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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18317 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/01/6e886d7e945caa74e310744477e74833-1024x578.jpg Eduardo Garcia, left, is served a warm meal during a community Thanksgiving celebration at the California State University-Chico in Chico, California, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. The construction worker says that years ago, he helped construct the Chico State auditorium where the meal is being held, plastering the outside walls. Garcia lost the Paradise home he lived in from a wildfire, and his immediate family lives in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne) When the MSN News team launched MSN Causes a little over a year ago, they weren’t sure what to expect. Th…
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Our application ecosystem is incredibly diverse, encompassing tens of millions of applications (apps) with numerous versions, languages, architectures, services and configuration options. While our ecosystem is complex, our vision is simple. All apps on Windows devices should just work! Customers should update with confidence, never worrying about compatibility across Windows versions. Achieving this goal requires innovative approaches to predict and prevent issues and traditional approaches like testing. In this installment of our quality blog series, Mete Goktepe from our Windows Application Compatibility team describes the various programs and technologies we use to im…
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We are excited to announce the availability of the public preview of Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent V2 for Windows 10 IoT. Customers across industries, whether in an industrial setting or retail environment, are looking for ways to remotely provision and manage their IoT devices. Direct device access may not always be feasible when IoT devices are out in the field or on the factory floor. Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent enables operators to configure, monitor and manage their devices remotely from their Azure dashboard. Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent provides an open-source, ready to build package that does the following: creates and manages the Azure IoT Hub ide…
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Since April, you’ve had Timeline on your Windows 10 PC. It aims to end the frustration we’ve all encountered digging through emails and file folders for a document we just can’t find. Timeline makes it way easier to find what matters to you across your devices. You can also pick up what you were doing — even if it was on your iOS or Android device — on your Windows 10 PC when you’re ready to get back to it. Now with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, your PC’s timeline is available on your phone, so you can scroll back in time to find the files and websites you were using on your phone, computer and tablet. Basically, you can pick up where you left off, wherever y…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/83d0880cde15c8ae9f68fe47d8d5c201-1024x578.jpg Microsoft and our partner ecosystem are delivering intelligent cloud and intelligent edge solutions that help customers manage their digital lives and achieve more. We’re also supporting businesses by providing the platforms, devices and solutions that power a new era of productivity, creativity, simplicity and security. At CES we showcased partner solutions and innovation across the intelligent edge including: modern PCs, connected computing devices, powerful gaming PCs, exciting IoT retail experiences and new Azure Sphere modules and starter kits tha…
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18312 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current…
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A few days from now, retailers from around the world will converge in New York for the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show, the world’s largest retail conference. Every year, this event feels like a fresh beginning for retailers; just off their busiest time of year, they’re ready to not only celebrate but also reflect on what went well and improvements for next year. And every year, it feels like the stakes have never been higher – changing consumer demands combined with a retail model that’s constantly in flux creates an urgency to figure out what’s next. I love coming to NRF. I joined Microsoft about five months ago, but I’m a retailer at heart. I literally gre…
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Technology from phones to smart homes has been getting safer, smarter, more personalized and immersive. Facial recognition and sensors for biometric authentication, cinema-quality entertainment on the go, and voice recognition to activate multiple virtual assistants that co-exist are now all possible. Evolving needs – such as desiring security and privacy without sacrificing convenience, or immersive entertainment without compromising on portability – have driven these advancements. PCs have been quietly progressing in the same direction too. Artificial intelligence (AI) coupled with advanced audio and display technologies are making Lenovo’s next-gen Yoga computers th…
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At CES, Dell and Alienware show off new and improved PC, software and gaming innovations
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Building on more than 30 years of purposeful innovation, Dell unveiled at CES 2019 a host of new and improved products and software experiences across its award-winning Latitude, XPS and Inspiron portfolios. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/8f6600388a0285cae9f09177a75c9335-1024x498.jpg Latitude 7400 2-in-1 Because everyone can use more time, the new Latitude 7400 2-in-1 has the ability to wake itself and be ready to go before you even touch it. The world’s first PC to use a proximity sensor enabled by Intel Context Sensing Technology, it includes ExpressSign-in. It detects your presence, wakes the system and immediately scans …
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CES 2019: Samsung unveils 3 new PCs: Notebook 9 Pro, Notebook Flash and Notebook Odyssey
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At CES 2019, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro and the Samsung Notebook Flash. The former delivers style and top-of-the-line features you need, while the latter combines premium features at a reasonable price. Samsung also introduced its latest powerhouse mobile computing technology for gamers: the Samsung Notebook Odyssey. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/be4935c01c77c88e67fa09422cdf843a-1024x578.jpg Samsung Notebook 9 Pro The ultra-slim Samsung Notebook 9 Pro comes with a cool metal exterior and diamond-cut bezels, plus inside, it provides ultra-fast processing and Gigabit Wi-Fi. Running on Windows 10, it also has …
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With the new Your Phone app, you get instant access to your Android phone’s photos and texts on your computer – no need to dig for your phone to text or email yourself photos. It’s one of many new features that debuted with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. Snap a pic on your Android phone, see it on your PC. You can also drag and drop photos from your phone onto your PC. And you can copy, edit or ink that photo, right from your PC. Text your friends, group message and type with a keyboard. With Your Phone app, you can view, send and receive the SMS from your Android, on your PC. Android 7.0+ are compatible with Your Phone app*, which also helps link iPhones to yo…
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At CES 2019, ASUS unveiled two new ZenBooks, a StudioBook and three additions to the VivoBook family – as well as the latest from the Republic of Gamers and TUF lines. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/6656d4a9a287b26ac18327e629dce9c2-1024x687.png The ZenBook S13 (UX392) is an ultrabook that combines powerful performance and portability in a small chassis. The 13.9-inch Full HD display is surrounded by ASUS’ most impressive NanoEdge display to date – an ultra-thin 4-sided bezel, providing the industry’s biggest screen-to-body ratio at 97 percent. The thinnest laptop at 12.9 mm with discrete graphics (provided by the NVIDIA GeForce…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/1b5547eb82cbf81fd0e47019a80ee1fb-1024x498.png At CES 2019, HP’s latest products reveal powerful new ways for consumers to connect, create and compete. The HP Spectre x360 15 will be the the world’s first 15-inch laptop with an AMOLED display, the latest addition to an already redesigned premium PC. Initially unveiled late last year, the dramatically reinvented HP Spectre Folio – the world’s first leather convertible PC – is now available in Bordeaux Burgundy and with a 4K display option exclusively via HP.com for a starting price of $1,309.99. Do more with less when you use the ultra-slim HP…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2019/01/af6990d12c8a092882f80cd0767a2a06-1024x498.jpg At CES 2019, Acer introduces the thin and light Swift 7 (SF714-52T) with a new premium chassis. An honoree of a CES 2019 Innovation Award, its ultra-narrow bezels make it virtually borderless, giving the Swift 7 a 92 percent screen-to-body ratio. It’s feather-light too, so that traveling professionals who carry a notebook through the day will rejoice at its weight: just two pounds. Designed for portability, it’s made with magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloys, which also keeps the keyboard sturdy and provides solid support while typing. These…
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18309 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current…
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Your family has a weekend free and you’re trying to figure out what to do during that precious time together. But instead of asking each person individually or using social media, it might be easier – and more efficient – to gauge the group’s preferences through a survey or a quiz. Now you can easily create either or both with Microsoft Forms, a simple, lightweight tool. Since Forms was released for education and commercial organizations, millions have used it. And now consumers can use Forms Public Preview to create, run and analyze results from surveys and quizzes. Simply share a link or QR code, and your friends and family can access your form from virtually a…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/12/f67dd84fa2950383571606683e0e149c-1024x578.jpg Panelists discuss digital habits for families. L to R: Jack, Polly Palumbo, Henry Ipince, Laurie Wolk, Reshma Gopaldas (moderator). As the product and strategy lead for the family audience at Microsoft and a mom of two, I spend a lot of time and energy thinking about the role technology and devices plays within families, including my own. This time of year, it is an especially important topic, as so many holiday wish lists have tech gifts at the top and it can be overwhelming to figure out how to manage. With that in mind, earlier this month I sat d…
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https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/12/cd7d56bc6eaf2cf22723c59db0895074-1024x578.jpg “State of Decay 2‘s” 4 million players have been enjoying the game’s soundtrack by BAFTA award-winning and Billboard/MTV VMA-nominated Danish composer Jesper Kyd, which is available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon. Starting Dec. 18, fans can now purchase the State of Decay 2 Special Edition – Double Vinyl for $39.99. The double vinyl includes 10 previously unreleased tracks in addition to the atmospheric guitar and analog synth score heard in the game. To celebrate the release, Xbox Wire caught up with Kyd to ask him some questions from the “State of Dec…
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current…
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Ensuring Windows 10 works great with all the devices and accessories our customers use is a top priority for our team. There are millions of configurations of hardware and driver combinations in the Windows ecosystem, allowing for great customer choice and unlocking opportunity for partners. We work closely with this broad mix of partners to test new drivers, monitor health characteristics over time, and make Windows and our ecosystem more resilient architecturally. Our goal is to ensure that all the updates and drivers we deliver to non-Insider populations are validated and at production quality (including monthly optional releases) before pushing drivers broadly to a…
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Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new Insider build of the Windows Server vNext Semi-Annual Channel release. What’s New In this preview build we are adding support for Network Policies using Tigera Calico for Windows Containers. The latest Tigera Calico for Windows bits are included in Tigera Essentials — for access to the latest release, contact Tigera by email at contact@tigera.io We’re releasing the full set of 38 server language packs to Insiders for the first time. Use DISM or LPKSETUP commands to install on Windows Server core. Language packs will only install on a matching build. We have new innovations in networking that we wil…
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If you need to allot time to take care of the items on your to-do list, wouldn’t it be great if you could drag and drop those tasks right into your calendar? Now, you can. The new Tasks experience in Outlook.com helps you manage tasks without breaking your flow or leaving your inbox. Powered by To-Do, you can now create tasks by dragging and dropping an email to your task list. Or, easily schedule items by dragging a task to your calendar. Your tasks then travel with you on the To-Do app. Check it out in action: https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/10/d34cedbb0ece42589bf3f1d69292071a.gif If you like this, check out more Windows 10 Tips and t…
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https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/12/d8211dcf0e12c50e51344c5ba8f05bf6-1024x683.jpg Earlier this year, Microsoft and NXP announced a private preview of Windows 10 IoT Core on NXP i.MX6 and i.MX7 applications processor families. Hundreds of participants expressed their interest in the combination of 10 years of Windows security updates and the flexibility and reliability of NXP silicon. During the preview, Microsoft and NXP engineers spent thousands of hours tuning and improving the board support package (BSP) based on input from the hundreds of commercial customers evaluating the solution. We worked with customers interested in modernizing legac…
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https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/12/6f2fbb3ec410929041ef15c0a7a3c5a1-1024x758.jpg In 2019, look for Samsung’s new Notebook 9 Pen. Users can reach their true creative potential with this premium 2-in-1 PC with a built-in S Pen. It’s perfect for users who want a device that adapts to the way they work, with its combined style, power, flexibility and portability. With the S Pen, it’s easier than ever to jot notes, draw and even control the PC. The S pen reacts the moment it touches the vibrant display—as if putting an actual pen to paper—thanks to reduced latency (up to twice from the previous model). You can also customize options for the S Pen,…
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