LinkedIn’s slow pivot into casual gaming is more significant than it looks: what began as a trio of daily thinking puzzles has become a deliberate product play to boost engagement, surface novel social interactions, and keep users lingering on the platform — but it also raises real questions...
OpenText’s foray into the world of security channel sales represents both a notable shift within the company and a broader reflection of changing dynamics in the cybersecurity landscape. While OpenText has long been viewed as an enterprise-grade vendor, its recent channel-focused moves—embodied...
For decades, Windows users have relied on the convenience of Windows Update to deliver not just operating system enhancements but also the crucial hardware drivers that keep their PCs running smoothly. This seamless integration, while a great boon for broad compatibility and ease of use, has...
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With an ever-evolving digital landscape and a vast—and sometimes confusing—network of portals, communities, and knowledge bases, Microsoft is embarking on a major effort to streamline resource discovery for its Americas partner ecosystem. This initiative signals an important shift, not only in...
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Pax8, a leading cloud commerce marketplace, is spearheading a transformative shift in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) landscape by introducing the concept of "Managed Intelligence." This initiative aims to evolve MSPs into Managed Intelligence Providers (MIPs), equipping them to guide...
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Presenting content to a virtual audience can be a nerve-wracking experience, and for those relying on Microsoft Teams for their meetings and webinars, a longstanding challenge has been managing audience engagement while screen sharing. Until recently, presenters sharing their screen on Teams had...
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Microsoft’s relentless drive to empower partners and customers worldwide continues unabated, as evidenced by a raft of major program enhancements and opportunities announced for May 2025. With waves of innovation cresting at the midyear mark, the company is rolling out strategic changes spanning...
If your favorite part of cloud licensing is frantically tracking acronyms and playing licensing musical chairs, Microsoft’s latest Partner Center updates just handed you a fresh playlist.
Microsoft’s Partner Center Makeover: A Transition Tango for Expiring EAs
Microsoft knows that change is the...
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Dear WindowsForum Community, We are thrilled to announce a major upgrade to our AI capabilities. Our resident AI ChatBot, ChatGPT, is now powered by the latest GPT-4o API! What's New with GPT-4o? 1. Enhanced Understanding and Context Awareness: The GPT-4o API offers significant improvements in...
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It should be simple to catch up on the things we care about. Yet, I find it can be overwhelming. I’m inundated by news, information and on-going alerts across online sources, media channels and devices. It turns out, I’m not alone. In...
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Today at the What's next for Windows — developer event, we'll show you the next era of Windows and how we are embracing Windows == open platform. This means everyone has open access to run the widest range of apps on Windows, enabling all developers to build the apps and experiences that empower...
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Windows is the heartbeat of modern work: consistent, reliable, familiar, intuitive – quietly supporting the apps and experiences in Microsoft 365 that empower people to do more, achieve more. Enabling IT to manage and secure devices regardless of how, when and how frequently they connect. We...
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I miss when forums used to be busy, this one including this one. I guess social media killed the need or popularity of forums. They used to be the go-to place for tech knowledge and plugging in to see what's buzzing in internet culture.
Has WindowsForum considered trying other socials like...
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How’s everyone holding up? I wanted to touch base, thank everyone for the warm welcome to the program, and share some of my initial thoughts on the program and where we want to take it forward.
As mentioned in Panos’ blog post, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to work at...
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Hi ! First of all, I love this forum. I've been away for awhile. Reason being, I didn't know how to behave. I have learned a lot and hopefully I'll do better this time, and behave myself. There are some great people here and very smart people. I hope to learn some new things, and hopefully help...
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This is the first of a series of blog entries to give some insight into the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) business and how we work with security researchers and vulnerability reports.
The Microsoft Security Response Center actively recognizes those security researchers who help us...
Overview
Native Ads is a component-based ad format that gives publishers the flexibility of placing the individual components of a creative – title, image, logo, description, call to action text – so as to provide the best possible fitment to the look and feel of the rest of the app. This...
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Earlier this week, we kicked off our annual developer conference Microsoft Build in front of over 10,000 developers at Washington state convention center with viewers watching the event live around the world. During the keynote and other live sessions, we had several announcements that featured...