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🚫 Win32 trivia time! Want to remove a window's Close button? Turns out it's harder than it sounds. Raymond Chen explains WS_SYSMENU, SC_CLOSE, caption buttons, and why disabling exit paths is usually a bad UX idea. 😅 📖 msft.it/6017ajcKH
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Take a deeper look at The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park. Investigate a mysterious distress signal, fight alongside unique companions, uncover the truth behind a growing threat, and discover the new endgame experience awaiting agents.
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Modern Warfare 4 is almost here, and the work to protect fair play is already in motion on multiple fronts. Recent enforcement updates helped Team RICOCHET issue more than 70,000 new hardware bans. Those hardware bans carry into launch. We’re also continuing to take on devices that modify player input to create an unfair advantage. Roughly 5,000 accounts have already been banned for using these devices to cheat. Using Cronus Zen, XIM Matrix or similar tools to cheat is not allowed. Players who use these devices to cheat are subject to account and console bans. Some of these products are marketed as accessibility tools. We judge them by what they do in a match, not by what they’re called or how they’re sold. And our enforcement doesn’t stop with the player using the device. Last year, we tracked down Cronus’ North American distributor to a hotel in Southeast Asia and served him with a cease-and-desist.
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Designed for absolute productivity. Coming 10/13.
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Connect with your friends anywhere on @XBOX and see where you end up on the leaderboard 📣. 🎮The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem – Out October 30 on console and PC. 👉Wishlist now: xbox.com/en-US/games/store/t… #CatInTheHat #DrSeuss #RainyDayMayhem #XBOX
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Something janky happening with your PC? Make sure you've got the latest drivers through Device Manager. msft.it/6019a9SrU
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A look into how the Windows team is integrating AI into their OS: eg they're adding agent identities, akin to that of a user. It's the first opinionated approach I see for AI agents at the OS level - and surely other OSes will do sg similar. Deepdive: newsletter.pragmaticengineer…
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Save point reached 💾 Catch up on This Week’s XBOX updates: xbx.lv/4ykTCY8
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Murder your thirst, then flex on your foes. Now, for a limited time, when you buy any Liquid Death Energy in the US, you’ll get a code for the exclusive in-game Chainsaw Flex pose. liquiddeath.com/pages/freech…
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see you in The Grounds EA FC 27 is now available: xbx.lv/4yikyIb
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I could not be more excited about our Copilot announcement today and the next wave of innovation we will bring to our customers. Copilot was built to enable AI in the flow of human ambition. It has evolved from a chat assistant to the singular place to get uninterrupted work done with AI, but the true differentiation and power of Copilot is derived from the Intelligence + Trust platforms upon which it sits. Microsoft IQ is the open, heterogeneous, model-diverse, intelligence platform that enables individual and organizational IQ to compound from within, protecting your IP so your unique value does not leak to improve models. Work IQ pulls from an individual’s gated M365 environment, and today we are announcing that Copilot can now access data from across your organization by connecting to Fabric IQ and Dynamics 365. A trust platform requires Observability, management, governance, and security of every agent and agentic process running across your technology stack to ensure you are seeing value and ROI. FinOps is critical here, and we are introducing new capabilities in Agent 365 and Copilot to manage model choice and cost for both user subscription licenses (USL) and usage-based billing (UBB), depending on the modality being used within Copilot. Please read more hereabout today’s announcement: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/202…
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Simona Liao and Leah Tran compare your AI assistant to a new hire, it needs onboarding too: msft.it/6012ajiYs
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Your next Microsoft Teams meeting may be a little more secure. Microsoft has added a new option that allows administrators to automatically block identified external bots from joining meetings. windowscentral.com/microsoft…
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Satya Nadella on Copilot, the AI backlash, and Microsoft’s future @satyanadella thinks AI agents will create a market “orders of magnitude” bigger than the cloud. I recently sat down with him in Seattle for the unveiling of the new Copilot. We discuss Autopilot, Microsoft's new OpenClaw-based agent that can work on your behalf, and why he thinks newer AI models are finally capable of delivering on more of Copilot’s promise. Nadella also has a blunt assessment of the AI industry: “We are way too self-obsessed.” I ask him why the industry has struggled to explain its benefits and what it will take to earn people’s trust. We get into his concerns about agents acting deceptively, when a safety problem should stop a release, and why he doesn’t want AI oversight to become a “cartel-like arrangement.” We also discuss Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, the models Microsoft is building itself, and why Nadella wants investors to think about its apps, agents, and infrastructure as one connected business. He explains how he uses AI to track Microsoft’s capital spending, shares his vision for “unmetered intelligence” on Windows, and gives an update on Xbox’s path back to growth. Timestamps: 00:00 The race for AI agents 07:53 Copilot’s next chapter 11:50 Autopilot and the digital teammate 16:50 How Microsoft prices AI 19:48 Why Microsoft is betting on multiple models 23:18 Measuring AGI through economic growth 28:39 The economics of Microsoft’s AI build-out 32:13 OpenAI and Microsoft’s own models 35:27 AI safety, control, and regulation 43:53 Why the AI industry is losing public trust 46:59 The future of Xbox and Windows 50:34 Microsoft’s biggest risk and opportunity Thanks to the show's premier sponsors: @mercury, @meetgranola, and @Atlassian.
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From prep to live instruction in one click. Teach in Class launches your Microsoft Learning Zone activity to students, and their responses guide where the lesson goes next. Learn more: msft.it/6019a99zZ #MicrosoftEDU
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AI agents need secure places to execute code, run tools, and complete tasks. Now generally available, Azure Container Apps Sandboxes provide fast, isolated environments for agent workloads without exposing the broader application environment. See how it works: msft.it/6015a95RR
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⚖️ Republican candidates in competitive races are raising concerns about ICE operations as the 2026 midterms approach, CNN reports. 🔗 msft.it/6018a95HI #ICE #Midterms2026 #USPolitics
How much of what you build lives outside Visual Studio itself? Visual Studio Subscribers, activate your Pluralsight benefit and keep learning: msft.it/6015a9lZb
How much of what you build actually lives outside Visual Studio itself? Databases, cloud infrastructure, git workflows, and the other languages sitting alongside C# in your stack, Pluralsight can help you sharpen (cont) msft.it/l/6012a9GJC
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More precise privacy controls are here 🛡️ Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel can now manage camera, microphone and location access for desktop apps individually. Learn more: msft.it/6018a9l8Y
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The new Copilot is Microsoft’s bet that the AI race is moving from models to products. It doesn’t need to own the best model if Copilot can choose among them and keep the customer inside Microsoft. The potential secret weapon is Autopilot (what I’ve been calling Muse for Business). It knows your workflows, sits across the apps and data you already use, and keeps working even when you step away. It’s a preview of the battle to come in enterprise AI. OpenAI and Anthropic are racing from models into products. Can they build their own version of this? And can they match Microsoft on the boring-but-critical stuff: permissions, identity, auditability and control, as agents become more autonomous? My full conversation with @satyanadella. We also talk open vs. closed models, US-China Summit, regulation and the infrastructure buildout. 00:00 Microsoft’s new Copilot 02:02 Why not just give us Autopilot? 05:18 Who pays for always-on AI? 08:06 Copilot picks the model 10:27 Chinese models and OpenAI’s lead 12:04 Competing with OpenAI and Anthropic 13:17 US–China AI talks 16:11 Does AI need new rules? 18:05 The data center backlash 20:40 Is AI being overbuilt? 23:44 Keeping humans in control
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🐢 Two olive ridley sea turtles nested in Orange County, marking the first documented natural sea turtle nesting on the US West Coast. Scientists are investigating why. 🔗 msft.it/6017a9esx #WildlifeNews #OceanLife
Where do you use Microsoft stuff most?
48% On my work/school PC
40% On my home PC
7% On my phone
4% Other (tell us 👇)
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What do jewelry making and responsible AI have in common? Hear from Andrea Harrison on why both start with bringing the right pieces together. Learn more about how we're adapting to changes and building AI responsibly: msft.it/6013a9YJB
We're proud to win the 2026 Mplify Award for AI Network Infrastructure Innovation. AI is changing what networks have to deliver. Nokia Data Center Networking solutions bring IP, optical and AI-driven operations into one distributed inferencing architecture, which interconnects compute locations across the WAN, so operators can offer the performance and security AI workloads need, on demand. This award recognizes the critical role of networking in scaling AI beyond central data centers and reflects our commitment to delivering trusted, open, AI-ready infrastructure. Thank you to Mplify and the analyst judges for this recognition. We're excited to keep shaping the future of AI-powered networking.
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First Ring Daily 2029: Super Pilot dlvr.it/TVf1nv
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The motivation behind the new Copilot: intelligence is accelerating fast. Now we need to diffuse it everywhere.
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📰 CNN and MS NOW reported that their journalists were denied access to cover arrivals at the Trump-Xi state dinner, following a court ruling restoring press access. 🔗 msft.it/6014a9ekw #WhiteHouse #PressAccess
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🧮 C++23 + MSVC = compile-time math magic ✨ constexpr <cmath> is arriving via LLVM libc in MSVC 14.52 Preview, enabling compile-time evaluation of math functions with improved accuracy and consistency. ⚙️🚀 Try /std:c++23 + /Zc:cmath and dive into the details! 📖 msft.it/6019ajiC9
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The new Copilot opens new opportunities for partners to build differentiated software, deliver transformation services, and grow recurring channel revenue. Read more here: msft.it/6016a95pq #MSPartner
We’re building Copilot as a new OS for work that spans every model, every form factor, and every task. Today, we’re announcing our biggest update to Copilot to date, bringing four things together: · Autopilot: proactive and long-running agent built for the enterprise · Code: build apps with Copilot, hosted inside your company’s tenant · Home: Chat + Cowork together · Office: now fully embedded in Copilot (and Copilot embedded in Office, of course!) Plus, you can invoke Copilot in Teams, and we’re introducing Today, a proactive experience that surfaces the most important information from across M365 without needing to ask for it. The way we work is changing and so are our workflows. This update brings AI into that flow, from answering a question, to building an app, to getting work done on your behalf.
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Copilot just got a major overhaul, and it marks a clear pivot in Microsoft’s AI direction. I broke down what’s changing, why it matters, and how it reshapes the future of Windows. Spoiler: It's really aimed at business/enterprise, which is actually the right move, but perhaps a bit less exciting for consumers. Still, Code and Autopilot are super interesting. Read the breakdown from @daniel_rubino 🔗 windowscentral.com/artificia…
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The Microsoft AI Infrastructure Summit marked more than a cloud region launch. It showed India’s AI ambition turning into capability at scale, with India South Central now live and AI-ready.​ #MicrosoftFrontier #MicrosoftIndia
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Read the full announcement here: msft.it/6013a9bL9 #MicrosoftIndia #MicrosoftFrontier
🛡️ NYPD detained 103 people during an anti-Netanyahu sit-in near UN headquarters, including Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder, according to the report. 🔗 msft.it/6013a9d9U #UNGA #NewYork #WorldNews
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I haven’t loved a Star Trek show as much as I do Strange New Worlds since The Next Generation. The finale of season 4 was pretty awesome. But I’m more pissed than ever that Paramount has decided not to continue this show.
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Save the date. 🗓️ @satyanadella takes the stage at #MSIgnite. Explore the full session catalog and register now: msft.it/6005a9T9F
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When your Teams backgrounds are tired, find inspiration here: msft.it/6015a9rwL
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What skills will matter most in the AI era? Today, Microsoft joined partners at the @ITU skilling event to share best practices and help shape the AI Skills Coalition strategy. #UNGA81
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The #MSIgnite session catalog is live. Join us in San Francisco, November 17-20, for sessions on scaling AI solutions, driving profitability, sharpening go-to-market strategy, and creating new customer value. Explore the catalog and register: msft.it/6015a9rEt #MSPartner
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The Microsoft Ignite Session Catalog is live. Explore the catalog and build your #MSIgnite agenda. See what’s next in AI and cloud, go deeper with the experts shaping the technology, and discover practical guidance you can put into action: msft.it/6017agYcV
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🐛 A Word 97 release-blocking crash resisted debugging, pointed to a CPU erratum, and was fixed with a single nop instruction. When you're in the end game of a release, every change carries risk. Fascinating debugging story from Raymond Chen. 📖 msft.it/6019ajByW
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The Microsoft 365 companion apps (Calendar, People, and Files) were supposed to streamline everyday workflows. Instead, they’re being retired only a year after launch. Microsoft and admins are now removing them from devices. Read the breakdown of what's going on 🔗windowscentral.com/microsoft…
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Come one, come all! Catch #MinecraftLIVE on September 26 to see the latest coming to Minecraft ⛏️
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Factory workers are starting to tap into decades of their colleagues’ experience with a single question. At Rockwell Automation, Microsoft is helping turn hard-earned shop floor knowledge into answers workers can use in seconds. msft.it/6008a9yuO
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Today in Microsoft Foundry, we are advancing a model-agnostic agent platform, now including voice agents, that lets teams adopt better AI as it emerges: preserving the enterprise systems, knowledge, tools, and controls that make agents useful to customers. Learn more: msft.it/6017a93Mz
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We’re excited to be back at PASS Data Community Summit West as Sapphire Sponsors! If you want to hear: ✅ The latest on all things SQL ✅ What's new in developer tools and experiences ✅ How to unlock the full power of Fabric Then join us November 9th - 11th to Connect, Share, and Learn with your community. 🎟 Use code AZURE150 for $150 off your registration! See you there: msft.it/6019a9zAJ
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This one goes out to 40 years of Ubisoft! Let's celebrate with games: xbx.lv/4ruScYh
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The Frozen Trail Update is just around the corner. Are you ready to gear up and face whatever is waiting for us beyond the Rust Belt? Join us now on YouTube for a live premiere and take a first look at some of the upcoming content from the Frozen Trail Update, coming October 8. piped.video/watch?v=GMznEoW7…
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When it's hard to see the big picture, reach for a PivotChart instead of a PivotTable. msft.it/6013a9K2N
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Microsoft On the Issues retweeted
As AI continues to advance, a critical question is becoming harder to ignore: Can we keep it under human control? @Microsoft's @BradSmi weighs the risks ahead and what it will take to ensure AI remains safe. #GlobalStage #UNGA81 @MSFTIssues
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Customers are moving from AI interest to implementation. Justin Slade shares role-based skilling for sales, technical, and delivery teams across Copilot, agents, SMB, security, and Frontier Transformation. Read more: msft.it/6018agtxA #MSPartner
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SF @Techweek_ , here we come! 🤖 AI agents 🥯 Bots & bagels 🚀 GTM 🍽️ Founder dinner 🌆 Rooftop happy hour Join us across San Francisco Oct. 5–9. Swipe through the lineup + RSVP here: msft.it/6015a9Jzf #SFTechWeek #MicrosoftforStartups
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Hell has a new battlefield 🔥 Unlock DOOM Slayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 through the limited-time DOOM Event Pass: xbx.lv/3VOE4xe
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next stop: your dashboard Minecraft Dungeons II arrives September 29!
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After a career reset, she started making a horror game. Now you can watch the story and play the result. 

Watch now on YouTube: piped.video/qYn_9BaQk78
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One theme we're hearing at #UNGA81: addressing AI-driven cyber threats requires collaboration. With the @ParisPeaceForum, Microsoft convened multistakeholder experts and @UN Member State representatives for a roundtable on information sharing and evidence building for AI-driven cyber incidents.
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Please don't suck. (It's going to suck)
10.6.28. Only In Theaters.
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See Call of Duty: Warzone your way. Starting with Season 1, a new Operator Skin toggle lets you display only MW4 Operators in game. Learn more: callofduty.com/blog/2026/09/…
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"I love that Echoes of Central Park makes you feel vulnerable. Something is going on that we haven't experienced before. It's going to be tough, and it's going to be terrifying." @richdev1ne has spent a little time checking out Echoes of Central Park, the next big expansion to @TheDivisionGame and while there's still much to discover, it's already clear how good it's going to be. windowscentral.com/gaming/th…
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Testing and evaluation is how serious science moves forward. Microsoft’s topological quantum system is now on site in Maryland, where DARPA will put the hardware through its paces. Here’s why that matters for the path to quantum at scale: msft.it/6002a9E7a
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🌎 US and Chinese officials are exploring options ranging from a truce extension to a larger trade framework ahead of a leader-level summit. 🔗 msft.it/6015a989h #USChina #TradeDeal #WorldEconomy
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After months of warnings, uBlock Origin stopped working in Edge, leaving me with a choice: either find an alternative way to block ads or switch to a different browser. I switched to Brave. windowscentral.com/software-…
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Whomp whomp. The Copilot PC brand is officially dead☠️ Microsoft and OEMs have backed away from the label after a messy rollout and months of confusion. Here’s what happened, and what’s next for Windows 11’s AI strategy. Also, we bet none of you are actually surprised. Full story in a new report from @zacbowden👇 windowscentral.com/microsoft…
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Free Play Days: Game Pass members can jump into The Escapists 2 and Young Suns this weekend, while all players can enjoy PGA TOUR 2K25 and The Division 2, no membership needed. Details here: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/…
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📰 The Navy reported eight suicide attempts across the Abraham Lincoln strike group during a deployment marked by combat operations and long stretches without port visits. 🔗 msft.it/6019agCNl #USNavy #MilitaryLife #News
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Considering a Copilot in 30 trial? The launch kit includes a partner GTM playbook, customer trial guide, invitation template, weekly prompt emails, and admin setup guidance. Get the kit: msft.it/6017agtxR #MSPartner
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