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”
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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 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”
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”
Microsoft releases PowerShell 7.1, now available on the Windows 10 Microsoft Store
Microsoft today announced the release of a new version of PowerShell, the company’s command-line-based configuration tool. The latest update brings up to version 7.1, and it includes several improvements and fixes over version 7.0, which was made generally available in March. “For PowerShell 7.1, we decided to build on the foundation established in PowerShell 7.0Continue reading “Microsoft releases PowerShell 7.1, now available on the Windows 10 Microsoft Store”
OneDrive gained new Microsoft Teams integrations and more in October
Microsoft has recently published the monthly OneDrive Roundup of all the new features and capabilities added in October 2020. These enhancements include new OneDrive integrations with Microsoft Teams as well as an improved setup experience. We’re starting first with the new Microsoft Teams integrations. Last month, the company added a new file sharing in TeamsContinue reading “OneDrive gained new Microsoft Teams integrations and more in October”
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