Windows 11 ads, Search Highlights, hybrid work, Halo TV series

•  Microsoft is Experimenting With Ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer
• Microsoft on File Explorer Ads: Just Kidding!
•  Microsoft Brings Search Highlights to Windows 10 Insiders
•  DirectStorage is Now Available on PC
•  Windows 10 Can Now Be Installed on Valve's Steam Deck

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft to show how Windows 'powers the future of hybrid work'
•  Microsoft study finds 50 percent of leaders have plans for a full return to the office
•  Microsoft Teams turns five. What's next?
•  Office 365 Login | Microsoft Office
•  Microsoft Brings Redesigned Office.com to All Business and Education customers

Hardware

•  Intel to Invest Over $36 Billion in Europe
• Lenovo Refreshes ThinkPad X13, X13 Yoga, and ThinkPad L
• Empowering collaboration in the hybrid workplace with Surface Hub 2S and Surface Hub 2 Smart Camera | Microsoft Devices Blog

Xbox - Here's the Halo TV Series Story Trailer - Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Games for March - Report: Microsoft's Perfect Dark Reboot is Being Hit by High Turnover - Google Details New Tools to Make Google Play Games Multiplatform - Call of Duty: Warzone is Coming to Mobile Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Enable tabs in Windows 11 (Dev) File Explorer
• App pick of the week: Notion
• Enterprise picks of the week: Surprise! There's a Win Server release (or 2) coming this year. Changes are on the way for Microsoft's Partner Program.
• Beer pick of the week: Other Half Bang On

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