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Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple.

Microsoft just released a long list of improvements for Windows 11 as part of its bigger patch Tuesdays, and that includes the ability to pause updates indefinitely, as reported earlier by Windows Central. This option rolled out to Windows Insiders earlier this year, allowing you to hold off on updates for up to 35 days […]

Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it's rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to regain trust with users and fix Windows. […]

Bit by bit, Windows 11 is healing.

Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusiasts in Silicon Valley — that the giant AI labs that sell proprietary models are somehow acting like Trojan horses.

If you’ve ever struggled with CALCULATE() or wondered why SUMX() behaves differently from SUM() , this guide is for you. DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) is the language that powers Power BI , Analysis Services , and Power Pivot — enabling dynamic calculations, filtering, and time intelligence. Below is a categorized cheat sheet of essential DAX functions , plus examples showing how to use each in real-world Power BI scenarios. Filtering & Context These functions control how filters are applied and evaluated in your calculations. Function Example Description CALCULATE() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), Region[Name] = "Nairobi") Changes filter context to calculate total sales for Nairobi. FILTER() FILTER(Sales, Sales[Amount] > 10000) Returns a table filtered by condition. ALL() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), ALL(Region)) Ignores filters on Region. REMOVEFILTERS() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), REMOVEFILTERS(Region)) Removes filters from Region. VALUES() VALUES(Customer[City]) Returns unique list of cities. SELECTEDVALUE() SELECTEDVALUE(Product[Category], "All") Returns selected category or “All” if none. TREATAS() TREATAS(VALUES(Temp[City]), Customer[City]) Applies one table’s values as filters on another. KEEPFILTERS() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), KEEPFILTERS(Product[Category] = "Electronics")) Keeps existing filters and adds new ones. ALLSELECTED() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), ALLSELECTED(Region)) Respects user selections in visuals. ALLEXCEPT() CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Amount]), ALLEXCEPT(Sales, Sales[Year])) Removes all filters except Year. Aggregation Summarize or aggregate data across rows or columns. Function Example Description SUM() SUM(Sales[Amount]) Adds all sales amounts. AVERAGE() AVERAGE(Sales[Amount]) Calculates mean value. COUNT() COUNT(Customer[ID]) Counts non-blank entries. COUNTROWS() COUNTROWS(Sales) Counts rows in a table. DISTINCTCOUNT() DISTINCTCOUNT(Customer[ID]) Counts unique customers. MIN() MIN(Sales[Amount]) Finds smallest sale. MAX() MAX(Sales[Amo

Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.

Microsoft's new "Workspace Check-in" feature for Teams rolled out last month.

Most organisations approach a Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement implementation with one question at the top of their agenda: How long will this take? It is a reasonable question, and one that deserves a precise, well-considered answer rather than a vague estimate designed to win the deal. The reality is that Dynamics 365 CE implementation timelines vary significantly, shaped by factors that are unique to each organisation: business complexity, data readiness, customisation depth, integration requirements, and internal stakeholder availability. This guide provides a structured, phase-by-phase breakdown of what a Dynamics 365 CE implementation actually involves, realistic timeline benchmarks by business size and industry, and the critical factors that either accelerate or delay your go-live date. Why there is no one-size-fits-all timeline for Dynamics 365 CE implementation Why There Is No Single Answer to the Timeline Question Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement is not a standalone application. It is a modular platform encompassing Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, and Marketing, each carrying its own configuration requirements, data dependencies, and user adoption considerations. A professional services firm deploying D365 Sales for a 25-person team operates in an entirely different context than a multi-national enterprise rolling out Customer Service and Field Service across three regions. Treating these as comparable projects, with comparable timelines, is where expectations first go wrong. As a reference framework, Dynamics 365 CE implementations broadly fall into three tiers: Implementation Scope Basic deployment, minimal customization :- 6 – 12 weeks Mid-market with integrations and moderate configuration :- 3 – 6 months Enterprise, multi-module or multi-region rollout :- 6 – 16 months These are informed benchmarks, not guarantees. What determines where your project lands within or beyond these ranges is examined in detail below. Core phases of a Microsoft Dyn

OpenAI's new family of models will continue to power Microsoft's suite of workplace and productivity apps.

Microsoft may once again be struggling to keep up with its own climate goals, according to its 2026 sustainability report. As reported by GeekWire, the report states that Microsoft's carbon emissions increased 25 percent in 2025, totalling 34 million metric tons "without select interventions." Microsoft says this was "driven primarily by the expansion of our […]

The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.

Windows 11 updates could soon include fixes for more security issues at once. Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it's now using AI to "identify potential issues earlier," which means "customers will see a higher volume of security updates included in each security release." Hackers, even amateurs, have increasingly been using AI […]

Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.

Microsoft is addressing a Windows 11 bug that caused a folder to take up several gigabytes of storage space. As spotted earlier by Windows Latest, Microsoft included the patch in its optional June 2026 update (KB5095093), which "improves disk space usage for the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file." The CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file is installed on Windows 11 PCs by […]

Parts 1 and 2 of this series ( Microsoft Entra extensibility is a gift. It is also Control Plane. and Securing the code that decides who Entra trusts ) made two static decisions. Where the code lives: a dedicated Control Plane subscription, directly under the root management group or under a dedicated Control Plane management group, never in the platform identity subscription or an application landing zone. What credential it uses to call out: a managed identity by default, federated identity credentials when the call must leave Azure, certificates as a tolerated middle step, and static symmetric keys never. Both decisions are one-time. You make them, you walk away, you do not touch them for months. The third decision is not like that. It is continuous, and it is the one most teams quietly skip: how do you know the deployed code on that Function App is still the code your reviewers approved? How do you know the Logic App workflow definition has not been rewritten since last Tuesday? How do you know nobody added a federated identity credential to the managed identity at 3 a.m. on a Saturday? The answer is monitoring. Not "we have Log Analytics turned on." Monitoring with a specific operating contract attached. The posture inversion For most Azure workloads, the default operating posture is reasonable trust. Engineers deploy. Pipelines run. Configuration drifts a little. The team reviews changes weekly. Anomalies are caught eventually. For a Microsoft Entra extension, that posture is wrong. The default has to be inverted. Once an Entra extension lands in production, every change to it is suspicious by default. Not "needs review." Not "let's check first." Suspicious. The default state of an alert firing on a Function App that hosts a custom claims provider is "the SOC is investigating, prove this was approved." If you cannot prove the change was approved within the team's response SLA, the change is treated as an incident and rolled back. That posture is harsh on purpo

Microsoft is cutting an additional 3,200 jobs beyond those in the gaming division.

Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees today, and more than 30 percent of the job losses are in the company's Xbox division. The significant gaming cuts will affect nearly every part of Xbox and also involve four game studios being spun off to be run independently from Microsoft. Today's layoffs, which are being described as […]

A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is laying off around 4,800 employees today, approximately 2.1 percent of its workforce. Most of the employees affected by today's cuts are in Microsoft's commercial sales business or the company's Xbox division. […]