Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced a public preview of the Unified Update Platform (UUP) for on-premises environments. The company first started testing UUP with commercial customers in private preview in July, and it’s designed to create a seamless update experience. The Unified Update Platform (UUP) helps IT admins manage feature and quality updates on Windows 10 and…

Microsoft has launched Windows Dev Kit 2023 (codenamed “Project Volterra”), a new Snapdragon-powered desktop PC designed for data scientists and developers. The device was first unveiled at Build 2022, and it features a powerful neural processing unit (NPU) that lets developers build and test ARM native Windows applications. “The Windows Dev Kit 2023 is powered…

Earlier this month, Microsoft started rolling out Edge version 106 to all users in the Stable channel on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Now, the company has announced that the latest update brings some enhancements to the built-in efficiency mode feature in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft first added the efficiency mode feature in its Edge browser back…

Last week, Oracle announced the release of VirtualBox 7.0 on all supported platforms. The latest major release of the cross-platform virtualization software brings several new features and enhancements, such as support for Windows 11 via TPM, full virtual machine encryption, cloud virtual machines, and Apple Silicon Macs. First up, VirtualBox 7.0 brings Secure Boot and…

Image Creator, the new AI-based art generator tool that Microsoft announced at Ignite 2022, is now available in Microsoft Bing. The new Image Creator app is only rolling out in preview to Bing in select markets, with an integration with Microsoft Edge to follow later this month. Powered by OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 technology, Image Creator…

In this guide, I’ll explain how to change an email signature in Outlook for Windows and other platforms. For business users, a professional email signature is an important tool to build brand awareness, generate leads and create direct contact with clients and partners. It can also help to drive traffic to your website and social…

Microsoft has published an advisory about a server misconfiguration that may have compromised the sensitive data of some potential customers. The leak, dubbed “BlueBleed,” was first discovered by security researchers at threat intelligence firm SOCRadar on September 24. The Microsoft Security Response Center explained that the misconfigured Azure Blob Storage instance made data related to…

Microsoft has released its new Azure DDoS IP Protection SKU in public preview. It’s a cost-effective enterprise-grade endpoint security solution aimed at protecting small and midsize businesses (SMBs) against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “It offers the same essential capabilities as Azure DDoS Network Protection to protect your resources and applications against evolving DDoS attacks, including…

Microsoft has partnered with Google, AMD, and NVIDIA to create a new open specification for a silicon Root of Trust (RoT), dubbed Caliptra. What is silicon root of trust? Silicon root of trust, sometimes referred to as hardware root of trust, creates a chain of trust starting in the hardware used to boot a device….

Microsoft has released several new features for Windows 11 version 22H2. The new features rolled out to Windows 11 devices via a cumulative update include File Explorer tabs, suggested actions, an improved taskbar, Sharing experience, and much more. In Windows 11, File Explorer now allows users to open multiple folders in tabs simultaneously within a…

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 version 22H2, also known as the Windows 10 2022 Update, to all Windows 10 users. The latest feature update will be rolled out gradually via Windows Update, and the installation process should be pretty quick for users already running Windows 10 21H2 Windows 10 22H2 has been in…

Oracle has launched a new Oracle Alloy platform that enables organizations to host and deliver custom cloud services with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The solution allows customers to use Oracle cloud services without losing control over operational decisions. With this release, enterprise customers can create applications and services to meet the specific needs of select…