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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Microsoft (MSFT) news recap: Apple, Google support Microsoft’s lawsuit, Bing Rewards begins transition and more

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Published onSeptember 4, 2016

published onSeptember 4, 2016

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Microsoft (MSFT) news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Beam gets busy after Microsoft acquisition, plans announcements at TC Disrupt

Microsoft acquired interactive live streaming service Beam last month and this week weheard about the changes they’ve been making, as well as their plan for TechCrunch Disrupt.

Apple and Google have joined Microsoft’s fight for digital privacy

Microsoft’s fight against the United States’ Department of Justice continues afterboth Apple and Google join Microsoft’s lawsuit against the departmentover restricting when it can tell customers that the government is trying to access their data.

Mozilla throws its support behind Microsoft in gag order lawsuit

Adding on to both Apple and Google,Mozilla has also shown its support for Microsoft’s fight against the Department of Justice.

Microsoft deprecating “obsolete” SmartScreen spam filters in Outlook and Exchange

Spam and scams are a huge part of the online world, particularly when it comes to email. For years, Microsoft’s SmartScreen service has been helping keep peoples’ inboxes around the globe free of known spam and scam emails, however, the company isbeginning to deprecate the feature in both Outlook and Exchange.

Bing Rewards replaced by Microsoft Rewards as the switchover begins

Microsoftappears to have begun the change from Bing Rewards to Microsoft Rewards, with our Senior Editor, Kip Kniskern, seeing his points increase by 10x, in tally with the cost of rewards, too.

That’s it for this week, we’ll be back next week with more. What’s your favourite Microsoft story? Let us know in the comments!

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft (MSFT) news recap: Apple, Google support Microsoft’s lawsuit, Bing Rewards begins transition and more#