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With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft is bringing many new features to the OS. Everything from a new UI, to a new update cadence, and even Xbox features are making the move to the desktop. Microsoft announced several Xbox features coming to the desktop including Auto-HDR, DirectStorage, and a couple of gaming services too….

Earlier today, Microsoft released its first build of Windows 11 to Insiders and it is filled with UI updates and other enhancements that improve Windows in ways that are subtle, yet impactful. Generally speaking, Windows 11 looks like a respectable update to Windows 10 at first impression but the story around compatibility is causing more…

Microsoft has released the first build of its ‘next-generation’ operating system that will be known as Windows 11. Featuring significant UI updates and new system requirements that are causing quite a few headaches, Windows 11 is anything but ordinary. In this release, there are many new features that we have not seen before like app…

Late last week, Microsoft announced Windows 11 and with it comes a significant update to the user interface. Today, the company is unveiling updates coming to Office that will update the interface to match that of the upcoming OS. If you are an Office Insider, you will soon see a new design that looks familiar…

Today is the day many Windows fans have been waiting for, the first build of Windows 11 is now available to download. While not every new feature is in this release, there are many that are included – don’t forget to check your device compatibility before downloading the update too. To get started, Microsoft requires…

A long-requested feature in SharePoint Online is the ability to change the URL of the top-level SharePoint site.  This setting is determined by the tenant name you choose when your tenant was first created, meaning the URL will always be https://<tenantname>.sharepoint.com.  Poorly considered tenant name choices, along with company rebranding or renaming, are just a…

Hyper-V is the built-in hypervisor that comes free in Windows and Windows Server. It is used to run virtual machines (VM) on Windows. Virtualization is also used for other features, like Virtualization-Based Security (VBS), Windows Sandbox, and Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG). Developers sometimes use virtualization with Visual Studio to run device emulators. Microsoft introduced…

This week has been a mixed bag of excitement and confusion. The excitement has been associated with the features that Windows 11 will bring to the desktop but the confusion is tied to what devices will actually be able to run Windows 11. At first, Microsoft had two different lists of minimum specs but has…

If you are having trouble determining if your PC is compatible with Windows 11, here are all the steps you can take to make sure you device will run the new OS.

Teams is the backbone of Microsoft’s modern communication platform and is the hub of productivity inside the Microsoft 365 suite of tools. But one of the problems with the application, as it exists today, is that it consumes a lot of resources that drag down performance. With Windows 11 that was announced today and a…

With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft is taking the opportunity to prune Windows 10 of some features that were not used or are not applicable with the new OS. Starting this fall when the OS is released, the company is cutting several features that IT Pros will likely need to educate or be aware…

With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft is changing many aspects of how the OS operates. Everything from a new UI, to new system requirements, and even to simplifying the update process too. But when it comes to licensing the OS, Microsoft has a rich history of over-complicating the structure to make it difficult to…