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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.

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Some Office 2019 and Windows 10 Enterprise users to see price hikes in October, Microsoft confirms | On MSFT

Some Office 2019 and Windows 10 Enterprise users to see price hikes in October, Microsoft confirms Arif Bacchus 2 days…

Arif Bacchus · July 26, 2018 · 3 min read

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Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4 both get new firmware updates

Microsoft late yesterday pushed out new firmware for both the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Laptop. There is a…

Arif Bacchus · July 26, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft will soon let you see the real world when wearing a Windows Mixed Reality headset

If you own a Windows Mixed Reality headset, you’ve likely taken it off your head (or just tilted the headset…

Arif Bacchus · July 26, 2018 · 2 min read

Microsoft is fixing Windows Update so that your PC will no longer reboot while you’re busy onmsft.com

One of the most well documented (and often mocked) problems with Windows is the way in which the OS will…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 2 min read

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Here are the fixes and known issues with Windows 10 19H1 build 18204 and Redstone 5 build 17723

Microsoft today pushed out Windows 10 Redstone 5 Insider Preview build 17723 and 19H1 (Redstone 6) build 18204. These builds…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 7 min read

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Microsoft releases new Redstone 5 build and first “19H1” build for Skip Ahead insiders

It’s time to fire up your Windows Insider machines and get ready for some action. Microsoft has just pushed out…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 2 min read

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SmartARM Of Canada Wins 2018 Imagine Cup With Robotic Hand Prosthetic Prototype – onmsft.com

Microsoft has just announced smartARM of Canada as the 2018 Imagine Cup champions. The group won the annual Microsoft competition…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 2 min read

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Even The Packaging For The Xbox Adaptive Controller Is Accessible: Watch The Unboxing Here – onmsft.com

The Xbox Adaptive Controller was first unveiled in May, and shortly became available for pre-order, but Microsoft today is now…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 2 min read

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Watch The Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals Live Today At 9AM PT – onmsft.com

The 16th annual Microsoft Imagine Cup is set to end today, and you won’t watch to miss the action. You…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 1 min read

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Here are the video games leaving Xbox Game Pass this month

Xbox Game Pass titles will usually rotate in and of the catalog at month’s end, so six titles will be…

Arif Bacchus · July 25, 2018 · 1 min read