the upgrade, you will have 10 days to roll back to Windows 10 if you don't like Windows 11 or facing any troubles after upgrading.

If you are using Skype, Microsoft is now bringing in animated backgrounds for your video calls. The company recently previewed it in the latest Skype Insiders Preview Build 8.74.76.129. Not only that, with the latest preview build, Microsoft also added few more new features to it.

Some of the new features introduced in Skype 8.74 include customized call reactions, a split window on Android, Files sharing from chat. For more details on the new features, continue reading further.

If you are running Microsoft Office Version 2011 - Build 13416.10000 or higher, that introduced a feature that automatically offers you short suggested responses while replying to an email in Microsoft Outlook client. This makes it easier while replying to an email that needs just a few words.

Though it was a useful feature, not all users want to see these suggested replies. So, with the latest Microsoft Office Version 2108 Build 14301.20004, the company added an option to turn the feature off.

Microsoft released a new cumulative update (KB5004745) build 10.0.22000.65 for Windows 11 to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. The latest (2nd) Windows 11 Preview Build comes with many new UI changes and a bunch of bug fixes.

The key highlights of Windows 11 build 22000.65 are the GUI improvements to make Windows even better. It includes improvements to Search Box, Taskbar, Snap Layouts, new Power Mode settings, and more. For a complete list of changes, continue reading.

In March, we have reported about Microsoft adding Flipgrid video support to Microsoft PowerPoint slides, and during that time it was rolled out to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). Now, the company is rolling out this feature to the Windows Current (Preview) Channel.

Along with this feature, Microsoft also rolls out several other features to Microsoft Office applications. If you are an Office Insider, under Windows Current (Preview) Channel, upgrade to build 14228.20044 to experience the new features as listed below.

If you are using Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, Microsoft released an emergency update (KB5004945) to address a Windows Zero-day vulnerability. This vulnerability is called as "PrintNightmare" and is being exploited by attackers to achieve local privileges and remote code execution through the Windows Print Spooler service.

All users running Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update), Windows 10 version 20H2, and Windows 10 version 21H1 must update their systems with this KB5004945 update by running Windows Update from the Settings app.