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Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware — customer immediately gets McAfee ads on their PC after connecting new LG monitor; here's how to block the new ads (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get AdGuard Ad Blocker → | tags: hardware, just, microsoft

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Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Jay Peters | tags: cuts, doom, layoffs

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Microsoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folder (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Emma Roth | get Windows 11 Storage Cleaner → | tags: capabilityaccessmanager, db wal, file

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Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Device ID Tool → | tags: complaint, device, gdid

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Xbox’s bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible (theverge.com)

2026-07-07 | by Andrew Webster | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: billion, games, goal

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Microsoft to enable Windows settings backup by default for orgs (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Backup Tool → | tags: backup, default, devices

397.

Microsoft testing new Cloud Rebuild Windows 11 recovery feature (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-07 | get Windows 11 Recovery Kit → | tags: cloud, cloud rebuild, microsoft

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Xbox Laying Off 3,200 and Dropping 4 Studios in 'Reset' of Microsoft's Games Strategy (cnet.com)

2026-07-06 | by See Full Bio | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: console, game, games

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Full Writeup of the Windows GDID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get Windows GDI Developer's Guide → | tags: account, device, gdid

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Using Office 365 on an Older Mac or iPhone? Say Goodbye to Editing Features Next Week (cnet.com)

2026-07-06 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Office 365 Subscription → | tags: certificate, microsoft, office

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Microsoft Lays Off Nearly 5,000 Employees Across Xbox, Commercial Sales (slashdot.org)

2026-07-06 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: coleman, means, microsoft

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Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs in major Xbox and gaming division ‘reset’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-06 | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: began, began offering, buyouts

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Microsoft's layoffs extend beyond Xbox (engadget.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jessica Conditt | get Microsoft Layoff Support Kit → | tags: employees, july, layoffs

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Microsoft’s $7.3 Billion AI Data Center Just Caught a Nasty Lawsuit From Furious Neighbors (futurism.com)

2026-07-06 | by Victor Tangermann | get Smart Home Noise Monitor → | tags: centers, data centers, lawsuit

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Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams push EtherRAT malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-06 | get EtherRAT Malware Simulation Kit → | tags: access, attacks, external

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The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-06 | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: division, gaming, layers

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Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-06 | by Rebecca Bellan | get Microsoft Xbox Controller → | tags: layoffs, microsoft, roles

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure' (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: changes, changing, microsoft

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Xbox confirms plans to cut 3,200 jobs over the next year (engadget.com)

2026-07-06 | by Kris Holt | get Xbox Official Merchandise → | tags: compulsion, game, games

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios (cnbc.com)

2026-07-06 | by Jordan Novet | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: employees, microsoft, sharma

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Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution from $7.3 billion facility (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-06 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Noise-canceling headphones → | tags: center, data center, excessive

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Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees (theverge.com)

2026-07-06 | by Tom Warren | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: coleman, employees, layoffs

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Build for the new AI era with Microsoft and NVIDIA (venturebeat.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: agent, agentic, agents

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Go-based TypeScript 7.0 Finally Reaches Release Candidate Stage (slashdot.org)

2026-07-06 | by Posted | get TypeScript 7.0 Software Kit → | tags: announced, emitting, microsoft

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Microsoft and Amazon Commit Billions to New AI Implementation Units for Businesses (slashdot.org)

2026-07-05 | by Posted | get AI Business Integration Kit → | tags: ai models, billion, firms

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Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Microsoft Windows 11 Digital License → | tags: device, gdid, hardware

417.

Xbox is a disaster (theverge.com)

2026-07-05 | by Andrew Webster | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: game, gaming, just

418.

Did Microsoft Shift Its Profits to Low-Tax Countries? (slashdot.org)

2026-07-04 | by Posted | get Tax Optimization Software → | tags: country, microsoft, percent

419.

What Is a Quantum Computer Good For? Absolutely Nothing - Yet (slashdot.org)

2026-07-04 | by Posted | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: computer, majorana, microsoft

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Google Sheets gets a key visual improvement for data nerds (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-03 | get Google Sheets Keyboard Shortcut Guide → | tags: google sheets, 3d bar charts, microsoft excel