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Just last week, Microsoft announced that the Skype app would no longer be available and would be replaced with Microsoft Teams by May. Yesterday, Microsoft made a similar announcement; however, this time, it will be replacing the Windows Remote Desktop app with the Windows App.
In a blog post, Hilary Braun, Senior...
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The current console cycle is mature enough that rumors have begun swirling regarding the next generation. There’s already been some rumblings about the PlayStation 6, and now there’s some potential information about what the next Xbox will have in store for fans, by way of Windows Central’s Jez Corden.
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Microsoft has uncovered a large-scale malvertising campaign that has affected over 1 million devices worldwide. In a blog post detailing its findings, Microsoft revealed that threat actors used platforms such as Dropbox, Discord, and Github to broadcast malware. The attacks, which were aimed at stealing sensitive...
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You've probably done it yourself: you need to know how hard a given application is hitting your CPU, so you pull up Windows' Task Manager to check the CPU utilization. For a casual inquiry, this is fine, but for anything approaching scientific rigor, you need to be using a third-party application because Windows' Task...
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For some years, Skype was popular for connecting people via voice and video, but its journey is ending. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Skype will be replaced by Microsoft Teams in May 2025.
14 years after its acquisition by Microsoft, the company has announced plans to discontinue Skype in favour of Teams...
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AI is being heralded as an important part of the future game development pipeline by the biggest players in the industry, with the latest push coming from Microsoft with the release of its Muse AI model. However, it seems as if the future is here, according to Call of Duty’s Steam page that now contains an AI...
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For years, predicting when quantum computing would become practical has been difficult, largely because of fundamental challenges that had no clear solutions. Those timelines may need to be advanced considerably, though; Microsoft has announced Majorana 1 (pronounced "Ma-ya-ra-nah", because it's Italian), the world's...
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Generative AI seems poised to become an integral part of the game development pipeline, with Microsoft unveiling Muse, a World and Human Action Model (WHAM). It’s the first model of its kind, and comes by way of a collaborative effort between the research team and Xbox Game Studios’ Ninja Theory, which provided...
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If you read this website regularly—or even if this is your first time here—it's almost a given that you use or have used Windows Notepad at some point. It is one of the most basic text editors possible—or at least, it used to be. Microsoft has been slowly bloating it with additional features, some of dubious value...
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Following last month's update which addressed 159 security flaws, Microsoft has released another significant patch, this time fixing 63 vulnerabilities of varying severity (critical, important, moderate, and low). Three critical vulnerabilities requiring user action are CVE-2025-21376, CVE-2025-21379, and...
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Artificial Intelligence is everywhere these days, and the level of investment in in the technology means it will only become more prevalent as time goes on. With many people already using tools such as ChatGPT as they go about their daily lives, is it the best path forward, though? A new study by Microsoft that...
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Up until very recently, Microsoft detailed how you could go about installing Windows 11 on an older PC that does not meet the operating system's hardware requirements, and specifically the TPM 2.0 requirement. It recommended against going that route, but for those who were adventurous—and comfortable mucking around...
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It's been four years and four months since Microsoft released Windows 11 to the wild. In the time since, it hasn't exactly ingratiated itself with a majority of users, especially those who are still clinging to Windows 10, but it has been able to capture more than a third of the overall Windows PC market. It also just...
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Microsoft released some new Surface Pro systems powered by Intel this week, and while intriguing, pricing starts at $1,499.99 for those models. If you're willing to give Qualcomm's Arm-based Snapdragon X platform a whirl, you can get a great deal on a Surface Pro Copilot+ system for around half the price with some...
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If you've been waiting for some of Microsoft's Xbox exclusives to finally make their way to Sony's PlayStation 5 console, you're in luck. The ever fun Forza Horizon 5 is headed to the PS5 sometime this springtime, opening up the game to an entirely new group of players. With a stunning open-world design, this game is...
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The Overwatch franchise has been a mainstay in the hero shooter genre, though it has slowly lost a significant portion of its player base and hasn't returned to prominence with Overwatch 2, in part because of some poor management. The landscape has only gotten more difficult with the highly successful release of...
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Malicious actors have a variety of techniques to try and ensnare victims online, one of which is scareware. It entails displaying web pages designed to convince a user that their system has been somehow compromised, but promises to offer a tech support solution that will “fix” the issue. Microsoft is now providing a...
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A lot of gamers are looking forward to the day when Nintendo finally releases its Switch 2 console, especially after it was teased in a first-look showcase trailer earlier this month. Do you know who else is looking forward to the upcoming launch? Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, who is now on record saying...
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Do you need to fix classic Outlook crashes after updating to version 2412? We've got you covered. If your classic Outlook application crashes when you forward, write, or reply to an email, don't fret, you're not alone. The good news, however, is that you can temporarily fix this issue by reverting to the previous...
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We're just a few weeks into 2025, or as Microsoft recently called it, the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." The comment came in a blog post in which Microsoft made a pitch to rid yourself of your crusty old Windows 10 (or earlier) system and purchase a new PC that supports and runs Windows 11. So color us a little...
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Hackers are relentless and it's unsurprising. One successful exploit can give them access to a fortune. Thankfully, security experts are mostly on our side. Just three months ago, Microsoft security experts discovered a security flaw in the macOS TCC framework. And just recently, they uncovered yet another...
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Boss battles can be frustrating, but even more infuriating is when your game console gives up the ghost. I had this happen with an Xbox One X back in the day, and fortunately it was under warranty (and thus easy to have replaced). For those who are not so fortunate, Microsoft announced it is expanding its...
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