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Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to set a duration for their presence status

At Ignite 2020, Microsoft announced that it’s working on improvements for the online presence feature in Microsoft Teams. As a part of this change, the company released a new Offline Status option last month, and it’s now rolling out another feature called “Presence Status duration.” The new status duration option in the presence menu allows users to set a certain statusContinue reading “Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to set a duration for their presence status”

Microsoft Teams starts rolling out AI-based noise suppression for Meetings

Microsoft is rolling out an AI-based noise suppression feature that automatically removes unwanted background noise during Microsoft Teams calls or meetings (via Tom Talks). The feature is being rolled out now gradually for Microsoft Teams desktop users. Microsoft first announced the real-time noise-suppression functionality back in March 2020, but the feature was added to Teams roadmap in October. The technologyContinue reading “Microsoft Teams starts rolling out AI-based noise suppression for Meetings”

Windows 10 news recap: New Xbox consoles don’t support game streaming to Windows 10 PCs, Windows 10 version 1909 being pushed to 1903 users, and more

Welcome back to my Windows 10 news recap, where I go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Microsoft starts pushing Windows 10 version 1909 to users still on version 1903 With the May 2019 update reaching the end of its support period in December, Microsoft hasContinue reading “Windows 10 news recap: New Xbox consoles don’t support game streaming to Windows 10 PCs, Windows 10 version 1909 being pushed to 1903 users, and more”

Microsoft news recap: Xbox Series X|S had biggest launch in Xbox history, hacking attempts target COVID-19 vaccine makers, and more

Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Microsoft reports hacking attempts targeting COVID-19 vaccine makers, some successful Leading pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-19 vaccines have become the target of state-sponsored cyberattacks by both North Korea andContinue reading “Microsoft news recap: Xbox Series X|S had biggest launch in Xbox history, hacking attempts target COVID-19 vaccine makers, and more”

Microsoft Authenticator on iOS will soon be able to replace iCloud for auto-filling passwords

The Microsoft Authenticator app on iOS is about to become much more useful on iOS. As of today, the app can be used to unlock accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA), but the iOS app is apparently ready to become an alternative to Apple’s iCloud service for auto-filling passwords on the web. On iOS 14, youContinue reading “Microsoft Authenticator on iOS will soon be able to replace iCloud for auto-filling passwords”

These top tips will help you reduce work fatigue and stay productive in Microsoft Teams

As you use Microsoft Teams for work or school, you might experience a little fatigue throughout your day. You could be getting too many notifications, or you could be finding it hard to focus during meetings. Well, Teams has some in-built features which can help you tune things out and stay a bit more productive.Continue reading “These top tips will help you reduce work fatigue and stay productive in Microsoft Teams”

Microsoft reports hacking attempts targeting COVID-19 vaccine makers, some successful

Microsoft today revealed that North Korea and Russian state-sponsored hackers had been involved in cyberattacks targeting leading pharmaceutical companies. These seven companies are currently researching COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. “In recent months, we’ve detected cyberattacks from three nation-state actors targeting seven prominent companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. The targets includeContinue reading “Microsoft reports hacking attempts targeting COVID-19 vaccine makers, some successful”

Microsoft Teams is changing how Meetings participants will access to meeting chat next month

Microsoft is planning to introduce some important changes to Teams meeting participant’s access to meeting chat based on how they were invited to the meeting. The feature listing recently appeared on the Microsoft Teams roadmap and is scheduled for a roll out in December. With this change, all participants who joined a Teams meeting viaContinue reading “Microsoft Teams is changing how Meetings participants will access to meeting chat next month”

Outlook for Windows to get roaming signatures in December, but some users get it early

In May, we learned that Microsoft is working to bring cloud support to Outlook for Windows email signatures. The feature has been delayed several times and it’s now scheduled for December 2020, according to the Microsoft Outlook Roadmap. However, it appears that users will soon have an option to configure an email signature and have it saved in theContinue reading “Outlook for Windows to get roaming signatures in December, but some users get it early”

Microsoft Remote Desktop app updates on iOS with support for new iPhones and iPads

Microsoft Remote Desktop updated to Version 10.2.1 this week on Apple’s iOS devices. This latest update contains nowhere near the amount of changes, fixes, and improvements seen in the previous update though it does fix one bug and adds support for the new iPhone and iPad models which is fairly important for those planning to upgrade. Here’sContinue reading “Microsoft Remote Desktop app updates on iOS with support for new iPhones and iPads”