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Microsoft Revises Cloud Licensing Policies for Running Office on AWS

Microsoft is making some minor changes to its cloud licensing policies for specific customers that run Microsoft Office on AWS. This move comes a week after the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Teams bundling with Office 365/Microsoft 365 subscriptions. In 2019, Microsoft announced new licensing terms that made it more expensive to...

Last Update: Aug 04, 2023

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[Update] Microsoft Confirms Outlook.com is Currently Down for Some Users

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue with its Outlook.com webmail service. The company confirmed on its service health website that the problem is currently preventing many Outlook users from sending, receiving, and searching for emails. Microsoft explained that the issue started at around 6 AM UTC on Tuesday morning, and it was caused by a…

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Microsoft Claims Windows 11 Update to Scan Older Office Versions Won’t Access Private Data

Last month, Microsoft quietly released a new update to determine the number of users running older versions of Office on their Windows 11 devices. The company has recently explained that the update respects user privacy while collecting data about Office installations that are either no longer supported or approaching the end of support on Windows…

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Microsoft Plans to Block All Downloaded Excel XLL Add-Ins

Microsoft is planning to make its Office apps more secure by blocking all Excel XLL add-ins downloaded from the internet. The company explained that this move should help to prevent malicious actors from abusing this popular avenue to target Microsoft 365 customers worldwide. Essentially, XLL files are dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that enable users to use…

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New Microsoft 365 App Starts Rolling Out on the Web

Last month, Microsoft announced at its Ignite 2022 conference that a Microsoft 365 app would replace the existing Office app on Windows, mobile, and the web. A new message posted on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center yesterday indicates that the new Microsoft 365 web app has started rolling out this week, with Windows and mobile…

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Microsoft Office will Soon be Rebranded as Microsoft 365

Microsoft introduced a new Microsoft 365 app at its Ignite conference yesterday. This app will replace the all-in-one Office app available on Windows and mobile devices, as well as the office.com web portal. But that wasn’t the whole story. On the microsoft365.com home page, Microsoft detailed that “Office is becoming Microsoft 365.” This requires a…

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Microsoft’s Move to Block Office Macros Leads Hackers to Find New Attack Vectors

Last week, Microsoft started rolling out an update to block all Office VBA macros obtained from the internet by default to prevent phishing attacks. Now, the threat actors are using container files and other tactics to distribute malicious payloads. A macro is an automated input sequence that enables users to automate frequently used tasks in…

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Microsoft to Resume Blocking Office VBA Macros By Default on July 27

Back in February, Microsoft announced that it would begin blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in its Office apps. The company started rolling out this change to Office Insiders in April before pausing it to incorporate user feedback. In a recent update to the Microsoft 365 message center, Microsoft notified IT admins…

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Microsoft Rolls Back Default VBA Macro Block in Office Apps

Microsoft is set to backtrack on its decision to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default across all currently-supported Office apps. Indeed, the software giant has announced in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that it is rolling back this change based on user feedback. Back in February, Microsoft unveiled its plans to turn…

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Microsoft’s New Office.com UI Now Available for All Business and Education Customers

Last Update: Mar 15, 2022

Microsoft unveiled its plans to redesign Office.com and the Office app for Windows at Ignite 2021. Now, the company has announced that the new experiences in Office.com will be rolled out to all business and education consumers by the end of this week. This release brings several enhancements that should make it easier for users…

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