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Microsoft’s Cross-Tenant Message Recall for Exchange Online Arrives in August
Microsoft announced on July 10, 2026, that Exchange Online will gain a cross-tenant message recall feature, rolling out in mid-August. The new capability allows a sender in one Microsoft 365 tenant...
Surface Laptop 7th Edition Gets a $400 Price Cut as 8th Edition Launches at $1,600
Microsoft's 2026 Surface Laptop 8th Edition will start at $1,600, packing the new Snapdragon X2 Plus or X2 Elite processors. But while the company pushes its latest flagship, the real value story is...
Microsoft’s Free Creators Update Turns Windows 10 Into a 3D Studio
Microsoft announced Wednesday that the next major Windows 10 release, dubbed the Creators Update, will land in early 2017 as a free upgrade for all users. The headliner: a brand-new Paint 3D app that...
Google Gemini Brings AI-Powered Registration to KBC Ahead of New Season
Google India and Sony Pictures Networks India are bringing conversational AI to one of the country’s most-watched television shows. According to a report, Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega...
Why Windows 11 Still Has Two Printer Properties Paths — and Which One You Should Use
Printing in Windows 11 has become easier in some respects, but when you need to dive into advanced settings, the number of routes can be baffling. Microsoft's modern Settings app offers a direct...
The Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcut You're Probably Using Wrong – And How to Fix Your Muscle Memory
Microsoft quietly rewired one of the most ingrained keyboard shortcuts in Windows when it shipped Windows 11, and eighteen months later, millions of users are still hitting the wrong keys. If your...
The End of SetPoint: Logitech Options+ Is Now Mandatory for Unifying Pairing
Logitech has made Logi Options+ the mandatory pairing tool for Unifying receivers, finally sunsetting the company’s longstanding SetPoint and Unifying standalone utilities. As of 2026, to connect a...
Windows 11's Camera App Has a Secret Wi-Fi QR Code Scanner — Here's How It Works
Wi-Fi passwords are a modern nuisance — long, case-sensitive strings that no one wants to type. Windows 11 has a built-in solution that most users have never noticed. The Camera app, which you...
Leaked Windows 11 Build 26300.8687 Tests Unified Reboot: .NET, Drivers, and Firmware Apply with a Single Restart
A new Windows 11 test build circulating in insider circles suggests Microsoft is taking a major step toward a single-restart update model—one that could finally combine .NET patching, driver...
Microsoft Will Turn On Hotpatch by Default in Windows Autopatch Next Year — Are Your Devices Ready?
Microsoft will begin enabling hotpatch updates by default for all eligible Windows endpoints managed by its Autopatch service starting in May 2026, according to a new advisory. The shift means that...
After 3,200 Xbox Layoffs, CEO Asha Sharma Joins Federal Reserve Task Force
Microsoft’s Xbox division laid off 3,200 workers this week in a sweeping “business reset,” yet the company insists artificial intelligence wasn’t the cause. Days after the announcement, Xbox...
Microsoft Research Finds Training AI on Glitchy Streams Makes Them 90% Accurate in Noisy Games
Microsoft Research has demonstrated that training AI agents on deliberately degraded video game streams—complete with pixelation, blur, ghosting, and compression artifacts—can make them nearly...