Microsoft has published a detailed blog post on why Windows users should not use the iPerf3 tool for network benchmarking and testing. The company recommends ntttcp and ctsTraffic instead.
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Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that the Fallout live-action TV series, which got rave reviews for its recently dropped first season, will be getting a second season on the streaming service.
The latest version of the Microsoft Edge web browser, 124, is now available in the Stable Channel. It includes email notifications for extension requests for its management service and more.
Microsoft Edge is a free web browser based on the Chromium Open Source project and other Open Source software.
Microsoft has announced that student teams from Turkey, the UK, and the US are the three finalists who will compete to win the grand prize in Microsoft's 2024 edition of the Imagine Cup event.
In September 2023, Microsoft announced early access to Xbox Mastercard, a credit card with perks for gamers. Today, the no-annual-fee card is available to all residents of the United States.
Microsoft has announced that its Clipchamp video editing tool has received a Silent Removal feature, which uses AI to automatically detect long silences in a clip's audio track and then delete them.
Microsoft has announced the launch of a public preview of Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for commercial customers on Windows and macOS operating systems ahead of its full launch later this year.
The Xbox Free Play Days promotion is back with three more games for Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate members to try out, and this time it's Dungeons 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and I Am Fish.
The European Union will reportedly not launch a formal investigation into the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI because it feels Microsoft's dealings with OpenAI is not considered a takeover
A new AI model by Microsoft Research Asia, VASA-1, can create incredibly realistic deepfakes based only on a single photograph and one voice sample. The model easily beats anything available today.
Microsoft Edge 125.0.2518.0 is available in the Dev Channel. This week's feature update delivers a new button for the web capture toolbar, fixes, and various improvements across the browser.
Microsoft has fully released the first firmware update for the recently introduced Surface Laptop 6 for Business and the Surface Pro 10 for Business. Both updates deliver many different improvements.
You probably heard of PowerToys, but what about WinToys? This neat app offers various tweaks to make the best of your computer, and it has just been updated with new features and improvements.
Microsoft is rumored to introduce AI File Explorer in the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2. While details about the thing are scarce, Windows enthusiasts already dug out alleged system requirements.
Microsoft is testing new banners for Windows 10 to make users with local accounts switch to Microsoft Accounts. They are rolling out as part of the latest Release Preview update for Windows 10.
A new Windows 11 build 26100.2 has been quietly released to the Insider channels, Dev and Canary, under KB5037941. The build has no changelog as it is not meant for the regular branch.
Beta and Delta Xbox Insiders, along with PC Gaming preview users, can get new updates that include a list of additional Xbox Cloud Gaming titles that can be played on mice and keyboards.
Along with new performance improvements, the Microsoft Store app now has a new feature that makes any apps and games you have already installed from the store less visible on the home pages.
The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has issued another report on possible efforts by Russia state-sponsored hackers who are posting misinformation on US social media channels.
Microsoft has announced it plans to add some new Copilot generative AI features to its Dynamics 365 Field Service, including ways to improve work order management of employees and more.
Microsoft 365 Insider members can check out a new version of the OneNote for Windows app, that includes a new handwriting straightening feature to help those with poor handwriting.
Rare has announced that its pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves has seen 40 million players across Xbox and Windows since its launch six years ago. The title is just about to launch on PlayStation 5.
Microsoft has announced that frontline workers with Dynamics 365 licenses can now use the iOS Teams app to put in spatial annotations when they view jobs with their smartphone's camera.
Renders of an alleged upcoming Lenovo notebook that will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite CPU have hit the internet, as we await the official reveal of these Windows 11-based laptops.
Microsoft has acknowledged that a recent Edge update bug led to the installation of a Copilot app on Windows 11, 10 and Server PCs. The company has assured the intent wasn't to steal user data.
Microsoft has announced its OneNote note-taking app is now available for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset, a few months after the product launched with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel support.
Ralf Groene, who worked at Microsoft for almost 17 years and became the head of the company's hardware design team, including its Surface products, has just announced his retirement.
Some members of the Windows Insider Program in the Canary and Dev channels can get a new version of the Microsoft Photos app that adds support for editing images in the AI-based Designer app.
AMD has unveiled today its Ryzen PRO desktop and laptop CPU lineups that are going to be powering the new Microsoft Windows 11 AI PCs. The latter is excited about Pluton security in these PCs.
The Microsoft Loop collaboration app has received an update for Microsoft 365 subscribers that adds new filters for its tables and boards to find information faster in those features.
Microsoft's Flight Simulator team has delivered its sixth City Update for Flight Simulator. The latest update brings visual upgrades and better detail to seven cities in the region.
Windows 11 is getting a big update later this year. While it is too early to discuss a complete list of changes, here are five cool features that are coming soon to the operating system.
Microsoft is expanding Xbox Game Pass's available games list again, this time adding seven new titles to its services. At the same time, Xbox Game Pass Core library is expanding by three games.
Microsoft is rolling out a new update for the Microsoft Store app to all users in the Stable Channel. The highlight of the update is the big performance upgrades across different parts of the app.
Microsoft has announced that businesses signed up for Exchange Online will see daily limits placed on External Recipient Rate emails starting in January 2025 for new users and later for existing ones.
Microsoft has announced a new home for Xbox Insider Program release notes. Starting today, Microsoft will no longer post changelogs on Xbox Wire but will publish them on another website.
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Release Preview build 19045.4353 for members of that Windows Insider Program channel. It adds Microsoft Account notifications on the Start menu.
The achievements for Betheda's Xbox version of Fallout 4 don't currently unlock for players of that version of the RPG. Bethesda is " currently investigating" this bug, but there's no word on a fix.
Microsoft has announced that it will end all of its software and update support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps, plus its many related productivity servers, on October 14, 2025.