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The upload file size limit of OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint is being increased from 100GB to 250GB by Microsoft. The support for 250GB file size upload will start by the end of January 2021 and that general availability will be by the end of first quarter of 2021. It is aimed at those who need to share large files or data sets while working from home. One can also use it for personal purpose like large video albums, zip files with large PC games, and more.
Microsoft was able to raise it to 250GB by optimising storage for upload performance whereby each file is split into chunks and each piece is encrypted with a unique key. In addition all the files are backed up in Azure Storage, Microsoft announced.
This will help users to share large files that may contain 8K or 4K videos, 3D models, large scientific dataset, research projects, and more, on OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.
The change will prove to be more beneficial for professions working remotely due to the corona virus pandemic. Microsoft also reassured users that only the changes they make with their collaborators are synced, which will shorten the amount it takes to sync.
Microsoft is also testing a news and interests widget on the taskbar for Windows 10. The widget is likely to display the weather updates, news headlines, stock market information, and much more, and it is fully customisable. However the new widget on the taskbar is currently being rolled out to Windows Insiders members initially with build 21286 in the dev channel. It is available to members in Australia, Canada, the Great Britain, India, and USA.
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