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Before we sharpen our pitchfork for the big cancel Microsoft party, let’s take a look at the joke in question. After a year of millions of people being forced to work from home, Microsoft decided to tweet out the following to those remote workers: “Reminder: build your schedule around meals”. The horror. Now, I guess some of you are like me and may be wondering what all the fuss is about, but ZDNet says the tweet sparked some blow back from the Twitterverse....

Among the new additions of this release is a do not disturb mode. Like it says on the tin, the feature lets Xbox One users mute notifications and other aspects when playing, consuming media and invites. So, if you do not want to get those bings and bongs during gameplay, this is the way to go. To accompany the do not disturb, Microsoft has included an online status. This will let friends and contacts know when you do not want to be disturbed....

As more people look to increase they cryptocurrency investments in hot wallets, cybercrooks will look to target them. Microsoft says cryware is the term it gives the malware category (crypto + malware = cryware). Crypto markets are increasingly volatile and info-stealing malware will seek to gain access to passwords and private keys for hot wallets. If you are unfamiliar with hot wallets, they store cryptocurrency online. The alternative is offline storage, which is a cold wallet....

For example, users can see Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDF files in the web version of Windows 10 Whiteboard. The new feature was introduced on Twitter by Ian Mikutel, Senior Project Lead in charge of Microsoft Whiteboard. Whiteboard integrates with the inking capabilities of Microsoft Office to bring content to a screen that can be used by multiple users across devices. Functional locally or online, the service works with mouse, keyboard, pen, and touch....

Again if the Word/Excel sheet freezes while loading from a network shared location, then there is chances some problem with the network location that lost the connection during the time that your Office program is opening the file. That cause you need to check Network connectivity and perform these Network Troubleshooting steps. How to Make Microsoft Office Word/Excel Load Faster If you are experiencing “Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint ” slow loading problem, Word/Excel document files take a relatively long time to open, freezes when I try to exit here some solutions you may apply....

Many zero-days that are targeted through documents are already patched. Unfortunately, this flaw does not rely on macros, which Office can usually detect and warn users. This vulnerability is deployed when an infected Word document is opened. The Microsoft Word document is created to look legitimate and passed through an email. It downloads an infection in the form of a malicious HTML application from a server. This is designed to look like a Rich Text document file....

Microsoft has largely escaped the kind of controversy Facebook and Google have faced, but still several aspects of Windows 10 privacy have been called into questions. Facebook’s situation suggests users are willing to ditch a service eventually if their privacy is not protected. Project Bali aims to give users more control over their personal data. Microsoft describes it as a personal data bank The solution would allow individual users to aggregate their personal data across websites and services into a single location....

Firstly, to coincide with the launch of the Xbox One X, Minecraft will be available in 4K. Microsoft today launched the Xbox One X, which we have known as Project Scorpio for the last year. The console delivers big time on Microsoft’s promises. It is the first true native 4K console and is the most powerful console ever made. It will launch November 7. Minecraft will be available in 4K around the same time, with a Fall 2017 timeframe offered today....

The source this time is Chinese website Weibo, and it shows not just the design but a little peek at the components. Lumia 960 Specifications Known internally as Northstar, the Lumia 960 was going to be Microsoft’s flagship Windows 10 Mobile device. Naturally, it never made it to market, but a bit of digging last February gave an idea of the specs. Bechmarks under the model number RM-1162 were spotted on GFXBench, but the leaks today clarify some details:...

Instead, the character is now a proverbial jack of all trades. Nintendo has updated the profile for its iconic mascot to reflect his versatility. If we think about it, the Italian never did much plumbing. Sure, he liked going up and down pipes, but never really fixing anything. Instead he had a princess to save. Over the years, Nintendo has put Mario to work in a number of different games....

How to Control Kid’s Internet Time The internet has made it possible to access anything on the web with a simple click. While this is turning the world into a better place, it equally makes it problematic. Enabling parental control on internet access on your kid’s gadgets is, therefore, inevitable. It prevents them from viewing inappropriate content and keeps them safe as they explore their curiosity. The Importance of Restricting Your Kids’ Internet Time Is it worth fighting with your kids over the amount of time they spend online?...

Microsoft soon announced that a Band 3 wouldn’t be coming that year. It also broke up the Band team and removed the software development. Last year, it axed its Lumia phones, making it unlikely a Windows-focused fitness tracker would come any time soon. However, it appears Microsoft still has some ideas floating around. Two patents were spotted by WFSA and they’re undoubtedly for fitness trackers. The first abstract explains a “ring-shaped, electrically conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form and electrical connection with human skin”....

Some reports noted a performance impact of up to 30%, where others were 5% or lower. The change is very much dependent on the workload, model, and a number of other factors, but annoying all the same. Ten months after its disclosure, those impacted now have a light at the end of the tunnel for Windows users. Microsoft has engineers have confirmed that Google’s Retpoline fix for variant 2 will be in Windows 10 191H....

As preview software, PowerToys has been plagued with some bugs and annoyances, the major one being the requirement for it to run as an administrator. As a Microsoft-published tool, this didn’t really feel necessary, and PowerToys can now carry out its tasks without asking for user approval. No more annoying prompts. When it comes to bugs, the team says it has fixed over 100 issues, though for natural reasons it didn’t list every single one....

While it is certainly nice to have confirmation of the specs, the official list is very familiar. There have been a couple of leaks that we now know were spot on in terms of what we ca expect Project Scorpio to deliver. As Microsoft has already confirmed, Project Scorpio will be a significant step above the current Xbox One S. Indeed, while it will carry Xbox One branding, the console will feel like a next generation unit thanks to its boosted performance....

The tool focuses on enhancing fuzzing. This technique produces scans for vulnerability directly from a DLL file. By using data injection, fuzz testing, users can automate the search for invalid or surprising data injected into apps. Ormandy says Fuzzing works better on Linux. This is because the open source platform has tools that makes the process more efficient compared to Windows. “Distributed, scalable fuzzing on Windows can be challenging and inefficient....

This update has been sent out quietly, without an official announcement, although it does get a changelog. It is focused on delivering changes that Microsoft says were based on feedback from users. Arguably the most significant addition is full support for Android call intents. This is an Android feature that allows users to tap on a phone number in an app or browser to make a call directly with Skype....

Just earlier this month, Butterfield suggested Microsoft Teams and Slack are not direct competitors. He argued voice and video aspects are a focus of Teams, meaning it competes more with Zoom. Slack is more focused on collaboration and messaging. That’s why Butterfield is perplexed by Microsoft positioning Slack as a competitor. In an interview with The Verge, the executive said Microsoft has an obsession with Slack: “Microsoft is perhaps unhealthily preoccupied with killing us, and Teams is the vehicle to do that....

Why is Minecraft not responding? There is no exact reason as to why this error occurs it could be antivirus or firewall blocking the game or an outdated display driver prevent loading the game. apply solutions below probably help fix the issue for you. 1 Why is Minecraft not responding?1.1 Close Runtimebroker.exe in Task Manager1.2 Disable Your Antivirus Software1.3 Update Your Device Driver1.4 Allow Minecraft Through Windows Firewall1.5 Reinstall Minecraft...

If you’re seeing many svchost.exe items hogging your CPU usage, or svchost.exe (netsvcs) High Network Usage No worries, it’s possible to fix. Fix svchost high CPU windows 10 High CPU or memory usage of svchost.exe services can be caused by viruses or malicious programs. We recommend performing a full system scan with an updated antivirus program for possible viruses and malicious programs. 1 Fix svchost high CPU windows 101.1 Disable certain svchost....