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Many tutorials exists for learning Python code on Windows 10. However, these guides typically skip the absolute basics and assume most people interested in code have already passed this step. The Python team was to make it easier for Windows 10 users to access the language. Firstly, the team helped create an installation of Python on the Microsoft Store. Through this application, users can find clear instructions on installing and using the language on Windows 10....

Specifically, Windows 11 is receiving the KB5007215 update, which brings the OS to build 22000.318. Microsoft says the security patch is a “B” release and is available for all versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10 that the company supports. In build 22000.318, Microsoft points to the following changes: “Addresses an issue in which certain apps might have unexpected results when rendering some user interface elements or when drawing within the app....

These days, Windows is run as a service. That means Microsoft updates the platform twice per year with new features. No new abilities or features are added in between, although patches are delivered monthly. Redstone 4 is the next major feature package, due to launch next spring. Microsoft has yet to officially announce the next Windows 10 update for end users. However, on the Insider the Redstone 4 previews are coming thick and fast....

This has been a bad month for Intel. While the company should have been focusing on new product launches, it has been embroiled in a scandal. Meltdown and Spectre is a flaw found in a majority of the company’s chips. Intel issued a patch, but it was faulty from the start. Worse, the company buried the information in financial results, saying the patch could lead to “data loss or corruption....

Microsoft says joining the network is another step to giving customers more protection from patent trolls. If you are unfamiliar with the LOT Network, it is a nonprofit that aims to fight patent infringements. “Microsoft has seen this problem firsthand. We’ve faced hundreds of meritless patent assertions and lawsuits over the years, and we want to do more to help others dealing with this issue,” Microsoft explains. “In most cases, the opportunists behind these assertions were not involved in the research and development of the ideas that came to be embodied in patents....

In recent years, Microsoft has made a concerted push towards open source. Whether through open-sourcing its own solutions or supporting the community, to splashing $7.5 billion on purchasing GitHub. For those who have followed Microsoft long enough, the shift has been startling, surprising, and frankly awesome. Let’s not forget this was a company that largely shunned open source and sometimes outright lambasted the concept. Joining OpenChain is just another step in the ladder....

The .NET API Browser lets developers search for a class, interface, namespace or method using a simple interface. You don’t even need to know the full name, as the InteliSense-like search completes it automatically. It acts as a hub for documentation, lettings users search through a list of all APIs or specific .NET versions. As such, it’s a great discovery tool for those still learning. It also integrates a table of contents, so that devs can jump between and drill down into the various APIs even if they’re on a different page....

At Inspire, Microsoft was eager to talk up how Windows 365 Cloud PC is arriving at a perfect time. Over the last year, remote work has become normal as people adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being able to work wherever and whenever has become important for many organizations and their employees. It is also a multi-requirement situation. Organizations need solutions that allow for collaboration, remote access, while also maintaining security in a difficult cybersecurity environment....

With Patch Tuesday yesterday, the company came good with that fix. Rolled out as KB4496796, the update patches Windows 10 Preview build 18356.21. While that means the path is clear for users to update to preview build 18362, the door is not open just yet. Microsoft says it will be a few days before the update becomes available for that subset of Slow Ring users. At the time, Microsoft said users on build 18356....

Laybourn says Microsoft has connected with 4,500 publishers around the world to curate content for its news aggregator: “We’ve got the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Times of India Kyoto News… It’s 4,593 to be exactly precise. So, we just added two more in Poland last week.” Combatting fake news is not an easy task, not least when Microsoft News handles 170,000 pieces of content each day....

Indeed, this latest offer mirrors the last. It allows new users a longer grace period before they decide whether to purchase a Groove Music subscription. New users are still required to sign up for the free one-month trial. Credit details are still necessary and the monthly price is still $9.99. However, instead of getting 30 days, Microsoft will send a promo code that adds a further three months. Like most subscriptions of its kind, Microsoft will start billing a card once the trial is over....

The ability is coming to both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel on iPadOS. You may remember Microsoft began testing this support back last month. It is worth noting since then PowerPoint support for the trackpad has also been added. Microsoft is sending out the update is phases, so some iPad users will see the changes before others. Trackpad support for Office apps on iPadOS is a major step. We previously reported on Microsoft also wants Word and Excel to have mouse and trackpad support on iPadOS....

Usually, that takes about two weeks, so we expect to see the features below come to all Office customers this month. For Windows 10 Office users, Microsoft has bumped the suite to build 17.8431 for Office Mobile apps. This release is in the Slow Ring and comes with some significant improvements. For example, Microsoft has bolstered the smart quotes feature in Word. The company has not broken down the update, simply saying the feature is now “smarter”....

Developers can now submit their tools through the Partner Center Developer Dashboard. It is worth remembering that Edge is now Chromium Edge built on Google’s Chromium web engine. Microsoft will launch Chromium Edge in January following months of preview. Because of this, applications built for Chromium will be functional within Microsoft Edge Addons with no code changes needed. As for developers creating addons for the first time, Microsoft says the submission program is in preview....

The change would bring it closer to the Surface Pro Touch cover, which was thinner than current models but didn’t feel quite as tactile. Interestingly, the mockups of the touchpad show more rounded edges on the bottom corners, which is interesting. The thickness of the Surface Pro keyboard isn’t really an issue when in use, but it does add to the bulk when in a bag or being held. In essence, it undoes some of the hard work engineers have done to make the tablet thinner....

Apparently, the company will shift Windows 11 into feature updates that will roll out four times every year. Then the company plans a new “major” release every three years. I can imagine IT department are already crying to the heavens. With such a schedule, Windows 11 would be in almost perpetual update with just three months between new feature releases. Considering the headaches involved with rolling out updates across an organization, this will probably not go over well in the enterprise sector....

In a new twist, attackers trick people as the malware installs by merely hovering over an infected PowerPoint link. This is an extension of the Office macro malware attack, which used email spams. That previous attack relied on victims unwittingly clicking a link, which installed malicious content through a macro download. However, this new method even navigates past the link. It means general advice about not clicking links that are unknown would not work....

We have already seen how Microsoft is borrowing the idea of a tabbed File Explorer from Apple, now the company is looking at the ability to use the Spacebar to preview files. This is already available on macOS but could make its way to Microsoft’s PowerToys. Over on Reddit, u/MSFT-SAM published an image showing the new PowerToys component known as Peek. This new tool allows a “a lightning-fast file preview feature for Windows....

Starting with the recently launched Screen Ruler, it adds a measuring tool that features four modes: crosshair, rectangular, horizontal, and vertical. Users can switch between these modes through a small popup. In a more recent update to the PowerToys GitHub repository, Microsoft discusses the upcoming OCR “toy” that will give users the ability to copy text from any part of the screen, including images. PowerOCR allows users to copy the text by selecting a rectangular region, by clicking a word, or by right-clicking an image file....

Power BI helps users analyze data and share insights. The suite’s dashboards provide a 360-degree view for business users with their most important metrics in one place. Report theming preview One of the most important new features included in the March Update is the report theming preview. Thanks to the latest update, users now can quickly color their entire report to match a theme or a corporate branding. When a user imports a theme, all their charts will automatically update to use the theme colors, and they will have access to the theme colors from the color palette....