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Kip Kniskern

Kip has been a Microsoft enthusiast since forever, and worked on/ran LiveSide.net, a website dedicated to all things Windows Live, for 9 years. Kip came to (WinBeta.org) onmsft.com in December 2014, and is loving every minute of it. Twitter email

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Articles by Kip Kniskern

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Microsoft 365 suffered 5 hour login breakdown yesterday

Yesterday afternoon Pacific time (officially from 2:25pm PDT to 7:25PDT), Microsoft 365 users were unable to log in to multiple…

Kip Kniskern · September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

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Microsoft 365 services login down – recent change rolled back, doesn’t help, still down

(Update: the login services came back after 5 hours) This afternoon (Pacific time) about 2:30pm, some Microsoft 365 services, including…

Kip Kniskern · September 28, 2020 · 2 min read

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 First Impressions: A Monster Of A Microsoft Phone – onmsft.com

OK, I don't need a new phone. I don't even need all the capabilities of the phone I've been using,…

Kip Kniskern · September 23, 2020 · 6 min read

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Your Phone app for Windows 10 gets new notifications pinning feature

Announced today with the latest build of Windows 10 Dev Channel build 20221, the Your Phone app for Windows 10…

Kip Kniskern · September 23, 2020 · 1 min read

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Ignite 2020: Welcome to the Azure Show

If you watch today’s keynotes and sessions, one word you’re almost for sure going to get tired of hearing is…

Kip Kniskern · September 22, 2020 · 3 min read

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Project Spartan to be only browser in Windows 10 for Phones, IE to be removed

Microsoft has just released its latest version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, which includes the mobile version…

Kip Kniskern · September 20, 2020 · 2 min read

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TikTok promises to create 20k new US jobs with Oracle bid

News continues to filter out on the fate of TikTok. Over the weekend, Microsoft announced that it had been informed…

Kip Kniskern · September 14, 2020 · 2 min read

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Microsoft steps in to battle US election related cyberattacks from Russia, China, and Iran

Much has been said about the effects of foreign interference in the 2016 presidential elections, but if anything, cyberattacks from…

Kip Kniskern · September 10, 2020 · 1 min read

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Uncertainty over sale of core algorithms complicates TikTok sale as Chinese government weighs in

Reports from over the weekend were that a sale of TikTok’s US operations could be announced early this week have…

Kip Kniskern · September 2, 2020 · 2 min read

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TikTok has chosen a buyer for US business, announcement could come tomorrow, says CNBC

CNBC is reporting that TikTok has chosen a buyer for its US, New Zealand, and Australia businesses, and an announcement…

Kip Kniskern · August 31, 2020 · 1 min read