Last month, Microsoft announced that it was increasing the prices for consumer Microsoft 365 plans for the first time since introducing them as Office 365 plans more than a decade ago. Microsoft is ...

Recently, Microsoft has added a free VPN to some of its Microsoft 365 subscriptions. This VPN has been bundled with Microsoft Defender and is only available to those who have personal or family ...

Microsoft is removing “privacy protection” from its Defender app on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. It appears the company is dropping the feature because not enough people were using it. Support ...

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Microsoft is discontinuing the VPN functionality in Microsoft Defender, which was available only to Microsoft 365 subscribers in the US and UK. The feature offered basic VPN coverage, and will be ...

Microsoft 365 loses a feature just as Microsoft hikes its monthly subscription fees. Microsoft 365 loses a feature just as Microsoft hikes its monthly subscription fees. is a senior correspondent and ...

Back in 2023, Microsoft launched a new feature for Microsoft Defender users called Privacy protection. Privacy protection is a secure VPN service that protects users ...

Microsoft plans to remove its free VPN feature from the Microsoft 365 subscription later this month. The change will take effect after Feb. 28, seemingly due to a lack of consumer adoption. “We ...

In a support document, Microsoft announced the end of a free VPN feature weeks after hiking prices for its monthly subscription for the first time in 12 years. The removal of the free VPN in Microsoft ...

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