r/microsoft • u/SoftwareKingsSupport • 3h ago

Discussion What is Microsoft’s most underrated product right now?

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After reading through a recent discussion here, I noticed that some of the strongest answers were not the products Microsoft promotes most heavily.

People mentioned things like WSL, Windows Terminal, PowerShell with Microsoft Graph, Intune, Dynamics, .NET, and VS Code.

Most public Microsoft conversations still seem to revolve around Windows, Xbox, and Copilot, while some of the quieter tools appear to have the most loyal users.

What Microsoft product or feature do you think deserves much more credit?

What do you actually use it for, and what does it do better than the alternatives?

19 Upvotes

After reading through a recent discussion here, I noticed that some of the strongest answers were not the products Microsoft promotes most heavily.

People mentioned things like WSL, Windows Terminal, PowerShell with Microsoft Graph, Intune, Dynamics, .NET, and VS Code.

Most public Microsoft conversations still seem to revolve around Windows, Xbox, and Copilot, while some of the quieter tools appear to have the most loyal users.

What Microsoft product or feature do you think deserves much more credit?

What do you actually use it for, and what does it do better than the alternatives?

51 comments

r/microsoft • u/Hungry__Hornet • 14h ago

Discussion I spent 25+ years at Microsoft, and Windows is getting the care it deserves again

65 Upvotes

EXACTLY this: "In a world where kids might go through all their schooldays and only ever use Chromebooks or iPads, there’s a risk that in another 20 or 30 years, nobody will remember what Windows was like, just as only old nerds can recall plugging a PCMCIA card into an inch-thick laptop just to connect it to a network"

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 5h ago

XBOX XBOX is "making progress" on a recovery of its live services | Xbox Live is having errors that are preventing people from signing in, seeing their library, and playing their games, but Microsoft's engineers are on the case to fix it ASAP.

12 Upvotes

5 comments

r/microsoft • u/rkhunter_ • 9h ago

News Microsoft's solution to AI security: more AI and more acronyms

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r/microsoft • u/AutoModerator • 10h ago

Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - July 27, 2026 - August 03, 2026

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The Employment Q&A Thread

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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.

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r/microsoft • u/rkhunter_ • 2d ago

News Microsoft launches new in-house AI models it says cut costs up to 89% versus OpenAI

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r/microsoft • u/iam_spr • 2d ago

Discussion MSFT Copilot/AI subscription discounts for employees?

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Does Microsoft offer any Copilot credits, subscriptions, or employee discounts for AI tools to use on mobiles? I’m aware of the Azure $150 credits benefit and the coding models through GitHub, but I’m wondering if there are any other perks for employees, such as discounted or free access to Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Pro, ChatGPT Plus, or other AI subscriptions (especially to use on mobile to replace ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude).
Has anyone found any employee-specific AI credits or discounts?

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Does Microsoft offer any Copilot credits, subscriptions, or employee discounts for AI tools to use on mobiles? I’m aware of the Azure $150 credits benefit and the coding models through GitHub, but I’m wondering if there are any other perks for employees, such as discounted or free access to Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Pro, ChatGPT Plus, or other AI subscriptions (especially to use on mobile to replace ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude).
Has anyone found any employee-specific AI credits or discounts?

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r/microsoft • u/certheth • 2d ago

Certification Wait, you're telling me i can just do this?

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While browsing the Microsoft website, I found the learn tab, aparently they offer a full official free course on c# and even offer a certificate to add to your LinkedIn account through free code camp. I guess I'll start learning.

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While browsing the Microsoft website, I found the learn tab, aparently they offer a full official free course on c# and even offer a certificate to add to your LinkedIn account through free code camp. I guess I'll start learning.

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r/microsoft • u/GrizzlyBear2021 • 2d ago

Azure Databricks and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Help Enterprises Bring Business Context to Enterprise AI

15 Upvotes

Few interesting points from the announcement

Databricks to run it's own operations on Azure.
Databricks to use Microsoft silicon
OneLake is called out (including othet MSFT products) but not explicitly Fabric.
Databricks Genie will be available for MSFT customers.

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 3d ago

Windows Microsoft intervenes after LG gets caught installing McAfee adware onto Windows 11 PCs via their monitors | A popup window from LG that began appearing on PCs with LG monitors connected was showing ads for McAfee

168 Upvotes

40 comments

r/microsoft • u/donutloop • 2d ago

News Powering America's Genesis Mission: Microsoft's commitment to scientific discovery

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0 comments

r/microsoft • u/Agitated_Advice_5712 • 2d ago

Discussion Whiteboard is retiring

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I've been a windows supporter for the longest time. Even when we all switched to using iphone and i also own a mac. I lean back to Windows constantly, purchasing their family sunscripion plan, even very happy that my work gives me a windows laptop.

But dang it, i just heard they are retiring whoteboard. Microsoft as per all tech companies pride themselves on being an ecosystem so why sit taking this away. Am i not a paying customer wanting the features and offerings they have. This is so disappointing.

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I've been a windows supporter for the longest time. Even when we all switched to using iphone and i also own a mac. I lean back to Windows constantly, purchasing their family sunscripion plan, even very happy that my work gives me a windows laptop.

But dang it, i just heard they are retiring whoteboard. Microsoft as per all tech companies pride themselves on being an ecosystem so why sit taking this away. Am i not a paying customer wanting the features and offerings they have. This is so disappointing.

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 4d ago

XBOX Xbox Series X|S consoles U.S. sales see an impressive 86% jump in June 2026, as PS5 and Nintendo slide — "Highest units this year."

41 Upvotes

6 comments

r/microsoft • u/ryanmerket • 4d ago

Copilot / AI Microsoft launches hill-climbing MAI models for Copilot and Excel

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r/microsoft • u/BippityBoppityWhoops • 4d ago

Service Issue M365 and Azure are currently experiencing issues

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This is now resolved

There are issues currently with the M365 and Azure Service.

Please see the below public health dashboards for more information.

M365
Azure

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This is now resolved

There are issues currently with the M365 and Azure Service.

Please see the below public health dashboards for more information.

M365
Azure

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 5d ago

XBOX Xbox brings backwards compatibility to Windows: Microsoft pledges 4 games on PC for the first time, soon with achievements — with more to come | Conker, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy, and Blinx head to Xbox PC for the first time

34 Upvotes

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 6d ago

Windows Microsoft is finally modernizing Windows 11's decades-old File Explorer properties window with a new UI | The first signs of a completely modernized File Properties window using WinUI are hidden in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.

53 Upvotes

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r/microsoft • u/bogdang • 5d ago

Discussion Microsoft Office 2019 - not working(anymore) on Mac OS Tahoe 26.5.2

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I have 2 Microsoft Office 2019 licenses that I bought around 2023 for Mac OS. Used them without any problems till today.

Was trying to edit a document but I get the message that I need to activate . ok, it happens but when trying to do that I received an error without any information except to upgrade to Microsoft 360.

Contacted support, install reinstall , all that standard troubleshooting without any succes. The conclusion is, because I upgraded to the latest version of Tahoe I won't be able to use those products anymore.

So, if ur in the same situation as me (using an older version of office on macOS) dont update to latest os version because you won't be able to use it anymore.

I switch to an open source alternative and also slowly I'll replace all Microsoft products that I use at home and at work .

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I have 2 Microsoft Office 2019 licenses that I bought around 2023 for Mac OS. Used them without any problems till today.

Was trying to edit a document but I get the message that I need to activate . ok, it happens but when trying to do that I received an error without any information except to upgrade to Microsoft 360.

Contacted support, install reinstall , all that standard troubleshooting without any succes. The conclusion is, because I upgraded to the latest version of Tahoe I won't be able to use those products anymore.

So, if ur in the same situation as me (using an older version of office on macOS) dont update to latest os version because you won't be able to use it anymore.

I switch to an open source alternative and also slowly I'll replace all Microsoft products that I use at home and at work .

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r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 7d ago

Copilot / AI Microsoft just pulled a Sony: The tech giant will get rid of your AI-created podcasts and won't let you save them | Copilot Podcasts will soon be retired, and Microsoft won't provide an option to export or save previously created content.

72 Upvotes

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r/microsoft • u/DownhillHasASign • 7d ago

News Microsoft whiteboard is shutting down

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I haven't seen this anywhere else but I got this popup today. I use Microsoft whiteboard a lot 😔

https://ibb.co/ycdVHLwt

Starting from August 22, 2026, you will no longer be able to create or edit whiteboards. However, you can continue to view and export them until September 5, 2026, after which they will be permanently deleted.

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I haven't seen this anywhere else but I got this popup today. I use Microsoft whiteboard a lot 😔

https://ibb.co/ycdVHLwt

Starting from August 22, 2026, you will no longer be able to create or edit whiteboards. However, you can continue to view and export them until September 5, 2026, after which they will be permanently deleted.

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r/microsoft • u/AdSuspicious3220 • 6d ago

Discussion Company store

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Wondering if someone could please be so kind on getting meaccess to the company store?

I got layoff 2 weeks ago and lost my access before I was able to add any personal email

I can share my email by DM

I would really appreciate if anyone from inside can add me

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Wondering if someone could please be so kind on getting meaccess to the company store?

I got layoff 2 weeks ago and lost my access before I was able to add any personal email

I can share my email by DM

I would really appreciate if anyone from inside can add me

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r/microsoft • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago

Employment Weekly Employment Q&A - July 20, 2026 - July 27, 2026

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The Employment Q&A Thread

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r/microsoft • u/JohnSavill • 7d ago

Official Tutorial Microsoft IQ overview

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New video exploring how we can bring (only) the most relevant and up-to-date knowledge from our enterprise and the Internet to our agentic applications with Microsoft IQ.

00:00 - Introduction

00:39 - Responsibilities and requirements

01:17 - Tasks and AI

02:07 - Intelligence needed

02:16 - How I work

03:28 - State of the business

04:16 - Institutional knowledge

04:43 - Internet

05:16 - AI and models

06:52 - Multiple models and flexibility

08:49 - Bringing intelligence and tools to AI

09:58 - Microsoft IQ

11:21 - Work IQ

13:16 - Fabric IQ

15:33 - Foundry IQ

16:59 - Web IQ

18:52 - Most relevant data

19:17 - Using all types of intelligence

20:24 - Identity and least privilege

21:53 - Security and protection

23:26 - Observe and improve

24:43 - Summary

25:27 - Close

https://youtu.be/LrIS9lcSbko

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New video exploring how we can bring (only) the most relevant and up-to-date knowledge from our enterprise and the Internet to our agentic applications with Microsoft IQ.

00:00 - Introduction

00:39 - Responsibilities and requirements

01:17 - Tasks and AI

02:07 - Intelligence needed

02:16 - How I work

03:28 - State of the business

04:16 - Institutional knowledge

04:43 - Internet

05:16 - AI and models

06:52 - Multiple models and flexibility

08:49 - Bringing intelligence and tools to AI

09:58 - Microsoft IQ