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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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Here’s a quick recap of the Xbox Games Showcase pre show announcements

Microsoft’s Xbox games showcase is today, and it’s widely expected that Microsoft will talk about some of the newest games…

Arif Bacchus · July 23, 2020 · 3 min read

Feature

Meetings in Microsoft Teams just got better – here’s what you need to know

One of the benefits of coming on board with Microsoft Teams is that the experience is always evolving. Based on…

Arif Bacchus · July 22, 2020 · 3 min read

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Is Microsoft once again teasing a modern File Explorer for Windows 10?

It’s no secret that a design revamp for Windows 10 could be on the way. Panos Panay teased this in…

Arif Bacchus · July 21, 2020 · 2 min read

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Microsoft is planning to give core Microsoft 365 / Office apps a beautiful new look, with flexible ribbon, adaptive commanding

Microsoft has long been on a design journey to evolve the way that the Office apps look. There was the…

Arif Bacchus · July 21, 2020 · 2 min read

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Inspire 2020: Here’s everything new in Microsoft Edge in July

At Inspire 2020, Microsoft is announcing some updates for Microsoft Edge, and looking back at the new features added to…

Arif Bacchus · July 21, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

OneDrive Fetch files is shutting down, here’s how to use PC Folder backup, and Files on Demand instead

How to use PC Folder backup in place of OneDrive Fetch files Microsoft is shutting down the OneDrive Fetch files…

Arif Bacchus · July 21, 2020 · 5 min read

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Microsoft Edge v84 rolls out to the Stable channel with improvements for full screen mode, Collections, and more

Version 84 of Microsoft Edge has finally arrived in the stable channel. This release is bringing improvements for full-screen mode,…

Arif Bacchus · July 16, 2020 · 2 min read

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I used the consumer features in Microsoft Teams for one week, and it’s better than you’d think

In these times, there’s a lot of ways to communicate with friends and family. From Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, iMessage, and…

Arif Bacchus · July 16, 2020 · 7 min read

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Latest Microsoft Edge Dev update introduces improvements for the Collections feature and extensions

After a two week pause, Microsoft is back with a new Edge Dev release. Coming in at version 85.0.564.8, today’s…

Arif Bacchus · July 15, 2020 · 3 min read

How-to

How to open Excel, Word, PowerPoint files from OneDrive in desktop apps

How to open Office files on OneDrive in the desktop Office applications There comes a time when you might want…

Arif Bacchus · July 15, 2020 · 3 min read