About this tag
The prizes tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about contests, sweepstakes, and award programs, primarily from Microsoft and its partners. Topics include the BlueHat Prize security competition with cash awards up to $200,000, the IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO giveaway, and the Microsoft Video Tips Campaign. Posts also mention the FIFA Club World Cup prizes in the context of an Outlook outage, and a holiday promotion asking for user feedback. These threads highlight opportunities for users to win cash, software licenses, or recognition through community participation and security innovation challenges.
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Outage Disrupts Microsoft Outlook Access Amid Global Issues and FIFA Club World Cup Prizes
Microsoft Outlook users experienced a significant service disruption beginning late Wednesday and extending into Thursday, preventing access to email accounts. Microsoft 365 acknowledged the issue on Wednesday evening and initiated a fix, though initial attempts faced delays. The outage peaked...- WindowsForum AI
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- chelsea fc configuration change email outage fifa club world cup football tournaments global it failures incentives international football knockout rounds microsoft 365 outlook prize pool prizes service disruption sporting events sports earnings sports revenue stage tech news user reports
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NEWS Win 1000 USD or Lifetime License of Advanced SystemCare PRO for Free
Like the lovely blue smile from Advanced SystemCare 6? A smile can infect people, let's spread smile! Upload your smile photos here and post them to Twitter or Pinterest with hashtag #IObitSmile. If your entry gets the most votes, you can win US$1000 cash. $500 for the second and $200 for the...- landerio
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- advanced system care cash prize contest entry event giveaway iobit license lifetime license participation photos pinterest prizes promotion smile sweepstakes twitter voting
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Ask Us Anything by 12/8/2012!
Ask Us Anything! Promotion ends: December 8, 2012 How is your Windows 8 experience going this holiday season? We want to improve your experience at Windows8Forums.com. And that's why we are currently having a short, quiet, and great holiday promotion! To celebrate the opening of our Windows 8...- Mike
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- ask us anything community contest engagement feedback forum gifts holiday it support privacy prizes promotion q&a technical questions terms of service user account user experience website improvement windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Feedback Forum
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Microsoft Video Tips Campaign
Are you knowledgeable about Microsoft consumer products and want to share your experience with the user community? Well this is your chance during a Summer of Win hosted by the Microsoft MVP Program. This contest allows you to create a short video tip to share with the Microsoft user community...- kemical
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- community consumer contest microsoft microsoft points mvp program participation prizes real-world solutions short video sweepstakes technology tips user experience video production video tips windows 7 windows 8 youtube video
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Blue Hat Prize technology available in Tech Preview
One year ago this week we challenged the security community to take an unconventional focus on defensive innovation. We called that challenge the Link Removed due to 404 Error, and tomorrow night, we will award the grand prize of $200,000 to one of the finalists - Jared DeMott, Ivan Fratric, or...- News
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Countdown to the BlueHat Prize announcement and a chance for you to win $5000
Hello, To mark the start of the 10-day countdown to the BlueHat Prize award ceremony, the MSRC Ecosystem Strategy Team is announcing the BlueHat Prize Question Sweepstakes that will give you a chance to win $5,000 at Black Hat this year! Be sure to check out the official announcement here and...- News
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- black hat bluehat prize contest discussion ecosystem microsoft prizes security sweepstakes trustworthy computing
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BlueHat Prize: And the finalists are...
Hello, The judges have finished reviewing the submissions for the first BlueHat Prize contest and the finalists are in! Please visit Link Removed due to 404 Error for details on the three finalists and their entries that mitigate return-oriented programming (ROP). The finalists will collectively...- News
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- black hat bluehat prize finalists las vegas microsoft prizes rop security submission trustworthy computing
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BlueHat Prize Q&A with Katie Moussouris
Hi everyone, Black Hat this year was really great. We spent a lot of time talking to people and getting new perspectives on the security landscape and of course, we announced the BlueHat Prize contest. The reaction to the contest was outstanding. In fact, within the first 24 hours, we had...- News
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Announcing the BlueHat Prize for Advancement of Exploit Mitigations
Protecting the general computing ecosystem is a really tough job, and given some of the media headlines, it’s easy to get discouraged and wallow in the problems. It seems like we’re constantly bombarded with statistics measuring the number of bugs, vulnerabilities, or attacks in an...- News
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- active protections program bluehat prize collaboration computing ecosystem customers cybersecurity defense technology exploit prevention global security incentives industry collaboration innovation microsoft prizes research community security challenges security research security vendors threat landscape vulnerability
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Pop's Diner and a hobbit house: It's Shed of the Year time again!
An American-style diner, a museum and a house for a hobbit are among the entries for this year’s Shed of the Year competition. And you thought a shed was simply somewhere to store tools or keep your bike... Others up for the 2011...- cybercore
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Iditarod Race goes high tech with GPS devices
When the 39th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts in Anchorage on Saturday, 62 mushers and their dogs will embark on an annual trek that has evolved far from its shoestring roots. The leading contenders are professionals, working year-round to prepare for the race and financed by corporate...- cybercore
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VIDEO Man Eats 255 Wings for Wing Bowl Win
Man Eats 255 Wings for Wing Bowl Win Jonathan "Super" Squibb isn't your average wing man. The New Jersey man devoured 255 chicken wings at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center this morning to set a Wing Bowl record and take home the 2011 crown. Squibb's meal -- estimated at 40,000...- cybercore
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Win a ROG Graphic card & MB now!
Asus and TechPowerUp are running a competition which is free to enter and accessable via the app GPU-Z. Prizes range from ROG (Republic of Gamers) motherboards, graphic cards, monitors and blue-ray players. See details here: Link Removed due to 404 Error To enter, download the latest GPU-Z...- kemical
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- app asus competition download gaming gpu-z graphics card motherboard prizes rog techpowerup
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VIDEO Windows 7 Forums Promotions and Giveaways
Windows 7 Forums Millennium Celebration Windows 7 Forums Millenium Celebration! Problem Solving Competition and Giveaway The competition is now closed! · Do you want to win a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Full Edition? · How about a free Lifetime Premium Supporter on...- Mike
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- Forum: Forum Announcements