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You can first polish your driving skills in an extensive career mode and then take on friends with 4-player local split-screen racing and online modes for up to 8 players. Feedback for Mantis Burn Racing is overwhelmingly positive, but gamers also detected some minor issues. The good news is that overall, unlike other titles recently launched, Mantis Burn Racing is a stable game. Mantis Burn Racing rare issues on Xbox One Loading times can reach one minute....

They are complaining that every time they try running Skype, they are met with an error message. While the majority of problems seem to apply to users that have Windows 7, there is also a chance for this error to occur on Windows 10 as well. Tired of Skype? Try these neat collaboration tools that we wholeheartedly recommend. Helpful information was soon to appear on the Microsoft Answers forums, but they were usually generic solutions....

Insights The new feature Insight allows to find out more information on a given topic without opening a new browser tab. In order to access this feature, right-click on a word or a group of words, and then select Insighs from the menu or from under the Review Tab on the ribbon. Office Online uses Bing as a research engine and uses a variety of online sources to bring you the information you required....

They aren’t very popular Google says these two features are being removed simply because they aren’t popular. And while many actually believe that it wouldn’t do any harm to just leave them there, it appears they still do. Leaving the unused options there will result in the browser having to scan more content thus making the entire context menu more complex. Numbers don’t lie To provide a more compelling argument for their decision, Google have also provided usage statistics which showcase how much these functions were used....

Many DVD players apps are affected by these issues. According to user reports, the apps won’t launch successfully, they open only for a moment, then disappear. Strangely enough, all these apps worked perfectly fine until users install the latest Windows 10 updates on their computers. Now they flash for a few seconds when users try to launch them, only to quickly shut down. Windows 10 DVD player apps issue Although Microsoft hasn’t yet confirmed which update is the culprit, many users suggest that KB4013429 is to blame....

Microsoft decided to offer refunds to all those users who have already purchased e-books on the platform. Furthermore, the company is also compensating the users whose original payment method is not valid anymore or used gift cards. If you are one of them, Microsoft will add that credit back to your account. You will be able to use that credit online at the Microsoft Store. Microsoft has no plans to compete in the ebook domain One of the major reasons behind this decision is that Microsoft is redesigning Edge based on Chromium....

Recently, a Reddit user shared Microsoft’s new survey in which the company asks players if they’d agree to sell back their old Xbox One digital games to them for 10% the purchase price in Xbox Store credit. So for example, if you bought a game for $60, Microsoft would offer to buy it back from you for $6. Microsoft to catch up with leading game distribution platforms Obviously, while most would say that getting just 10% percent for your botched purchase game is not that much, keep in mind that there’s no other way to sell your old digital Xbox One games....

When the Anniversary Update rolls out, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer will no longer consider web pages protected with SHA-1 as secure. The lock icon in the address bar will be removed to indicate this, so any website with SHA-1 signed TLS will have to make some important changes before Microsoft rolls out this new update. Developers will want to know how to test block their SHA-1 signed TLS certificates....

Scroll to text fragment allows developers or website owners to deep link a text snippet in the URL to any part of a web page. When the user clicks this type of link, it leads them to a specific block of text or phrase on the target web page. This way, deep-linking lets web visitors navigate to what they’re after much faster. Scroll to text fragment works in Microsoft Edge Recently, the folks at Techdows experimented on the deep-linking feature in Microsoft Edge....

As such, Microsoft has recently launched a YouTube channel dedicated to Teams in order to help people get the most out of the communication platform. The channel includes short instructional videos, tips, and tutorials for a range of Teams features. The Microsoft Teams YouTube channel includes a welcome video detailing the benefits of working in Teams. New YouTube channel Microsoft launched the Microsoft Teams YouTube channel in early January of this year, and it has since created 14 videos that range from one to four minutes long....

The Dorkbot is a malware which collects your login data from services like Gmail, Facebook, PayPal, Steam, and other, and it could cause you a lot of damage. Dorkbot infects over 100,000 computers each month, and has owned more than one million PCs in over 190 countries so far, representing a major security threat. Dorkbot was first spotted in 2011. It usually infects computers of users’ who were visiting suspicious websites, as these websites use special tools which automatically infiltrate the malicious software into people’s computers....

BETT is a global trade show that focuses on Information Technology in the education zone. By assembling the leading IT companies under one roof, it provides the education community with advanced technological tools for improving the learning process. Microsoft is a worldwide partner of this show and has tremendously invested in the education with its Lenovo 100e, Intel Celeron Apollo Lake CPU and other devices. This year, the trade show is scheduled from 23-26 January in London and in association with 800+ leading companies....

However, this goal was based on the Windows Phone being a success, but the company revised the 2018 timeline, owing to the poor performance of its mobile division, especially early January 2016 when it announced its quarterly earnings that saw a 57 percent year over year sales drop. Myerson’s remarks come at a time when the company is reorganizing, a move that has received mixed reactions from different quarters, including ex-employees like Tim Sneath, who until his move to Google, was heading the devs team....

It has been a while since the Photos app last had a revamp so the improved features must be something to look forward to. Improved features According to Dave Grochocki of Microsoft, the redesign will make the app faster and more enjoyable to users. The interface will also be simpler and easy to navigate. Some of the notable features you can expect to find in the app include: Improved design – The new look is more natural with rounded corners and updated typography....

Office 2016 Insider build released for Windows Desktop The official Office Insider team said the following on Twitter: — Office Insider (@OfficeInsider) January 21, 2016 This being a pretty minor update, it does not bring any major new features, containing mostly bug fixes, and takes care of various other unmentioned problems. Here are 2 issues which have been mentioned on the Microsoft support forums by one moderator: Word 2016 doesn’t display your document formatting correctly when you edit a document Excel 2016 crashes when using Application....

Xbox One Insiders who gathered the most points by filling out the most surveys and completing the most quests during the previous preview release will be the ones to receive the invitation. While there is no Xbox One build preview available yet, not even for those invited, the fact that Microsoft is sending out invitations is a clear indication the company will soon roll out its Xbox One Anniversary Update preview....

Chromebooks are quite popular among educational facilities because of Chrome OS. The Chrome OS works perfectly with low-end devices. Chromebooks are also quite easy to manage, giving administrators an easy time. It is also difficult to alter the normal functioning of the device with malware and unsupported applications. Tailored for educational purposes Microsoft’s counter to the Chrome OS is the Windows 11 SE. Windows 11 SE is a unique version of Windows providing users with a cheap license....

The installer seemed to be entirely official, and it was linking to Google’s other applications in the Microsoft Store for instance. This was too good to be true Many readers were suggesting that this would not last because this obviously violated Microsoft’s policies regarding applications with limited function. It seems that these users were right after all. If you still don’t believe us and you want to download the app, you will receive an error message saying that “The thing that you are looking for is not here....

This new feature makes it much more easier to find what you are looking for and share it. Instead of this option being on the bottom left of your screen, it is now located on the top right menu. This new addition comes shortly after Teams already received the Webinar tool, earlier this moth. The UI share feature is available for desktops only You can still share everything you already could with the old version, the major change being, as we mentioned above, that Microsoft made it a lot easier for users to find and share their desired content....

Don’t go in expecting better quality photos or videos because that won’t change. However, if you’re into panoramic photos, then this update is right up your alley. The company is currently rolling out panorama support to Lumia 900 owners in the Windows Insiders program. Microsoft made it very easy to get to the panorama mode: Just swipe right and voila, you can now take panoramic photos with ease. We understand this new feature is much easier to use than Photosynth....