Microsoft recently announced Windows Terminal 1.9 (Preview) that adds some new features and improvements. If you are a fan of Windows Terminal, you can now set it as the default terminal emulator on Windows 10. This feature is currently available to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel build.
Apart from this, Microsoft also adds Quake Mode, an italic version of Cascadia Code font, and other new improvements to Windows Terminal 1.9 Preview. For more details, continue reading further.
Microsoft announces the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10. This is the most recent version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 generally available as of today. Along with this, the company also announces the first preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.
In this release of Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft focused on developer productivity and convenience. As part of this, they added around 20 new features for C++ devs, improved Git integration, improved profiling tools, and a host of new features that will improve your productivity.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer for running native Linux binaries on Windows 10. It allows developers to run a GNU/Linux environment - including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on Windows 10.
If you are running Windows 10 Build 20262 or higher, you can easily install WSL on Windows 10 by entering a command-line option as a Windows PowerShell command. Here we will learn how to install WSL on Windows 10.
Microsoft Office build 14117.20000 is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who are on the Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring), and having Office version 2106 installed on their system. The latest build adds a new feature to the Microsoft Outlook client and a list of fixes.
To learn more about the new feature and fixes (changelog) as part of the latest Microsoft Office Build 14117.20000, continue reading this post further.
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insiders preview build to the Dev Channel users. Just like the past few builds, this build is also being delivered from the CO_Release branch to the insiders. At this moment, there's no comment from Microsoft regarding the next feature update of Windows 10 version 21H2.
The latest Windows 10 build 21387 includes no new features, but it removes two existing features from the operating system. Apart from these, Microsoft adds some fixes to the OS. For more details, continue reading further.
It's already two years when Visual Studio 2019 was released by Microsoft. Since then, the company released so many updates for the IDE with new features, improvements, and fixes. As of now, the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 is 16.9; and the company is already working on Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10, planned to be released sometime this year.
The forthcoming version of Visual Studio 2019 will be more focused on Git productivity improvements. To date, with the preview bits, they have added many new features and improvements in integrating Git close to the IDE. Here we will list all those new Git features coming to Visual Studio 2019 v16.10.
Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) is now available to seekers who check for updates. Some of the great new features in this update include Windows Hello multi-camera support, improved applications to better support remote work scenarios which have been relied on more than ever this past year.
If you are looking for the latest Windows 10 Update (version 21H1), here we will show you how to download and install it using the Windows Update settings app.
Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1) is now available to seekers who want to install it right now. Initially, it will be available to select devices running Windows 10 version 2004 or later. If you have a compatible device, and you can't wait for the rollout to complete, go to the Windows Update settings page and check for the new update.
Windows 10 May 2021 Update comes via enablement package. That means the features will be enabled via this update without actually downloading any new feature updates. For more details, continue reading further.
Last year in June, Microsoft started working on the Pylance language server and announced that it will add the ability to supercharge your Python IntelliSense experience with rich type information, helping you write better code faster
. Since then, it was in an early preview state.
Now, Microsoft has officially announced that Pylance will be the default language server for Python in Visual Studio Code. This means it will now add fast and feature-rich Python language support for the developers in VS Code.
Microsoft releases a new update build to the Office Insiders who are on the active Windows Beta Channel (Fast Ring). The latest build 14107.20000 is for Microsoft Office version 2106. This week Microsoft didn't release any new features, but the latest update comes with many new fixes.
With the latest Office Insiders Preview Build 14107, Microsoft fixed a number of bugs for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook client. Here you can find the full changelog.
As part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft released a cumulative update KB5003173 for Windows 10 on May 11. This was a security update for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2), and Windows 10 May 2021 Preview Update (version 21H1) with a few quality improvements.
But it turned out to have few users reporting an installation failure with the error code 0x800f0922. Now, it has been reported that few users started getting audio issues after upgrading their system to Windows 10 KB5003173 update.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview Build to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 21382 is being rolled out from the CO_RELEASE branch and includes one new feature for some creative and artistic apps that use International Color Consortium (ICC) display color profiles.
This build also includes some new improvements and a list of fixes. If you are a user of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and CorelDraw, this build means a lot for you. To know more about this build, continue reading further.
As part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft released a cumulative update KB5003173 for Windows 10 on May 11. This was a security update for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2), and Windows 10 May 2021 Preview Update (version 21H1) with a few quality improvements.
But it turned out that a lot of users reporting an installation failure with the error code 0x800f0922 due to a change concerning the installation of Microsoft Edge Chromium. Though there is no acceptance from the Microsoft side yet, a workaround has been published.
Microsoft released a new update to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. This is the third minor update to the Edge v92, after the major version released to Dev Channel a week ago. Though there are no major improvements, the latest build 92.0.884.2 adds two new features to Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft also informed that the Microsoft Edge build for Dev Channel has been delayed until later this week or skipped until next week due to some issues while getting the build.
Microsoft announces the release of Windows 10 Preview Build 19043.985 (KB5003173). The build is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel and Release Preview Channel, who are currently running the Windows 10 Version 21H1 Preview Build.
As the company is now preparing for the release of Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1), this build adds security updates to improve the quality of the operating system. For more details, continue reading further.
The built-in coupon and price comparison tool in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) adds a new shopping experience within the browser window by displaying coupon codes when you visit any shopping site. The feature is still hidden under a flag as an experimental feature to Edge Insiders and hence you won't find it in the stable release.
Now, as part of the unified code base, Microsoft is moving the feature to the Android version of the Microsoft Edge browser. If you are running Edge Canary build on Android, you can experience the same right now. For more details, continue reading.
This week, Microsoft released a new Office Update to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Current (Preview) Channel. With the latest update build 14026.20052 for Microsoft Office version 2105, Microsoft added two new features for the customers who are using Excel sheets.
With this update, Microsoft announced brand new data types in Excel. Based on the feedback from the Windows Beta Channel users, the company added a contextual Accessibility ribbon to Microsoft Excel. For more details, continue reading further.
Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14026.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds two new features to Microsoft Visio Tool and Outlook Client. This week, the company released another build to the Office Insiders in the Windows Beta Channel.
The latest Office Build 14029 doesn't include any new features, but it includes some important fixes for Word, Excel, and Outlook client. For the complete changelog, continue reading further. You should be an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel to grab this build.
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. The latest build is from the CO_RELEASE branch and contains a new font for better scaling across different display sizes. This build also includes some improvements and a long list of fixes.
If you are on the Dev Channel, check for new updates. To know more details about the latest Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 21376, continue reading further.
During the first announcement of the Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft made it clear that the company is going to make the new browser available to all popular platforms. During the Microsoft Ignite //2020 event, Microsoft announced that the Edge Insiders will get the first preview build of the Linux variant in October 2020.
As of now, the Linux variant of the Microsoft Edge browser was available to Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. Over a period of six months, it now moved one step closer to the stable release by promoting it to the Beta Channel.
HTTPS is a browser protocol that securely establishes a connection with the hosting server. This is being done by using SSL encrypted tunnels. These days, many websites use the HTTPS protocol to create a secure channel between the client and the server.
Microsoft confirmed that the company is working on a feature that will set HTTPS as its default protocol in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. This feature is going to come in a future build of Edge v92.
Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14014.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds data importing from dynamic arrays into Excel files. With this week's latest Microsoft Office build 14026 in the Beta Channel, the company adds two new features to Microsoft Office products.
The company also added a list of new fixes to the entire Microsoft Office Suite. For a complete list of new features and fixes (Changelog), continue reading further. You should be an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel to grab this build.
Microsoft released the first build of Edge 92 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. The version number has been bumped up to 92.0.873.1. Being the first preview build in the dev channel, there are quite a few new features added to it. However, it contains a bunch of fixes and other general improvements.
The new features part of this build includes support for management policy from Chromium. For a detailed list of features, improvements, and bug fixes, continue reading further.
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for advanced users to tune and streamline their Windows 10 experience with a set of new productivity features. A new update to PowerToys for Windows 10 is now available. The latest build version 0.37.0 adds a bunch of new features and fixes to PowerToys.
The company said that the goal of the PowerToys 0.37 release cycle is to further make the Video Conference Mute utility ready for the stable release branch, which is being tested with PowerToys v0.36 experimental build at this moment.
Microsoft has finalized a name for the next major version of Windows 10, and that will be named Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1). Microsoft said that the build 19043.928 will be the final release build that will start rolling out as May 2021 Update.
As the name suggests, Windows 10 May 2021 Update will be shipped next month (May 2021) to millions of users around the world. Right now you can gain access to the May 2021 Update through the Windows Insiders program.
Microsoft announced the release of the new Windows Feature Experience Pack. The latest build (version: 120.2212.3740.0) of Windows Feature Experience Pack is now being rolled out through Windows Update. Windows Insiders who are in the Beta and Release Preview Channels can now grab this build.
With the latest Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0, Microsoft is now improving the Input Method Editor (IME) candidate window on Windows 10. Continue reading further to know about it.
Microsoft recently announced several new features and capabilities for Excel on the web. These new features will not only improve the rich experiences but will also increase your productivity when you work with the workbook with your internet browser.
These new features and capabilities are basically to easily format your data with color and styles, along with a new mini toolbar, table improvements, and more. Continue reading to learn more about these new features.
A long-awaited feature named "Call Merge" is now available to Microsoft Teams on desktop and web apps. This feature will allow you to combine two Microsoft Teams calls into one group call and continue the conversation from there.
The option to merge the call is available under the "More actions" menu (
Recently Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build comes with some improvements to the "News and Interests" feature, the ability to turn off the Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC), a new Camera Settings page, and some more improvements to Windows 10.
With the new camera settings page, you can easily add/remove, enable/disable a camera. It also allows you to set the brightness and contrast of the camera. In this quick post, we will learn how to adjust camera brightness and contrast on Windows 10.
Last week, Microsoft released Office build 14002.20000 to the Office Insiders in the beta channel that adds two new features to Microsoft Office. The first feature was for Microsoft Word which adds proofing for selected text within the document, and the second feature was for Microsoft Excel users that adds accessibility ribbon to the application.
With this week's latest Microsoft Office build 14014 in the Beta Channel, the company adds a new feature to Microsoft Excel. With this new feature, you can now import data from dynamic arrays. Apart from this new feature, it also adds a number of fixes.
If you are an Office Insider and running Office 365 applications from the Windows Current (Preview) Channel, Microsoft has released a new build for you. The latest Office Insiders Preview Build 13901.20216 adds three new features to the Office applications.
If you are using Microsoft Teams to present PowerPoint slides, this build is going to provide you the maximum benefit. To know more about the new features introduced in the latest Office Preview build, continue reading further.
Microsoft is continuing its development in making the Chromium-based Edge browser more resource-efficient. As per the new development, the company added a "Performance Mode" feature which will help you optimize speed, responsiveness, memory, CPU, and battery usage.
To know more about the feature, its availability, and how to enable or disable the Performance Mode feature in Microsoft Edge, continue reading this post further.
Yesterday Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 21364 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest build from the co_release branch comes with some new features and improvements. If you are a WSL fan, this build comes with support to run Linux GUI applications on Windows.
This build also includes two new features to Windows 10 Task Manager. The first one is the ability to reduce resource consumption, and the second one is an experimental feature to throttle the process resources. Let's drive into the features and learn more about them.
Microsoft today released a new update to Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel from the co_release branch. The latest Windows 10 Build 21364 comes with a set of new improvements, changes, and fixes. In this preview build, one of the key highlights is to run your favorite Linux tools and applications on the Windows platform using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Want to know more about the new features that coming next to Windows 10? You don't want to miss reading this post further. If you are not yet a Windows Insider, you can register for the program and get an early preview of what's coming next to Windows.
Microsoft is currently testing a new taskbar feature on Windows 10, called News and Interests. As of now, the feature was being tested by the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Now, the company is bringing it to all insiders running Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels.
That means, if you are running Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) or higher, you will get this "News and Interests" feature running on your system quite very soon, and get all the latest news launched directly from the Windows 10 Taskbar.
Microsoft announces the next major release of Visual Studio IDE (Visual Studio 2022) and said that it will be available as a 64-bit application. That means that the next version of Visual Studio will no longer be limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process, and allow you to build the most complex solutions without running out of memory.
It will have a refreshed set of icons, more personalization options, and support to provide you more control over building modern applications. Continue reading to know more about Visual Studio 2022, its release schedule, and the first public preview build.
Link to Highlight Text is a new feature that Google is adding to its popular Chrome browser. It will help you to easily copy a portion of a page and share it as a link. The other person clicking the link will see the exact section that you wanted him to see. Thus, it will make it easier to get the attention of that person to that selected text.
The feature is currently rolling out to Google Chrome browser on desktop and Android devices. Google said that it will soon roll out to iOS users. To learn more about the feature, continue reading further.
Microsoft has quietly released the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge Canary build on the popular Android platform. The latest Edge Can build on Android has version number 91.0.858.0. It comes with a fresh UI, other changes, and performance improvements.
Needless to say that the Canary builds are not recommended to use on corporate and production devices, but they come in handy to try out the new features before the public release.
The "Password Monitor" feature was first introduced in Microsoft Edge Canary build at the end of June 2020. When you enable this feature, the Microsoft Edge browser will check all your saved browser passwords against a known repository of already exposed credentials. It will alert you if your online credentials have been detected on the dark web.
When your credentials are checked against the database of known leaked credentials, powerful encryption helps prevent your information from being revealed to anyone. Information about which password has been compromised is only available to you.
Last week, Microsoft switched the Dev Channel to the CO_RELEASE branch and released Windows 10 Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders. Today, as per the release schedule, the company has released a new build to the insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 Build 21359, though doesn't include any new features but comes with a host of improvements.
With the new build, Microsoft added a new option to restart apps after signing in. Also, you will no longer have the option to upload new activity in Timeline. You will need OneDrive or Office to view the recently used files. For more details about this build, continue reading further.
Recently Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build comes with some improvements to the "News and Interests" feature, the ability to turn off the Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC), a new Camera Settings page, and some more improvements to Windows 10.
With the new camera settings page, you can easily add/remove, enable/disable a camera. It also allows you to set the brightness and contrast of the camera. In this quick post, we will learn how to enable or disable a camera on Windows 10.
Microsoft is continuously improving their Edge browser, and the team is now bringing a new feature called "Workspaces". Just like the tab groups feature in Google Chrome, the Edge Workspaces were designed to improve the manageability of tabs.
A set of tabs opened for a specific task can now be grouped into a workspace. The feature is currently being tested in Microsoft Edge Canary build, and here's how you can enable it.
Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC) is a technology that is used to help to improve the battery life of laptops by dynamically changing your screen's brightness and contrast. As CABC changes the computer brightness automatically, depending on the content that you are watching, users find it distracting and annoying.
Based on the feedback from the Windows Insiders, Microsoft has decided to provide you an option to disable the Content Adaptive Brightness Control from the Windows 10 Settings app. If you are running Windows 10 Build 21354 or higher, follow these steps to turn it off.
Just like all other Fridays, Microsoft released a new Office build 14002.20000 this week. The build is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who have registered under the Windows Beta Channel (formerly known as "Fast Ring") and using the Microsoft Office version 2105.
Though the new build doesn't contain many new features and fixes, it is worth noting two new features for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel which will now make your life easier.
Microsoft recently released Windows 10 Preview Build 21354 from the co_release branch to the Windows Insiders who are on the Dev Channel. The new build adds a couple of new changes, improvements, and fixes.
Along with the release of this build, the company also released new ISO images for the insiders who want to perform a clean installation of the operating system. Here's how you can grab the ISO image for offline installation.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 preview build 21354 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Though there are no major changes to stand out in this release, you will definitely like to try out the new improvements and fixes.
The most interesting part of this build is that the build is being rolled out from the CO_RELEASE branch. That makes it the first build from the new branch.
It's around 4 years when Microsoft first announced that the company is going to make the MS Paint app available in the Microsoft Store. It begins with deprecating this native app and introducing a new app called 'Paint 3D', which didn't attract many users.
As spotted by ALumia, the MS Paint is now available in the Microsoft Store. At this moment though you can't download it, it's more likely that everyone using Windows 10 can soon be able to get it.
Since last year, Microsoft is testing native notifications support for Microsoft Teams on Windows 10. The feature was available only as part of the public preview program. Now the company has started rolling out this feature to all Microsoft Teams users on Windows 10.
When you enable Windows 10's native notifications, Microsoft Teams notifications will be delivered through the Windows notification center. This will adhere to your device's Do-Not-Disturb (DND) settings and move to the Action Center if you miss the notifications.
Microsoft releases a new Office build to the Office Insiders in the Windows (Beta) channel. With the latest office build 13926.20000, Microsoft adds an improvement to the shared calendar feature on Office 365 using the REST API call.
Along with this build, Microsoft also fixed a couple of bugs in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Access. If you are an Office Insider in the Beta channel, you would like to upgrade to this build. You can find the complete changelog below.
Almost a month ago, Microsoft released PowerToys v0.33.1 with some "critical new functionalities" as marked by the company. With that release, the company added first load experience, improvements to FancyZones, File Explorer and other improvements to PowerToys 0.33.1.
After a month, skipping version 0.34, Microsoft PowerToys version 0.35 is now available for download. It comes with some new improvements, including the new functionality to quickly swap the layouts of FancyZones, DirectShow migration for Video Conference Mute feature, and more.
Video and audio materials are readily available from websites, organizations, academic institutions, libraries, video, and audio sharing sites, to social media sites. Many of them include captions. How can you ensure the captions for your video or audio materials are accurate?
One solution is to work with a professional captioning service provider, or if you do it in-house, consider the most advanced CART captioning software will all the necessary features.
Recently, Microsoft announced the rollout of Project Reunion 0.5. Being the first production release, it also includes WinUI 3. On the other hand, Uno Platform also announced the general availability of Uno Platform 3.6, enabling the software developers to build Windows applications and take them to Linux, macOS, Web, Android, and iOS.
If you didn't hear about Uno Platform yet, here's your chance to learn about it and make your modern Windows 10 applications target all other major platforms.
Microsoft released a new update (KB5000842) for Windows 10 Version 20H2 and Windows 10 Version 2004. The build comes as an optional update and adds some new features to Windows 10. This build also includes improvements for many Windows components.
If you wish to update your system to this latest build, go to
Microsoft releases a new Office build to the Office Insiders in the Windows (Beta) channel. The latest Office build 13919.20002 doesn't include any new features, but adds a few notable fixes to Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Office suite.
If you are using Office Insiders Beta build (version 2104), you might have noticed Outlook crashing while syncing folder hierarchy changes. With this new build 13919.20002, Microsoft resolved this issue. You can find the complete changelog below.
Auto clicker, as the name indicates, is used to automate mouse clicking. It is especially required for gaming purposes. You might wonder that using a mouse isn’t hard. Then why is there a need for using softwares like auto clicker in llcbuddy?
Several games like CPS Test and Click Speed Test require repeated mouse clicking, which is quite monotonous and tiresome. Therefore, players use an auto clicker to generate input in the form of clicks. Hence, it is a useful tool when there is a need for frequent mouse clicking.
Web development is an ever-evolving process that requires constant innovation and upgrades to quench the demand for game-changing technology with each passing year. Most developers prefer JavaScript for front-end development, which is backed strongly by NodeJS for back-end development in recent times.
The reason being that NodeJS is a program that works well with JS functionality and adapts effortlessly with the backend syntax. NodeJS also plays a vital role in developing apps with an interactive user experience that ultimately enhances the ROI.
Besides web development, NodeJS also plays a part in mobile application development nowadays. So, let’s find out from this blog what is NodeJS and what are the splendid features that make it a popular choice among web developers worldwide.
Microsoft is now rolling out a new Windows 10 build 21343. The build is now being offered to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. With this preview build, Microsoft adds several improvements and changes to Windows 10. The most highlightable improvement is the new icons in the Windows 10 File Explorer.
The latest update build 21343 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch also includes several other changes and fixes to Windows 10. For a detailed list of changes, continue reading it further.
If you are a Microsoft Edge Insider in the Dev Channel, Microsoft today releases a new Edge build 91.0.831.0. The latest Dev Channel build adds two big features for Microsoft Edge users. The first one is Color Themes support in all platforms, and the other one is MSA sign-in and sync for the Linux users.
There are also some more notable changes and fixes in this new build. For the complete changelog, and to learn what's new in Microsoft Edge build 91.0.831.0 in the Dev Channel, continue reading further.
As the security agencies have seen an increase in attacks against on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers, recently Microsoft released a one-click mitigation tool to help the customers of both current and out-of-support versions of on-premise Exchange Servers who are unfamiliar with the patch/update process.
Now the company has taken an additional step to further support the customers who are still vulnerable and have not yet implemented the complete security updates. To tackle the critical vulnerabilities in Exchange Server, Microsoft implemented an automatic mitigation tool within Defender Antivirus.
Recently the open-source Git Project released Git 2.31. The latest version of Git introduces a few new features and enhancements. With this new version, Git Project introduces background maintenance mode, and the ability to serialize the reverse indexes to disk with the .rev file extension.
To know more about the features and changes in Git 2.31, you will need to continue reading further. If you are using the Git platform, you would like to upgrade to this release for better performance.
Microsoft recently released Windows 10 Preview Build 21337 to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest preview build from the RS_PRERELEASE branch adds some new improvements that include more control over Virtual Desktops, auto HDR Preview, a better File Explorer layout, and more.
As a PC gamer, you can now experience Auto HDR Preview on Windows 10 which will automatically improve your PC gaming experience on an additional 1000+ DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games.
Recently, Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview Build to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 build 21337 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch adds a couple of new improvements to the operating system. It includes more control to Virtual Desktops, auto HDR Preview, a better File Explorer layout, and more.
In this post, we are going to discuss the changes that Microsoft is bringing to Windows 10 virtual desktop and learn how you can personalize it. Continue reading further.
Recently, the security agencies have seen an increase in attacks against on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers. These attacks were made in email servers often used by small and medium-sized businesses. Due to these reasons, Microsoft thought of simple, easy-to-use, automated solutions to provide out-of-support versions of on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers.
With this in mind, Microsoft recently released a new one-click Mitigation Tool for the customers who are using on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers. This will help the customers who are unfamiliar with the patch/update process.
Microsoft is now testing a new feature for Teams that will allow you to schedule Out-of-Office hours. Once you set up a message in Teams to let others know that you are on vacation, the status message will also sync with your Outlook calendar, your presence, and contact card information.
The feature is currently rolling out to the public preview channel for Microsoft Teams on the web and desktop. To know more about this feature and opt in to Microsoft Teams public preview program, continue reading further.
Microsoft has released a new build for the Chromium-powered Edge browser to the Edge insiders in the Dev channel. The new build 91.0.825.0 is based on Chromium 91 and has been marked as the first release of the Chromium 91 engine in the Dev channel.
The latest Microsoft Edge build 91.0.825.0 adds few new additions, minor reliability improvements, and a long list of fixes. The build also includes few known issues that you should know before upgrading to this build.
Etcher is the popular name used to refer to BalenaEtcher. BalenaEtcher is software whose source code is accessible freely and gives room for further modification and reallocation. Etcher is used for writing image files such as .img, .iso, and zipped folders creating USB flash drives that are bootable.
Before its existence, users experienced a hassle in writing images on detachable devices such as SD cards. Etcher can quickly burn an operating system into an SD card, for instance, thus getting rid of long and baffling procedures.
Recently Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9, which brings a set of new .NET productivity features, improvements to the IDE, remote debugging improvements, and more. With this release, Microsoft also adds an AI-powered Visual Studio Search service.
This feature has been integrated into the shortcut CTRL + Q for intelligent Visual Studio feature searches. Continue reading further to know more about this feature.
Microsoft releases a new Office build 13906.20000 (version 2104). The latest preview build is now rolling out to the Office Insiders who are in the Windows Beta Channel. This build adds a new feature to PowerPoint, which will allow you to insert Flipgrid videos in slides.
This build also adds few notable fixes to Word and Excel. For the full changelog in Microsoft Office Insiders Preview Build 13906.20000, continue reading this post further.
During the Ignite 2021 conference, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 which came with several new features and improvements. Microsoft also released a Preview Build of the Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 with some more improvements for the IDE.
One of these new features is the ability to remove unused binary references from the projects loaded in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019. Let's learn how this can be beneficial for you.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21332 (RS_PRERELEASE) to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. If you are performing a clean install, you will be surprised to see that it no longer bundles the 3D Viewer and Paint 3D apps with Windows.
Along with this change, the latest insiders build also adds few improvements and a list of fixes to Windows 10. For a detailed list of fixes and to learn about the new changes, continue reading further.
What started as a pipe dream between two teens quickly turned into reality—having their own business. Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft back in 1979 and have worked into turning it into the billion-dollar corporation it is today.
While Windows may be the most popular computer OS out there today, it continues to face particular challenges, namely challenges in the cybersecurity sector.
Microsoft releases a new Office build for Windows in the Beta Channel. The latest Office Insiders Beta build 13901.20036 (Version 2103) adds auto-saving and co-authoring features on sensitive encrypted documents. So you don't have to trade off productivity for security.
Apart from this new feature for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, Microsoft also released a set of fixes for Office applications. Here is the complete changelog.
As per the Microsoft Edge Release Roadmap, the company released a new major update to the Microsoft Edge Stable Release Channel. The new Microsoft Edge (Chromium) v89 comes with a startup boost feature, sleeping tabs, vertical tabs layout, PDF improvements, autofill of birth dates, a new menu to list extensions, and more.
You can now upgrade to Microsoft Edge 89 update for Windows 10 and macOS to experience the above new features and improvements. Corporates can download the Microsoft Edge 89 Offline Installer to push the update to all users.
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for advanced users to tune and streamline their Windows 10 experience with a set of new productivity features. A new update to PowerToys for Windows 10 is now available. The latest build version 0.33.1 adds a bunch of new features and fixes to PowerToys.
The company said that the goal of PowerToys 0.33 release cycle is to add some "critical new functionality" to the new user experience in addition to a plug-in manager for PowerToys Run.
At the moment when short videos are popular. Maybe you see all content on YouTube and Instagram every day, The creators all know the technicalities of editing videos and making them presentable as they seem? Well, in short, no. All of them are not very professionals who make videos, nor do they get the job done pretty quickly rather than a pro tool like Adobe Premiere Pro.
They all take advantage of some sort of easy editing tool from Google searched and friend recommendations. If you are a beginner and would like to get easy-friendly yet rich features of video editing tools, you can’t go wrong with MiniTool MovieMaker.
During the Ignite 2021 conference, Microsoft announced the availability of the fourth supported servicing baseline for Microsoft Visual Studio 2019. If you are one of the customers using the Enterprise or Professional edition of Visual Studio 2019 are encouraged to standardize by upgrading to the latest stable channel version.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 brings a set of .NET productivity features, improvements to the IDE, remote debugging, and more. To get the latest version of Visual Studio 2019, navigate to this page.
Microsoft recently published an updated roadmap for the PDF Reader experience in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. The new update to the PDF Reader experience will offer better compatibility, reliability, and security improvements for you and your organization.
The company said that the most requested features are now available across Windows, Mac, and Linux users. Continue reading further to know more about the improvements coming on the way to PDF Reader in Microsoft Edge.
Making a memorable presentation that informs and entertains is always a challenge, even for the pros. Coming up with a solid PowerPoint presentation that satisfactorily addresses all aspects of your topic is never a walk in the park.
There are so many vital aspects one has to delve into to produce an award-winning presentation. An ideal presentation must incorporate the right quality images, visual aids, text, template backgrounds, among other crucial components.
TypeScript is an open-source programming language, which extends JavaScript to bring static types to modern JavaScript. TypeScript language is designed, developed, and maintained by Microsoft to provide developers the ability to develop JavaScript applications for both client-side and server-side (Node.js) execution.
Microsoft announces TypeScript 4.2, which adds some new features and enhancements. Here's everything that you would like to know about the new features which are part of this release.
It is important to note that marketing as a whole did not just begin, neither did it begin with video production. However, it is safe to assume that every marketer becomes satisfied when they reach a win-win stage between them and their customer. That is, in terms of budget, timeline, and the satisfaction derived from products used.
In addition to this, owing to the fact that uniqueness and originality are key factors to being outstanding amongst other marketers, animated video marketing thrives and should be considered as it waters the ground for these traits. It also has an edge over the setbacks one could encounter while working with live videos.
A new Paint 3D app was first introduced in Windows 10 with the Creators Update. The app was used to create 3D objects from 2D sketches or images. Along with this, Microsoft also added a new "3D Objects" folder in File Explorer which was not useful for most of the users.
Starting with Windows 10 build 21322, the company is going to hide this folder from File Explorer to reduce the clutter under "This PC". If you need, the company also shared the way to access this folder. Continue reading further to know more about this build.
Last month Microsoft released the Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0 that brought improved screen snipping experience. Now the company announced the release of a new Windows Feature Experience Pack. The latest update is now rolling out through the Windows Update. The Windows Insiders who are on the Beta Channel can grab this build.
With the latest Windows Feature Experience Pack version 120.2212.3030.0, Microsoft is now improving the reliability of the handwriting input panel. Continue reading further to know more about this new build.
Recently, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest build 21318 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch adds a new feature to Windows 10 Clipboard. Microsoft said that the update is also been offered to ARM64 devices.
If you are a Windows Insider in the Dev Channel, check for the Windows Update. To know more about the feature, and its availability, continue reading this post further.
Last year, Microsoft confirmed that a new standalone version of Microsoft Office for both Windows and Mac will be released for the consumers in the second half of 2021. Now the company announced more about this upcoming commercial preview of Microsoft Office LTSC (Long Term Support Candidate) and said that it will bring Office and Windows into alignment in support of the same limited scenarios.
While Microsoft didn't yet detail all the changes to Office 2021, it did mention that Dark Mode will be supported and it will include accessibility improvements, capabilities like Dynamic Arrays & XLOOKUP in Excel, and performance improvements across all Office applications.
Microsoft announced the release of .NET 6 Preview 1 and shared what you can expect from the new release. The first preview on Microsoft .NET 6 includes a large set of new experiences and capabilities along with major improvements across all parts of .NET (desktop, mobile, and cloud apps).
.NET 6 has been tested with the latest version of Visual Studio, i.e. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 Preview 4 on desktop, and Visual Studio 2019 version 8.9 on Mac. Microsoft said that .NET 6 will go through multiple previews before it finally releases in November 2021.
During this COVID-19 pandemic, most of the students are having online classes. Thus they are regularly using the internet, and to make it a safer web for them, Microsoft announced a new "Kids Mode" functionality for its Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser.
Kids Mode will allow your kids to safely browse the internet based on an allowed list, do search safely on Bing, view kid-friendly content, lock switching back to default mode under a password, and all these functionalities without creating a new profile.
Microsoft finally releases the first preview build of Windows 10 version 21H1 (Spring 2021 Update). This comes after the official announcement of introducing the next feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1. As we informed you earlier, it is going to be a minor update and will be available through the enablement package.
The latest Windows 10 Preview Build 19043.844 (KB4601382) is now rolling out to the Beta Channel Windows Insiders via the "seeker" experience and includes the following new features. To grab the build navigate to
In this week's Edge Dev build, Microsoft adds some new features to the chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser. With the latest Microsoft Edge Dev Build 90.0.796.0, you can now start searching for the favorites and history menus as soon as they are loaded. It also adds suggestions from local browsing history for you to easily access from the address bar.
Apart from the new features, Microsoft also adds some reliability improvements, changed behaviors in the latest Microsoft Edge Dev build. Here you can read the complete changelog part of this release build for Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Microsoft, in a blog post on the Tech Community forum, acknowledged the next version of Windows 10. In that post, the company also confirmed that Windows 10 version 21H1 won't have any new updates to the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program, and thus, no major hardware certification changes in that build.
Microsoft, in a note to the hardware partners, stated that Windows 10 version 21H1 will follow the same guidelines as Windows 10 version 20H2. So, all existing PCs, apps, and drivers will be compatible with the next version of Windows 10.
Microsoft releases a new Office (version 2103) build to the Office Insiders in the Windows Beta Channel. The latest office preview build 13806.20000 brings a number of new features for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook client. It also includes a list of bug fixes for issues found in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project.
Here you can read the complete official changelog tagged for Office Insiders Preview Build 13806.20000, and released in the Windows - Beta channel.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview build to the Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21313 from the RS_PRERELEASE is now being offered to all insiders who are in the Dev Channel. But those who are using ARM64 devices, won't get this build due to an app compatibility issue.
With this new build, Microsoft is now expanding the news and interests experience on the taskbar to a broader set of international markets. Microsoft is also replacing the legacy Microsoft Edge with the new Chromium-powered Edge browser. Continue reading to know more about this build.
WinUI is the native UI platform for Windows 10 and is currently under active development by the Windows developer platform team. The library provides a number of benefits which makes it the best way to create user interfaces for Windows apps.
Microsoft now releases a new preview build of the Windows UI (WinUI) Library. The latest WinUI 3 Preview 4 is a stability preview release that comes with new capabilities, general improvements, and critical bug fixes.
Microsoft releases a new Office (version 2102) build to the Office Insiders in the Windows Current Channel (Preview). The latest office build 13801.20084 comes with new features for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook client that improves the dictation toolbar, better collaboration in Word, and better user experience.
Also, the latest Outlook client build adds better interoperability with Microsoft Teams. Here you can find the complete changelog of this build.
Microsoft released a new Chromium Edge build to the Edge Insiders, who are in the Dev Channel, bumping up the version to 90.0.789.1. The latest build in the Dev Channel comes with a simplified right-click menu for PDFs, new management policies for Quick View Office files, and more.
The latest build also includes several reliability improvements and a lot of bug fixes. Here is the complete changelog of the latest Microsoft Edge build 90.0.789.1 for the Dev channel Edge Insiders.
Microsoft releases a new Office build (version: 2102) for the Office Insiders. The latest build 13801.20004 for Windows users adds a new feature for Microsoft Access, which will now display the selected tabs clearer in Access. Apart from this, the new build adds several bug fixes for issues found in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Office Suite.
To get the latest Microsoft Office Insider Preview Build, open any Office program and go to
Microsoft's new Chromium-powered Edge browser was considered to be generally available on , and after that, Microsoft Edge went through a couple of release schedules that added many new features and enhancements to the product. Now, the company has decided to completely wipe out the legacy Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
Microsoft has published a time schedule to wipe off the legacy Edge and install the latest version of Chromium Edge on Windows 10, starting April 2021. Continue reading to know more about the schedule.
Microsoft released a new build for Office Insiders on Android. The latest office build 16.0.13801.20004 adds a number of new features for Microsoft Outlook on Android. It includes the ability to call people using voice, create tasks from email, sync your contacts from Outlook on the web, and select a different colored theme for personalization.
To know more about the new features, part of Office Insiders Preview Build 16.0.13801.20004, continue reading further.
Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser developed by Microsoft in 2015 for Windows 10 and Xbox One. Since then, it has been rolled out for Android and iOS in 2017, macOS in 2019, and preview for Linux in 2020. The legacy Microsoft Edge is over, and the latest version is powered by the popular Chromium engine.
Microsoft Edge 89 is currently being previewed in Edge Insiders Dev Channel and is going to roll out to the stable channel in the first week of March 2021. According to the Edge roadmap, the next version to bring the following improvements.
Microsoft is working on a new download manager for the Chromium Edge that will make your downloading experience even simpler by showing a menu in the toolbar when you start downloading files. The new experience will also allow you to manage your downloads directly from the Microsoft Edge toolbar.
The new download experience is now rolling out to the Edge Insiders in the Canary channel and will be available to the stable release channel later this year.
Microsoft released a new version of PowerToys that adds a bunch of fixes and improvements. Microsoft said that the focus of this release was to improve the FancyZones editor, add some new toys into PowerToys Run, some ARM64 work, and stability. The company also said that it internally tested version 0.31.0 but didn't release it due to a bug in the FancyZonez Editor.
Regarding the Video Conference Mute Utility, the wait might be longer than expected. Microsoft plans to roll out a DirectShow based version in February and will merge the utility into the main PowerToys repository sometime in March.
Microsoft's Office Lens has seen a lot of popularity since its first release and has been well adopted on multiple platforms. Now, the Redmond based software giant is rebranding the app with a new name and an icon, based on the fluent design. From now onwards, it will be known as "Microsoft Lens".
Along with the revamped design, Microsoft Lens is also getting some AI-based new capabilities for Android and iOS devices. To get the latest version, navigate to Google Play Store or Apple Store, and check for updates.
Google is rolling out a new feature for Google docs that will improve the multi-user document collaboration. The announcement came in an official Google Workspace blog post, which will now display an "Out-of-Office" banner when replying to or mentioning a user in a Google docs comment.
The feature is rolling out for GSuite and Google Workspace subscribers. To know more about the feature, continue reading further.
Microsoft Teams is the hub for your team to communicate through chats, meetings, and content sharing within your organization. It was initially released in 2017, and then became one of the popular communication media in organizations during the COVID19 pandemic.
Microsoft regularly updates Teams with new features and improvements that made it strong among all other platforms. Now the company detailed all the new features introduced in January 2021 update. Continue reading to know more.
Application Guard is an enterprise security feature that isolates untrusted documents in an exceedingly virtualized sandbox to guard your users against malicious and potentially harmful threats. When users encounter documents from untrusted sources that are not malicious, they will still be productive without fear about putting devices, data, or identities in their organization in danger.
To help protect your users against zero-day exploits and other advanced attacks through Office 365 documents, Microsoft announced the general availability of Application Guard for Office.
Mobile phones provide lots of benefits to the users at present, and one of them is the free phone tracker facility. People much appreciate the power of new mobile apps since they help establish a strong connection with the surrounding mobile environment.
Today, we are going to review one of the best Phone Tracker app "Snoopza". The app is available for FREE. To learn more, continue reading further.
The popular messaging app, WhatsApp, is adding a new security feature for the web and desktop users. It will now let users confirm their identity using biometric information (Fingerprint, or Face ID) while linking a WhatsApp account on the PC or the web.
The new security feature is going to roll out in the coming weeks to safeguard your account and limit the chances of somebody using your account without your knowledge.
Microsoft announced the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. The build is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. With the latest Windows 10 build, Microsoft adds some refinements to the touch keyboard design and some other improvements.
If you are a Windows Insider, in the Dev Channel, can grab the build through Windows Update. If you are not on the Insiders Dev channel yet, can sign up via the Windows Insider Program settings tab.
Microsoft announced the release of the new Windows Feature Experience Pack. The latest build (version: 120.2212.2020.0) of Windows Feature Experience Pack is now being rolled out through Windows Update. Windows Insiders who are in the Beta Channel can now grab this build.
With the latest Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0, Microsoft is now improving the reliability of the screen snipping experience. Also, they are removing the capability to copy and paste a screen snip directly into a folder in File Explorer. Continue reading further to know about it.
Last year, Microsoft announced a bunch of new features for Microsoft Teams that also includes support for offline messaging on desktop. Now, according to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the feature is in the development stage and will release later this month (January 2021).
Microsoft also detailed how this feature will work. To know more about offline messaging on Microsoft Teams, continue reading further.
Microsoft releases a new Office build 13714.2000 to the Office Insiders. The latest build comes for Windows users who are in the Office Beta Channel. Though there are no major changes in this build, the Government customers (GCC and GCC-H) can now apply sensitivity labels to the Office documents and emails sent through Outlook client.
The latest Office Insiders build 13714.2000 for Windows users also includes few fixes. Here is the list of new changes in this build.
If you also want to launch yourself on YouTube and are looking for a program that allows you to make great-looking videos, FlexClip is definitely one of the best solutions I've found. I'm not a video editing expert and the results weren't great at first. I was trying to do what I could with some mainstream shows, but the early videos were almost horrible and anyone who follows me on YouTube knows that.
There are not a few criticisms I have received. Over time I tried a bit to improve, but still, not having a background in this sector, I continued to have a bit of difficulty, until I came across FlexClip.
Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Preview Build 21296 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. The build is now rolling out to the Windows Insiders who are in the Dev Channel. Though there are no new features released along with this build, the build contains some minor changes, improvements, and bug fixes.
Along with Windows 10 Build 21296, Microsoft is now revamping the Clipboard history design, and the ability to manage Storage Spaces from the Settings app. Here's everything that you would like to know about this build.
In Microsoft Teams, a guest is a person who is not an employee of your organization. A guest doesn't have a school or work account with your organization. Your Microsoft Teams administrator should turn ON the Guest Access in order to allow you to communicate with people outside your organization.
As communicated in December 2020, Microsoft is now making some changes to the default setting for Guests in Microsoft Teams. If you have not already configured Guest access capability in Microsoft Teams, that capability will be enabled in your tenant by default.
If you are using Windows 10, it requires you to activate the license in order to get the most out of it. If you are a retail user and have a single license Product Key of Windows 10, you can't use the same key on another system unless you deactivate the key on the first device.
In case you didn't yet enter a product key during the installation, or used a generic key that you want to change, or want to upgrade your installation with a new Windows 10 product key, here are simple steps to follow.
When you install any operating system on your PC, it gives a unique name to it. This helps you to identify the system over a network when you have multiple systems connected in the same network. It also helps you to easily manage apps and security updates for individual PCs.
As the auto-generated names are obscure and hard to remember, it is difficult to identify the correct system by name. Here we will show you how to change the name of your Windows 10 system.
Microsoft announced that the company is now rolling out an approval request app to Microsoft Teams. Once installed, you can quickly start an approval flow directly from the Microsoft Teams chat or a channel conversation. The other party will be notified for approval.
According to Microsoft, the "Approval Request" app will be automatically installed in Microsoft Teams, and by mid of this month it will be generally available to everyone.
Microsoft recently announced a new personalized Taskbar feature for Windows 10, called "News and Interests". The said feature is already available to Windows Insiders, who are on the Dev channel. Now the company announced some new improvements along with the Windows 10 preview build 21292.
To know what's new and improved in the latest Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 21292 (RS_PRERELEASE branch), continue reading further.
Whether it is about pitching business ideas or launching new products, PowerPoint presentations remain at the forefront for businesses worldwide. Effective slide decks with attractive graphics and a schematic flow hold the potential to reinforce your organization’s branding strategy.
But crafting a perfect presentation can prove to be a tricky process if you do not pre-visualize its structure. That is where storyboarding your presentation comes in. Storyboarding your presentation allows you to frame a strong storyline and narrate a compelling argument.
Microsoft releases a new Office build for Windows in the Current (Preview) Channel. The latest Office version 2101 build 13628.20030 is now available to Office Insiders with two new changes for Microsoft Outlook client (Win32) and Microsoft Visio.
The latest version of the Outlook client adds an option to make all meetings online by default. Whereas Visio adds refreshed Azure stencils (shapes and icons). Here's the complete changelog for you.
Microsoft announces a brand new feature called "News and Interests" for Windows 10. The feature is now rolling out with Windows 10 Preview Build 21286. If you are a Windows Insider, and in the Dev Channel, you can upgrade your system to this build to have an early preview of the updated Taskbar.
As the feature is part of the Windows Shell Experience, you will have to restart the system after the update for the changes to take effect. To know more about the feature, continue reading next.
A new update of Microsoft Edge is now rolling out to the stable release channel. The latest Microsoft Edge now comes with the History and Open Tabs sync feature. In October 2020, this feature was first previewed to the Edge Insiders in the Canary build channel.
If you are a Microsoft Edge user, you can now easily access your open tabs and browsing history across all your devices. You won't require to manually share the links to access between devices.
Microsoft Teams is now one of the most popular platforms heavily used in several organizations. It offers employees to communicate with colleagues, transfer files, and stay connected within the teams. Though it is mainly focused to use within the organization, you can also communicate with people outside your organization.
In this post, we will learn how to enable your team to communicate with people (guests) outside your organization. The guests in Microsoft Teams will be covered by the same compliance and auditing protection.
Microsoft releases a new Office Preview Build 13617.20002 for Windows users. The latest build comes to the Office Insiders who have registered in the Beta channel. The focus of this build is to improve the overall experience of Microsoft Office applications by providing bug fixes.
According to the official changelog, the latest Office Insiders build 13617.20002 (version 2101) includes a list of fixes for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook client.
