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Windows ARM computers are the new thing There are several differences between the upcoming Windows ARM and Windows RT. The latter doesn’t support x86 applications while Windows ARM will through emulation. One of the goals of this project is to provide long lasting battery life for devices as well as constant uptime on connectivity. It’s going to take a while Apparently, the roll-out process for new ARM-powered computers is predicted to be pretty slow but they are expected to drop in 2017, which is a plus....

Plans to disable The issue which has been long-standing will now get a solution. The Redmond giant has made a move to also disable the Excel 4.0 macros in all of Microsoft 365. As an alternative, they are urging Excel users to switch to VBA macros. In addition, the setting ‘enable XLM macros when VBA macros are enabled’ will automatically be unchecked by default. The change will only be available to end-users that are yet to configure the macro setting or those whose group policy is not configured by their tenant admins....

Today, Microsoft announced that it will be acquiring Clipchamp, which is clearly an attempt to bolster the upcoming operating system even more. If you weren’t already familiar, Clipchamp is a free web-based video editing app and, apparently, the tech giant seems keen on integrating its newly acquired video editor into its Microsoft 365 subscription service. Just to make sure everyone understands what this means, Clipchamp’s days of being a free video editor may be numbered....

The official statement Microsoft leaves room for interpretation, suggesting 4K pass-through could indeed be supported in the far future: 4K pass-through allows a connected device to send 4K content through the console and display the respective content in native 4K on the screen. While this isn’t a big deal for many users seeing as 4K broadcasts are quite limited, Microsoft should have been straight forward from the very beginning. There are many potential buyers sitting on the fence thinking whether to buy an Xbox One S or wait for Project Scorpio....

You won’t simply be able to opt out It also seems that this is not a feature that you will simply be able to opt out of. Instead, it will be an ad that’s bundled into the application that nobody can get rid off. This could trigger users to give up on the app entirely if such a thing will happen. For the moment, this may seem the best idea or solution for most ad haters, and it’s also very unusual for an app that’s developed by Redmond for an OS designed by them as well to include built-in ads....

Mr. Panay discussed Surface devices in a Wired podcast after Microsoft revealed the Surface Go last week. During that podcast, he was asked about a potential Surface Phone. The Microsoft chief replied: Thus, Mr. Panay effectively killed off a multitude of Surface Phone rumors within a few seconds during the Wired podcast. The rumor mill had speculated that Andromeda, the codename for a Microsoft mobile device, would be a Surface Phone....

As we follow the money, we see that Microsoft’s earnings are lowering, having earnings of about 66 cents per share, whichare way lower than the 75 cents per share that Wall Street analysts predicted. It would seem that Microsoft Windows is starting to fail, as users are not impressed with how Microsoft has upgraded their once mighty operating system. Microsoft’s Shares go Down by more than 11% Also, Microsoft Surface RT sales are not doing so well, and manufacturers that are willing to use the Windows RT platform are rapidly changing their minds....

But Microsoft is now courting controversy with a new Edge feature that’s now live in Canary. As an Edge insider claims on Reddit, the browser no longer displays the HTTP and WWW parts of a web address. A lot of Windows insiders are unhappy with this change. Latest Microsoft Edge Canary build doesn’t display full web address If you launch a web page in the Microsoft Edge browser and take a look at the address bar right now, you’ll notice that it displays all components of the site’s address....

When Microsoft Edge crossed to the Chromium side it lost the save options when you’re downloading a file. To be more precise, when you click on a download button, the file or software you’re trying to get is starting to download and clicking on the … button will only show just a couple of options. You don’t have the option to Save or Save as the file. Microsoft brings back the save options in Edge 87 According to Microsoft’s Tech Comunity announcement, starting with Edge version 87....

The Windows 8.1 3D Builder app is an awesome free 3D printing app that we’ve included in the best Windows 8 apps for the past week (November 2013). The app has been released in the Windows Store only a week ago, but it has already received an early update that fixes some annoying bugs and improves performance. In a recent post on the Extreme Windows Blog, Gavin Gear from Microsoft explains how you can use the 3D Builder app to import, view, manipulate, and print 3D models on your Windows 8....

Remember when Microsoft revealed its Xbox One S back in 2016? While at the time user were happy to hear that excellent piece of news, it now seems that things might be taking a different course. Testing 4K video content for Movies & TV on the Xbox One S Microsoft is currently testing out its own 4K video content for the Movies & TV on Xbox One S. Some users recently reported that the company asked them to complete an Xbox Insider task that required them to watch a short UHD clip of Pacific Rim and provide feedback afterwards to see if the content ran smoothly and was in true UHD....

The Over-the-cable Updater app enables Windows Enterprise users to update their devices faster. Previously, Windows Mobile users had to install each update individually to fully update their handsets. However, with the Over-the-cable Updater, they can now update to the very latest version of Windows without installing previous release build updates. The Windows Device Recovery Tool was similar to the Over-the-cable Updater app in that you could update Windows Phone platforms directly to their latest versions with the WDRT until Microsoft removed that app’s update options....

As a result, the malware checking engine is crashing, and consequently, emails and messages have been stuck in transport queues across Exchange Servers 2016 and 2019. But you can now breathe a sigh of relief because the Redmond tech giant has released a fix patch for this bug. Manual and automated solutions provided by Microsoft Just as the company promised on the first day of 2022, it has finally delivered a fix for this nasty problem....

Included features The free Windows 11 Enterprise virtual machine comes with: Window 11 Enterprise (evaluation) Windows 10 SDK, version 2004 (10.0.19041.0) Visual Studio 2019 (latest as of 10/09/21) with the UWP, .NET desktop, and Azure workflows enabled and includes the Windows Template Studio extension. Visual Studio Code (latest as of 10/09/21) Windows Subsystem for Linux enabled with Ubuntu installed Developer mode enabled Windows Terminal installed These machines are set to expire come September 1, 2022, according to Microsoft....

Back in August, Microsoft added Shopping Cart and Wish List to its store, but both were restricted to games and apps. Adding hardware and accessories to either was not possible. This meant that if users wanted to buy a game and a couple of Xbox accessories, they had to go through the checkout twice. Hardly an ideal situation. What Are the Shopping Cart and Wish List Updates? On 5th November, 2018, Microsoft’s Chris Swenson, Sr....

Evidence of the impending reveal is steadily gathering as the company is already replacing some Band 2 models which suffered from cracking rubber with other made of a more durable material, a precursor to the wearable being pulled from stores. Microsoft won’t be refilling Band 2 stock anymore because it’s focusing on the third generation wearable which will release this fall. Rumors are spreading fast and they suggest that the device will come with interchangeable bands which will make it more comfortable to wear....

The first change in the latest build is the revamped Blu-ray icon. The new icon is now more consistent with the other drive icons in Windows 10 and fits better in the overall environment. Besides the revamped Blu-icon, the new build also changes the way the network Quick Action in the Action Center looks. The new icon represents “an entry point to the network flyout (previously, it was a generic globe icon),” and it associates more plainly with the look of a Wi-Fi network....

If you’re an Insider, you can already test the new feature by downloading and installing Windows 10 build 1764. You can install the WebDriver FoD by turning on Developer Mode. You can also go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features and install the standalone package. Microsoft also hopes that this change will fix binary mismatches: Since Microsoft WebDriver is now built into the OS, this means that the standalone download won’t be available on future stable versions of Windows....

The latest smartphones from Microsoft are powered by a Snapdragon processor capable of supporting a 64-bit operating system. However, at this moment in time, the software giant believes it is best to run a 32-bit version of Windows 10 Mobile for the time being. When could we possibly see a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Mobile? Well, from what we have come to understand, this will happen with the Redstone update set for 2017....

Read Also: Discounted Windows 8 Apps & Games This Week #10 Follow the 2014 Olympics on your Windows 8 tablet To be able to enjoy the entire streaming of the 2014 Winter Olympics on your Windows 8 tablet with this app, you will need to be a subscriber with the NBC Universal Media. However, there is also a free way to watch the Olympics, but the offer is limited, meaning there are only some hours that you can enjoy for free....