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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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You can download Microsoft apps for any platform including iOS and Android via the Microsoft Store

In the new world order at Microsoft, apps for Microsoft services are just as important for competing platforms as they…

Kip Kniskern · October 22, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft releases late Friday Windows Insider 20H1 build 19002.1002 to fix shutdown / restart issue with 19002

Yesterday, Microsoft released build 19002 for Fast Ring Insiders, but late Friday afternoon they’ve updated that build with a fix…

Kip Kniskern · October 18, 2019 · 2 min read

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Windows 10 Mobile build 10512 is here, download it now!

Well we’ve been waiting and it’s finally here. Microsoft has just released Windows 10 Mobile build 10512, and if you’re…

Kip Kniskern · October 15, 2019 · 1 min read

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Guitar Hero, Rock Band coming to Xbox One?

The Xbox One has ushered in a new era of console gaming, but in its rush to bring better graphics…

Kip Kniskern · October 15, 2019 · 2 min read

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Bank of America Windows Phone app shut down, mobile browsing doesn’t work either

Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the US, but as of today, you can’t do any…

Kip Kniskern · October 14, 2019 · 1 min read

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Surface Book owners getting long awaited fix for disappearing GPU issue

Microsoft has been blocking Surface Book 2 users from updating to the May 2019 Update (1903), due to an issue…

Kip Kniskern · October 11, 2019 · 1 min read

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Windows 10 19H2, the “November 2019 Update,” has reached a final build with 18363.418 and is “getting ready for release”

Two days ago, Microsoft released KB4517389, or build 18363.418 to Slow Ring Insiders, and tonight the company has announced that…

Kip Kniskern · October 10, 2019 · 3 min read

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Mike Ybarra, Corporate Vice President for Xbox Live, Game Pass, and Mixer, is leaving the company

Change is in the wind, apparently. After yesterday’s announcement that Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar was moving to a new…

Kip Kniskern · October 9, 2019 · 1 min read

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Initial reactions to Surface Duo and Neo: can these devices find a niche?

First of all, Microsoft knocked it out of the park again on Wednesday with its latest Surface showcase. The Surface…

Kip Kniskern · October 4, 2019 · 6 min read

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Microsoft pulls a “one more thing,” introduces Surface Duo, a dual screen “phone” that runs Android apps

Panos Panay turned to walk off the stage and the Surface event today after showing off the Surface Pro 7,…

Kip Kniskern · October 2, 2019 · 2 min read