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Because winter in Narnia was shorter than this, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s coming $1 trillion market cap valuation, a major Surface Laptop correction, Microsoft v. AWS, and much, much more.

Following months of testing with Windows Insiders, Microsoft has finally started rolling out the Windows 11 2022 Update to all customers worldwide. The first major update for Windows 11 brings several new accessibility, productivity, and meeting features, with more new experiences coming in a separate update next month. Windows Studio Effects First up, Microsoft has…

Microsoft announces Windows 11 release date, tweaks the Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements (but not much), and Windows 365 goes live but free trials are on hold due to demand. Windows 11 release date Top of the list this month is that Microsoft announced Windows 11 will start rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs…

We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…

Sean Wilkins provides an overview of the basic concepts of voice operations as they relate to VoIP implementation and the CCNA Voice Exam.

Because it’s not going to be a white Christmas, this edition of Short Takes looks at Windows Sandbox, a Microsoft Edge urban legend, a zero-day flaw in IE, a new Surface market, and much, much more.

Aidan Finn outlines his thoughts on how Microsoft can turn its mobile story around.

Microsoft launched its Surface Studio all-in-one desktop at the Windows 10 event yesterday. Here’s what people are saying. Just don’t mention the iMac. In today’s IT Newspro, we mention it once, but we think we got away with it…

Surface, Xbox One, and Metro – oh my! Discover how Microsoft messed up its marketing in part two of this op-ed series.

The big news this month is the availability of the Windows 11 2022 Update. But there are also lots of changes coming to Windows 11 via updates to builds in the Insider program. Plus, an update to WinGet, and WebView2 is now generally available for developers. Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) rolls out September 20th…