Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop now works without Active Directory
Microsoft has declared Azure Virtual Desktop generally available with the VMs connected to Azure AD rather than Active Directory. However, the initial release is a bit crippled.
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), once known as Windows Virtual Desktop, is Microsoft’s first-party Virtual Desktop Infra...
Microsoft’s next-gen Surface hardware is just around the corner
Apple just concluded its hardware event, where it announced several new products. However, the excitement doesn’t end with those announcements, as Microsoft will also have its Surface event next week. Microsoft will most likely introduce the new Surface Pro 8 and possibly also the Surface Laptop ...
Four new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure agent
The flaws stem from with an open-source software agent embedded in Microsoft Azure tools.
According to a report in CRN, a research team at Wiz has reported four new vulnerabilities related to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
The four vulnerabilities arise from an open-source software agent...
Microsoft takes another big step towards going passwordless
Microsoft continues its relentless drive to get rid of passwords as sign-in options that enterprise customers use to access Azure Active Directory (AAD) and those consumers use to access Microsoft Accounts on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs.
Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft's corporate vice president of the...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday contained fixes for a zero-day bug and OMI
Among the 60 security fixes and updates Microsoft released on Patch Tuesday (14th september), was a fix resolving a Remote Code Execution problem in MSHTML.
The products affected by the September security update include Azure Sphere, Azure Open Management, PowerPoint, Office Excel, Access, Word,...
Study: remote work is slowing productivity and innovation
The Microsoft study found employees spent less time communicating and collaborating with colleagues outside of their immediate business teams. Employees do work longer hours.
A study of Microsoft employees in the US concluded that the organization-wide switch to remote working in 2020 damaged ...
Microsoft is not reopening its campus or offices anytime soon
Microsoft may have made plans to reopen its Redmond offices and other offices across the world, but COVID-19 was busy making new variants that aren’t without surprises. The reopening plans are now on hold.
Jared Spataro, Microsoft's modern work CVP, said that due to the uncertainty of COVID-19...
Microsoft Teams adds hybrid meeting features, with AI functionality
Microsoft is adding hybrid meeting features into Teams, including the inevitable application of AI for multiple uses. The features aim to make the hybrid working model better for office/remote meetings.
There’s even an AI-powered ‘speaker coach’ that will notify users who interrupt others....
Updated Python support in Visual Studio Code introduces browser editing
Microsoft updated Python support in Visual Studio Code by introducing web browser-editing capabilities. The company has archived its open-source Python language server to use the closed-source Pylance.
The Python Extension has over 41 million installs, according to data, compared to just over 3 ...
Microsoft becomes Platinum member of Open Infrastructure Foundation
OpenStack, the open-source, IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) cloud company related to projects like Airship (open-source tools for cloud provisioning) and Zuul (the Ansible-based Continous Integration (CI) system), has for years been stuck between what Gartner calls the Trough of Disillusionment ...
Microsoft acquires Clipchamp video editing startup
Microsoft has bought the Australian company for an undisclosed price.
Microsoft this week said it has acquired video editing platform Clipchamp. The Brisbane-based startup offers an in-browser platform that gives users access to professional video editing tools and features. Those features incl...
Windows Subsystem for Android app available in Microsoft Store
The Android Subsystem for Windows may be available to Microsoft Insider testers sooner rather than later.
Microsoft is planning to roll out Windows 11 on October 5. However, one key feature that will not be included in the rollout is support for Android apps. Instead, the company has promised it...