TechSpot

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

David Guyer, program manager for Windows Updates in Endpoint Manager at Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft IT Pro Blog (via Bleeping Computer) that devices that don’t meet a certain amount of connected time are very unlikely to update successfully.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge. “We

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft is planning to make its Windows Terminal the default command line experience in Windows 11 next year. Microsoft hasn’t ever officially supported replacing this console host, meaning that command prompt and PowerShell always open in Windows Console Host.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Back in July 2017, Microsoft, Adobe, and other tech giants, including Facebook, Apple, and Google, announced that Flash would no longer be supported after 2020. Now, Microsoft program manager Suchithra Gopinath writes that the company is dropping support for Flash Player in Edge, Edge Legacy, and Internet Explorer on December 31, 2020.

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The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

There have been a variety of ways to work around this over the years, but Microsoft is finally addressing it and fixing it in a future Windows 10 update. The technical terminology we use to describe this problem is known as Rapid Hot Plug Detect (Rapid HPD),” explains Michelle Xiong , a program manager on the graphics team at Microsoft.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Microsoft is reversing a decision to remove a key feature from its upcoming.NET 6 release, after a public outcry from the open source community. Microsoft admits it made a mistake. Microsoft has now reversed the change following a backlash, and anger inside the company from many of Microsoft’s own employees. “We

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11. Microsoft MVP and Twitter user Florian Beaubois discovered an ad in the latest test build of Windows 11, prompting users to check out the Microsoft Editor. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2 — Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Microsoft says it was able to mitigate a 2.4Tbps Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack in August. The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. Image: Microsoft. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2023

. — Graham Sheldon , former corporate vice president of product for Microsoft Teams, is now chief product officer of UiPath, an artificial intelligence and automation company. Sheldon spent more than 20 years at Microsoft in various roles. She also spent four years at Microsoft as a senior marketing manager for Xbox.

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GeekWire

MARCH 3, 2022

GeekWire File Photo). — Miguel de Icaza , who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to a report from ZDNet. de Icaza, known as a leader in open source software development, was a distinguished engineer at Microsoft. Xamarin co-founder Miguel de Icaza.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Microsoft is improving the dark mode in Word to make it even darker. This has been a long-requested feature from many of Office Insiders and we’re excited to make it happen,” explains Ali Forelli , a program manager on Microsoft’s Word team. Image: Microsoft.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Microsoft made another key hire for a new consumer technology group on Wedneday, adding former Facebook and Google product leader Amit Fulay as vice president of product. ” An excerpt from the job post: Our team is responsible for creating the NEW consumer offering of Microsoft Teams. Amit Fulay. ” “I have admired?the

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft launched its new cloud PC Windows 365 service earlier this week , and the company has already had to pause free trials due to demand. Following significant demand, we have reached capacity for Windows 365 trials,” reads a statement from the Microsoft 365 Twitter account. “We Image: Microsoft.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 28, 2021

Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author. I used to look forward to Microsoft events because of the fun videos the company did when Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer ran the show. When Gates left, so did much of the fun and humor in events.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Checking Windows 11 compatibility on a Windows 10 PC using Microsoft’s PC Health Check App. Microsoft is beginning the global rollout of Windows 11 this afternoon, starting in New Zealand and Australia, where it’s already Oct. However, Microsoft says the overall automatic rollout will be phased over weeks and likely months.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 15, 2022

. — Peter Petesch , a longtime Microsoft engineering leader, departed after more than 32 years at the Redmond tech giant. He spent the past 11 years as a principal program manager lead for Microsoft Azure. ” Petesch left Microsoft in November and is moving on to “my next adventure.”

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The Verge

JANUARY 7, 2021

The headline spotlights the outlet’s recent interview with Duracell’s UK marketing manager, Luke Anderson, who told Stealth Optional that there’s “always been this partnership with Duracell and Xbox. It’s a constant agreement that Duracell and Microsoft have in place.”. This isn’t true. “We

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 31, 2021

Microsoft has begun rolling out its Windows release health dashboard to the Microsoft 365 admin portal, a move the company previewed earlier this month at its all-virtual Ignite conference.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

Microsoft is warning of a 17-year-old critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that the company has classified as “wormable.” a principal security program manager at Microsoft. Researchers at Check Point discovered the security flaw in Windows DNS and reported it to Microsoft back in May. Image: Microsoft.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year, and features like this will be available immediately in the Microsoft Store in the future.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 24, 2021

(Microsoft Image). Microsoft’s cloud gaming ambitions will take a big step forward later this year when the company launches its cloud gaming service on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles. Microsoft revealed the update during today’s Gamescom Xbox stream.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Microsoft originally promised new 3D emoji for Windows 11 and various other products earlier this year. The style is a lot different to the 3D emoji that Microsoft promised in July, and even in recent tweets from the official Windows Twitter accounts. Microsoft appears to have changed its mind on going 3D inside Windows 11. “

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Amir Dahan, a senior program manager at Azure Networking, detailed how the attack that took place at the end of August was conducted. The attack was comprised of approximately 70,000 "sources" from the Asia-Pacific region including Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China. was also mentioned as a country.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

Microsoft is enabling Xbox developers to utilize AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s DLSS on console games. Microsoft has started previewing support for FSR in its Game Development Kit for both Windows and Xbox today. FSR is now making its way to Xbox games, too.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

More than half of the images on the web are missing alt text, according to Microsoft. Microsoft is now attempting to fill the gap with auto-generated alt text for images on the web. Microsoft Edge has now been updated to improve the screen reader experience for all of the images on the web without alt text. Image: Microsoft.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The Xbox Wireless Headset is Microsoft’s first official set of Xbox headphones in years. Microsoft image). In a big news day for Microsoft’s Xbox division, the company announced a new wireless headset for the Xbox Series X|S and an upgrade of its gaming accessibility programs. Microsoft image).

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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The Verge

JUNE 2, 2020

Microsoft is crediting a developer after he accused the company of copying the core mechanics of its new Windows Package Manager. Microsoft only briefly mentioned AppGet once in its announcement, in a throwaway line that lists other Windows package managers. Microsoft doesn’t dispute the claims.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2021

The former Microsoft COO told GeekWire that the “timing was just really good for me.” He previously spent 11 years at Microsoft from 2005 to 2016, leading the company’s global sales and marketing teams. He was previously VP of sales at Wrike, a collaborative work management platform that was recently acquired by Citrix.

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GeekWire

APRIL 9, 2024

Other members of the new team include executive producer Lori Ada Kilty , a former program manager at Xbox Game Studios; art director Jedd Chevrier , freelance illustrator and former creative lead at Microsoft Hololens; senior engineering director Dean Johnson , a former engineering manager at Microsoft and 343 Industries; and narrative director Kate (..)

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

The shelf also had little Easter eggs hidden away, including an 8-inch floppy disc, an original Microsoft cap, the GitHub Octocat mascot, and even a Gold Master CD-ROM that Microsoft used to use for shipping final software to PC makers. Microsoft put a big focus on developers this year, with software and updates to really back that up.

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TechSpot

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft program manager Hassan Uraizee said the company is committed to ensuring that when developers adopt a new API, they can reach as many gamers as possible with it. As such, games built to utilize the DirectStorage SDK will also be compatible with Windows 10, version 1901 and newer, just.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Microsoft is fully detailing its new Xbox Series S console today. Microsoft is using the same CPU from the Xbox Series X inside the Series S, running at 3.6Hz. The primary difference between Xbox Series X and S is the GPU,” explains Jason Ronald, Microsoft’s director of Xbox program management.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Hittle is a Level III, top-ranked, Acquisition Program Manager and Systems Planning Research, Development, and Engineering Professional. Previously, Webster held positions in sales and services at companies like Microsoft and FAST Search and Transfer and in software development at firms like Time Inc.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Microsoft last week announced that it would support the Enterprise Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) through July 2018, a year-and-a-half extension for the anti-exploit utility. EMET hasn't kept pace," wrote Jeffrey Sutherland, a Microsoft principal program manager lead, in a post to a company blog Nov.

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Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

As organizations continue to struggle to maximize storage utilization and optimize analyzing massive amounts of data, Microsoft is upping its focus on the “high promise of quantum technology,” Daniel Stocker, program manager, Azure Quantum technology, told VentureBeat.

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