Abstract: Various embodiments discussed herein are directed to improving existing technologies by enabling users to share content items directly from an operating system component, with little to no user interface input requirements at the underlying communications application. For instance, some embodiments receive an indication that a mouse pointer is hovering over an operating system taskbar icon and automatically produce a flyout window so that a user can share a currently opened application page to other users via a selection of a button within the flyout window. Such application page may be shared via a single selection at the flyout window or an additional “are you sure” or confirmation step. In this way, excessive drilling, navigation, and other user input at the application is reduced and simplified, thereby improving the user experience, content sharing accuracy, and computer resource consumption, among other improvements.

Abstract: System and methods for network communication mute management are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating system level mute services comprises: registering activation of a first network communication call by a first communication application with an operating system; subscribing the first communication application to operating system level mute services; with the operating system level mute services, monitoring a mute state of the first communication application based on one or more messages from the first communication application, and displaying a mute state indication via a mute user interface; and with the operating system level mute services, monitoring for a mute state change request based on user interaction with the mute user interface, and selectively forwarding the mute state change request to the first communication application.

Abstract: Contextual help is provided in an unobtrusive manner. The optimum point in time for displaying a help notification is determined by triggers associated with each help notification. The triggers may take into account various factors, such as the action currently being performed by the user, whether the tip has been presented to the user before, the user's past experience with the feature, and so forth.

Abstract: Contextual help is provided in an unobtrusive manner. The optimum point in time for displaying a help notification is determined by triggers associated with each help notification.