Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has released a patch to address an issue that prevents users from signing in after adding a new Microsoft account to their Windows 11 PCs. The bug was discovered following the release of the Windows 11 preview build 22000.918 that started rolling out on August 25, 2022. According to Microsoft, the problem currently affects…

Back in July, Microsoft unveiled a new Excel Live feature to make real-time collaboration easier within Microsoft Teams. The company has finally started rolling out Excel Live in public preview, allowing users to edit Excel workbooks simultaneously with other meeting participants. Excel Live is built on top of the Live Share feature in Teams that…

Microsoft is getting ready to retire its Scheduler service for Microsoft 365. The company announced this week on the Microsoft 365 Admin center that it would retire support for Scheduler on September 1, 2023. Microsoft launched the AI-powered Scheduler service in June 2021 to make it easier for users to organize their meetings. It’s a…

Microsoft has detailed some new features added to its Windows Autopatch service in the month of September. The major highlights of this release include a new application-based authentication method, enhancements for the device registration flow, as well as reporting capabilities. Microsoft first unveiled the Windows Autopatch service back in April and made it available in…

Microsoft has launched a new WebRTC-based enterprise content delivery network (eCDN) solution. The new standalone offering is a result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Peer5 in August 2021, and it optimizes network performance to enhance live video streaming in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams has become a popular tool for conducting large corporate webcasts and org-wide training…

Last month, Microsoft announced that it’s revising the pricing structure of the Teams Rooms subscriptions. The company unveiled yesterday new Teams Rooms Pro and Teams Rooms Basic offerings, which replace the existing Standard and Premium plans. Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic is a free tier designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. It…

Microsoft Teams is working on a new update that will improve the meeting experience for desktop and web users. The feature will allow users to automatically view the video feed of up to 49 participants on their screens by default. Currently, the Microsoft Teams app displays up to 9 videos during meetings. However, users in…

Microsoft has released an update that blocks the use of unmanaged Azure AD accounts in organizations. The company has provided a set of tools to help IT admins find existing unmanaged accounts and reset their redemption status. In 2016, Microsoft introduced a self-service sign-up feature that allowed external users to sign up as guest members…

Microsoft has announced the release of version 1.71 of its Visual Studio Code editor. The latest update brings some improvements for the merger editor, UI changes, and support for snap layouts on Windows 11. With this release, developers can now click the “Open in Merge Editor” button to quickly switch between the text and merge…

Microsoft is once again notifying customers that it will finally disable basic authentication support in Exchange Online starting October 1, 2022. The company is also giving organizations an option to pause the deprecation of select email connection protocols until the end of this year. In 2019, Microsoft first announced its plans to retire basic authentication…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of a new data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the next 15 years, the company plans to invest around $5 billion in the country to support business growth and accelerate innovation. AWS opened its first Middle East cloud region in Bahrain in July 2019….

Microsoft’s Azure Managed Grafana service that launched in preview back in April is now generally available for enterprise customers. The new data visualization solution brings together charts, alerts, and logs that enable IT admins to analyze application and infrastructure telemetry data in a single dashboard. Grafana is an open-source platform that lets organizations unify, collect,…