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A few days ago, we shared an important safety tip with McAfee users. According to some posts on McAfee’s support forums, users were requested to uninstall or disable McAfee before updating to Windows 8.1. Of course, that measure wasn’t affecting users of the McAfee Central app, which is specially designed for Windows 8 touch-enabled device. And today I’ve discovered that McAfee has released an important updated that all the users out there should download and install as soon as possible....

New features The all-new Surface Laptop Studio device is packed with exciting features. If you were holding off to purchase a new laptop waiting for the specs to drop, it was worth the wait. The display is a 14.4-inch screen size with 120Hz. The Intel is of the 11th Gen H series processor with an RTX 3050 Ti graphics card. If you have always wanted a desktop feel on a laptop budget, this here is the device for you, only offering more comfort and portability....

However, a new video leaked by a reliable tipster highlights that’s about to change with the addition of Follow Me to Cortana. Although nothing has been officially announced, the video highlights how guided audio navigation may become a new feature for Windows 10. Cortana is the virtual assistant included with Windows 10 and Microsoft has enhanced that app in previous updates. Follow Me could be the next new Cortana feature, providing audio and visual prompts to guide a user on how to configure various settings in Windows....

Also, Microsoft, who provides the operating system for Huawei laptops and tablets, could follow suit. Other American tech giants such as Intel, Qualcomm and Broadcom, will no longer supply components to Huawei. In spite of these bans, the operating systems will not stop working. The Windows 10 license on Huawei laptops and tablets will continue to be available to users. Still, in these circumstances, Huawei will no longer obtain OEM (original equipment manufacturer) licenses from Microsoft....

The conference focused on the on corporate security. The key speakers spoke about how the industry can empower people and protect user data. Rob Lefferts, who is currently Microsoft’s corporate VP of Security stated that the latest tools offered by Microsoft help its partners to overcome security threats. These options specifically target those partners that have a shortage of talent in the cyber security department. New Azure & Microsoft 365 features 1....

According to Microsoft, OneDrive is getting a new OneDrive Personal Vault feature. Furthermore, the company will offer new subscription plans for Office 365 and OneDrive customers. Get more storage space without paying more Previously, Microsoft offered 50 GB of storage for a monthly fee of $1.99. You can now enjoy 100 GB of storage for the same price tag. Microsoft confirmed that the extra 50 GB storage will be added to your account very soon without any user intervention....

The first Project Centennial test app that made its way to the Store is a set of Office Win32 programs, that Microsoft turned into Universal apps. The set of Office apps contains Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, and more. However, none of these apps seem to work yet, as every app shows just a white screen when opened. But since this is a very first test of Project Centennial by Microsoft, the aim probably was just to bring these apps to the Windows Store....

That’s because the common rule is that you need to run Service Stack Updates (SSU) and only then run the Cumulative Updates (CU). And not only that but you need to match the correct SSU with the corresponding CU. Microsoft is always on the move to simplify the updates process and last year in September, they announced that they will bundlee the SSU and CU together in a single package....

This new console could pose a problem for developers because it would require them to create games for two different Xbox consoles. The real issue here is the gap between both the Xbox One and Project Scorpio when it comes to hardware. It will likely not be easy for developers to create a game based Project Scorpio specs then dumb it down for the Xbox One. We also have to look at multiplatform developers who also create games for PC and will likely showcase their wares on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Neo....

The company updated its Xbox One’s catalog with some more titles. Gamers will be glad to know that they can now access more free DLC, some Xbox classics and Xbox 360 games. A flashback from the past The tech giant started its Xbox One Backward Compatibility program back in 2015. The idea got a lot of appreciation from the Xbox gaming community. Many users like to keep their old collection of movies, songs and even games....

That’s the case with the New tab page. It seems that following up on a lot of feedback from Edge users, Microsoft is working on adding New Tab page (NTP) in the dark mode: This is great news for the Microsoft Edge users that were waiting for this change to come to the browser for some time now. Microsoft packs its latest version of the Chromium-based browser with some other interesting features like a couple of new sync features and a new and improved easy-to-see indicator in the toolbar for InPrivate Mode tabs....

Its all about accessibility nowadays and tech companies are trying to figure out how to change their apps for the better, without actually changing much about them. Microsoft Edge legacy title bar to be added in July According to Reddit, as part of the July update for Microsoft Edge, developers will finally introduce support for classic or legacy Edge’s tab previews feature. This new feature will be available with the Microsoft Edge Canary and it will allow users to hide the title bar and it will enter its Beta testing phase next month....

The Clear Type feature is a Windows-only technology and the aim is to improve the readability of texts, especially on the LCD monitors. Considering how many hours most people are spending in front of a monitor, working to make things easier in this matter could not be more welcomed. Clear type feature The Clear type flag could be seen in the Microsoft Edge with Canary build 91.0.862.0 although shortly after we would see it removed, alongside the 91....

The Redmond giant aimed to improve the user experience for all types of users. As a quick reminder, this update brought a series of new bugs as well. The good news is that Microsoft has finally resolved three major issues in Windows 10 v1903. All of these issues were introduced by KB4505057. In this article, we are going to briefly discuss each of them. Audio not working bug The audio issues were initially caused by KB4505057....

Read Also: UC Browser App for Windows 8 Gets New Features, Download Now Big fixes comes for touch input problems affecting various Windows 8.1 apps Here’s how the official description of the fix sounds like: And here’s the list of Windows version affected by the change: Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Pro Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, Essentials, Foundation, Standard Have you had any touch input problems with any app on your Windows 8....

His comments were definitely hinting at Microsoft phasing out Windows 10 Mobile. Joe Belfiore’s tweet that hinted to Windows 10 Mobile’s elimination from Windows SDK dates back in October, and it’s saying that Microsoft will continue to support the platform with security and bug updates, but on the other hand, building new features will not be a priority anymore. Windows 10 SDK lacks the definition of Windows 10 Mobile The latest Windows 10 SDK seems to lack the definition of Windows 10 Mobile from the SDK....

That’s why Microsoft Minesweeper is one of the Windows 8 games that I consider to be among the best, and I’ve installed the app on my tablet since day one. I was pleasantly surprised to discover in the Windows Store that the game has finally been made available with full support for Windows 8.1. Here’s how the full release note reads like: Optimized for Windows 8.1! General bug fixes & optimizations Added the ability to reset your statistics!...

Read Also: Skype App for Windows 8.1 Gets Favorites Sync Across Devices Microsoft finally opens first innovation center in the United States The first U.S.-based Microsoft Innovation Center will come with the latest technology and tools to increase job creation, train technology specialists, and to facilitate collaboration with Microsoft’s partners. Sanket Akerkar, vice president of Developer & Platform Evangelism at Microsoft, said the following: The Miami Microsoft Innovation Center will target students which will receive guidance on curriculum development and research projects and support for improving their technical skills; startups and entrepreneurs who will receive trainings, mentoring and networking opportunities, and membership in Microsoft BizSpark; the government as the the new venue will acts as a source for job creation....

So, we have KB2952664 for Windows 7, KB2976978 for Windows 8.1, and KB2977759 for Windows 7 (Service Pack 1). We have to mention that all these compatibility updates were available before, but Microsoft apparently decided to re-release them, so users who originally missed them can make sure that their computers are ready for Windows 10. However, besides these re-released updates, Microsoft also issued two new updates, that will improve the Update Client on Windows 7, Windows 8....

The latest edition will include the following: Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation, Version 1511 (Build 10586) Visual Studio 2015 Community Update 2 Windows developer SDK and tools (Build 10586) Windows IoT Core SDK and Raspberry Pi 2 (Build 10586.0.151029-1700) Windows IoT Core project templates (Version 1.0) Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET (Build 2.9.1) Windows Bridge for iOS (Build 0.1.160525) Windows UWP samples (Build 3.0.0) Windows Bridge for iOS samples When it comes to VM, Windows 10 now supports VMware Workstation 12 Pro, good news for those who work a lot with the platform....