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October 5th marks the official release of Microsoft’s latest OS, Windows 11. While Microsoft is launching Windows 11-powered hardware worldwide today, the company has made the OS update available early for eligible devices worldwide. If you’ve purchased a Windows 10 machine recently, that means you should be able to upgrade to Windows 11 today. For...

Microsoft has been working to develop a meeting format that supports a modern environment that contains a mix of in-office and remote participants. In order to support this, they have been developing new features to the Teams meeting format. One of these features is a “speaker coach” that notifies users who interrupt others. The new...

Microsoft has seen nine major releases since 1985. Over 36 years later, Windows looks very different but somehow familiar with elements that have survived the test of time including increases in computing power and a shift from the keyboard and mouse to touchscreen. With each version of Windows released, Microsoft included different types of games...

Today, 90% of personal computers and 70% of network computers worldwide use Microsoft’s Windows versions. No other software has ever achieved such widespread acceptance and adoption. Microsoft released Windows 1.0, the first graphical user interface (GUI) operating system, on November 20, 1985. At that time, Interface Manager was the name of the project. It was...

Microsoft has announced a new service that allows you to access Cloud PCs from anywhere, known as Windows 365, and it’s available now. 2021 has been a defining year for Microsoft with the company focusing on software in a way we haven’t seen in a long time. The biggest announcement has been Windows 11 —...

Microsoft announced the Windows 11 launch date, and we’re getting closer to it — the official release is on October 5, 2021. New features to the Windows OS in Windows 11 include a redesigned desktop, an overhauled user interface, and significant changes to the apps and services that make Microsoft OS what it is today....

The world has faced many challenges this year and while PCs have always been essential in work and home life, this year has shown us just how fundamentally important the PC is in our daily life and how important professional and personal connection really is. After 6 years, since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft...