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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with pre-release builds, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head 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 development cycle. Not seeing any of …

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new Insider preview build of the Windows Server VNext Semi-Annual Channel editions. Available Content Windows Server vNext Semi-Annual Preview The Server Core Edition is available in the 18 supported Server languages in ISO format and in VHDX format in English only. Windows Server Core App Compatibility FoD Preview Windows Server Language Packs Windows Admin Center 1908 Symbols are available on the public symbol server – see Update on Microsoft’s Symbol Server blog post and Using the Microsoft Symbol Server. Matching Windows Server container images will be available via Docker Hub. For mo…

Technology can help automotive companies transform into smart mobility services providers https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2019/09/shutterstock_1096130420-1024x609.jpg Karl Benz and Henry Ford revolutionized transportation with the initial development and mass production of the automobile. Now, more than a century later, the automotive industry is poised to transform transportation again, with a push to develop connected, personalized and autonomous driving experiences, electric vehicles and new mobility business models from ride-sharing to ride-hailing and multimodal, smart transportation concepts. This industry is expected to see significan…

Hi everyone, I have joined this site as a complete newbie as I am always getting myself in trouble and need help getting out of the mess I make with my pc...my kids and grandkids,have given up on me, so you all are my last hope lol...I hope I dont drive you crazy with help requests............

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18975 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with pre-release builds, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head 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 development cycle. Not seeing a…

https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/d7d60286bc4f40bbf9a193da465757d0-1024x576.jpg “Gears 5 ” will be available Sept. 5 immediately following the television debut of its launch ad during the NFL season opener. This begins the four-day early access period for “Gears 5” Ultimate Edition owners and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members, who may begin playing four days before the game’s worldwide release on Sept. 10. For those eager to get started immediately the full game download is available now in advance of the game’s release. As part of a special offer, new subscribers can join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate today and get their first two months …

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing 19H2 Build 18362.10019 to ALL Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. IF you received Build 18362.10014 with 19H2 features turned OFF by default on 8/19 – you WILL receive Build 18362.10019 today with all 19H2 features turned ON. IF you received Build 18362.10015 with 19H2 features turned ON by default on 8/19 – you WILL receive Build 18362.10019 today with all 19H2 features turned ON. If you’re on the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and just joining your PC into the Slow ring to take 19H2 updates, you will also receive Build 18362.10019 with all 19H2 features turned on. Everyone in the Slow ring should be on the same buil…

https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/7034edd6e814629e9d28c4fad6ad9d5d-1024x683.jpg This week I had the pleasure of being in Berlin, Germany, for IFA 2019 to meet with our PC and IoT ecosystem partners. This is always an exciting time for me because I get to see all the new PCs and intelligent edge devices coming this holiday season. Over the last week, our partners Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and Razer have announced new Windows 10 PCs that both consumer and commercial customers are sure to want. Modern PCs look different because they are different. They have better performance, innovative designs and new experiences. According to Microsoft…

At this week’s IFA event in Berlin, Lenovo introduced exclusive smart features that adapt to users’ performance needs on the new 14-inch Yoga C940 and Yoga S740: Super Resolution upscales video up to FHD 1080p on Windows Media Player [1] and Q-Control (named for device keys used to toggle modes), that has the potential to dynamically boost your PC’s battery life [2]. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/4edd8a492dc48baa9338cc1da1d94355-1024x768.jpg Lenovo Yoga C940 The 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 is the new 2-in-1 convertible laptop redefining smarter performance and design with its all-metal chassis and clever built-in features, like Tr…

At IFA 2019, Acer announced its ConceptD Pro series notebook family with NVIDIA Quadro GPUs, built for peak performance and hours of uninterrupted use. The Pro series with Windows 10 meets the stringent requirements of applications in virtual reality, artificial intelligence and big data analytics. The notebooks also feature amber backlit keyboards. The new ConceptD Pro series notebooks featuring 9th Generation Intel Core processors and Windows 10 are designed not only for professional creators but also AI engineers and software developers. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/d3036cea5d10fa8a8b8bf6d6167fa836.jpg At the top end, the C…

At the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, ASUS celebrated its 30th anniversary and unveiled a lineup of digital solutions aimed at content creators and gamers. To meet the evolving needs of professional workflows in traditional content-creation fields, such as photography and videography, as well as provide new solutions for 3D designers, game developers and more, ASUS is introducing a brand-new lineup of ProArt products.https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/d5429758d476a4cf86b51f113e24863b-1024x1024.jpg ASUS touts the ProArt StudioBook One as its most powerful StudioBook ever. It’s the first laptop to feature NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 graphics an…

https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/09/35aba8f101b7c4710807982ee9d3993a-576x1024.jpg At this week’s IFA tradeshow in Berlin, Razer announced their new Razer Blade Stealth 13 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, which the company is calling the “world’s first gaming ultrabook.” Powered by Intel’s new 10th Generation processor, it packs gaming performance into a thin 15mm chassis, weighing only about two pounds. Users can also render 3D models on the go. To optimize battery life and to ensure the right balance between power and productivity, the Razer Blade Stealth 13 GTX Models feature NVIDIA Optimus technology. You can choose from one…

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Insiders will see a Cumulative Update Build 18970.1005 (KB4518974) offered at the same time as well. We are testing our ability to service a build at the same time it is released. The result for Insiders should be that they are on Build 18970.1005 after completing these updates. IMPORTANT: As is normal with pre-release builds, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you want a complete look…

Ahead of the annual IFA consumer electronics show, Lenovo unveils its latest consumer lineup for 2019. Here’s a first look at the intelligent features set to debut on these new Lenovo laptops, monitors and an all-in-one desktop. Two new 13-inch Windows 10 Lenovo IdeaPad laptops provide up to 10th Generation Intel Core mobile processors and a memory upgrade of up to 16GB DDR4 to get you through all your online tasks—giving you more time to binge-watch your favorite shows with up to an NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/1eb69d3b587a38510ea01df7a3bd1c5c-1024x942.jpg At just 2.8 pounds, the 13-inch Lenovo IdeaP…

The definitive edition of “The Bard’s Tale IV” from inXile entertainment arrives on Xbox One and PC with Xbox Game Pass. Return to Skara Brae to defeat a newly awakened evil. In this upgraded and extended version of the acclaimed 2018 RPG you’ll create and control a party of adventurers, explore new lands and dungeons, assist locals with quests, recruit fighters and engage in deep, tactical turn-based combat. The Director’s Cut features hours of additional content, thousands of fixes and tweaks, and new features and accessibility options. In addition, it arrives as a Play Anywhere title, allowing you to pick up and play on your Xbox One, and then continue that sam…

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new Insider preview build of the Windows Server VNext Semi-Annual Channel editions. Available Content Windows Server vNext Semi-Annual Preview The Server Core Edition is available in the 18 supported Server languages in ISO format and in VHDX format in English only. Windows Server Core App Compatibility FoD Preview Windows Server Language Packs Windows Admin Center 1907 Symbols are available on the public symbol server – see Update on Microsoft’s Symbol Server blog post and Using the Microsoft Symbol Server. Matching Windows Server container images will be available via Docker Hub. For mo…

I’m old enough now to have experienced several distinct waves of transformation brought by digital technology. As a kid, the personal computing revolution captured my imagination and energy with gaming and programming and new ways to create and do work. As a young adult, personal computers were everywhere and the internet and the World Wide Web connected them, and more importantly, the people using them, in ways that allowed communication and information to flow freely, and for work, commerce, creativity and leisure to be done in radically different ways. In my 30s, the smartphone and an incredible ecosystem of apps and services extended the internet to our pockets, makin…

Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we are beginning to test the throttled approach we intend to use to rollout 19H2 to customers with Windows Insiders using the Release Preview ring. This is not the final 19H2 build that we intend to make available via the Release Preview ring once we are closer to launch. For a small subset of Insiders (around 10%) in the Release Preview ring, we have enabled the “seeker” experience for 19H2. For these Insiders, if they go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, they will see that there is a Windows 10, version 1909 update available. They will be able to choose to download and install this update on their PC. After …

Editor’s note: We’re back with the summer batch of weekly Windows 10 tips posts, which highlight some of the many helpful features that come with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make your daily life easier with a streamlined update process, as well as clean and simple experiences for your desktop. Your lists and reminders from across Microsoft To-Do, Cortana and tasks in Outlook can now become one, centrally located in your Microsoft To-Do app. Check it out in action: https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/0a56d77f5bc319fc03b5566c4f4981a6.gif Use Microsoft To-Do anywhere: on your Android o…

https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/74b7ff7aaa5d4ede3fe5fd26744553fd-1024x576.png “Gears POP!” is now available to play on iOS, Android and Windows 10 devices. In this game, players collect and upgrade dozens of “Gears of War” heroes and villains, which appear as Funko Pop! vinyl designs. Build the ultimate squad and compete in the Arena, where you battle other collectors and competitors. Sign into your Xbox profile to sync your game progress across all your devices. Find out more at Xbox Wire. The post ‘Gears POP!’ now available appeared first on Windows Experience Blog. Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head 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 development cycle. …

Just before the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, Dell announces the expansion of its consumer portfolio with brand new form factors and the addition of new 10th Generation Intel Core processors, delivering performance gains needed for compute-intensive, demanding, multi-thread workloads – while still efficiently handling 4K content. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/726cf80d62f2f5df2c187c025635bb05-1024x683.jpeg XPS 13 Bingeing series or always working on the go? Turn to the XPS 13, which will now include Intel 10th Generation Core U series processors, with up to i7 hexacore chips (available in October). With the new Killer AX1650 (2×2) bu…

Hello Windows Insiders, Thanks for staying up to date on the Windows Admin Center journey! You’ll start to see visual changes in this version as minor style updates to the Windows Admin Center UI, including a new, rich, entry page to the add connection experience: https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/c980c91d9ab9e8e749144edbbb6f3a21.png Other changes include: https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/33ae899ba39e3050024abaa6b2b7b0a0.png NEW TOOL! Packetmon: Packetmon is a new feature that will allow you to diagnose your server by capturing and displaying network traffic through the networking stack in a l…

https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/4cac7883632a1fb69454aba7b0b0c3ac-1024x576.png Today I’m thrilled to announce that a Beta release for the next version of Microsoft Edge is now available for all supported versions of Windows and macOS. Our goal with Microsoft Edge is to create better web compatibility with better performance for our customers while ensuring less fragmentation of the web for all web developers. Our community has been with us on this journey from the beginning and your feedback is making it possible to rapidly improve. To date, there have been more than one million downloads of our preview builds, across all supported vers…

At gamescom 2019, HP showed off new displays, desktops and laptops, as well as powerful gaming software and services. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2019/08/72f370aacda737a785f356227997415c-1024x870.jpg OMEN X 27 Esports players will be able to level up with the OMEN X 27, a Quad HD (2560 x 1440) resolution display that showcases high dynamic range and DCI P3 90% color gamut for a more immersive gaming experience. To keep up with the FPS that high-end PCs muster and esports athletes require, the display rocks an industry-leading 240Hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time. It’s also AMD FreeSync 2 HDR certified, so the game screen is cl…