News – Windows Report – Your go-to source for PC tutorials https://windowsreport.com Time-saving software and hardware expertise that helped 500MM+ PC users. Guiding you with how-to advice, news and tips to upgrade your tech life. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:45:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://windowsreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-cropped-winrep-favicon-1-70x70.png News – Windows Report – Your go-to source for PC tutorials https://windowsreport.com 32 32 Outlook for Windows is getting a brand new menu experience with these 3 new features https://windowsreport.com/outlook-for-windows-is-getting-a-brand-new-menu-experience-with-these-3-new-features/ https://windowsreport.com/outlook-for-windows-is-getting-a-brand-new-menu-experience-with-these-3-new-features/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:44:56 +0000 https://windowsreport.com/?p=1311175 Outlook for Windows and Web will be getting a brand-new UI experience starting March 2024, all thanks to 3 new features, according to the latest entries in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The features will not only improve the UI experience, as Microsoft states, but it will also give users new ways and new shortcuts to […]

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Microsoft Visio now allows users to add custom shapes to their Visio files https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-visio-now-allows-users-to-add-custom-shapes-to-their-visio-files/ https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-visio-now-allows-users-to-add-custom-shapes-to-their-visio-files/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:57:54 +0000 https://windowsreport.com/?p=1311153 Microsoft Visio is the latest platform to be enhanced with the ability to allow users to add custom shapes to their Visio platform after the Redmond-based tech giant gifted Windows’ Snipping Tool this ability as well, although in a different form. Either way, the feature is currently rolling out to Visio users, and they can […]

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OneDrive can now be accessed from Outlook without leaving the platform https://windowsreport.com/onedrive-can-now-be-accessed-from-outlook-without-leaving-the-platform/ https://windowsreport.com/onedrive-can-now-be-accessed-from-outlook-without-leaving-the-platform/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:51:06 +0000 https://windowsreport.com/?p=1311107 Good news for Outlook users everywhere. According to the latest entries in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, Outlook will support a sort of OneDrive integration that will allow users to access OneDrive directly from Outlook, without leaving the platform. Up until this integration, Outlook would open a new tab for OneDrive, specifically, and users needed to […]

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Microsoft finally fixes the CVE-2024-0519 vulnerability in Edge https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-finally-fixes-the-cve-2024-0519-vulnerability-in-edge/ https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-finally-fixes-the-cve-2024-0519-vulnerability-in-edge/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:47:48 +0000 Microsoft fixed the CVE-2024-0519 vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, a vulnerability that was reported by the Chromium team as having exploits. The Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 120.0.2210.144) received an emergency security update on January 17, effectively dealing with the vulnerability by mitigating it. The Chromium team said the vulnerability proved a challenge to contain, as […]

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Snipping Tool’s new shape options could turn it into the next go-to screenshot-editing app https://windowsreport.com/snipping-tools-new-shape-options-could-turn-it-into-the-next-go-to-screenshot-editing-app/ https://windowsreport.com/snipping-tools-new-shape-options-could-turn-it-into-the-next-go-to-screenshot-editing-app/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:11:12 +0000 Snipping Tool now has new shape options that users can select from when editing screenshots in the app. Spotted by Windows insider, @PhantomOfEarth, version 11.2312.33.0 introduces them by adding a new category called Shapes in its toolbar. It’s worth mentioning that these new features are only coming to Snipping Tool in Windows 11, as the […]

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Microsoft Rewards debuts new Weekly Console Bonus for Xbox users https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-rewards-debuts-new-weekly-console-bonus-for-xbox-users/ https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-rewards-debuts-new-weekly-console-bonus-for-xbox-users/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:11:13 +0000 A while ago, Microsoft sort of introduced a new Microsoft Rewards system for Xbox, specifically, when a Brazilian Xbox user posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) a screenshot detailing how this new system works. The new Xbox rewards system was due to be released in December, as the post detailed, but somehow Microsoft didn’t […]

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Copilot is now available for preview in Viva Engage https://windowsreport.com/copilot-is-now-available-for-preview-in-viva-engage/ https://windowsreport.com/copilot-is-now-available-for-preview-in-viva-engage/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:51:27 +0000 Viva Engage, the social network platform inside Microsoft Viva is getting the Copilot treatment, as the Redmond-based tech giant announced the Public Preview of the AI tool. The preview is available to all Viva users with a premium Viva Engage license. The public preview of Copilot in Viva Engage is now available! If you are […]

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If you want to repair your Xbox controller on your own, Xbox will now show you how https://windowsreport.com/if-you-want-to-repair-your-xbox-controller-on-your-own-xbox-will-now-show-you-how/ https://windowsreport.com/if-you-want-to-repair-your-xbox-controller-on-your-own-xbox-will-now-show-you-how/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:11:59 +0000 Xbox is publishing a user-guided self-calibration tool for thumbsticks on Xbox Wireless Controllers, for those individuals who want to repair their Xbox controllers on their own, from the comfort of their own home. The news was announced as part of the Beta Release Notes for Xbox Insiders for the Beta Build 2402.240111-2200. Among a handful […]

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This simple trick makes your Windows install updates way faster https://windowsreport.com/install-windows-updates-faster/ https://windowsreport.com/install-windows-updates-faster/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:01:30 +0000 Windows updates, especially those on Windows 10, and Windows 11 are released monthly, in the Patch Tuesday updates. They are usually medium to big updates, such as the latest 23H2 version, which took quite the space and time to install. Depending on their size, these updates are installed faster or slower, but if your device […]

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SharePoint’s newest Section Background features will let users personalize their pages https://windowsreport.com/sharepoints-newest-section-background-features-will-let-users-personalize-their-pages/ https://windowsreport.com/sharepoints-newest-section-background-features-will-let-users-personalize-their-pages/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:31:40 +0000 Microsoft is set to enhance SharePoint with new Section Background features, coming to the platform in February, and April 2024, according to the latest entries in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The new features will allow users to highly customize and personalize their SharePoint pages. In February, Microsoft will release the Section Background feature to the […]

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