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On Windows 10, the ability to configure your microphone settings has always been available, but it was a process that you needed to perform using Control Panel. Since the release of the last two feature updates, Windows 10 has introduced changes that allow you to manage microphone settings, and troubleshoot problems, using the Settings app. In this Windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to manage the microphone settings available with the October 2018 Update. In addition, we outline the steps needed to troubleshoot and fix common mic problems. How to set microphone as default using Settings If you have a multi-microphone setup, such as one external mic and one built into the webcam, you can specify which one should be the system default using these steps: Open Settings. Click on System. Click on Sound. Under the "Input" section, use the drop-down menu and select the microphone that you want to use as the system default. Once you complete these steps, Windows 10 and apps will … [Read more...] about How to manage Windows 10 microphone settings

Back in 2005, Microsoft conducted a trial via which it managed Windows PCs and servers for Energizer Holdings. The company quietly began selling this managed services offering to enterprises with more than 5,000 seats before ultimately turning the service into Office 365. It looks like Redmond's about to try an updated variant of this strategy again. Microsoft is getting closer to revealing its plans for what it's currently calling the "Microsoft Managed Desktop." (Petri.com discovered the name in some recent job postings.) I'm hearing this Microsoft Managed Desktop is, basically, the Microsoft version of "desktop as a service. It will provide customers the ability to lease a Windows 10 device that's automatically provisioned for them and have the operating system kept up-to-date and more for a single monthly fee, my contacts say.What differentiates Microsoft's version of desktop-as-a-service from what many companies already offer under that desktop-as-a-service name is the Windows 10 … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee

I previously covered a piece of software called Voicemeeter Banana, a powerful piece of audio management software for Windows that has long been popular with streamers. This is in no small part thanks to its ability to be a virtual mixer, splitting audio from various sources and outputting it to different places. There's a bit of a learning curve with Voicemeeter Banana, and if you can avoid using a third-party piece of software to do something built into Windows, it's one less thing to deal with. There's still a good case to keep using Voicemeeter, but in conjunction with the new settings available in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, you'll have more control than ever before. What's so good about Windows 10 April Update audio settings? Essentially it comes down to the mixer that Microsoft included in the OS, which allows you to set volume, output, and input levels on a per-app basis. To do this previously with some apps such as Spotify, for example, you needed to use a plugin (in … [Read more...] about What streamers need to know about Windows 10 April 2018 Update’s new sound settings

Even though Microsoft has been making headlines with Linux on the IoT front, as of late, it's still moving forward with its own Windows 10 IoT operating systemMicrosoft has made available this week its latest Windows 10 feature update (the April 2018 Update/1803) for its two Windows 10 IoT variants. The Windows 10 IoT Core version for ARM32, x86, x64 is available (as of April 30) on MSDN for download. The ISOs for Windows 10 IoT are available from this download site as of May 3.Windows 10 IoT Core is the smallest version of Windows 10 that makes use of the common Windows 10 core. Devices like the Johnson Controls GLAS thermostat use Windows 10 IoT Core inside. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is for dedicated, fixed-purpose devices like kiosks and ruggedized PCs.A Microsoft blog post from earlier this week listed some of the new features available for Windows 10 IoT with the April refresh. Windows 10 IoT Core with the refresh will allow devs to execute unit tests remotely on devices directly … [Read more...] about Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 April 2018 Update for Windows 10 IoT

Windows 10 after two years: Was the upgrade worth it?[Note: This article has been completely revised for the latest Windows 10 feature updates. This revision covers version 1803 and was last updated 21-March-2018.]Sometime in April, Microsoft's update servers will begin delivering the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, version 1803, to current installations of Windows 10 that have been running for at least 30 days.Also: How to take control of Windows 10 updates and upgrades (even if you don't own a business)This is the latest feature update in Microsoft's new twice-a-year release cadence, and you should view it with the skepticism any initial public release of a new Windows version deserves. In a business setting, that typically means delaying the upgrade for a few months while you deploy the new release on a smaller number of test devices. This deferral process is available only on PCs running business and education editions, such as Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: Act fast to delay this big upgrade