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At Microsoft, we want to empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We deeply believe everyone should have the opportunity to reach their potential and we can help by empowering all people, regardless of their abilities. Global Accessibility Awareness Day gives us the chance to celebrate our differences and reflect on the ways in which we continue to strive to make Windows more accessible to everyone in their everyday life. Windows for each of us. Inclusion starts with embracing what makes each of us unique. And it’s this belief that drives our passion to create technology that reflects the diversity of our customers. We have teams dedicated to…

Here are some of the highlights from Phil’s post: “We have been on a journey of inclusive design, which celebrates and draws inspiration from people who are often overlooked in the typical design process. For gamers with limited mobility, finding controller solutions to fit their individual needs has been challenging. The solutions that exist today are often expensive, hard to find, or require significant technical skill to create. A number of individuals and organizations are creating custom solutions, but it has been often difficult for them to scale when most rigs need to be so personalized. Joining the Xbox family of controllers and devices, the Xbox Adapt…

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Microsoft Build 2018 Recap https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/1f7d88c64af92d950fd9c136aff779e8-1024x768.png We’re still reeling from how awesome the Microsoft Build conference was this year. Our team and our friends from Deployment, Feedback and Flighting manned Windows Insider booth all 3 days and circulated through the conference learning all the cool new tech. We had over 800 people come by our booth and we had the opportunity to share what’s next for the …

I’m proud to announce that the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has extended its digital transformation investment in Microsoft technologies through a transformative agreement worth potentially hundreds of millions of dollars over six years. This agreement expands the IC’s use of Microsoft products to now include Windows 10 and Microsoft’s Cloud for Government, including Office 365 for US Government and Azure Government, via a Joint Enterprise Licensing Agreement awarded to Dell Inc. Microsoft has longstanding relationships with the IC. With this agreement the community will now be able to leverage the full innovation of our complete Microsoft Cloud for Government pla…

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release. There are two major areas that we would like you to try out in each preview release and report back any issues: In-place OS Upgrade (from Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016) Application compatibility – please let us know if any server roles or applications stops working or fails to function as it used to What’s New in the Latest Build Clic…

https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/9283e105abb6af4ff98cb4d3a296b7ef.gif Grocery lists. Vacation planning. Shared notes. Families share information every day, and often, it’s challenging to capture it all and keep it up to date. That’s where a family notebook comes in. Share to-do lists, recipes, vacation plans, and more Once your notebook is created, it will be automatically shared with your Microsoft family. Whatever you choose to add to your family notebook, it will be in one place that everyone in your family can access. We’ve started you off with some examples for Household management, Food, Vacations, and more. https://blogs.…

Today, HP unveiled two lines of premium devices in a variety of form factors designed for wherever work and life take you with amazing battery life, security, collaboration and entertainment tools and more. Let’s take a look. HP Elite 1000 Series  The HP Elite 1000 series is an ideal match for the person who wants sleek design and durability, industry-leading security, and collaboration tools as they weave in and out of their work day. Powered by Windows 10, these devices arrive with your digital personal assistant Cortana,* comprehensive protection with secure and manageable PCs and Windows Defender, and new ways to talk and share faster with the people you t…

https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/8b53387d6d65cfe035188210f32870ff-1024x578.jpg Last Fall, the Microsoft Store enabled gifting of select Xbox One digital games, Xbox One downloadable game content (durables only), and Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. This feature has been a huge hit with our fans and has made buying presents for friends and family even easier, especially around the holidays. Today, the Microsoft Store team announced over at Xbox Wire that they’ve expanded digital gifting to include PC games and PC downloadable game content (e.g. map packs, skins). Further, all Xbox One games are now eligible for digital giftin…

HP EliteBook 700 Series Powered by Windows 10 and AMD Ryzen PRO mobile processors, the new HP EliteBook 700 series notebooks offer powerful security, manageability, and collaboration features. You can stay productive all-day with long battery life and HP Fast Charge to charge 50 percent of your battery in just 30 minutes; work in almost any light condition with the extra-bright screen, narrow bezel displays, and integrated ambient light sensor; and make calls from your PC more productive with the world-facing, noise cancellation microphone and collaboration keyboard. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/0f1706499a70a0a33e74f70d7ce15321-e15258…

https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/321fd1129ab2f9ce801bb72721ea8cb2-1024x682.jpg May is a month of celebration. Whether it’s for students approaching graduation or the mothers who give us endless love, support and guidance in life, we honor loved ones with gifts that will bring a smile to their face. Whether you are shopping for the perfect gift for Mom or a new laptop for your college-bound freshman, be sure to check out the great deals at Microsoft Store and other partner retailers this month! Save $300 on Surface Laptop devices starting on 5/12-5/14 in the US and PR. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/6c37dd7481…

Most of us spend between 3-6 hours – each day – on screens. Much of this time is spent on social media, where the constant stream of distractions across our myriad of devices makes it hard to focus. With the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, we’re introducing Focus Assist to help you stay in the zone. Focus Assist helps you get more done by easily blocking notifications, sounds, and alerts to create distraction-free work times. This is helpful if you’re giving a presentation or trying to focus on a paper, you can use Focus Assist to block interruptions or distractions. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/b98ca9974a0c41b7d89661c4892f75d7.gif How…

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17666 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17666 The next wave of Sets improvements is here! We’ve been steadily going through your feedback, and this build contains a number of improvements based on what you’ve been telling us: Bring on the acrylic! We love Fluent Design as much as you do – in today’s build you’ll find that Sets now have an acrylic title bar. We’re also adjusting the window border so that it’s now grey. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/ff9c4d130affd8d3…

The world is a computer, filled with an incredible amount of data. By 2020, the average person will generate 1.5GB of data a day, a smart home 50GB and a smart city, a whopping 250 petabytes of data per day. This data presents an enormous opportunity for developers — giving them a seat of power, while also giving them tremendous responsibility. That’s why this morning at Build, we don’t take our jobs lightly in helping to equip these developers with the tools and guidance to change the world. On stage in Seattle, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is describing this new world view, fueled by AI that can power better health care, relieve challenges around basic human needs and cr…

Hey everyone! I am quite excited to share today’s blog. This morning I will be joining Satya Nadella at day one of Microsoft Build 2018 to announce two new apps coming to Microsoft HoloLens customers as a limited-time free preview starting May 22 — Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout. Last year I had the chance to speak at Future Decoded and talk about our vision for mixed reality in the modern workplace. In particular, I talked about expanding our focus from Information Workers to include Firstline Workers. Firstline Workers in any company are the first to the customer and the first to the problem. This includes people who primarily interact with customers…

In the world of connected things, devices are getting more powerful. Advances in silicon, memory, and cloud technologies including machine learning and artificial intelligence are enabling devices to do more at the edge. These advances will expand use cases in manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and many other industries where an intelligent edge will unlock the power of the intelligent cloud in new ways. Today, we are excited to announce a Windows AI Platform-enabled solution to put this power in the hands of every developer. In the next update to Windows 10, the Windows AI Platform with Azure Machine Learning together with Azure IoT Edge will bring hardware-ac…

Ahead of his keynote tomorrow, CVP of Windows, Joe Belfiore on the Microsoft 365 Blog shared new details around how Microsoft 365 will empower developers to build intelligent apps for where and how the world works. In case you’re unfamiliar, Microsoft 365 brings together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), as a complete, intelligent and secure solution to empower employees. As the largest productivity platform in the world, it’s a vital part of the intelligent edge—and it enables developers to create beneficial experiences that work elegantly across many different device types and many different computing ‘senses’—including vision and voic…

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17661 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Going forward, Insiders in the Fast ring and in Skip Ahead will receive the same RS5 builds. What’s new in Build 17661 A modern snipping experience Today we’re taking the first step toward converging our snipping experiences. The new modern snipping experience is here to help you effortlessly capture and annotate what you see on your screen. While working on this we’ve been carefully going over all your feedback about taking screenshots in Windows – you’ll find the flow and tools ar…

https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/11ce0c48b871af0c720f513741e0d59a.gif Simply select Start, Settings, Accounts and then Your info. Under Create your picture, select Browse for one. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/6c0b8f9bd784ce132bf0daca30babaf4.gif In case you missed it, head over here for five keyboard shortcuts you may not know about! The post Windows 10 Tip: Choose a photo for your account appeared first on Windows Experience Blog. Continue reading...

Available today, Twitter’s new app for Windows 10 is better than ever. It supports features that people on Twitter love, including longer Tweets, the Explore tab to find topics relevant to your interests, and the ability to bookmark Tweets to be read later. The new app also supports unique Windows features, including a refreshed look and feel with taskbar pinning, push notifications in Action Center, and share integration with Windows apps. Additional features like night mode are coming soon. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/05/eacf7e40b70a2f7ef78de64408a06fa8-1024x952.png Twitter’s new Windows app is built on open web standards, powered by th…

Last year, M12, Microsoft’s venture fund (formerly known as Microsoft Ventures), set out on a mission to uncover the most innovative startups harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform businesses and solve real-world challenges. Together with Madrona Venture Group, Notion and Vertex Ventures, we put a combined $3.5 million in investment funding on the line to kick off Innovate.AI, a global startup competition that would drive progress in AI and further Microsoft’s commitment to making AI accessible for all. Six months later, we’re overwhelmed with the response. Not only did we receive hundreds of submissions, the companies were all innovative, im…

With this update, you get new experiences that help minimize distractions and make the most of every moment by saving you time – time that you can spend being more creative and doing the things you love. Here are a few of the devices that bring the update to life: 11 Windows 10 devices that light up the April 2018 Update: Acer Switch 3 Acer Nitro 5 Spin ASUS ROG G703 ASUS ZenBook 13 Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Dell XPS 13 HP Pavilion x360 convertible HP Omen X Laptop Lenovo Yoga 720 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th gen Samsung Notebook 9 Pen 2018 1. Acer Switch 3 https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/8239c84d94a3e7bb95bca95d01b…

With this update, available as a free download today, you get new experiences that help minimize distractions and make the most of every moment by saving you time. Our hope is that you’ll have more time to do what matters most to you whether that’s to create, play, work, or simply do what you love. You can get the April 2018 Update in a couple different ways. If you already have a Windows 10 PC and have automatic updates enabled, the update will be delivered to you when it’s ready for your machine. That roll-out begins on May 8. If you are an advanced user and would like to get the update today, visit this blog post to learn how. Here’s what’s new in the Windows 10 …

Last week, Yusuf Mehdi announced the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, our latest feature update for Windows 10. Today, we’re excited to share that the update is available to customers. This post will provide details on the April 2018 Update rollout plan, including information on our new machine-learning approach. We’ll also detail how you can get the update today. As with prior rollouts, our goal is to deliver the April 2018 Update as quickly and as broadly possible, while maintaining the best possible update experience for our customers. Here’s how to get the Windows 10 April 2018 Update The April 2018 Update is available today if you go to Windows Update and manual…

We all get the same 24 hours. And now, more than ever, it seems like it’s never enough. People feel more overwhelmed than ever before and pretty much all of us would love more time – not necessarily time to do more, but time to do what we love. At Microsoft, we want to help you do just that. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/f5c917be976d2efdc6abf039ca68def6-1024x498.jpg With Windows 10, we’ve focused on delivering the most modern and most secure operating system. Since its initial launch, we delivered two updates with features designed to enable the creator in each of us. With our latest major release – the Windows 10 April 2018 Update – …

https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/e8f83e9f293d84bd837a1cb7a14f9eac-1024x576.jpg Now you can download iTunes from Microsoft Store and easily play your favorite music, movies, and more—right from your Windows 10 PC. iTunes is also home to Apple Music, where you can listen ad-free to over 45 million songs and download your favorites to enjoy without using WiFi. https://blogs.windows.com/uploads/mswbprod/sites/2/2018/04/ecccfb5c5b06f79f1575e89447e35c10-1024x736.png iTunes is free to download, and you can try Apple Music free for three months. There’s no commitment, and you can cancel anytime. Play your favorite music, movies, and more w…