Microsoft pushes Windows 10 upgrade using tactic it once called ‘a mistake’
Maker of ‘GWX Control Panel’ tool reports that Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs receiving upgrade as pre-selected ‘Optional’ item in Windows Update.
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Microsoft is annoying its most loyal customers and that’s a very bad idea
Surfacegate. That’s the name that has been given to an issue with Microsoft’s Surface tablets, many of which have been malfunctioning recently. The problems, according to many Surface users, are…
Windows Phone is dead
Windows Phone started off life as a promising alternative to Android and iOS five years ago. Microsoft positioned its range of Windows Phone 7 handsets as the true third mobile…
Two seperate outages meant Microsoft’s biggest customers haven’t had access to email for 9 days
Two seperate outages meant that the email component of Office 365, the online version of Microsoft’s Office suite, has been down for nine days, according to CloudPro.
Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown
Microsoft Surface Pro tablets stopped working on the sidelines of a major U.S. football game today, causing a spectacular black eye for the struggling product just as its maker was…
Beware hidden costs of Microsoft’s new Windows Server licensing
If you thought Oracle’s licensing practices were bad, Microsoft is preparing changes to its licensing that are nearly as unfriendly.
AT&T chooses Ubuntu Linux instead of Microsoft Windows
One of the largest cellular providers is the venerable AT&T. While it sells many Linux-powered Android devices, it is now embracing the open source kernel in a new way. You…
Windows 10 shattered Remote Desktop’s security defaults – so get patching
The first monthly security release of the year includes fixes for 25 CVE-listed flaws in Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, and Office. Among the patched bugs are remote code execution vulnerabilities,…
Microsoft ends support for IE8, IE9, IE10, and Windows 8
Microsoft today ended support for old versions of Internet Explorer, including IE8, IE9, and IE10, as well as Windows 8. For the browsers, the company has also released a final…
Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 next week
As Microsoft moves towards the promotion of its newer browser software Microsoft Edge, the company has hammered a nail into the coffin on its legacy web browser, Internet Explorer. The…
Why is Microsoft monitoring how long you use Windows 10?
The various privacy concerns surrounding Windows 10 have received a lot of coverage in the media, but it seems that there are ever more secrets coming to light. The Threshold…
Microsoft patents a slider, earning EFF’s “Stupid Patent of the Month” award
The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s “Stupid Patent of the Month” for December isn’t owned by a sketchy shell company, but rather the Microsoft Corporation. The selection, published yesterday, is the first…
Microsoft Got Hacked And Didn’t Tell Anyone
Microsoft knew that Chinese spies hacked people using Hotmail accounts for years — and didn’t tell any of the people who were hacked. Today, Reuters confirmed that Microsoft had agreed…
Microsoft’s steps up Windows 10 nagging
Fire up any computer running Windows 7 or 8 and you’ll be used to a message or three inviting you to upgrade to Windows 10. But the latest pop-up screen…
Microsoft apologizes for riling OneDrive users, restores some free storage space on request
Microsoft on Friday apologized for how it conveyed last month’s decision to slash OneDrive storage allotments, and restored the 15GB of free cloud storage space to current users who asked…