The Microsoft 365 Roadmap site added some new entries last week, including word of offline launching and restarting features for the new Outlook for Windows app and more.
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This week was full of Microsoft news and various announcements. Check out our recap in the latest issue of Microsoft Weekly.
There's an unrecorded feature in recent Canary Channel Insider builds of Windows 11 that lets users drag to the taskbar apps that appear in Windows Search.
Windows 11 is getting another misplaced option in its context menu: "Edit with Photos." Fortunately, you can turn it off; here is how.
Developer Oxide Games has published its latest Encarta dev diary for the upcoming grand strategy game Ara: History Untold, which discusses how Julius Caesar can be used in the game.
The ARM version of the Surface Pro 9 received a new firmware update with fixes for non-working USB-C ports and blue screens of death.
Microsoft released a new update for the Surface Go 2 to fix display flickering, Wi-Fi issues, and security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft has announced that businesses can now put in dynamic watermarking when using the Android and iOS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps.
On the first anniversary of the release of Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios has revealed some more tidbits about its upcoming Shattered Space expansion.
The latest Windows Server 2025 Insider build 26280 has been released. It's also the first Windows Server Insider build with a new expiration date of Sept. 15, 2025.
Members of the Windows Insider Program for both Windows 10 and 11 will see an update for the Microsoft Photos app, including gallery navigation improvements.
One of the most helpful features we find on Microsoft's Windows 11 has inspired ChromeOS devs. This new feature is now available on the latest version of ChromeOS.
Can't update to a newer Windows 11 Canary build because of the 0xC1900101 error? Microsoft is aware of the problem.
Microsoft has issued a notification in the Admin Center to warn users that the upcoming Office 2024 will ship with ActiveX turned off by default.
Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code update brings enhanced GitHub Copilot features, Django support, and a new profiles editor to streamline your coding experience.
In a typical "why not" fashion, someone successfully ported Windows 7's Start menu and taskbar to Windows 11.
Some weird issue in Windows 11 could be leading to a lot of performance loss without the user even noticing it.
Microsoft will stream the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast on September 26, showcasing games from Xbox Game Studios and third-party partners.
Microsoft Planner has introduced a new feature called Goals, allowing users to set, track, and link goals to tasks within their plans.
Microsoft has announced a new partnership with StopNCII to help detect intimate images that would be labeled as harmful from its Bing search engine
Microsoft says its Outlook Lite email app for Android has gone from 5 million downloads in December 2023 to over 10 million downloads today.
Xbox Free Play Days is back for Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate members, with two new games to jump into.
Windows 11's Downloads folder groups all items by date by default. Although you can turn it off, bugs in File Explorer can make the process quite a headache. Here is how to fix that.
TCL unveils two new Nxtpaper smartphones with enhanced AI capabilities through strategic partnership with Microsoft.
Microsoft is expanding language support and making improvements to Copilot for Microsoft 365. They are also hosting an online event to discuss the next phase of Copilot, including new features.
Despite the performance boost and optimizations, you can still be hit by VBS / HVCI even on the latest Windows 11 versions.
If Microsoft Edge Dev crashes too often, the latest update, version 130.0.2808.0, is here to save the day.
Microsoft has released the 1.6 version of its Windows App SDK development tools, which adds native AOT support and more.
Microsoft-owned Undead Labs says that Update 38 for its zombie open-world game State of Decay 2 will be the final update for the game as it concentrates its time on State of Decay 3.
Microsoft has announced plans to hold a streaming event on October 8 that will be devoted to revealing new features for its OneDrive cloud storage service.
Forza Motorsport and Horizon 5 are getting some exclusive content thanks to a partnership with Jordan.
Google is finally bringing Google Drive to Windows on ARM computers. A native client is coming later this year.
Microsoft has revealed that accessing the old solution for syncing up form responses in Excel will now be extended from October 20, 2024, to January 15, 2025.
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer of A Minecraft Movie, with the live-action-CGI adaptation of the hit game due in theaters on April 4, 2025
Enotria: The Last Song launches next week on PlayStation and PC, but the Xbox version has been delayed indefinitely. According to the developer, Microsoft is now in talks with the team.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has given the go ahead for Microsoft to hire talent from Inflection, an AI startup. It said the move isn't anti-competitive.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will appear in an online streaming event on September 16 to discuss "Wave 2" for the Microsoft 365 Copilot service.
Qualcomm has officially unveiled its new eight-core Snapdragon X Plus processors for more affordable Windows 11 computers.
Microsoft has expanded its lineup of business-focused laptops with a new model powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor. The Surface Laptop 7 for Business is now official.
Microsoft is launching the Surface Pro 11th Edition for business customers, along with a new Surface Keyboard.