Rabia Noureen

Microsoft is getting ready to replace the UWP Mail and Calendar apps with the new Outlook desktop client for Windows. The company announced in a message on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that the web-based app will be shipped with all new Windows 11 devices starting in September 2024. Microsoft started testing its redesigned Outlook…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new collaborative meeting notes feature to improve the meeting experience. This release enables participants to collaborate on notes with their colleagues during Teams meetings. In Microsoft Teams, the collaborative meeting notes feature allows users to take notes, create agendas, as well as generate action items. It eliminates the need to…

Microsoft has announced new AI-powered Copilot features for Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise resource management (ERP) solutions. The new Copilot capabilities are available in public preview for Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain Management. “Complex and rigid processes within ERP create more work for people, and repetitive manual data entry overwhelms departments. Dynamics 365…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to introduce Win32 app isolation support in Windows 11 at its Build 2023 conference. The company announced yesterday that the feature is now available in public preview for Windows 11 users. With this release, Windows 11 users can run Win32 apps in an isolated environment to protect other parts of the…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Firewall structured logs. The new feature brings an improved logging experience for firewall events and makes it easier to search, filter, and analyze network traffic data. “Azure Firewall’s structured logs provide a more detailed view of firewall events. They include information such as source and destination and…

Microsoft has officially dropped support for Windows 10 version 21H2. The company announced yesterday that it will no longer ship monthly security updates and bug fixes to PCs running Home and Pro editions of the operating system. Microsoft launched Windows 10 version 21H2 in the second half of 2021. It was a pretty minor update…

Last week, Microsoft acknowledged an issue that triggered connectivity issues on its Azure portal. Now, the company has confirmed that the outage was caused by an “anomalous spike” in Azure traffic. Specifically, Microsoft reported that the incident started at 8:00 A.M PT on June 9. They saw the “We’re working to restore all services as…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has introduced a new monthly security summary report in public preview. The new tool enables IT admins to gain detailed insights into the performance and security posture of their organization. “The report helps organizations get a visual summary of key findings and overall preventative actions taken to enhance the organization’s overall…

Last year, Microsoft started testing a new multi-app kiosk mode for Windows 11. The company announced yesterday that the new feature is now generally available with the latest configuration update for Windows 11 version 22H2. In Windows 11, kiosk mode allows IT admins to convert a traditional device into a single-purpose device that runs only…

Microsoft-owned GitHub has launched a new GitHub Enterprise Importer tool. The new service enables developer teams to migrate their code, collaborations, and history to GitHub Enterprise Cloud. GitHub highlighted that its GitHub Enterprise Importer tool has already been used by more than 2,000 organizations. The self-service tool has helped developers to migrate over 400,000 repositories…

Microsoft has released two new capabilities for Microsoft Teams certified devices. The first feature allows participants to use the Teams certified audio device with a button to quickly join a meeting directly from the pre-join screen. With this release, Microsoft Teams lets users bring the meeting window to the foreground during meetings joined on certified…

Microsoft has released a new threat-informed security posture recommendations feature for Microsoft 365 Defender. This capability provides recommendations to help IT admins bolster their security posture and block repetitive cyberattacks. “Bringing posture recommendations available via Microsoft Secure Score into the threat analytics and incident views, Microsoft 365 Defender now maps the techniques used by the…