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8 simple ways to clean data with Excel
Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel.
Complex September update brings large Windows, browser and development tool patches
This September update cycle brings two zero-days and three publicly reported vulnerabilities in the Windows platform. Both browser and Windows updates require immediate attention and your development team will need to spend some time...
Heads up: Microsoft is back to snooping with this month’s Win7 and 8.1 'security-only' patches
If you thought you could install Microsoft’s 'security-only' patches and just, you know, get security fixes, think again. This month’s KB 4516033 (Win7) and KB 4516064 (Win8.1) install and activate full telemetry.
Microsoft confirms yet another Search bug in the latest Win10 1903 patch
Last month we saw Microsoft slowly admit there were Search bugs in the second monthly cumulative update for Win10 version 1903. Although this month’s first 1903 cumulative update, KB 4515384, was supposed to fix the bugs, we now have...
How to handle Windows 10 updates
Step 1: Understand that there are updates, and then there are updates.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4515384 (OS Build 18362.356), released Sept. 10, 2019.
It's Patch Tuesday — time to block Windows automatic update
After the disaster that was August patching, we’re all hoping for some respite this month. But given the specter of patches past, it would be good to get out of the mainstream for now and wait for the howls of pain to subside. Here’s...
European regulators to Microsoft: We’re watching you
The company has kept out of regulators’ crosshairs for some time now, but its seeming indifference to privacy matters could be changing that.
What we know so far about the unusual Windows 10 1909
The way Microsoft plans to roll out the next version of Windows 10 this fall is almost certainly a precursor for future autumn upgrades.
Time to install the August Windows patches — but watch out for the bugs
We’re still smarting from a deluge of Win10 version 1903 patch bugs, but with Patch Tuesday coming, now’s a good time to get your updates updated. Most of the problems have workarounds, so if you’re cognizant and cautious, you should...
Patching behavior in Win10 1903 changes dramatically – for the better
Patching in Windows 10 version 1903 has turned the old “Check for updates” turkey shoot into something manageable, according to a new report by Ed Bott. If true, this will be the second significant reason to upgrade to 1903 (if...
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 user share surges as loafers heed impending deadline
Windows 10's share of all PCs jumped 2.1 percentage points in August as a January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 draws closer.
Top web browsers 2019: Edge edges up
The Microsoft browser has gained some ground during the last six months, but remains in the dust behind Google Chrome.
A tiny sop to Win10 1903 users bitten by the KB 4512941 Cortana/SearchUI.exe redlining bug
Microsoft has finally acknowledged – by tweet, no less – what many have known since Friday: The “optional, non-security” August patch for Win10 version 1903, KB 4512941, can redline your PC. Thanks, Cortana.
Edge embraces Chrome's kill-Flash timetable
The move means Microsoft won't stick to its own timetable for killing off Adobe Flash; instead, it will parallel Google Chrome's plan for eliminating the media player software.
Microsoft set to close licensing loopholes, leave cloud rivals high and dry
Beginning in October, Microsoft plans to tighten its licensing rules to stop customers from using their own licenses for Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server and other software on rival cloud providers.
Microsoft Patch Alert: Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
The August 2019 Windows patches aren’t yet complete, as of today, but they’ve been churning in convoluted circles, thanks to a bizarre beta test numbering scheme. Even at this late date, the DejaBlue vs VB/VBA quandary still hangs in...
Microsoft removes August patch block on Win7/2008R2 systems running Norton, Symantec AV
Symantec and Microsoft have come to an agreement about Symantec/Norton AV problems with the August Win7 and Server 2008 R2 patches. The block is gone, but questions remain. Nothing has changed, so why was it blocked in the first...
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