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Microsoft Teams Adds End-To-End Encryption (E2EE) To One-On-One Calls Microsoft adds new security, privacy, and compliance features to the Microsoft Teams chat and collaboration solution, including end-to-end encryption support for one-on-one voice calls. Microsoft Teams is a cloud collaboration platform designed to allow an organization’s team to stay organized and communicate Read more…

Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Analytics Enters Public Preview Microsoft announced the addition of Threat Analytics for Microsoft 365 Defender customers and the roll-out of Microsoft 365 Insider Risk Management Analytics, both in public preview. Microsoft 365 Defender (first announced as Microsoft Threat Protection at Ignite 2018) is an enterprise defense suite for cross-domain security that helps security teams Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Drive Corruption Bug — What You Need To Know Microsoft has fixed a Windows 10 bug that could cause NTFS volumes to become corrupted by merely accessing a particular path or viewing a specially crafted file. Last month, BleepingComputer reported on a new Windows bug that allows any Read more…

Microsoft Removes 3D Objects, Windows 10’s Most Useless Folder, From File Explorer Microsoft is no longer treating possibly the most unused folder, 3D Objects, as a special folder in File Explorer. With the release of Windows 10 1703, otherwise known as the Creators Update, Microsoft included a new application called ‘3D Read more…

Microsoft Shares CodeQL Queries To Scan Code For SolarWinds-like Implants Microsoft has open-sourced CodeQL queries that developers can use to scan source code for malicious implants matching the SolarWinds supply-chain attack. In December, it was disclosed that threat actors hacked SolarWinds to modify the legitimate SolarWinds Orion platform in a supply-chain attack. This Read more…

Microsoft Starts Pushing The Revamped Windows 10 Cumulative Update For the first time in a public release, Microsoft has released a Windows 10 cumulative update that is combined with a servicing stack update for ease of installation. Microsoft sometimes releases a special update called a servicing stack update (SSU) that fixes bugs Read more…

Microsoft Word For Windows Is Finally Getting Predictive Typing ​Starting next month, Microsoft Word for Windows will include a new predictive typing feature that automatically suggests new words to use as you are typing. The new feature is called ‘Text Prediction,’ and Microsoft states that it will go live for Read more…

Microsoft Outlook For Windows Will Let You Send Emails From Aliases Microsoft is adding support for sending emails via alias email addresses (also known as aliases or proxy addresses) from the Outlook for Windows email client. “Send email from a proxy email address or account alias rather than your primary Read more…

Microsoft Edge Is Crowdsourcing Whether To Show Notification Prompts Microsoft is now using crowdsourcing to determine whether to show a site’s website subscription dialog prompt in the Microsoft Edge web browser. Websites have increasingly started to show prompts to sign up for browser notifications subscriptions that deliver the site’s new content, even Read more…

Microsoft To Launch Office 2021 And Office LTSC Later This Year Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) and Office 2021 later this year for clients who don’t want to get an Office 365 cloud subscription service. These are the company’s next perpetual and one-time purchase Read more…