Microsoft Archives - Page 57 of 213

Nvidia releases driver hotfix for Windows performance issues

Nvidia has released a display driver hotfix to address recently reported high CPU usage and blue screen issues on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. […]

07 Mar

Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default

Microsoft says the Excel spreadsheet software is now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default in Microsoft 365 tenants worldwide. […]

06 Mar

Outlook for Mac now free, Microsoft 365 subscription not needed

Microsoft says its Outlook for Mac email and calendar client is now available for free, and it will no longer require an Office license or a Microsoft 365 subscription to be used. […]

06 Mar

Microsoft: New Windows Canary channel has most cutting-edge features

Microsoft is adding a new Canary channel to its nine-year-old Windows Insider Program to let the most fearless users test what it describes as “hot off the presses” features. […]

05 Mar

Microsoft is testing a modern Windows 11 volume mixer

Microsoft is testing a new and modern-looking Windows 11 volume mixer accessible via the taskbar Quick Settings panel that helps adjust the volume on a per-app basis and switch between audio devices. […]

04 Mar

Bing Chat has a secret ‘Celebrity’ mode to impersonate celebrities

A secret Bing Chat ‘Celebrity’ mode allows users to instruct the AI to impersonate celebrities, answering questions and talking like the person it imitates. […]

02 Mar

Microsoft releases Windows security updates for Intel CPU flaws

Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for ‘Memory Mapped I/O Stale Data (MMIO)’ information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. […]

01 Mar

Microsoft PowerToys adds ‘Paste as plain text’ and Mouse Jump tools

Microsoft has added two new utilities to the open-source PowerToys toolset to help Windows users paste text without formatting and make it easier to move the mouse across multiple screens or on ultra-wide monitors. […]

28 Feb

Windows 11 KB5022913 causes boot issues if using UI customization apps

Microsoft says the KB5022913 February 2023 non-security preview release is causing boot issues on Windows 11 22H2 systems due to incompatibility with some third-party UI customization apps. […]