Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, explained for beginners: what it does, the old and new names, tenants and roles, joining Windows 11 PCs, MFA and Conditional Access, the Free, P1 and P2 plans, how it differs from Active Directory, and how to add your first user.
Most teams building AI agents write the same plumbing over and over. Microsoft now offers to run it for them, free for a few weeks. Here’s the catch to plan around.
Azure, AWS and Google Cloud (GCP) side by side for Windows users: who runs each, where each is strongest, matching service names, the three AI platforms, free credits, pricing models, and the Windows licensing rules that often decide the choice for Microsoft shops.
Microsoft Foundry, formerly Azure AI Foundry and Azure AI Studio, is Microsoft’s platform for building AI apps and agents on Azure. This guide explains the model catalog, Foundry Agent Service, projects, pricing, how it compares with Azure Machine Learning and Copilot Studio, guardrails, and how to build a first agent.
One switch used to decide whether every desktop app could see and hear you. Not anymore. Here’s what changed in this week’s Insider builds, plus the Search trick we liked most.
Queen’s Domain is a first-person action RPG from Freshly Baked Games where you wash up on a cursed island, hunt for your missing father and fight through dungeons with stamina-based combat and a sword that lets you fly. Our guide covers how to get it on Steam, the free demo, editions, system requirements and beginner tips.
One crafted request, no login needed, and the firewall restarts. Here’s the quick three-point check that tells you if your Cisco VPN box is at risk, plus the exact builds that fix it.
Your HSM can now vouch for its own audit trail. We break down what Microsoft’s new hardware logs capture, why the signatures matter to auditors, and the one setting you need to collect them.
Wuwa Tappo is a free desktop pet from Kuro Games that puts chibi Wuthering Waves characters on your taskbar. They tap along as you type and click, and your keystrokes fill chests with new characters, accessories and emotes. This guide covers the install, the free WuwaTappo gift code, how chests work, multiplayer rooms, and how it compares to Bongo Cat.
Phantom Blade Zero is a kung fu action RPG from S-GAME where you play Soul, a framed warrior with 66 days left to live. Our guide covers how to get it on Steam or Epic, the editions, system requirements, the first mods worth installing, and beginner tips for its fast parry-heavy combat.
