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Microsoft seems to be testing this update patch, which will likely be released alongside Windows 11 22H1 next year. It is part of the Your Microsoft Account page in settings and is now available to a limited number of Insiders on the Dev Channel. Here users can see information about their individual Microsoft Account, such as subscriptions to Microsoft services like Xbox or Microsoft 365, Microsoft Rewards, and payment history....

When introducing Windows Autopilot in April, Microsoft claimed the program would make Patch Tuesday a regular event. If you’re unfamiliar with Patch Tuesday, it is a cumulative update/patch cycle held on the second Tuesday of each month. Microsoft says Autopilot will lessen the impact of Patch Tuesday: “This service will keep Windows and Office software on enrolled endpoints up-to-date automatically, at no additional cost. IT admins can gain time and resources to drive value....

The biggest new feature is the introduction of Beam notifications to the Xbox app on Android. As the name suggests, Beam notifications give users update when friends start streaming on Beam. Another attention grabbing new feature is allows Android users to view gamerscore leaderboards directly in the application. This certainly makes it more convenient that having to turn on an Xbox to see the leaderboards. Microsoft has also made it possible to share the gamerscore leaderboards with other users....

Unfortunately, the preview phase has done nothing to ease the unnecessarily complex process of connecting Discord chat to Xbox consoles. Players need to connect their Xbox (Microsoft) account with their Discord account. Firstly, this involves opening the Xbox mobile app. This is necessary because the feature works by transferring Discord calls from the app to the console. Next, connect your accounts. Unfortunately, even if you have done this in the past you will need to do it again to have the correct voice call permissions....

Clients will switch to Azure to get cloud services from Microsoft’s platform. The companies will also develop business solutions based on Microsoft’s various technologies. Avanade says the Accenture Microsoft Business Group will continue to develop innovative products and ensure they match changing technology environments. Judson Althoff, Executive VP of Worldwide Commercial Business at Microsoft, noted the importance of the new platform: “Every company is becoming a digital company. Building on our successful partnership with Accenture and Avanade, we will help customers fuel innovation at scale and lead their industries into the future....

At the moment, it seems only Samsung’s newest models are unaffected by the problem. The issue in question stems from an error in the USB MTP connection between Android and Windows 10. If an affected Android-device is connected to Windows 10 via USB and files are moved within the folder structure of the phone, they will disappear. If the files are moved from Android to Windows 10, the files will be deleted from the device, but may not reach the intended destination on the PC....

That’s led to Apple having several legal spats with the U.S. government. The latest has seen the company once again refuse to hand over data in a legal case. Now, Cupertino says consistent complaints from the FBI stopped it from allowing users to encrypt their iPhone backups on iCloud. Codenamed Plesio and KeyDrop, the feature would have given users the ability to encrypt their phone backups. In other words, authorities like the FBI would not be able to access personal information....

Over recent years, Apple has increasingly ventured towards entertainment streaming. From third-party support on Apple TV to Apple Music, the company clearly wants to supply entertainment to users of its hardware. The report suggests the Apple Worldwide Video studio is being beefed up and now has 40 employees. The company plans for the division to expand to support shows ranging from adult-oriented, kids, and shows for Latin America. Based at the 128,000-square foot headquarters in Culver City, California, the team reportedly has a $1 billion budget for content....

GLUE is a training, evaluation, and analyzing benchmark platform for natural language understanding services. Developers of the technology can test their models on GLUE to gain better understanding of performance. Microsoft’s MT-DNN-SMART has been the standout natural language processing system. If has topped GLUE, pushing Google’s T3 system into second place. However, there’s a new winner in town as Baidu now tops the standings. The company’s ERNIE (Enhanced Representation through kNowledge IntEgration) system managed a benchmark score of 90....

The service will give members of Microsoft Rewards rebates when they purchase through participating retailers. Those retailers include the Microsoft Store and Game Pass, but also companies like NewEgg, LEGO, and 71 others. As well as Microsoft Rewards, participating users must have a PayPal account. It’s through there that they’ll receive their rebates, with a cap of up to $1000 per year. The typical rebate waiting period is 30 to 90 days....

According to a list published by the Digital Government Secretariat (SGD) for the Ministry of Economy, there are now maximum amounts that will be paid to Microsoft. As reported by ZDNet, the price list will be in place for all 217 central government departments. Officials have become concerned by how much Brazil has been paying the Redmond giant. Between 2012 and 2018, the country paid over 1 billion reais ($246 million) to secure Microsoft developed technology....

In a blog post titled ‘America’s internet speeds continue to soar’, the National Internet & Television Association reported improvements across the board. “On a number of key metrics, the Internet in the United States took a huge leap forward compared to other countries,” said the organization. “The US is now in the top 10 countries for adoption of Internet speeds over 15 and 25Mbps as well as the top 10 for overall average speed....

“As part of this, we intend to become a significant contributor to the Chromium project, in a way that can make not just Microsoft Edge — but other browsers as well — better on both PCs and other devices.” Microsoft Edge becoming Chromium seems a case of if you can’t beat them, join them. Google Chrome dominates the browser market while Edge has struggled to make an impact. Microsoft has added plenty of interesting features, including extension support....

The major addition comes in the form of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which received critical acclaim on its release. Masterminded by video game legend Hideo Kojima, it returns the series to his routes as you play as wounded veteran Snake in Soviet-controlled Afganistan. Combining great stealth mechanics with a compelling, cutscene-driven story, it offers a great single-player experience. After that’s over, however, gamers can head online for entertaining base-building modes....

The beta version of the app Microsoft launched last month has now officially arrived on iPhones and iPads. If you’re unfamiliar with this update, it’s a significant one. Firstly, it bumps Cortana to version 3.0 on Apple’s mobile OS. Secondly, it brings with it a noticeable redesign of the virtual assistant. It’s always good to get a new UI experience, even if that fresh paint smell does not always last (here’s looking at you Skype)....

“The security vulnerability allows [us] to crash the software application with an unexpected exception error, to overwrite the active process registers to execute own malcious codes,” said Mejri. “We place a picture in our clipboard, this needs to be copied from a remote desktop system. This can be pasted into the local skype message box, by the paste function. Then the picture is taken from the clipboard (which is the rdp remote clipboard content) and successfully copies it into the message box....

In fact, researcher Tetra Defense says eighty-two percent (82%) of all attacks on organizations during Q1 2022 were because of known vulnerabilities that the victims had not patched. In other words, the attacks targeted vulnerabilities that were known about and had received a patch, but that patch had not been applied. That completely preventable 82% of attacks dominated the cybersecurity space during Q1, far more than human-error lead breaches that led to financial losses (18%)....

What is Recovery Drive? As you might have guessed from the name that the role of the Recover Drive is to return the computer system to its original state. Now, the original state can be anything – a factory setting or a copy of your Windows environment. This feature is quite similar to using a factory reset on your android or iOS phone. This will almost format your entire computer. Yep, you are heading towards the right direction, this won’t include your desktop apps and any other personal data....

Why is Discord overlay not working in games? Basically, the Discord overlay feature only works with games that it’s been specifically designed for. Some of these games include Minecraft, Fortnite, CS:GO, WoW and DOTA 2. And some games actually don’t support this feature. So first, make sure your game supports the Discord Overlay feature. 1 Why is Discord overlay not working in games?2 Discord overlay option not showing2.1 Turn on the overlay option for your game2....

Now EU competition Chief Margrethe Vesteager says the Commission may consider ‘other options’ to get what it wants. “Given the unsatisfactory progress with this voluntary approach, the Commission will shortly launch an impact assessment study to evaluate costs and benefits of different other options,” she said in response to an EU lawmaker. The announcement comes amid rumors that Apple is planning a slow switch to USB-C, a standard among Android phones and now Microsoft’s Surface tablets....