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As we approach the end of support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 20251, we want to ensure you are well-prepared for the transition to Windows 11. This milestone marks an important step in our mission to provide the most modern and secure computing experience possible for everyone whether at work, school, or home, and our commitment to continually improving Windows security as part of Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI). We are incredibly grateful for your loyalty and passion for Windows 10, and we are working hard to make it easy to move to Windows 11. This blog post is intended to help you prepare for Windows 10 end of support by outlining considerations for moving to…
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They’d been on edge for months. As winter wore on and Russian troops amassed on Ukraine’s border, they prepared a fleet of well-stocked buses, whose drivers stood by around the clock just outside the company’s headquarters. When the troops invaded on Feb. 24, 2022, it was 4 o’clock in the morning and in that eerie dawn, GSC Game World had already activated their emergency plan to relocate their employees and their families to a small town near the Ukrainian border. For this game studio, this wasn’t a game. “The first day was chaotic and unnerving. For most, it began with frantic early morning calls to relatives across the country… Ask anyone how they found out, and they’l…
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If you’re looking for a playable version of an Indiana Jones movie, check out Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which comes to Windows PC (with Game Pass), Xbox Series X|S and Steam on Dec. 9. Premium and Collector’s Editions will offer three days of early access from Dec. 6. Xbox Wire editor Joe Skrebels spent two hours with the game to give readers an inside look at this MachineGames title. “Once I headed back to the market, I bought a lighter from a dubious vendor, and left to take on a quest I’d been given at a dig site under the Great Sphinx. As I snuck into the area, I saw an unguarded door and, walking in, I spotted a space small enough to crawl into. I assumed t…
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The pace of AI innovation today continues to be extraordinary, and at Microsoft we are focused on helping organizations embrace it. By providing our customers with the most advanced AI technology across every product we build — combined with our unparalleled partner ecosystem and co-innovation approach — we are helping them make real progress in ways that matter. I am proud to share over 100 customer stories from this quarter alone showing how we are helping customers accelerate AI Transformation — no matter where they are on their journey. Recently during the Microsoft AI Tour, I spoke with customers who shared ways they are adopting Copilots to empower human achievem…
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The Xbox app on Windows has a new Home experience for Xbox Insiders that will make it faster and easier to find your next favorite game. The goal is to create a unified Home experience that combines the best and latest content from both the Game Pass and Microsoft Store tabs, so you can easily find what you love without having to jump between tabs. Home brings you the latest games, news, curated recommendations, free-to-play content and deals. Get all the details on Xbox Wire. Continue reading...
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Xbox Wire has put together one easy-to-digest piece that hits on many of the important features you’ll want to know for the upcoming Oct. 25 launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. It’ll be available on Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Battle.net and on day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Editor Mike Nelson goes over multiplayer maps, climbing the ranks from private to commander, designing weapons suited to style of play, fighting zombies and much more. Head over to Xbox Wire to get all the details. Continue reading...
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Today, I am sharing Microsoft’s 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Report, our most global and transparent report to date. This marks our sixth consecutive annual report and the eleventh year sharing our global workforce data, highlighting our progress and areas of opportunity. Our ongoing focus on diversity and inclusion is directly tied to our inherently inclusive mission — to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, enabling us to innovate in the era of AI. As we approach our company’s 50th anniversary, we remain deeply committed to D&I because it is what creates transformational solutions to the most complex challenges for customer…
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Already, 60 percent of the Fortune 500 are using Microsoft 365 Copilot to accelerate business results and empower their teams. With Copilot supporting sales associates, Lumen Technologies projects $50 million dollars in savings annually. Honeywell(1) equates productivity gains to adding 187 full-time employees and Finastra is reducing creative production time from seven months to seven weeks. Today, we’re announcing new agentic capabilities that will accelerate these gains and bring AI-first business process to every organization. First, the ability to create autonomous agents with Copilot Studio will be in public preview next month. Second, we’re introduc…
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With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to enjoy seasonal treats, hang up festive decorations and relive childhood classics. Yet, alongside the joy, there’s the ever-growing to-do list: finding recipes for meals, managing budgets, planning holiday gatherings and so much more. The season is about togetherness and connection, and whether it’s helping to bring traditions to life or tackling tasks, so you have time to enjoy festivities, Microsoft Store is here to support you. From Surface laptops and Xbox consoles and accessories to movies, TV shows and gift cards – we make shopping simple and stress-free. For early savings on the season’s hottest tech, shop today…
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AMD has announced its third generation commercial AI mobile processors, designed specifically to transform business productivity and power Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft recently announced continued AI innovations coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11, such as Recall (Preview), Click to Do (Preview) and improved Windows Search. The new Ryzen AI PRO 300 Series processors deliver industry-leading AI compute, with three times the AI performance of previous generations to easily handle everyday workloads. Enabled with AMD PRO Technologies, the Ryzen AI PRO 300 Series processors offer robust security and manageability features designed to streamline IT operations. OEM partners incl…
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PC and Xbox gamers who are enjoying Diablo IV can now play the next chapter of the dark world of Sanctuary through the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Chelsea Leah, editor of Blizzard Global Communications, has created a survival guide to help you venture into the lands of Nahantu, learn about your Spiritborn animal guardian spirits and Merceneray companions and get up to speed on The Dark Citadel, Kurast Undercity and more. Get all the details over at Xbox Wire. Continue reading...
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We’re living through a technological paradigm shift. In a few short years, our computers have learned to speak our languages, see what we see and hear what we hear. Yet technology for its own sake counts for nothing. What matters is how it feels to people and what impact it has on societies. It’s about how it changes lives, opens doors, expands minds and relieves pressure. It is perhaps the greatest amplifier of human well-being in history, one of the most effective ways to create tangible and lasting benefits for billions of people. And yet technology is, and must always remain, in service to humanity: an enabler and a path to deepening our common bonds and shared …
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Today, Pavan Davuluri announced the latest Copilot+ PC innovation and the availability of the Windows 11 2024 Update. We are excited to continue to bring the power of AI and new experiences to Windows 11 and enhance what you can achieve using Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11. In this blog, I’ll share more information on the coming availability of new features and apps for Copilot+ PCs, details on how to get the Windows 11 2024 Update and details for commercial and education customers. [HEADING=2]Coming availability of the newest AI experiences for Copilot+ PCs[/HEADING] We continue to introduce new AI features that light up more natural and conversational engagement with you…
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At a time when many are talking about their vision for AI, today we are pleased to announce continued AI innovations coming to Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11. We are introducing for the Windows 11 PC that not only streamline daily tasks but also empower users with new capabilities to tackle complex challenges. These new features will make getting things done on your PC faster, simpler and more personalized. In this era of AI, we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and navigate in an era of unprecedented technological transformation. Today, it’s clear that innovation isn’t just about creating new products; it’s about enabling us to reimagine how we solve ev…
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Space explorers – particularly those playing Starfield on their PCs – can now check out a new, completely handcrafted planet in Starfield, the “Shattered Space” DLC. This is the first story expansion for the game, which is available to buy for PC and Xbox Series X|S. (If you already own the Starfield Premium Edition you’ll get the expansion for free.) In this DLC, players can discover the mysteries of Va’Ruun’kai, the elusive home world of House Va’Ruun. Head over to Xbox Wire, where Danielle Partis has a primer on the events leading up to this new content, the updates Starfield has seen since launch, plus information on how to access it in-game. Continue reading...
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[HEADING=1]Overview[/HEADING] As AI becomes more integral to Windows, Microsoft is doing more with AI on the edge with the power of a 40+ TOPS Neural Processing Unit on Copilot+ PCs. This enables lower latency, better battery life for AI intense tasks, use of AI experiences without an internet connection and better privacy by retaining information locally. Moving models and AI related data processing onto the PC also creates unique security challenges that need to be accounted for in the product design. This blog outlines the security and privacy models, security architecture and technical controls implemented in Recall (preview), an all-new exclusive experience coming t…
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In 2012, a child’s drawing of her appointment with a physician was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In the brightly colored sketch, the girl is sitting on the exam table accompanied by her mother and siblings. To those of us working in healthcare, her doctor is the most notable part of the image. He is sitting at his desk, typing on the computer — with his back to the patient. This drawing, published alongside an article titled “The Cost of Technology,” is emblematic of the unintended consequences of healthcare innovation. With more tools for physicians to use and greater demands on their time, technology can easily become a barrier …
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YouTube Video Click here to load media As AI advances, we all have a role to play to unlock AI’s positive impact for organizations and communities around the world. That’s why we’re focused on helping customers use and build AI that is trustworthy, meaning AI that is secure, safe and private. At Microsoft, we have commitments to ensure Trustworthy AI and are building industry-leading supporting technology. Our commitments and capabilities go hand in hand to make sure our customers and developers are protected at every layer. Building on our commitments, today we are announcing new product capabilities to strengthen the security, safety and privacy of AI system…
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At the 2024 HP Imagine event, HP announced its newest innovations, including its first 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC and the first EliteBook X in HP’s commercial PC lineup, also a Copilot+ PC. They will support Copilot+ PC experiences when available from Microsoft*. Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever. Users can accelerate their productivity and creativity with new AI experiences like Live Captions with translation, empowering them to communicate across languages with friends and family, or Cocreator in Paint inspiring people’s creativity to help bring their ideas to life. Copilot+ PCs also offer unmatched performance and battery life, and the highest st…
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Ara: History Untold is now available on Steam, Windows PC and with PC Game Pass. “From the outset, our goal was to create something familiar, yet unmistakably new – a game that feels like it’s being played on a living world. You won’t find hexes or grids here. Like the real world, Ara communicates much of its depth visually, without the need to dig into menus or statistics to understand what’s happening. You’ll witness how people live their lives and how your decisions directly shape their progress,” writes Marc Meyer, president of Oxide Games. “In Ara, we want your strategic choices to be driven by your objectives rather than arbitrary game rules. While your ultimate goa…
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — now available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store — will launch in a variety of editions on Nov. 19. The Standard Edition will be available on day one with Game Pass. Over at Xbox Wire, editor Mike Nelson is your guide to a deep dive into the latest version of this popular franchise, which celebrated its 40th anniversary two years ago. In MSFS 2024, you’ll see new elements such as guided paths to aviation careers, a Challenge League system and a World Photographer mode. Details have never been clearer in this digital twin of our planet, with ground enhancements, worldwide ship traffic, helipads and much more. Head over to Xbox Wire to re…
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Very few, if any, game studios have as many challenges as GSC Game World did while trying to finish a long-awaited sequel. “War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2” is a documentary focused on the Ukrainian-based team and how they’ve overcome obstacle after obstacle, including working in a warzone and moving studios across countries. Variety previewed the documentary, which is scheduled to release in early October. Directed by Andrew Stephan, “War Game” centers on the very personal stories of creative director Maria Grygorovych and her team. Grygorovych emphasized to Variety how “scary” it was to agree to the proposal from Xbox to make the film. “It wasn’t my dream to do…
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Over at Xbox Wire, editor Mike Nelson shares insights on the ways Ara: History Untold differentiates itself from other grand strategy games. “Elements like crafting, simultaneous turns and a diverse group of well-known and lesser-known historical figures are just some of the ways it stands apart,” he writes. “In a typical turn-based grand strategy game, players take turns sequentially – you can see what your opponent is planning and you’re given a chance to counter that move and vice versa. The difference for Ara is that it will process all those actions at once – this is what the team is referring to when talking about Simultaneous Turns; it’s simultaneously resolving ev…
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Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. As we mark our 50th year, I’ve been reflecting on how we have remained a consequential company decade after decade in an industry where there is no franchise value. And it is because — time and time again when tech paradigms have shifted — we have seized the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. And that’s what we are doing again today in this AI platform shift. https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2024/09/Carolina-Head-Shot-Color-273x300.jpg Carolina Dybeck Happe To continue thriving as a company, we need to raise the bar on our operational excel…
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On Tuesday, Sept. 10, we hosted the Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit. This forum brought together a diverse group of endpoint security vendors and government officials from the U.S. and Europe to discuss strategies for improving resiliency and protecting our mutual customers’ critical infrastructure. Although this was not a decision-making meeting, we believe in the importance of transparency and community engagement. Therefore, we’re sharing the key themes and consensus points discussed during the summit, offering insights into our initial conversations. We want to thank every one of our summit attendees for dedicating their time to participating in these meani…
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