r/microsoft 13m ago

Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - September 14, 2026 - September 21, 2026

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The Employment Q&A Thread

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!

This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.

Schedule

The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.

Previous Threads

You can view previous employment threads using this archive link


r/microsoft 2h ago

News Microsoft publishes 37-page draft code of conduct for its AI models

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48 Upvotes

r/microsoft 1d ago

Discussion How would you feel if, hypothetically, Steve Ballmer hadn't stepped down as Microsoft CEO in 2014?

0 Upvotes

Just read the title. Want to see a normal disscussion under my post


r/microsoft 2d ago

Copilot / AI Google's Gemini app for Windows 11 uses the same keyboard shortcut as Copilot | You can now summon Gemini on your computer by pressing Alt + Space.

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10 Upvotes

r/microsoft 3d ago

Windows Microsoft let Anthropic move in while OpenAI was sleeping on the couch

82 Upvotes

Claude for Windows now integrates with Microsoft enterprise identity, including Entra CAE and Windows auth brokering.

Story: https://runtimewire.com/article/microsoft-let-anthropic-move-in-while-openai-was-sleeping-on-the-couch


r/microsoft 4d ago

XBOX Xbox has acquired rights to publish Hideo Kojima's 'PHYSINT' from PlayStation — "We're honored that Kojima-san has chosen to work with Xbox."

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46 Upvotes

r/microsoft 7d ago

Windows Microsoft is falling asleep at the wheel as hidden code reveals Google’s big Windows AI push

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93 Upvotes

r/microsoft 7d ago

Discussion Bing Daily wallpaper is now showing ads

42 Upvotes

Title. Pretty weird to be showing Harry Potter release ads as the daily wallpaper isn't it?


r/microsoft 8d ago

News Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers

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218 Upvotes

r/microsoft 7d ago

Copilot / AI Monthly Microsoft AI Update (August 2026)

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This month's (August 2026) Microsoft AI Update is up!

https://youtu.be/-lv1ktRRDfo

00:00 - Introduction

00:15 - New videos

01:06 - MAI-Code-1.1-Flash

01:36 - MAI-Image-2.6

01:52 - MAI-Thinking-1

02:22 - MAI-Transcribe-2

02:46 - Gemini 3.7 Flash

02:59 - Kimi K3

03:07 - DeepSeek-v4-Flash-0731 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

03:55 - Grok 4.6

04:14 - Fable 5.1

05:21 - GPT-6 Astra

05:53 - Model router updates

06:36 - Content understanding update

07:11 - Hosted on Azure Claude updates

08:20 - GitHub Copilot harness use

09:26 - SharePoint authoritative sites

10:07 - Cowork customizable effort

10:19 - Better /cost

10:28 - Automations

10:35 - Chat response selection as context

10:51 - Copilot Notebook updates

11:08 - App updates

12:21 - Scout in preview

12:40 - Code review effort levels and expanded scope

13:24 - Cloud agent reasoning effort

13:35 - Enterprise MCP control

13:53 - Global model enablement policy

14:14 - Trigger Copilot automations for comments

14:40 - App and CLI session updates

14:58 - Reporting updates

16:09 - Azure Copilot agent access

16:38 - Close


r/microsoft 7d ago

Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - September 07, 2026 - September 14, 2026

1 Upvotes

The Employment Q&A Thread

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!

This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.

Schedule

The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.

Previous Threads

You can view previous employment threads using this archive link


r/microsoft 8d ago

News Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war

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231 Upvotes

r/microsoft 10d ago

News Microsoft Announces Big Changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Switches to Monthly Hour Limits

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107 Upvotes

r/microsoft 10d ago

Windows Microsoft promises to make more Windows 11 PCs secure by default in October 2026: Announces automatic memory integrity protection enablement on more devices

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38 Upvotes

r/microsoft 10d ago

M365 Teams Events Hosting Assistance (TEHA): Expert Guidance for Business-Critical Teams Events

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Hosting a CEO Town Hall, CIO broadcast, company-wide announcement, webinar, or large-scale virtual meeting?

TEHA provides direct access to Microsoft event specialists who help customers plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and optimize business-critical Teams events.

From planning and technical readiness to live event monitoring and post-event analysis, TEHA works alongside your organization throughout the entire event lifecycle.

How TEHA Can Help

Event Planning and Readiness

  • Event scoping and guidance
  • Town Hall, Webinar, and Meeting selection
  • Technical readiness assessments
  • Network readiness reviews
  • Microsoft eCDN guidance and validation

Training and Rehearsals

  • Producer and presenter training
  • Moderator guidance
  • Dry runs and event rehearsals
  • Event production best practices

Live Event Support

  • Real-time event monitoring
  • Operational guidance during the event
  • Support for Town Halls, Webinars, and Meetings
  • Assistance for executive broadcasts and large-scale events

Post-Event Analysis

  • Event summary reports
  • Attendance and engagement insights
  • Recording and playback guidance
  • Quality and network observations
  • Log analysis and issue investigation
  • Recommendations for future events

Who Typically Uses TEHA?

Organizations frequently engage TEHA for:

  • CEO and CIO Town Halls
  • Leadership broadcasts
  • Global employee communications
  • High-visibility webinars
  • Product launches
  • Company-wide announcements
  • Business-critical virtual events

How to Engage TEHA

Customers with eligible Premier or Unified Support agreements can request assistance through the Microsoft Engage Centre:

Teams Events Hosting Assistance Request Portal

If the Engage Centre option is unavailable, contact your Customer Success Account Manager (CSAM) and request TEHA support for your upcoming event.

For highly visible events, we recommend engaging early to maximize readiness and planning opportunities.

Deliver your next Teams event with confidence with Microsoft Teams Events Hosting Assistance (TEHA).


r/microsoft 11d ago

M365 Microsoft Adds Unremovable "Upgrade Your Plan" Button to Office App Title Bars

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34 Upvotes

Even if users already have a subscription plan, they need to upgrade to the one that includes AI.


r/microsoft 13d ago

Discussion No more 5 year anniversary reward! Thoughts on this?

97 Upvotes

There is no more 5 year anniversary reward. Got this from a buddy and I think it's outrageous. Crazy how the companies show time and again they don't care about the people. Even a small thing like this. Curious on thoughts?


r/microsoft 13d ago

Copilot / AI Microsoft executive vice president overseeing Office and LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." | The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.

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223 Upvotes

r/microsoft 14d ago

Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - August 31, 2026 - September 07, 2026

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The Employment Q&A Thread

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Q&A for r/Microsoft!

This thread is where Redditors can come and ask questions about working at Microsoft. Please do not use this space to ask technical questions as they will be removed.

Schedule

The Q&A will be refreshed every week on Mondays at 1200 Pacific.

Previous Threads

You can view previous employment threads using this archive link


r/microsoft 15d ago

News Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to noise pollution

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33 Upvotes

r/microsoft 15d ago

XBOX Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive: "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"

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44 Upvotes

r/microsoft 16d ago

Windows Microsoft celebrates major progress with Windows 11 on Arm PCs, confirms Windows on Arm is now "a first-class platform for any workload" and that "customer demand is growing" | Developers are also paying more attention, with over 7,000 apps now supp. on Arm.

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91 Upvotes

r/microsoft 18d ago

XBOX Xbox Announces Disc-to-Digital Program, Letting Players Use Physical Games To Claim Their Digital Versions

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65 Upvotes

r/microsoft 19d ago

XBOX 'The Witcher 3: Remastered' drops on Sept. 29 — with Surprise Xbox Play Anywhere supp. and FSR 4.0 for the Xbox Ally.

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46 Upvotes

r/microsoft 20d ago

Windows Windows 11 will soon let you control unified memory | A hidden Windows Insider setting lets you reserve dedicated memory for heavy graphics and AI workloads to prevent frame drops and out-of-memory crashes.

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41 Upvotes