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Microsoft points to October end-of-support for older Office apps accessing 365 services
As of Oct. 13 the company will stop supporting older versions of Office applications connecting to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services.
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10, Windows 7 pause their ups and downs
Windows 10 turned five years old in July, marking the anniversary with something of a pause in its market share growth.
Top web browsers 2020: Firefox ends a sorta/kinda recovery as share losses return
Last month put a dent in Mozilla's plans to try and grow user share for its Firefox browser. Google Chrome continued its climb.
Despite an unexpected monkey wrench, now is the time to install the July Windows and Office patches
If it weren’t for the schizophrenic behavior of Microsoft’s preview patches, July updating would be a slam dunk. As things stand, you’d be well advised to go ahead and patch – but be aware of the odd behavior.
Microsoft Patch Alert: July 2020
Now that Microsoft has fixed an Outlook-killing bug on Microsoft’s own servers by updating Office 365, and re-issued the .NET patch so paying Windows 7 Extended Update customers can get it installed, the remaining problems are largely...
Microsoft previews new enterprise-only telemetry option for Windows 10
The company has launched a preview of a new enterprise-focused option that blocks Windows' telemetry from reaching Microsoft's servers.
Here's how Microsoft may slow down to only one Windows 10 upgrade a year
If Microsoft dumps its major/minor release cadence for Windows 10, opting for a lone feature update every year, the result could be chaotic for some users.
Microsoft will pitch virtualized Windows-as-a-subscription service, update and maintain VMs for customers
A recent job posting by Microsoft indicates the company may be crafting a new device-as-a-service subscription offer for Microsoft 365 customers that won't actually include the device.
Windows Update is a bifurcated mess
Windows 10 now has two different Windows Update subsystems, running simultaneously, with different rules, conflicting goals and little documentation. Can’t see this week's Previews? You aren’t alone.
Which is better for collaboration – Yammer or Microsoft Teams?
Fundamentally, both Yammer and Teams (and email) are about conversation – but they support different types of communication and are for different audiences. The choice about which app to use depends on both.
Slack files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft, cites anti-competitive Teams bundling
The team chat software maker argues that Microsoft is forcing millions of customers to install Teams – and hopes to kill Slack in the process.
Microsoft releases some 'optional, non-security, C/D Week' Win10 patches. Avoid them.
In a return to its boorish behavior, Microsoft released several Windows 10 patches, presumably to preview non-security fixes as well as another .NET preview. Microsoft had stopped releasing these confusing middle-of-the-month patches...
Inspire 2020: Microsoft Teams gets Rooms Premium, DataFlex, new frontline worker features
Teams Rooms Premium is a new a 24/7 management and monitoring service available from Microsoft and its partners; it costs $50 per device monthly.
Advisories and mitigations, oh my! Critical updates for Windows this July
July's Patch Tuesday update round-up deals with 123 separate security vulnerabilities, including an urgent issue with Microsoft Outlook and a very serious flaw in Windows CVE-2020-1350.
Outlook Woes: I have no email and I must scream
Outlook, like Windows 10, has been plagued by one update problem after another. Come on Microsoft, can't you do better!?
The Microsoft-Android transformation is about to affect us all
Blink and you might miss it, but Microsoft is little by little reshaping Google's mobile ecosystem for the better — and all signs suggest it's only getting started.
There's new and updated planning resources for modern intranets in Microsoft 365
Here's useful guidance and best practices to help you get started with a new intranet project and helpful advice about moving from classic to modern SharePoint.
Microsoft Teams' new 'Together mode' aims to make video calls more engaging
In an effort to make video calls more “inclusive, engaging and reflective," Microsoft is rolling out a host of new Teams features – including a viewing mode that puts everyone in the same room.
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