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Discussions tagged with 'presence' on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's presence technology across several products. Topics include Skype for Business Basic and Lync, where presence indicates user availability for instant messaging and calls. The Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 5.0 provides developers with tools to integrate Enhanced Presence into custom applications. A common troubleshooting issue involves Lync presence not updating based on Outlook calendar information. Additionally, the Lync 2010 SDK enables tabbed conversation windows with presence indicators. An early Windows 8 build featured a sensor for detecting human presence to power on the device. These threads focus on presence as a communication and hardware feature within Microsoft ecosystems.
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    Microsoft 365 Companions on Windows 11: Calendar, File Search, People

    Microsoft has quietly begun embedding three new Microsoft 365 “companion” apps into the Windows 11 taskbar — Calendar, File Search, and People — small, focused helpers designed to pull calendar events, corporate files, and contact details one click away from the desktop and reduce time lost to...
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    Windows 7 Lync Presence Not Updating with Outlook

    On my calendar I have a couple of appointments, but my status on Outlook still says "available" and "free for the next 8 hours". This is the case even though "Update my presence based on my calendar information" is checkmarked in Lync settings.
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    • Forum: Windows Software