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First off let me say that I do not agree with everything Microsoft does with the Xbox brand by any means. A few things I despise are: The Kinect shenanigans they had to learn the hard way about (thought it was cool, but they focused too much on it and requiring it was total nonsense) The attempt to remove used games (thank God they pulled back on this one) Overly focusing on digital game purchases MICROTRANSACTIONS (its not just Microsoft, but they're guilty of it too) Charging for Xbox Live (I already pay for the internet, why do I need to pay you for permission to use my internet) I could go on and on, so please understand I'm not some fangirl, they irritate me a lot, but I think the AA battery decision with their controllers was the right decision and here's why: Replacing built in rechargeable batteries is a much bigger hassle than replacing some AA batteries (PS5 controller battery replacement video), and all batteries stop holding charges at some point and become fire hazards, I don't want to have to tear apart my controller just to replace its battery. Rechargeable built in batteries can be easily replaceable if companies designed them right (xbox rechargeable battery) and thats great, but these batteries are often proprietary to the manufacturer, meaning in the long run the possibility of demand becoming so low its no longer profitable to make replacements could create an issue for future collectors of these consoles. The AA standard itself could become obsolete, but it has been here much longer and runs a much lower risk of this occurring for the foreseeable future. I don't want to have to plug in my wireless controller or own two (spending an extra $50.00 or more) so I can swap them out when the batteries die. AA replacement is quick and easy. If the batteries go bad, it is much easier for me to remove and dispose of them on the current Xbox controller than any of its competitors (this might not count as a full reason on its own as it kind of touches on reason 1) For me the perfect solution has been Energizer's rechargeable AA batteries which aren't much more expensive than traditional AA batteries, will save you money in the long run with how long they last and how many recharges you can get out of them and you maintain the convenience and relative future proofing (AA could become obsolete at some point but I don't see it coming anytime soon) without having the waste or annoyance of traditional AA batteries in needing to always purchase replacements. I understand not all will agree and thats cool. Though I think in a perfect world new controllers and consoles would come with rechargeable AA batteries and their charging units. Reduction in waste, ease of use and that relative future proofing while maintaining much of what is loved by built in rechargeable batteries we see elsewhere. Especially considering you can charge these Energizer batteries with them still in the controller via a USB C cable. Also no disrespect to the Playstation controller, not my cup of tea as I grew up on the Xbox controller, but Sony makes a mean good controller.
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Summary The built in Microsoft Teams app in Windows 11 will now support work/school accounts, you will not need to have 2 different Teams apps anymore. Quotes My thoughts Out of all the things wrong with Win11 when it came out, the Teams app was probably my biggest gripe. For the simple reason being that there was absolutely no F***ING reason why the built in teams couldn't do work/school accounts. To top it off, it took 3 years to make a simple quality of life improvement like this. Sources XDA-Dev Article
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What's Microsoft's/Window's modern day equivalent to Apple's free* macOS creative apps like iMovie & GarageBand? For example, from my understanding, software like Windows Movie Maker is no longer a thing in Windows 11? My sister recently switched from macOS to Windows and is looking for a free and easy-to-learn iMovie-replacement. (*Yes I know they're technically not free since you're paying for them with the Apple tax for hardware and services).
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I just got my pc setup and when I click sign in it instantly closes the sign in window when it appears. I've tried multiple things and none of them work. When I open the app the first time after reinstalling it or resetting it, it works fine other than the sign in issue, but the next time I open, it gets stuck on the launching screen. I'm running on windows 11. Some of the parts are a little dated.
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I just got my pc setup and when I click sign in it instantly closes the sign in window when it appears. I've tried multiple things and none of them work. When I open the app the first time after reinstalling it or resetting it, it works fine other than the sign in issue, but the next time I open, it gets stuck on the launching screen. I'm running on windows 11. Some of the parts are a little dated.
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I have recently gotten a new computer with Windows 11 and I tried to download and play Valorant, I would be able to play for a couple of minutes before an error would occur telling me that I need to have Secure Boot and TMP 2.0 enabled. I've attempted to troubleshoot it to no avail, after startup the command 'get-tmp' in Windows Powershell works as well as typing tmp.msc. However after refreshing it would show error 0x80284002 and the command get-tpm no longer works. Hoping for some help, thanks. My PC Specs are Asrock B550M PRO4 RTX 4060 AMD 7 5700X 16GB RAM
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Summary For some reason, few days after the ABK acquisition, Activision titles and at least one MS title (Halo Master Chief Collection) saw a price hike on Steam in some regions. First spotted in Argentina, then the price hike also applies for India, Turkey, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and several other regions list of the games affected: - Every COD on Steam. Price change listed in the source and quote. Meanwhile: Black Ops III: $51 - $57, converted from Indonesian Rupiah pricing of 800K - 891K Modern Warfare 2019 and Black Ops Cold War: $52 - $57, converted from Indonesian Rupiah pricing of 800K - 891K - Crash N. Sane Trilogy and Crash 4 (Price change listed in the source and quote) - Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Price change listed in the source and quote) - Sekiro (Price change listed in the source and quote) - Both OG Prototype and Prototype 2 (Price change listed in the source and quote) - HALO Master Chief Collection (11 bucks - 38 bucks, converted from Indonesian Rupiah pricing of 169K - 599K) Quotes My thoughts I... don't think this is a good way to recoup some of the money that you just spend for one mega giant AAA company. Just saying. And for anyone saying this is how they're going to announce these games in Game Pass, well... I don't even know anymore Sources https://winpoin.com/hot-imbas-akuisisi-game-microsoft-dan-activision-blizzard-di-steam-naik-harga/ https://fandomwire.com/activision-have-put-the-price-up-call-of-duty-games/
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Summary The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the CMA concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services. Quotes My thoughts Maybe this will mean that ABK finally has the money sitting around that they won't have another controversy with Overwatch 2! This will mean that Sony's Playstation cloud gaming service, as well as any third party service should be able to offer ABK games without fear of being out-competed by Microsoft on day 0. Sources https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-concession-a-gamechanger-that-will-promote-competition
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Original URL: https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/netzpolitik/microsofts-neuer-servicevertrag-erlaubt-totalueberwachung-aller-nutzer-280856.html Here is the article that has been translated with Google Translate (Translate documents & websites): https://tarnkappe-info.translate.goog/artikel/netzpolitik/microsofts-neuer-servicevertrag-erlaubt-totalueberwachung-aller-nutzer-280856.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalsafety https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalsafety/policies Well... I guess it really is time to switch to Linux??? The following text was taken from the origianl URL and translated with ChatGPT: "This means that all content on our hard drive and in the cloud is automatically scanned 24/7 for specific keywords. If certain terms appear, Microsoft employees take action. "We have human reviewers who review rule violations and confirm what actions should be taken. These individuals may specialize in specific types of violations or work on a particular service." Additionally, users are encouraged to report violations by third parties."
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For my fellow Microsoft System administrators; Anyone else having issues where Microsoft is forcing application based MFA on Exchange Online/Kiosk licensed users, even for users who already use the SMS/call MFA feature enforced in the admin center? It's been an optional 'skip this' recommendation for Microsoft 365 Business Standard licenses but is now forced upon Outlook only type licenses. I've had it happen now on three separate accounts, all having the basic Outlook only type license. This is even with MFA disabled from the admin center, so it's being enforced outside of that system. Even if you add the authenticator, remove it, then go to sign back in, it'll reinvoke the MFA requirement specifically for an authenticator app. Mind you, this is while having SMS/call MFA enabled and working and is being asked after properly authenticating via that method. Several of the employees don't want "another application on their phone" and spending another $100/year per license for Business Standard on accounts that don't need it (that only for now appears optional) isn't a good long-term solution. The problem I've had is tracking down when/where/how this was announced publicly for what appears to be a requirement now. The only information I've gotten is an email from a company we work with on some cyber-security aspects with the following: Anyone know of any direct confirmation of this authenticator application requirement and what licenses are affected? I'd really like to not make a support ticket with Microsoft, so I'm wondering if anyone in the community has seen and/or knows about this issue. What my worry is regarding the other licensing and if this feature no longer becomes 'skippable', where some of those employees are crucial to the business and would genuinely "rather quit than have that extra layer, no cap.
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Summary Microsoft has announced plans to end support for third-party printer drivers in Windows by 2027. Replacing them will be a single "IPP Class Driver" which utilizes the "Mopria" standard for providing a universal interface for compatible printers and scanners. Quotes My thoughts About damn time. Although, there's always going to be that one printer that still needs manual drivers for some reason. Sources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/end-of-servicing-plan-for-third-party-printer-drivers-on-windows https://mopria.org/what-is-mopria
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Hi everyone I need help, so in 2019ish I bought a computer (i5 10400f) 1650super 16 gig ram 2tb nvme ssd), I played it for about 2 years until all of a sudden I started experiencing a micro stutter every ten ish seconds, so I got rid of it for cheap, now 2 years later I just bought an asus rog strix g30 with a i7 7700k and a 1070 and the micro stutter is on this pc too, totally different pc, the only things that are the same are my Microsoft account(so the files I had in the cloud) my monitor( which works fine on Xbox series x) and my mouse and keyboard someone please help, I am lost
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Youtube channel Installation00 has received multiple fraudulent copyright claims from 3rd party companies that are not the original copyright holder, nor associated with them. Installation00's main library of music comes from the Halo content they cover. Which is owned by Microsoft and is released under their Game Content Usage Rules policy with permission for content creators to make monetised content. One of these companies is Sony Music Publishing. Not only are their claims against Microsoft's IP, there are also fraudulent claims against music in the public domain. Herman Li from Dragonforce also recently published a video on TikTok explaining that the DragonForce YouTube channel had also reciev3d fraudulent copyright claims for their own music! Youtube's copyright system is completely broken, and allows for illicit 3rd parties to abuse the system and damage the incomes of smaller creators. Installation00 has notified Microsoft of the infringements of their IP, so we may see another legal battle between Sony and Microsoft soon enough Sources
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I just bought this keyboard (Microsoft Wired600 ANB-00030) thinking that black letters on white keys may have better visibility than the other way around. However, I didn't open it because I think I'll have to return it. The keyboard is indeed white, but it appears to also have white letters! Or at least that's how it's pictured in the box (see pic). The Amazon picture was low res and blurry so I couldn't make out the letters (on closer inspection they may have been white all along). I looked at the pictures submitted by the clients though, and every single one of their keyboards has black (or at least dark grey) letters, none of them is white on white. I did a google search but it's hard to find specific info. Does anybody happen to have any knowledge about this keyboard? Is it really all white? EDIT: I opened the box and it turned out that the letters are black (although, it's more of a dark grey on light grey situation rather than a black on white one, the contrast is not as good as I hoped it to be). I have no idea why they picture the letters white in the box and in the promotion material.
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When exactly did a build of "Windows 10" change too much for us to question if it is Windows 10? Is it possible that Windows 10 never officially released, and is going to perpetually remain in public beta forever? All these builds are considered to be "version 10.0", so when did it change. "Windows 11" build 22621 has the same amount of changes from build 19045 as build 19045 has from build 10586. Changes similar to what we would see in Windows prereleases back in the day. What exactly is Windows 10? I don't even know anymore!
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If Teams Personal (bundled with Windows 11) was just rebranded as Messenger, would you be interested in using it? I understand that the messaging app environment is kind of a headache, but if MS wanted to make it so Windows and other platforms have an iMessage competitor that is as simple to use on desktop as on mobile, regardless of the technology and features, would it be just as easy as to lean into your nostalgia-based branding? I find that for most cases, the features in Teams Personal are more robust compared to those found on WhatsApp or similars. Having the Teams name is such a deter, as it communicates Work stuff to most people. In my head it would be like, leave as is and just rename every mention of Teams to Messenger.
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy I know people often say "this might be the push to Linux" and then never do, but this might actually be it for me. I cannot be happy using a system like this which exists on a cloud somewhere. There are so many implications to this and most of them are really bad.
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Hello all, I'm sort of the tech for a small ~8 person consulting company. We take heaps of photos and we're out of SharePoint storage to store them all. Currently we have ~1.7TB of documents, this number will continue to expand and Microsoft charges about $200/TB/M....which is insane. We obviously have to pay that until I get our libraries cleaned out to below 1.13TB total. Anyway, knowing that most of our data is photos, excel documents, and pdfs..... and that we don't really need to refer to older than current year stuff very often.... I think it would be best if I built some cold storage and moved all those old photos and documents off SharePoint/OneDrive. I could probably swing a budget of $1000, but we'd obviously want to be go as low as possible. What kind of system should I be looking at here? A NAS? Something self built? I have a feeling a NAS will do this job well, the question seems to be what brand and if the software allows for remote access by a predetermined set of users (and what networking equipment, if any, might I need to enable that securely?)
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I was messaging the Bing! Chatbot today, (fairly new to using it) and I noticed something odd after giving feedback. The bot said it was limited to 5 replies, whereas it's showing it's capable of 20. I inquired and it said only 5 are available when I asked 4 already. I asked it to define and then another on it, and it said I got confused, I only sent 5. After asking again because it's the 7th now technically, it closed topic. (It may be more or less depending on the definition it's using. I was also using balanced setting) Very odd behavior. PDF of convo attached. Bing Reply Response.pdf
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Summary The Surface Pro X is long past its warranty expiration, but as one of Microsoft's flagship Arm devices, this is kind of a black eye for them. Quotes My thoughts Whether it's a certificate that expired or something more complicated, I don't think Microsoft is intentionally disabling their devices. But this definitely makes me a lot more wary about using anything from them. Sources https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23735639/microsoft-surface-pro-x-camera-not-working-error-fix https://www.reddit.com/r/surfaceprox/comments/13pv18w/camera_stopped_working_today_may_23rd_2023 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/cameras-are-not-working-on-my-surface-pro-x-device/42617ab5-55b0-4fc3-a2b8-65e89f40cbb1
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Hello, I'm curious if any of you system admins out there understand how Microsoft's VLSC works, regarding core counts, pricing, keys, utilization, MAK keys, etc. My organization is looking to get Windows Server 2022 and the Dell representative who I reached out to isn't doing a very good job at explaining why I need to spend so much and/or how many licenses the thousands of dollars provides. I haven't bought any licenses since I took over, so even when discussing compliance with Microsoft is a rabbit hole I don't want to go down.
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Google seems to be interested in growing a stronger connection between Android and Windows, but only as long as user's are tied to Google's technology. Now they have launched a beta for Nearby Share on Windows. Nearby Share is Google's own proprietary file sharing technology, which has already been available to Android Users since Android 11. The beta requires you to download an additional application and install it on your Windows PC. Screenshots My thoughts Yet another app for a functionality that both OS' already support. Windows has "Nearby Sharing" literally built in. Why is it not possible that Microsoft's technology works with Google's? Clearly both companies are interested in working together, as Microsoft has released the "Phone-Link for Windows" app a few years ago, which does not only help you to send files between Android and Windows devices, but also makes you able to make calls on your Windows device. Microsoft also decided to advertise Phone Link directly in the setup process of Windows 11. They clearly want a tighter integration of Android within Windows. And Google? It's great that they launched this beta and the app does work really well, but where is the integration with Chrome? Chrome has already functionality built in to send and receive website links to and from Android devices. To me it looks like neither Microsoft nor Google are interested in sacrificing their own technology to each other in favor of a better user experience. Can Linus please scream into the camera on WAN show for a minute and smash his phone onto the table as he always does? Makes me at least feel better seeing him being just as mad as I am about this crap. Sources https://www.engadget.com/google-launches-a-beta-nearby-share-app-for-windows-pcs-120201590.html https://www.android.com/better-together/nearby-share-app/
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Is someone here can help me? I got a license for my office 2019 but is not working, before i suffer calling the costumer service, anyone got any advice? Thanks in advance
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whenever I try and open a Microsoft app (ie. Microsoft Store, Snip & Sketch, Xbox Game Bar, Movies & TV) they just close and dont even give me an error or anything just plain nothing unless i try and watch a video or look at a picture through Movies & TV or Photos (Respectively) then I Get This error
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Hi Tech Enthusiasts, I encountered this issue today and felt compelled to find somewhere to discuss the topic and try to raise awareness so this is my first post on the forum. Recently, I discovered that Microsoft Edge has a reasonably new feature called "Visual Search" which hard-codes in the browser (not website html) a button overlay that displays on images on your website. This button does the bing equivalent of "Google image search" and displays a sidebar with search results including shopping listings for visually similar items. It is now on by default and whilst individual users can opt to turn it off, as a website owner / developer you have no control over this element. This appears to have been a feature since version 96 of edge but perhaps it wasn't so obvious until Microsoft added Sidebar recently in Version 107. An example from lttstore.com: Quotes My thoughts Personally I'm quite frustrated by the intrusion. As I'm responsible for a number of small business e-commerce sites this presents a number of problems and sets a bad precedent for browser companies to inject their own advertising into privately owned websites. (They have also recently done this for the Chrome download website). We invested heavily into creating approved designs and layouts for our various brands/sites and this is being modified by factors outside our control for users on Windows' default browser. Microsoft is essentially forcing competitor advertising into our websites. There is no recourse for me to remove the functionality, no analytics for what referral traffic I'm generating for other businesses and no reimbursement for paid ad clicks generated. Interestingly enough, there appears to be hardcoded exclusions. For example the feature is disabled when image searching on google.com (presumably to avoid litigation) but you can trick the browser into showing the feature by proxying the google image search through the translate tool which goes to show it's just a domain whitelist. This feels anti-competitive and I'm wondering if its even legal? Is this what we can look forward to expecting from Microsoft / Bing / GPT results in the future? Don't get me wrong, the user should always have the choice to do an image search (this has been a feature in chrome's right click context menu on images forever) but it should not be possible to inject/overlay/alter information on an otherwise privately owned website that hasn't opted into including the feature. What if Google decided to use chrome to place adwords banner ads in your website to direct traffic to paid clicks but not giving you a cut of the action, any control over the types of ads shown or the ability to disable the feature? As it stands there is no recourse for me to remove the functionality, I have no analytics for what referral traffic I'm generating for other businesses and I can receive no reimbursement for paid ad clicks generated. I can't be the only one that thinks this should not be acceptable but I would love to welcome your thoughts/ideas/discussion. Thanks! Sources https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/prevent-microsoft-edge-from-adding-visual-search/25d46445-4311-4edb-8c30-70902549f814 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1070141824-october-27 https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-displaying-multiple-edge-ads-on-googles-chrome-download-page Backpack – Linus Tech Tips Store (lttstore.com)