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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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Windows Subsystem for Linux Comes to Microsoft Store

Microsoft is bringing a preview of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The…

Arif Bacchus · October 11, 2021 · 2 min read

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Watch as Microsoft Tries to Hack Windows 11

One of the biggest controversies with Windows 11 is the minimum hardware requirements. Microsoft has held that these requirements are…

Arif Bacchus · October 11, 2021 · 2 min read

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Stardock releases Start11 Release Candidate

Windows 11 has now hit general availability, but if you're hoping to make your fresh Windows 11 install feel more…

Arif Bacchus · October 7, 2021 · 1 min read

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Surface Laptop Studio Quick Impressions: A Dream Laptop?

After a day delay (thanks to FedEx,) I finally have a Surface Laptop Studio (Core i7/RTX/512GB SSD/16GB RAM) in my…

Arif Bacchus · October 7, 2021 · 5 min read

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New Microsoft Edge Dev Build Brings Voice Typing Support

Microsoft has released Edge Dev channel update 96.0.1032.0. This update is another fairly minor one, however, it does bring some…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2021 · 2 min read

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Microsoft Makes It Easy To Upgrade New Devices to Windows 11

Microsoft wants to make it easier to get Windows 11 on new Windows 10 devices. The company released a patch…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2021 · 1 min read

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Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 (AMD) Review: Well-performing laptop

There's no doubt that Dell offers a lot of laptops in its lineup. At the top is the all-expensive XPS,…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2021 · 7 min read

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Did Microsoft Back off Windows 11 Hardware Requirements?

One of the biggest controversies with Windows 11 is the minimum hardware requirements. Officially, Windows 11 only installs on PCs…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2021 · 3 min read

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New Windows 11 build hits the Dev Channel with “good set of fixes” – onmsft.com

Windows 11 is set for launch out of beta on October 5, but Microsoft is treating Windows Insiders with a…

Arif Bacchus · October 4, 2021 · 4 min read

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AMD and Microsoft Could Team Up to Make ARM-Based Chip

Microsoft and Qualcomm are already hand-in-hand when it comes to ARM-based Windows PCs, but Microsoft could be challenging its long-time…

Arif Bacchus · October 4, 2021 · 2 min read