That is the Wave 2 cycle this year for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform updates. If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft update schedule for the platforms, it is handled into two yearly releases. These are called waves and Wave 1 happens from early in the year and Wave 2 starts later in the year, overlapping into the next year. Ahead of full releases, Microsoft previews features from each wave. It is worth noting waves is a solid description of the updates because they comprise hundreds of changes for both platforms, some major and many minor....

1 End-of-Support2 Depreciation Microsoft started discussing the removal of the traditional SharePoint Workflows last August. Of course, for SharePoint 2010 Online users, end-of-support means no new security patches, fixes, or anything else. If you’re unfamiliar with Workflows, it is a component of SharePoint that offers prebuilt applications in the form of templates. Customers can use these apps to automate processes across their organization. In removing Workflows, Microsoft is making a more concerted effort to drive users to its Power Automate (Microsoft Flow) tool....

In a bulletin, Microsoft points out this vulnerability is the same that was observed by Google, resulting its own recall of BLE Titan security keys during May. Microsoft security engineers Erik Peterson and Matt Beaver found the flaw earlier this year and it has since been listed as CVE-2019-2102. If exploited, a bad actor could have paired an unwanted BLE device to a user’s device. A problem in the BLE pairing protocol means this could have happened without the users knowing....

This is the ninth preview release of Redstone 5 to drop on the Skip Ahead branch since February. Because Redstone 4 is delayed, Redstone 5 is still hanging around on Skip Ahead and has not reached the Fast Ring yet. With Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17655, Microsoft has added more minor improvements. When Redstone 5 does move to the Fast Ring, we expect to see feature previews become more frequent....

WalkingCat reports on a pair of sessions that now appear in the Microsoft Build 2022 catalog. These will focus on the Metaverse – a hot topic in tech right now – and app development for Windows. Microsoft titles the first sessions “Microsoft Build Into Focus: Metaverse,” and it will get underway on Tuesday, May 24 between 3:30 PM and 4:14 PM EDT. Sam George, CVP of Azure IoT and Microsoft Teams General Manager Nicole Herskowitz will lead the session....

Before this release, Chromium Edge would only add a darker visual when browsing in the InPrivate mode. This would work for users running Edge’s standard mode, but if they have dark mode toggled there is no way to know if InPrivate mode is on or not (aside from remembering if you selected it). To solve this issue, the Chromium Edge team is developing a tag that will be present only in the InPrivate mode....

While the actual Patch Tuesday release is not the root cause, it is starting the problem. Some PCs were freezing completely because of the update. When users try to reset the machine to restore it, they find that their reset “Move everything” option is not working. This means the PC stays broken. While this is not happening to everyone, it is big enough to have a Reddit page and Microsoft Answers page....

In confirming the release, Microsoft has also settled on which new features are rolling out with Windows 10 May 2021 Update. It seems as far as major feature upgrades go, version 21H1 is minor in terms of what it brings to the Windows 10 party. Still, you’ll find additions like moving between Windows Hello webcams and some tools for enterprise users. Users will get Windows 10 May 2021 Update when it launches next month....

Neural Voice Research gives developers the ability to create synthetic voices by tapping into Microsoft’s text-to-speech technology. While it is now available to the all users, Microsoft says the tool has limited access. That means developers must still seek approval from Microsoft before using it. However, there are no limitations based on location with the tool available to Azure Cognitive Services in most Azure cloud regions. Microsoft used its machine learning technology in Custom Neural Voice....

If you’re new to the Windows Package Manager, check out our complete tutorial on how to use the new development service. Exports are currently experimental, and for it to work you should execute settings command and add it to the JSON file. When it is enabled, it’s possible to take installed packages from the list (on the JSON) and export them using the export [filename].json command. Next you can copy the file to other PCs or installations and also import using the import [filename]....

Back in January, over 11,000 Microsoft employees were victims of a Reply-all Email Storm. If you’re unfamiliar with the attack method, it’s a sudden surge of “reply all” emails sent on a distribution list. It takes just a single reply from someone on the list to ensure the reply goes to all other contacts. Microsoft says a Reply-All Mail Storm can disrupt organizations and throttle mail flow on Office 365....

It appears Microsoft has listened to that feedback. The software giant first changed the name to ‘Photos & Videos’, and then decided to settle on good-old ‘Photos’ again. The quest to find a name more inclusive of its new features continues. However, it’s also possible that Microsoft had an ulterior motive. If it simply rolled out an update, it would have been largely ignored by the Insider community. They would be relatively oblivious of the new features, and there would be less feedback....

If you’re unfamiliar with the HTML5 Accessibility test, it tests how browsers support HTML5 features through accessibility. For example, it shows how major browsers function with accessibility tools like screen readers: “This site tests which new HTML5 features are accessibly supported by major browsers. This includes if they are keyboard accessible, mapped to the platform accessibility APIs, and if any accessibility related features are supported. An accessibly supported feature means it is usable by people who rely on assistive technology, without developers having to supplement with ARIA or other additional workarounds....

Grammarly is not a new program. It has been available on Chrome and Firefox for some time and has been popular as a tool for website owners. Its introduction on Edge marks the first time the plug-in is available in Microsoft’s browser. It also expands what is still a small number of Edge extensions. Microsoft announced extensions last year, hoping to add functionality to Edge. While many large developers jumped on board, many have held out....

Tengizchevroli is a project involving Microsoft ExxonMobil, and Chevron, alongside Kazakh state-owned oil firm KazMunayGas and LukArko, a subsidiary of the Russian oil firm Lukoil. Most of the oil fields in question are operated by Kazakh workers in Kazakhstan. In his account, the engineer says he visited the country to roll out Microsoft’s technology in the oil fields. His presence was part of an ongoing partnership between Chevron and Microsoft....

Robot Operating System is a middleware from Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Willow Garage. The purpose of the platform is to deliver optimal performance for robotics-based machines. ROS provides several services to help companies deliver and manage their machines. With the new features, Microsoft says Robot Operating System dev’s to more efficiently build robots. Among the new abilities is an improved Visual Studio Code extension for ROS. Microsoft worked with ROS community members to make the extension more functional....

The company has previously discussed the potential security benefits of Rust but not expanded on the details. Earlier this year, Microsoft signaled its interest in the language as an alternative to C and C++ for Windows developers. While C and C++ remain very popular, they are aging languages. Rust is a modern programming tool that is considered “memory-safe languages”. That’s because it is specifically designed to protect against vulnerabilities in memory corruption....

Listed as “PUA: Win32/CCleaner”, Microsoft has finally decided to explain why it is listing the tool as a PUA: “Bundling of software, especially products from other providers, can result in unexpected software activity that can negatively impact the user experiences. To protect Windows users, Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects CCleaner installers that exhibit this behavior as potentially unwanted applications (PUA)”. Microsoft has never really liked registry cleaning tools. Developed by Avast, CCleaner itself is not a nefarious service, although the registry cleaner has been compromised by malware attacks in the past....

Microsoft is now explaining exactly why Windows 11 can deliver improvements in usability. Of course, a performance gain for a new software generation makes sense. However, due to the rolling nature of Windows 10 updates, there is a new version (Windows 10 version 21H2) rolling out alongside Windows 11. So, why is the newer platform more powerful than the last? Well, Microsoft says the significant performance gains on the same hardware comes from several factors....

First announced in June, Microsoft said GitHub would remain an independent company. Today, the company reaffirmed that position: “GitHub will retain its developer-first ethos, operate independently, and remain an open platform. Together, the two companies will work together to empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.” That confirmation may ease the concerns of some developers, who were threatening to abandon GitHub....