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Rabia comes from a solid IT background and has been writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technology for four years. 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 to Reportedly Announce ChatGPT-Like Tools for Office Apps in March

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI may soon accelerate with new ChatGPT-like tools coming to Office. According to The Verge, Microsoft may announce new AI-powered capabilities for Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook in March this year. Until now, Microsoft has remained tight-lipped about the new ChatGPT-like features coming to its core Office apps. However, Microsoft’s engineers have been…

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Microsoft Sentinel Adds Azure DDoS Protection to Automate Attack Response

Microsoft has released a new Azure DDoS Protection solution for Microsoft Sentinel. The new service leverages Azure DDoS Protection logs to automatically track and block DDoS sources to mitigate sophisticated attacks. Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-based security solution that allows security teams to detect and mitigate threats, monitor security events, and analyze data in their…

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Microsoft to Add New Commercial Policy to Enable Hidden Features on Windows 11

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Windows 11 build for Insiders in the Dev channel. The company has started testing a new client policy for enterprise/commercial customers to enable features released through servicing updates that are disabled by default on Windows Update-managed devices. According to Microsoft, the new commercial policy allows IT admins…

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Microsoft Starts Rolling Out New Home Experience for Viva Connections

Microsoft has released a new home experience that should make it easier for desktop users to get started with Viva Connections. The latest Viva Connections update has started rolling out to targeted release customers, which surfaces important tasks and personalized content as well as provides easier access to other Viva apps. “On desktop, Connections introduces…

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Microsoft to Kill Off Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) in 2025

Microsoft is planning to retire its Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) and its related troubleshooters for Windows 11. The company has announced that it will begin the depreciation process in the next major release of Windows 11 later this year. The Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) is a service that is designed to diagnose and…

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Microsoft to Sunset Teams Free (Classic) in Favor of Paid Plans

Microsoft has recently announced that it’s retiring the free version of Microsoft Teams for businesses on April 12. The company recommends customers to switch to its Microsoft Teams premium plan to keep chats, documents, and other important information. Microsoft launched the free version of its Teams collaboration service in 2018. It’s designed to meet the…

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CISA Releases New Tool to Recover from Ransomware Attacks on Unpatched VMware ESXi Servers

VMware has warned about a large-scale global ransomware campaign that is currently targeting vulnerable VMware ESXi servers worldwide. The hypervisor maker disclosed that threat actors are exploiting a two-year old vulnerability in its ESXi hypervisor and components to deploy ransomware. VMware ESXi is a service that enables companies to host multiple virtualized systems running different…

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Latest Skype Insider Update Brings Native Support for Apple Silicon Macs

Microsoft has started testing a native Apple Silicon version of its Skype desktop app. The company says that the update is already available for Skype Insiders, and it should offer a significant performance boost to all users with Apple Silicon Macs. Microsoft explained that a native Skype client was one of the top requests from…

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[Update] Microsoft Confirms Outlook.com is Currently Down for Some Users

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue with its Outlook.com webmail service. The company confirmed on its service health website that the problem is currently preventing many Outlook users from sending, receiving, and searching for emails. Microsoft explained that the issue started at around 6 AM UTC on Tuesday morning, and it was caused by a…

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Microsoft Purview Adds Adaptive Protection to Dynamically Mitigate Risks

Microsoft yesterday announced the launch of Adaptive Protection support in Microsoft Purview. The new solution leverages machine learning to help organizations detect potential malicious activities and mitigate insider risks with data loss prevention (DLP) controls. Last year, Microsoft announced a new product rebranding to bring together its Azure Purview data governance service with Microsoft 365…

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