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Rabia has a master's degree in Software Engineering and she has years of experience writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technologies. Rabia has also written for OnMSFT.com as well as Windows Report. She is always up to date on the latest trends in the IT Industry and has done extensive research in the data science industry.

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Microsoft Teams for Mac and iOS Now Support Background Noise Suppression

Microsoft Teams on Mac and iOS has finally added support for real-time noise suppression. The AI-powered tool first debuted on Windows 10 as an optional feature back in 2020, which allows the app to automatically suppress unwanted background noise during video calls and meetings. The noise suppression capability is enabled by default for all Mac…

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Windows 11 hero approved - 2

Windows 11 version 22H2 is Now Available for Commercial Pre-Release Validation

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 version 22H2 is now available for commercial pre-release validation by business customers. The upcoming feature update is also available as an optional update for Windows Insiders enrolled in the Release Preview channel. New features in Windows 11 version 22H2 include system-wide Live captions, a revamped Task Manager as well…

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Windows 11

Microsoft 365 Admin Center Adds New Dashboard for Managing Windows & Office Updates

Microsoft has launched a new software updates dashboard in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The new software updates page enables IT admins to get a unified overview of the installation status of Windows and Microsoft 365 app updates in their organization. “Keeping devices current with the latest security updates is an important part of an…

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Apple M2 Hero Approved

Apple Unveils New MacBook Air and Refreshed MacBook Pro with M2 Chip

Apple has officially unveiled its first Macs powered by the next generation of Apple silicon at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The new devices include a redesigned MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new M2 chipset. According to Apple, the latest M2 processor comes with a new eight-core CPU, an up to ten-core…

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Teams hero approved 2

Microsoft Claims Teams is Now Up To 60% Faster on Windows

Microsoft claims that it has optimized its Teams desktop app to boost performance during resource-intensive scenarios such as messaging, video calls, and meetings. These changes complement ongoing efforts to make the app more power-efficient during meetings. The Teams desktop app has received several performance enhancements to improve the “overall interaction responsiveness time” since August 2021….

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Cloud Computing and Security

Atlassian Releases Patches for Zero-Day Confluence RCE Flaw

Atlassian has released new security updates to fix a critical flaw affecting its Confluence Server and Data Center products. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, allows for unauthenticated remote code execution on unpatched servers. The zero-day security flaw was disclosed by security company Volexity last week, and it impacts all supported versions (except those hosted on…

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Security

Atlassian Warns of Active Exploitation of Unpatched Critical Confluence Flaw

Atlassian has published a security advisory about a new critical flaw impacting its Confluence Server and Data Center products. The company warned IT teams that the security vulnerability could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, was discovered by the cybersecurity company Volexity. Atlassian released an advisory about the…

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Datacenter networking servers

Microsoft Postpones the Release of Next Version of Exchange Server Until 2025

Microsoft has delayed its plans to release the next version of on-premises Exchange Server in the second half of 2021. The software giant has announced that the new subscription-based version of Exchange Server will launch in 2025. In a blog post published yesterday, Microsoft explained that the alarming surge in state-sponsored cyber-attacks against insecure on-premises…

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Windows 10

Security Researchers Discover New Windows Search Protocol Vulnerability

Security researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability that allows hackers to launch a Windows search window via malicious Word documents. The security flaw exists in the Windows search protocol handler (search-ms) that allows applications and links to open searches for malicious attacks. According to Bleeping Computer, an attacker could abuse the protocol handler to…

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Azure Active Directory security

Microsoft Releases Fix for Azure Active Directory Logging Issues

Microsoft has released a hotfix today to address data logging issues in Azure Active Directory and several other cloud services. The company initially said that the bug impacted Azure AD customers in the US and Europe, but Microsoft later indicated in a status update that it was affecting users globally. According to the update on…

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Microsoft’s New Autopatch Service Lets IT Admins Patch Windows PCs Automatically

Last Update: Aug 24, 2022

Back in April, Microsoft unveiled a new feature to help IT Pros automate the patch management process in enterprise environments. The company has announced that its Windows Autopatch service is now available in public preview at no additional cost to Windows Enterprise E3 subscribers. Windows Autopatch is a new managed service that makes it easier…

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Windows 11 approved hero 1

Surface Laptop Go 2 is Microsoft’s New Affordable Windows 11 PC

Microsoft has officially announced its new Surface Laptop Go 2 following a series of leaks. The new 12.4-inch laptop is an iterative update over the previous Surface Laptop Go model that launched back in 2020, and it features a more powerful Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor for customers who need a performance boost. The Surface Laptop…

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