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Now available for you and your family: See how Microsoft 365 helps you connect, work and learn from home Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions are now generally available worldwide. “As everyone adapts to different and innovative ways of living, working, and organizing, we are here to help in that process,” says Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president, Modern Life, Search & Devices, in a blog post. “Today, we’re excited that Microsoft 365 has more to offer across free and premium experiences.” Mehdi lists 10 ways Microsoft can help you and your family experience more efficiency, enjoyment and ease across your lives. Head over to the Microsoft 365 post to read his list, which also previews features on the horizon. To check out plans and pricing and subscribe, head over to the Microsoft 365 product page. The post Now available for [ more… ]

Moving the Windows Insider Program forward Hey Windows Insiders! How’s everyone holding up? I wanted to touch base, thank everyone for the warm welcome to the program, and share some of my initial thoughts on the program and where we want to take it forward. As mentioned in Panos’ blog post, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to work at Microsoft for most of my career working on Windows and devices powered by Windows, big and small, and like many of you, have watched Windows evolve to make great things, and learn some valuable lessons on the way. My most recent experience was driving the backend of the Windows Insider Program on the systems that make flighting ‘work’ and Flight Ops where we review data and make flighting decisions. Having been in these and other forums I saw how critical insight [ more… ]

Getting the May 2020 Update Ready for Release Hello Windows Insiders! We are now getting the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) ready for release and releasing Build 19041.207 to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring. We believe that Build 19041.207 is the final build and we will continue to improve the overall experience of the May 2020 Update on customers’ PCs as part of our normal servicing cadence. Build 19041.207 (KB4550936) includes all of the 20H1 features in addition to the following quality improvements and security updates: This build is cumulative and includes all the fixes released to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring in Build 19041.21 through Build 19041.173. We fixed an issue that causes the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service (rpcss.exe) to close unexpectedly and the device stops working. Then you must restart the device. We [ more… ]

Get an edge while working from home Working at an office probably wasn’t something you expected to miss in 2020. I know I didn’t. But if you’re reading this from home due to the global health crisis, it’s understandable that you might miss impromptu hallway conversations over the news ticker running through your head while working at the kitchen table. There’s a level of comfort and ease to working from an office, so here are some helpful tips to try out with the new Microsoft Edge as you settle in at home. Tip #1 – Use your own device if your work computer didn’t get the “work from home” memo While we may be working from home, that doesn’t guarantee our work machines came with us (let’s hope they’re at least digital distancing while back at the office). In lieu [ more… ]

HP Create Ecosystem adds HP ZBook Studio, HP ZBook Create and the HP ENVY 15 HP’s newest additions to the HP Create Ecosystem are aimed at all levels of creators – consumers, prosumers and professionals – to help bring digital concepts and ideas to life and share them. This line-up includes the HP ZBook Studio, HP ZBook Create and the HP ENVY 15. In the past, creators had to choose between heavy workstations or bulky gaming devices to get the power they require for work and play. Now, HP touts the compactness and effectiveness of the HP ZBook Studio, “the world’s most powerful mobile workstation per cubic centimeter” [1]. Nowadays, creators want to multi-task while projects are rendering in the background without slowing down other applications, and in that regard the ZBook Studio is seven times faster than other mobile [ more… ]