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Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps
These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself.
Microsoft starts Windows 10's 1803-to-1903 forced upgrade
The company said it's starting the process of upgrading Windows 10 PCs running last year's April update and moving those PCs to the latest version of the operating system.
Upcoming Windows 10 1909: Update or upgrade? Microsoft clarifies
The next version of Windows 10, due out this fall, will continue to offer Windows Update for Business controls, the company says.
Microsoft previews 'chromified' Edge's group policies to win enterprise approval
Hoping to catch the interest of IT admins, Microsoft is offering a sneak peek of group policies they could use to manage the still-under-development "full-Chromium" Edge.
Microsoft Inspire: A picture into the future of Microsoft
Microsoft’s huge partner show starts next week and promises to provide a unique view into Microsoft’s near-term future and priorities. The event also showcases one of Microsoft’s long-term competitive advantages in their partner...
Microsoft: Teams now has 13M daily active users, outpacing rival Slack
The company this week unveiled new Teams features aimed at front-line workers as it continues to push its team collaboration platform in a still-growing market.
A challenging Patch Tuesday for legacy Windows platforms
This is a big Patch Tuesday for some Windows users. Older systems such as Windows 7 and Server 2008 need both urgent and important updates to resolve publicly disclosed and exploited vulnerabilities. If you are running later versions...
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New Windows 7 'security-only' update installs telemetry/snooping, uh, feature
Three years ago, Microsoft promised to keep Win7 and 8.1 updated with two tracks of patches - Monthly Rollups that include everything and “security-only” patches that are supposed to be limited to security fixes. Guess what just...
Microsoft’s Windows Update system is broken. Will it ever be fixed?
It’s a bad sign when companies answer complaints and concerns with corporate doublespeak.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4507453 (OS Build 18362.239), released July 9, 2019.
Microsoft pares Windows 10 feature upgrades to 1 a year
In a multi-part announcement spread across three blog posts, Microsoft has again given its Windows 10 update model a shake. Here's what the changes mean.
Anticipating a Microsoft Surface laptop designed by Jony Ive
I’ve been thinking a lot about the drama over at Apple with Jony Ive leaving the company and the reports that Apple no longer cares about design. I think the obvious product line for him to work his magic on is the Microsoft Surface,...
With Patch Tuesday here, make sure you temporarily block Windows Update
Last month brought a bevy of “silver bullet” patches, which fixed bugs introduced in earlier patches. This month, save yourself the bother. In most cases it’s easy to tell Windows to back off for a few weeks. You have to patch...
WTF, Microsoft?
For months Microsoft hid the fact that its Registry backup feature no longer worked, while Windows 10 kept reporting that it was completing successfully. What were you thinking, guys?
It's time to install the June Windows and Office patches
June was a lazy, buggy month for Windows and Microsoft Office, with silver bullet patches galore. Things have calmed down now, and it’s time to get the lot installed.
Windows by the numbers: Upgraders press Pause
After finally passing the 50% mark in May, Windows 10 stalled in June. Windows 7 held steady despite the short window left before support runs out.
Win10 1909 will be a Service Pack: Good news, but many unanswered questions
Yesterday, Microsoft promised that its second version of Windows for 1909, code-named 19H2, but more consistently known as version 1909, will be a traditional Win10 1903 Service Pack 1. Hooray! What’s next?
How to create a complete Microsoft experience on Android
Forget Windows Phone: With the right set of software, you can turn any Android device into a Microsoft-centric, PC-syncing machine.
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