A recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative update prevents Microsoft 365 desktop users from logging into Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft OneDrive for Business. When attempting to login, users are shown a message stating, “We ran into a problem. Reconnecting…” and asking the user to restart the program. This same screen will also display an…
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Microsoft Teams and Zoom users have a new feature that may stun you into silence
It’s not often I see a new idea that makes me think: “Oh, this is glorious.” Yet I’ve just been lifted to semi-rapture by a new product, one that will improve countless working lives. Please let me ask you: How would you like to improve your Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting? Other than never to have a…
Microsoft Teams is getting an update that developers will love
As developing software using GitHub requires open communication and collaboration across teams, Microsoft has updated its GitHub for Microsoft Teams app with new features that aim to make developers’ lives easier. First launched in public preview last September, GitHub integration in the company’s video conferencing software became generally available last month. However, since the public preview, Microsoft has updated its GitHub…
Microsoft studied worker brains during endless meetings. The results are stressful.
If you are among the workers who live in fear of the stacked blocks in your Microsoft Outlook calendar detailing back-to-back meetings, this new discovery won’t surprise you, but we still need science to confirm what we all abundantly, anecdotally knew. Microsoft brain wave activity researchers took a look at our minds on back-to-back virtual meetings…
This new Microsoft Teams update might take all the fun out of video calls
Your workplace calls could soon feel even more like being in the office thanks to more customization options for Microsoft Teams. The company has revealed that companies will soon be able to set a custom background for use during Microsoft Teams video conferencing calls. This could be a branded background featuring the company logo, or just a uniform design that…
Microsoft’s latest cloud authentication outage: What went wrong
Microsoft has published a preliminary root cause analysis of its March 15 Azure Active Directory outage, which took down Office, Teams, Dynamics 365, Xbox Live and other Microsoft and third-party apps that depend on Azure AD for authentication. The roughly 14-hour outage affected a “subset” of Microsoft customers worldwide, officials said. Microsoft’s preliminary analysis of the incident,…
Microsoft 365 authentication issue causes Microsoft Teams and other services to go down
Microsoft is investigating an authentication issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 cloud services including Microsoft Teams, as well as Xbox Live. The company said the problem began just after noon PT Monday and could affect users worldwide. Update: Microsoft said it is rolling back an update to its authentication system to mitigate impact. Update 2: Microsoft said it is dealing with “technical difficulties while rolling back the…
How to create a Flow in Microsoft Teams and why you might want to help you stay productive
How to create a Flow in Microsoft Teams With Power Automate and Microsoft Flow, you can create certain “Flows” to help you keep track of your business, and help boost your productivity. Here’s how. Set up the Power Automate app on Microsoft Teams by installing it from the App catalog in the left-hand sidebar of…
Microsoft Teams will stop working for millions of users this month – are you affected?
Microsoft Teams will stop working for a large chunk of its userbase this month – find out if you’re among the millions affected by this upcoming major change.