Kevin Stratvert Newsletter: NEW Microsoft Updates, Instagram, YouTube Tips, and Choose our Sweepstakes!


Microsoft has released some HUGE features this past week and my latest videos will walk you through the highlights. Prepare to use your computer in a whole new way!

Plus, check out my Top 6 YouTube Tips as well as learn how to automate your Instagram DM's with Jotform's latest AI Agent.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know Your PC Could Do

What if your PC could see what you see and talk back to you?

I teamed up with Microsoft to show you five powerful new things your PC can do — including Copilot Voice and Copilot Vision. These features let you have natural conversations with your computer, visually share your screen for help, connect to your accounts like Gmail and Drive, and even automate everyday tasks.

Jotform Instagram Agent Tutorial – How to Automate Instagram DMs with AI

Tired of replying to every single DM, comment, or story mention on Instagram?

In this video, we explore the brand-new Jotform Instagram Agent — an AI that automatically responds to your messages in your own voice.

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Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge (Top 5 AI Features Explained

Microsoft Edge just got a full AI upgrade — and it’s smarter than ever!

I teamed up with Microsoft to show you the top 5 new AI features in Edge that will completely change how you browse.

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The 5 YouTube Tips Everyone Should Know

Tired of your computer channeling Frozen and refusing to “let it go”?

1) Press and hold on a video to increase the playback speed, then release in

order to go back to the normal video speed.

2) Press the three dots next to a video add select "add to queue" to create a

temporary playlist.

3) In General Settings, you can select "Zoom to fill screen" to be your default

setting, instead of having to fill your screen manually, for each video.

4) Click on the left- or right-hand side of a video to skip forward or go back, you

can adjust the seconds under General Settings.

5) With a premium subscription, you can download videos and watch them

offline. Click the download button under the video, next to Thanks and Clip.

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How to Fix Laggy Playback in DaVinci Resolve

Struggling with DaVinci Resolve lag, stuttery playback, or a choppy timeline?

In this video I walk through the exact steps I use to FIX playback lag in Resolve — from GPU settings, to proxies, to your type of storage, we’ll figure out multiple causes for laggy playback.

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Kevin Stratvert

I have a passion for teaching and empowering people to master technology, achieve more at work, and succeed at school. With over 5.85 million subscribers and 30 million views monthly, my tech-focused channels on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook are among the most popular and trusted sources of online education in the world.

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