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Regarding availability on Steam, it seems this will be alongside the launch on Windows 10. While customers playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on Windows can get the game via the Microsoft Store, Steam gives them another option on PC. Microsoft says the title will come to Steam on August 18. Pre-orders for the Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Deluxe editions are open now. Looking at VR support, Microsoft says the game will support TrackIR and VR....

Samba and 0patch have sent out their own fixes for Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472). The purpose of both fixes is to plug holes in the patch Microsoft issued earlier in September. I previously said this flaw is one of the most dangerous ever. It seems that assessment was not hyperbolic. According to a recent whitepaper from security researchers at Secura, Zerologon is extremely dangerous: “This attack has a huge impact: It basically allows any attacker on the local network (such as a malicious insider or someone who simply plugged in a device to an on-premise network port) to completely compromise the Windows domain,” says the whitepaper....

While we are still waiting to see what Project Scorpio will look like, we know a lot about its innards. We also know in terms of Software it will arrive with Windows 10 on board. However, we are still not sure the full capabilities of the console. Some developers are already getting a taste of what the machine can do. Microsoft has issued developer kits, according to Windows Central. This means dev’s are already creating games for Scorpio, likely leveraging the device’s native 4K capabilities....

The new app capabilities help Surface Dial users get more creative tools to use with their Surface device. As well as the new apps, Microsoft has also announced a new demo from Adobe. Specifically, the company shows the Dial working with its Adobe Premiere Pro CC software. Microsoft is debuting the apps a day before the Windows 10 Creators Update starts its automatic roll out. The Surface Dial and the Surface Studio PC will leverage the power of the Creators Update....

The Insider Program concept began with the Windows Insider Program and has since grown to include the Office Insider, Edge Insider, Xbox Insider, and Skype Insider programs. With the Family Insider Program, Microsoft will allow users to test its family-related software. To kickstart the project, Microsoft is actively seeking customers to test those services and participate in monthly calls with Microsoft engineers. The goal is to create a collaborative environment to improve current family solutions and create new experiences....

According to the Microsoft Edge GitHub, the company is looking to bring Caret browsing to Chromium. It wants users to be able to navigate and select using the keyboard only without needing to install extensions. “The solution proposed in this explainer is to introduce native caret browsing in Chromium, a feature that is available in Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer,” reads the GitHub commit. “In order to do that we suggest to implement a current common activation shortcut: F7 and confirm caret browsing activation with a dialog....

Since launching on Windows 10, Steam, Xbox One, and PS4 (Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions launch in 2021), Cyberpunk 2077 has been hit by an array of bugs. While scoring praise for its design, story, visuals, and gameplay, the title has been slammed by players and critics for massive performance issues. This is especially the case on the console version. In fact, both Microsoft and Sony quickly turned against the game....

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon was named laptop of the year, which the ASUS ROG Mothership was giving the award for the best gaming computer. Looking at some other categories, the HP Envy 13 was voted as the best value computer. Elsewhere, the Netgear Nighthawk R7800 was named the best Wi-Fi Router. Microsoft was a winner at the Future Tech Awards. The company’s Xbox Elite Controller 2 was named the best PC accessory....

1 Patch Problems2 October 2019 Patch Tuesday Certainly, compared to Patch Tuesday rollouts over the last year, October 2019 is small. Over previous events, Microsoft has patched between 80 and 100 vulnerabilities each month, alongside active zero-day vulnerabilities. For October 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft says there were no zero-days. Additionally, the number of normal patches was also reduced, with only 59 bugs handled. Of those bugs, only nine were deemed “critical” by Microsoft’s vulnerability threat rating....

Now another sale is coming to the Surface line, this time the Intel Core i5/8GB RAM model. The change knocks the price down to $999 rather than the previous $1200. The deal is only running in the U.S., and expires on March 27, 2017. The i5 model marks a great middle ground for customers, offering a 4GB increase in memory over the $799 model, as well as 128GB of SSD space....

Microsoft sent out the Creators Update to the Xbox One last month. PC users who wanted to clean install the OS themselves have been able to do so since last week. However, most Windows 10 users will be getting their update automatically. Today is the first time that can happen. As with the Anniversary Update last August, Microsoft is rolling out the Creators Update in stages. This basically means the upgrade will be sent out over the next weeks to three months....

The Senior Program Manager will be tasked with helping to “drive the communication experiences to mobile devices, improve the user experience, meet enterprise and operator requirements,” and “work with partners across the company including the hardware team to define the strategy, define the deliver the communication experience.” As for the Program Manager II position, Microsoft wants somebody to contribute “to a wide range of Mobile platform features, from device management, updatability, security features and drivers to managing quality flights and customer communication....

Specifically, the threat group has added a new Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro to the toolkit. This allows bad actors to enter Microsoft Outlook accounts through spear-phishing campaigns set to user contacts. Of course, a spear phishing campaign conducted through email is hardly anything new. However, security teams say this method of compromising an inbox is the first public example of an attack that combines Outlook macro with OTM....

The weaknesses are present in Office 365 Secure Score, Microsoft Portfolios, and Microsoft Service Trust apps. The issue exists because these services inadvertently trusted some third-party domains and sub-domains in the OAuth 2.0 flow. “If an attacker gains control of the domains and URLs Microsoft trusts, Microsoft’s published applications makes it possible for the attacker to lead victims to automatically generate access tokens with their permissions,” explains CyberArk’s Omer Tsarfarti....

Information in the patent points to new AI tools coming to Outlook. Although, as always we point out that patents are not guarantee that a solution will be fully developed and released. That said, considering Microsoft’s rapid adoption of AI across services, we are hopeful Outlook will gain more intelligence. One of the new AI features for the client will allow an automated scan through appointments to recommend a time and date for a new meeting....

“We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating,” says Microsoft on its support site for Windows Update. The fact is, many presumed the Windows 10 October 2018 Update would launch at the Surface event but would be rolled out a week later. It was only during the last month of September that Microsoft released the RTM build 17763 on preview....

In February, Microsoft announced it would SHA-2 standalone updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 in August. In other words, Symantec had plenty of time to get its software ready to handle SHA-2 signed updates. However, the company’s antivirus software cannot manage SHA-2 signatures. Microsoft has reacted by halting updates on some hardware. The company updated a note for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, pointing out the problems....

In a recent video, Microsoft is highlighting some of the new technology it developed for the Surface Duo. Many of the new tools are already known about but it seems Microsoft wants to remind users of what the Duo can do. As noted, early reviews say the device is interesting but much of the software tricks are clearly still in development. However, it is clear the Duo has the potential to become a powerhouse device....

These are an expansive set of updates covering Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint in Office for Mac. Leading the way across all of the applications is the introductions of a Dark Mode. Now the core Office applications can be chosen in a dark hue. Bring on Light Mode we say. This latest update brings Office for Mac up to version 16.20.0 (Build 18120801). Alongside the aesthetic change, Microsoft has also integrated Apple’s Continuity Camera into Office....

In fact, this update is even available for the very first Windows 10 build, that was released back in July 2015. As you may know, Microsoft supports Windows 10 builds for 2 years but then expects users to upgrade to newer versions. Windows 10 will soon move to version 2004 (20H1) which will launch in May. This update is still on the Inside so has not received this Intel microcode update....