ICYMI: Microsoft is moving its technical documentation to the revamped Microsoft Learn portal. If you go to docs.microsoft.com, you'll end up here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/. The docs piece of the new site has a spiffy product directory:
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Windows 11 22H2: How to get Microsoft's latest OS update and what's coming next:
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Microsoft is unveiling new collaboration tools for the Power Platform today: Cards for Power Apps, co-authoring for Power Apps and Maker Matching. These are all part of the company's grand Collaborative Apps plan:
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Today is the kickoff of the first annual Microsoft Power Platform Conference. I got to talk to
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ICYMI: The newest episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing podcast is out. I talk with analyst Rob Horwitz, who has got some interesting answers to the top 5 licensing questions he hears from Microsoft customers. Listen here: directionsonmicrosoft.com/directions-mic
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Bringing back the classics...
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New episode of the Directions on Microsoft briefing podcast is here. I talk with analyst @getwired about Windows on ARM, Apple silicon Macs, and the feasibility of using Windows on ARM running virtually on a modern Mac. (tldr: "it depends"): directionsonmicrosoft.com/windows-macs
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The newest episode of the Directions on Microsoft Briefing podcast is out. I talk with analyst Rob Horowitz, who has got some interesting answers to the top 5 licensing questions he hears from Microsoft customers. Listen here: directionsonmicrosoft.com/directions-mic
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.1041 to the Release Preview Channel blogs.windows.com/windows-inside ^BLB
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New Windows Weekly is out. We lament nagging notifications; recap the latest Win 11 builds; debate sw/services companies making their own hardware and talk all the latest in gaming. And we take listener questions live FTW)!
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New Windows 11 Dev Channel test build 25201 is out. Expanded view for the widgets board is starting to roll out, plus an update to the Game Pass widget. If you are widgetless or widget-avoiding, you still get a bunch of fixes (and known issues):
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Microsoft expands its Azure Space satellite-connectivity options:
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It's that time again #PatchTuesday
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Microsoft September 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day used in attacks, 63 flaws - @LawrenceAbrams
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Windows 11 Beta channel Insider testers are getting builds today (either 22621.598 or 22622.598). A bunch of fixes and known issues:
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New Win 11 Dev Channel build 25197 is out. Reintroduces the tablet-optimized taskbar and System Tray notification updates, as well as animated icons and illustrastions in Settings. Also a bunch of fixes:
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New Windows Weekly is out. We talk Windows 11 22H2 inching toward release; PC sales projections; AMD's crazy new chip-naming convention; folding PCs; bye-bye Scheduler; how to customize Win 11 privacy settings and lots more:
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Microsoft is discontinuing its Scheduler service (formerly Calendar.help) in 2023 for those Microsoft 365 customers who have been paying for it:
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Hey #WindowsInsiders - We have new #Windows11 preview flights queued up for BOTH the Dev and Beta Channels. Check out the details via the blog links below!
Dev: 25193 aka.ms/wip25193
Beta: 22621.590/22622.590 aka.ms/wip-beta-09-01
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ICYMI: Microsoft recently released RC 0 of "the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server," SQL Server 2022:
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Microsoft's Arm-based Azure VMs are ready to roll:
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Microsoft is adding a bunch of new cloud outsourcing and hosting options to its line-up as of October 1. But these changes won't do much to help users who want to run Microsoft software on AWS, Google or Alibaba clouds:
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Microsoft to drop its Kaizala group-messaging service in 2023:
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Great read from CNBC's about Microsoft's growing love for Figma (and what that could mean for the MSFT-Adobe relationship)
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Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers gain powerful 'MagicWeb' authentication bypass
Make sure to isolate your ADFS, because the Kremlin's top hackers prize them for authentication after compromising a target's network: zdnet.com/article/micros (by ZDNet's )
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Microsoft continues its push to get more of its own services hosted on Azure. And Kubernetes is key:
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New Windows Weekly is out. We talk about the coming Windows 22H2/2022 Update; more ads in Outlook (and the Microsoft Store), One Outlook, Loop, Microsoft in IoT, Alexa Game Control coming to Xbox and lots more:
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Handy, searchable feature matrix for Microsoft M365/O365 plans. thanks
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Win 11 test builds 22621.586 and 22622.586 are out for the Beta channel with lots of fixes:
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Windows 11 build 25188 now available for the Dev Channel. Lots of fixes, plus new touch keyboard setting and Win Terminal is now the default terminal: blogs.windows.com/windows-inside Plus there's an update for Microsoft Store that lets Microsoft test MS Store ads in Search results
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Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel on Win 11 22H2 can get Win 11 build 22621.457 (KB5016695). Includes a few updated features for Defender for Endpoint, SMB compression, usage history for various resources, plus fixes:
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Google is exiting the IoT services business. Microsoft is doing the opposite. Here's what Microsoft hopes to accomplish with its distributed end-to-end approach:
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New Directions on Microsoft Briefing podcast is out. I talk with analyst Michael Cherry about trusting Microsoft in terms of features, updates, and security.
Can you believe the messenger? Listen here: directionsonmicrosoft.com/trusting-micro
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New Windows Weekly is out. We talk Windows 11 22H2 and beyond; Outlook for Windows; Dev Box preview; .NET coming to Ubuntu; Xbox One reckonings and Sony's complaints over the pending AB acquisition; ads taking over Windows and Office and lots more:
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New Directions on Microsoft Briefing podcast is out. I talk with analyst Michael Cherry about trusting Microsoft in terms of features, updates, and security.
Can you believe the messenger? Listen here: directionsonmicrosoft.com/trusting-micro
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