Microsoft News & Updates

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Satya Nadella email to employees: Embracing our future: Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge | Stories

 

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Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. Originally released for Windows 3.0, the File Manager was a replacement for managing files through MS-DOS, and allowed Windows users to copy, move, delete, and search for files.

Microsoft open-sources original File Manager from the ‘90s so it can run on Windows 10

 

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Windows 3.0 file manager works in windows 10

Github: Microsoft/winfile
Download: https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile/releases/download/original_plus/Winfile_orig_plus.zip

 

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Windows 10 Mobile April 2018 update

https://twitter.com/x/status/993597881666887680

Source

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4026524/windows-10-get-the-mobile-update

 

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Paint is moving to Microsoft store. Product alert on MS Paint app.

 

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Effective July 2018, the Microsoft Community forums listed below will shift support scope and Microsoft staff will no longer provide technical support there. There will be no proactive reviews, monitoring, answering or answer marking of questions.

The support for the below products will be discontinued across different forums in the Community.

• Windows 7, 8.1, 8.1 RT
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Internet Explorer 10
• Office 2010, 2013
• Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Surface RT, Surface 2
• Microsoft Band – this topic will be locked. Users are invited to participate in Microsoft Band 2 topic.
• Mobile devices forum – Microsoft support will continue in "Other Windows mobile devices" topic
• Zune – this topic will be locked, but will remain available for browsing

Product support forum changes on Microsoft Community

 

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Insider Dev Tour, 20th June, Hyderabad

Address:
Trident, Hyderabad
HITEC City, Near Cyber Towers, Madhapur
Hyderabad 500081

Date/Time:
8AM-5PM June 20, 2018

Language:
Sessions at this event will be conducted in English


More info: Insider Dev Tour on June 20 in Hyderabad

 

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Microsoft Pay now supports Masterpass by Mastercard, so that consumers can use their Microsoft account for fast and secure checkouts at their favorite retailers that accept Masterpass, without the need to reenter their information.

Microsoft Pay is now available with Masterpass - Windows Experience Blog

 

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Microsoft has overtaken Apple in market cap value for the first time in eight years. Microsoft reached a market cap value of $812.93 billion today, followed by Apple at a market cap of $812.60 billion. It made Microsoft the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft and Apple are now trading back and forth for the title.

Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple to become the world’s most valuable company