Build 2022: Microsoft goes all-in on Arm with Project Volterra

Unlike some previous Builds, Microsoft is shining a spotlight on Windows this year, pumping up Windows 11, introducing 3rd party widgets, offering developers | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft backtracks default browser settings now easier to change in Windows 11

One of the most annoying things about Windows 11 has been the changes to the way users set a default browser. In previous versions of the OS, changing from | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft details pricing and licensing changes coming to Power Apps in October

To make Power Apps more accessible for customers, Microsoft will reduce the price of the Power Apps per user and per app plans starting October 1, 2021. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 3 years ago

Five things the new Microsoft Edge does great that Google Chrome can't

If you didn't already know, Microsoft has a new Edge browser, and it's a lot better than what we've now come to know as the "legacy" version of Microsoft | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft announces more than 1.3B Windows 10 active devices

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced yesterday that Windows 10 now has more than 1.3 billion monthly active devices. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 3 years ago

Lost Access to my Windows 10 Machine after Update

Windows 10 users have lost access to their user profiles after installing the February 2020 cumulative update, KB4532693. Released on February 11, what should have been a routine quality update has… | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft introduces LAMBDA functions for Excel

Microsoft’s Excel is one of the stalwarts of the company’s business tools, used by millions around the world for everything from creating shopping lists to running multi-million dollar … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft’s new Edge browser officially lands on Linux in preview

Microsoft has announced the availability of Edge Dev for Linux. With the release, the browser is now running on all the major desktop and mobile platforms. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Emails surface detailing Microsoft’s facial recognition pitch to DEA

It remains unclear if the company is now using legalese to skirt around its own definition of law enforcement involvement | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft removing Offline Accounts settings for international Windows 10 users

Microsoft seems to be constantly trying to get Windows users comfortable with the idea of syncing their system settings with a Microsoft account | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft quietly removes pledge to share 95% of app revenue

Microsoft has has quietly removed the 95% revenue share for app developers from its developer agreement. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

VS Code Santa Hat gets pulled down after SJW complain

Microsoft apparently took a step too far trying to get into the holiday spirit, and GitHub is all upset. Some time this week, Microsoft made a small change to Visual Studio Code, putting a little S… | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Rolls Out Gmail and Google Drive Integration on Outlook.com

Microsoft has apparently started rolling out new integrations with Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive in Outlook.com, allowing users to access these Google services right from their inbox. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft is reportedly working on 64-bit x86 emulation for Windows 10 on ARM

According to a new report, running x64 apps on Windows 10 on ARM PCs could be ready for Windows 10 21H1, the first major update for Windows 10 coming in the first half of 2021. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft starts shipping HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset

Microsoft announced this morning that its HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset has now started shipping to customers. | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft and Rust vs. C/C++: a developer’s perspective

C++ is an incredibly fast and efficient programming language. Its versatility knows no bounds and its maturity ensures support and reliability are second to none. Code developed in C++ is also extr… | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft open sources Trill, a tool for processing a trillion events per day

Another day, another open source project gets a blessing from Microsoft. Today, December 17, 2018, Microsoft is open sourcing an internal project it's dubbed Trill, so that more developers have access to a new temporal query language as well as "a trillion events per day" worth o … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Ex Edge developer blames Google tricks in part for move to Chromium

Over the past two weeks developers, tech pundits, and observers have all taken unique positions regarding their interpretations of Microsoft's Chromium news and the consensus seems to be that the company, while seemingly distasteful to the staunch pro-competitive market advocates … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Edge’s move to Chromium will increase productivity, but raise long-term concerns

Last week Microsoft confirmed the unprecedented news that it's rebuilding its Edge web browser atop the Chromium open-source rendering engine. It spells the end for Microsoft's EdgeHTML engine less than four years after it first shipped to the public with Windows 10's launch. Thi … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft is looking to replace its Edge browser with a Chromium-inspired one

Once again, Google has made Microsoft 'bend the knee,' so to speak. According to a report from Windows Central's Zac Bowden, Microsoft is having to rethink and ultimately shutter its current EdgeHTML development in favor of a Google-inspired alternative by adopting Chromium techn … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft researchers use AI to generate caricatures from photographs

A group of researchers have created an AI based app that can take ordinary photographs of people and turn them into hilarious caricatures (via The Next Web). The researchers, Stanford graduate Kaidi Cao, Microsoft's Lu Yuan, and Jing Liao from the City University of Hong Kong are … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 5 years ago

The latest Chrome update leverages its PWA platform on Windows 10

Google may have just broke the damn on PWA's being treated as first class citizens on the desktop with its Chrome 70 release on Windows 10 and Chrome OS (Chrome 67). The latest Chrome upgrade comes with the rare collaborative support between Google's browser and Microsoft's Windo … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 6 years ago

Sorry Microsoft, but Apple just showed how to do dark theme right

For many years, Apple has often been lauded and criticized for its ability to steal ideas from its competitors. We've seen this with the graphical user interface back in the 80's, or more recently with FaceID on the iPhone X. One thing is sure though, the Cupertino giant often pr … | Continue reading


@onmsft.com | 6 years ago