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The Microsoft Store for Business, formerly known as the "Windows Store for Business," is reportedly on the software deprecation chopping block, according to a Friday media report.
01/10/2020
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Microsoft offered a reminder on Friday that it's planning to turn on Microsoft Teams for Office 365 ProPlus or Office 365 Business tenancies that follow the semiannual channel update model starting on Jan. 14, 2020.
01/10/2020
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Google announced on Friday that it will continue to support its Chrome browser on Windows 7 until "at least July 15, 2021."
01/10/2020
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Microsoft, as part of the NRF 2020 event for retailers, this week announced a bunch of coming Office 365 enhancements, most of which will support so-called "firstline workers."
01/09/2020
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced a couple of enhancements to an emerging Office 365 management capability that lets IT pros hide certain software features from end users or employees.
01/09/2020
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Microsoft is starting to deliver an "early preview" of its Fluid Framework to some Office 365 tenancies that have opted to get early update releases, according to a Wednesday announcement.
01/08/2020
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Microsoft is said to be planning a new "Life" edition of Office 365 for spring 2020, but Brien is most intrigued by the password manager that's reportedly coming with the bundle.
01/08/2020
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The new year is bringing all sorts of end-of-support deadlines for IT pros working with Microsoft's business software.
01/07/2020
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A new feature in Microsoft's Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection service promises to fill in the gaps of traditional anti-phishing defenses.
01/06/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday outlined participation criteria for organizations wanting to get involved with a "private preview" of Project Cortex, its emerging "knowledge network" solution for Microsoft 365 users.
12/19/2019
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Some of the mystique surrounding Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) was clarified in a Tuesday chat with Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner MessageOps.
12/18/2019
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After the Windows 8 fiasco, Microsoft has mostly succeeded in cleaning up the GUI with Windows 10, with one exception: The administrative tools are still scattered all over the place.
12/18/2019
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The Attack Simulator in Office 365 tool has been updated and now has the ability to include message attachments in targeted campaigns, according to a Friday Microsoft announcement.
12/13/2019
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When the touchscreen on your Windows 10 laptop goes bad, there's no reason to throw that baby out with the bath water.
12/13/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a "limited preview" release of Microsoft Teams for certain Linux desktop operating systems.
12/11/2019
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Microsoft this week declared May 6, 2020, as its planned end date for Wunderlist, presumably ending the drama surrounding the task list app and service.
12/10/2019
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The differences between these two Hyper-V versions are pretty significant, depending on what you plan to use them for. Here's a quick rundown of each platform, from their features to licensing quirks to intended use cases.
12/09/2019
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Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 Mobile applications on Jan. 12, 2021, according to a Friday announcement.
12/06/2019
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Microsoft is testing out a new technology called "Fluid Framework." It could mean that Brien's dream of one Office app to rule them all might soon become reality.
12/06/2019
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Microsoft threw Office 365 admins a bone when it gave them the ability to block users from purchasing Power Platform tools without IT approval. Here's how to prevent total anarchy.
12/04/2019
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Admins, take note: Hackers are increasingly targeting Office 365 with new and more sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a snapshot of the most common methods.
12/02/2019
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Microsoft somewhat indirectly unveiled plans to kill off its Delve Blogs feature, with disablement starting next month.
11/25/2019
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Microsoft has continued to hone its various free tools to help organizations shift to SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 cloud services.
11/22/2019
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Microsoft meant well with Windows 10's Action Center, but the constant pop-up notifications are often more annoying than helpful. Here's how to get rid of them.
11/22/2019
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From PowerPoint to Excel, Microsoft is beefing up its support for digital inking across its Office 365 apps. Here's a snapshot of upcoming features.
11/18/2019