Cybersecurity Springtime means it’s keynote season in the tech world, and in 2024, that means “time to show off your AI bona fides.” Google and OpenAI have already revealed big new upgrades to Gemini and ChatGPT this month, and now it’s time for Microsoft Build. The tech giant’s annual developer conference kicks off with a...
Cybersecurity Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently confirmed the company’s ambition to bring Activision Blizzard games to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. The Xbox division will likely formalize the plan next month as it introduces the next installment...
Cybersecurity Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. After first completing the rollout for the Azure portal, the MFA enforcement will see a similar rollout for CLI, PowerShell, and Terraform. Redmond says customers will also receive additional information via email and official...
Ohio Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from replying to encrypted emails using the Outlook Desktop client. This confirms customer reports regarding these issues when using the classic Outlook clients shared on Microsoft’s community website in recent months. According to online reports, reinstalling Outlook or creating a...
Cybersecurity (Image credit: ByoWave) Microsoft is continuing to make positive steps in the realm of accessibility, revealing a brand-new all-in-one modular controller kit designed to meet the needs of disabled gamers. In a recent post to the official Xbox Wire blog, the company’s gaming accessibility team commemorated Global Accessibility Awareness Day (which is today, May...
Cybersecurity Today, Microsoft fixed a known issue breaking VPN connections across client and server platforms after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates. “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update or the April 2024 non-security preview update,” Redmond explains on the Windows health dashboard. The list of impacted...
Cincinnati There’s no shortage of utilities to tweak, customize, and modify Windows, but one of the best utilities is made by Microsoft itself. PowerToys is a free and powerful customization tool for Windows 11, and well worth installing if you want to see what’s possible beyond the default settings and layouts of Microsoft’s operating system....
Cybersecurity Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching a new application called Places, which will offer employees and organizations balancing home and in-office work a better way to figure out who is where, and when. You’ll probably immediately know if you or your team might be using Places, given that you’re already familiar with your company’s attitude...
Ohio AT&T’s email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a “high volume” spam wave originating from Microsoft’s service. Starting on Monday, AT&T customers began reporting they could no longer receive email from Microsoft 365 email addresses. When Microsoft 365 customers attempted to email an address at @att.com, @sbcglobal.net, or @bellsouth.com, AT&T servers would...
Cincinnati Image: monticello / Shutterstock.com The default pasting behavior of Microsoft Word is a nightmare, and has been forever. If you want to add a text or image using the standard option, you can easily mess up the entire formatting in the text if a completely different font suddenly appears. The horror! After many years...