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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @abacjourn

Xbox Game Pass beta app is now optimized with dual-screen controls catered for the Surface Duo

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Surface Duo Xcloud Xbox Game Pass

If you’re still sporting the Microsoft Surface Duo, we have some big news for you. Xbox Game Pass beta now supports spanning across the dual-screens of the Duo, with a new dedicated gamepad area showing on the second screen of … Read more

Categories News

YubiKey 5 Series review: Yubico has a key for every one and every type of your secure login needs

March 18, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Yubikey Review

Microsoft has long been working to phase out passwords in favor of Windows Hello, a security key, or a pin to help add an extra level of security to both your PC and your online logins. But in addition to … Read more

Categories Reviews, Feature Stories

Microsoft’s PowerPoint Presenter Coach feature is now generally available across all platforms

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Powerpoint Presenter Coach

Microsoft has just announced the general availability of the PowerPoint Presenter Coach feature. Designed to help you improve your presentation skills, it is now available on all the major platforms, including on the web, Windows, iOS, and Android, with support … Read more

Categories News, Microsoft / Office 365

Aukey CB-C71 Link PD Pro USB-C Hub review: Compact and great to extend your ports on the go

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Aukey Usb C 7

If you just purchased a brand new device like the Surface Go 2, or even Apple’s new MacBook Pro, you’d be in for some slight trouble — you will likely need a USB-C hub to go with it. That’s because … Read more

Categories Reviews, Feature Stories

The “I’m a Mac” guy from Apple’s Mac vs PC ads slams MacBooks in Intel’s newest ads

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Mac Vs Pc Commercial

After reigniting the decades-long feud with a series of ads on Twitter last month, Intel isn’t ready to quit out of the Mac vs PC war just yet. The chipmaker is back again with a new set of “Go PC” … Read more

Categories News

First Microsoft Edge Dev version 91 build has arrived — here’s what you need to know

March 18, 2021March 16, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Edge Dev

The first major version 91 build has just landed in the Microsoft Edge Dev channel. This release is a bit small in scope, but there are some notable fixes and improvements to take note of. More importantly, it also means … Read more

Categories News

With rumored Xbox event coming next week, Phil Spencer teases Xbox Cloud Gaming on Windows 10 and his Surface Pro X

March 18, 2021March 16, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Xcloud On Surface Pro X Tweet

There’s a rumor going around that Microsoft could be holding a “What’s new for gaming” Xbox event on March 23, and cloud gaming is expected to be one of the main themes. While Microsoft has yet to officially announce the … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft releases out-of band Windows 10 update to fix issues with printing, also pushes out new 21H1 Beta Channel build

March 18, 2021March 15, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Windows 10 Hero Image

There is a couple of late-breaking updates to note in regards to Windows 10 this evening on March 15. Indeed, Microsoft has just released a very rare out-of-band security update for all modern versions of Windows 10 to help fix … Read more

Categories News

What does “your Windows 10 version is nearing end of service” mean, and how to fix it?

March 18, 2021March 15, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
What does "your Windows 10 version is nearing end of service" mean, and how to fix it? OnMSFT.com March 15, 2021

Microsoft releases new versions of Windows 10 twice a year, and if you’re reluctant to download the latest and greatest, you might end up seeing a Windows 10 error code or message about “end of service.”  This isn’t something to … Read more

Categories How-To

Microsoft Edge to follow Google Chrome’s faster new release every four week cycle

March 18, 2021March 12, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Edge Animated1 Cropped

After Google announced a major shift to releasing major Chrome updates every four weeks instead of six weeks, Microsoft is ready to do the same on its end with its own Chromium-based Edge browser. The company has just detailed the … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft Whiteboard adds Android app and new experience for Teams channels and chats

March 18, 2021March 11, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Whiteboard adds Android app and new experience for Teams channels and chats OnMSFT.com March 11, 2021

Microsoft’s digital freeform intelligent canvas for collaboration is coming to Android. The company on March 11 detailed a pubic preview for Whiteboard, as well as a new experience for Teams Channels and chats. With the availability on Android, Microsoft believes … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft Teams’ Walkie Talkie feature will make the jump from Android to iOS in June

March 18, 2021March 11, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Teams' Walkie Talkie feature will make the jump from Android to iOS in June OnMSFT.com March 11, 2021

Microsoft Teams users and first-line workers on Android with company-managed devices have been enjoying a Walkie Talkie feature since last year, but it is now coming to iOS, too. That’s according to a new listing in the Microsoft 365 roadmap … Read more

Categories News

Yubico and Microsoft team up to make international election campaigns, high-risk organizations more secure

March 18, 2021March 10, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Yubico and Microsoft team up to make international election campaigns, high-risk organizations more secure OnMSFT.com March 10, 2021

Yubico, which has the mission to make secure login easy and available for everyone. is expanding its partnership with Microsoft. The company announced today in a blog post that it has delivered, free of cost, 25,000 YubiKeys to Microsoft AccountGuard … Read more

Categories News

Chrome OS is a better tablet operating system than Windows 10 — Here’s why

March 18, 2021March 10, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Chrome OS is a better tablet operating system than Windows 10 --- Here's why OnMSFT.com March 10, 2021

There’s no doubt that Windows 10 has evolved a lot over the years. Many things like Action Center, the Start Menu, Task View, and a lot of other smaller everyday UI elements across the operating system have changed a lot … Read more

Categories Feature Stories, Opinion

Final major Microsoft Edge Dev version 90 build improves the Collections and autofill features

March 18, 2021March 9, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Edge Dev

Right on schedule, a new Microsoft Edge Dev update is here. This week’s release is a little minor, and it will be the final major version 90 release, according to Microsoft. That said, it does bring some improvements to Collections … Read more

Categories News

A chat with NotMP3’s Mike Tomson: The story behind one of the best YouTube to MP4 converters

March 18, 2021March 9, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
A chat with NotMP3's Mike Tomson: The story behind one of the best YouTube to MP4 converters OnMSFT.com March 9, 2021

Recently, I reviewed NotMP3, and I proclaimed it as one of the best ways to download YouTube videos on Windows 10. I mentioned the simplicity and the design of the app as reasons why use it so much in my … Read more

Categories Feature Stories

Like to dark mode all the things? Check out this third-party theme for Microsoft Edge

March 16, 2021March 8, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Like to dark mode all the things? Check out this third-party theme for Microsoft Edge OnMSFT.com March 8, 2021

Dark Mode is one of the best experiences for many people in Windows, Android, and other operating systems as it helps reduce eye strain. However, the experience in Microsoft Edge isn’t the greatest. One developer, though, has come up with … Read more

Categories News

Top five tips and tricks for using the new Microsoft Edge at work

March 16, 2021March 8, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Edge

If you didn’t already know, Microsoft has a new web browser. Though still named Microsoft Edge, the new version of Edge is a lot better than the old one. Based on Google’s open-source Chromium engine (the same that powers Google … Read more

Categories How-To, Microsoft / Office 365

Microsoft Edge to get a common codebase across desktop and mobile

March 16, 2021March 5, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Edge Logo

Microsoft is looking to unify its new Edge browser a bit. As spotted by Neowin, and as discussed during a session at Ignite 2021 the company has mentioned that it is working on a common codebase for Edge across both … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft is “evolving” the Bing search experience so that it is more “intuitive and engaging”

March 16, 2021March 4, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft is "evolving" the Bing search experience so that it is more "intuitive and engaging" OnMSFT.com March 4, 2021

Microsoft is tweaking the Bing search experience in a lot of big ways. In a March 4 blog post, the company detailed some steps and new changes for how it is “evolving” its Bing search experience so that it is … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft Ignite 2021 recap: Teams gets new features, Outlook board, “next generation Windows” tease, Microsoft Mesh & more

March 16, 2021March 4, 2021 by Arif Bacchus
Microsoft Ignite 2021 recap: Teams gets new features, Outlook board, "next generation Windows" tease, Microsoft Mesh & more OnMSFT.com March 4, 2021

Microsoft’s annual IT and developer conference officially ended today on March 4, and it was a busy couple of days. Microsoft used the all-digital event as the stage to announce several updates for Teams, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 apps … Read more

Categories Feature Stories, Microsoft / Office 365
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