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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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Start11 Version 1.2 Beta Brings New Taskbar Experience

Stardock has announced some updates to Start11 beta. The latest version 1.2 release further enhances Windows 11 by bringing back…

Arif Bacchus · March 16, 2022 · 1 min read

Microsoft Confirms Windows event for April 5

Microsoft has confirmed a Windows event for April 5. The event will feature Windows chief Panos Panay, and is focused…

Arif Bacchus · March 15, 2022 · 1 min read

Microsoft Says File Explorer Ads Were Experimental

There was controversy in the Windows world earlier this week when it was discovered that Microsoft might be testing "ads"…

Arif Bacchus · March 15, 2022 · 1 min read

Servicing Update Hits the Windows Insider Dev Channel

Microsoft has released a new Windows Insider Dev Channel build. This is a small servicing update, bumping the latest Windows…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 1 min read

Microsoft Teams Turns 5 Years Old

If you're a Microsoft fan, you might remember the day March 14, 2017. This was when Microsoft Teams hit general…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 2 min read

This Long-Time Windows 11 Known Issue Has Been Fixed

When Windows 11 launched, it had a significant known issue with Oracle Virtualbox. This caused caused Microsoft to put a…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 1 min read

DirectStorage API Now Available on Windows 11

Microsoft has announced that a DirectStorage API is now finally out for developers building games on Windows PCs. Coming nearly…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 1 min read

You can Call Ukraine for Free on Skype

A new preview version of Skype is now out for Skype Insiders, and there's a couple of new things to…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 1 min read

Windows 11 File Explorer Might Have “Ads”

One of the biggest problems people had with Windows 10 were the "ads," in some parts of the system user…

Arif Bacchus · March 14, 2022 · 2 min read

Dell Won’t Include Microsoft Pluton Chip

Microsoft's Pluton chip promises a lot of advancements for keeping your device safe from the latest security threats, but not…

Arif Bacchus · March 11, 2022 · 2 min read