Xbox Live keys mistakenly disclosed, says Microsoft
Encryption keys that secure Xbox Live accounts have been “inadvertently disclosed”, Microsoft has said. The keys in question are designed to be kept private so they can guarantee the authenticity…
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Still running IE10? Not for long, says Microsoft
Microsoft is advising Windows users to update their browsers ahead of a new policy that will see some versions of Internet Explorer no longer supported. The Redmond software giant said…
Microsoft pulls botched patch KB 3114409 that triggered problems with Outlook 2010
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update KB 3114409, intended to help admins keep Outlook 2010 from starting in safe mode, has in fact done the opposite. Many Outlook 2010 customers report that…
It’s nearly 2016, and Windows PCs are still being pwned by Word docs
Microsoft is closing out the year with a fix for 71 security vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, and Edge. Among the patches are two vulnerabilities that are already being…
Windows Server 2016 moving to per core, not per socket, licensing
Windows Server 2016, not likely to arrive until the second half of next year, is going to shake up the way Microsoft licenses its server operating system, moving away from…
Millions of Microsoft Windows users face major security issues within weeks
If you hadn’t already heard the news, Microsoft’s famous Internet Explorer browser is officially dead. With the launch of Windows 10 the US tech giant killed off the old browser…
Sneaky Microsoft renamed its data slurper before sticking it back in Windows 10
Microsoft pulled a major update for Windows after it blew away the user’s privacy settings, allowing app developers and advertisers to glean the user’s identity. But that’s only part of…
Microsoft quietly slips out patched patch for Outlook – in camouflage
If you held back on installing November’s Patch Tuesday updates last week after Microsoft fumbled an Outlook patch, it’s apparently safe to go back in the water.
Pause Patch Tuesday downloads, buggy code can kill Outlook
The El Reg inbox has been flooded with reports of a serious cock-up by Microsoft’s patching squad, with one of Tuesday’s fixes causing killer problems for Outlook.
Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Secretly Installed On Windows 7, Windows 8
No, it’s not just you. In recent weeks I’ve received a lot of emails from Windows 7 and Windows 8 users saying Windows 10 has repeatedly tried to self install…
Edge joins Explorer in bumper crop of security patches
Top line news: no zero days this month but there are four critical updates and eight important ones from Microsoft, four of which cover security holes that have already been…
Microsoft Goes For Another Israeli Security Firm Buying Secure Islands
Israel is a small country with a thriving security startup industry, and Microsoft appears to be have a taste for them. Today it announced an agreement to buy Secure Islands,…
Microsoft Links Open-Source Arms with Linux Frenemy Red Hat
Microsoft just inked a new deal with longtime rival Red Hat to support the company’s version of Linux on Microsoft’s cloud service Azure.
Microsoft’s OneDrive price hike has wrecked its cloud strategy
Microsoft’s changes to its OneDrive personal cloud storage prices reflect badly on the company, and have left users angry and bewildered. The cost of storage continues to fall; but Microsoft…
Chinese fire up world’s ‘most powerful’ drone brain
Chinese UAV outfit DJI is trumpeting the release of what it describes as the “most powerful computer designed for drones” – the “Manifold” embedded computer packing a quad-core ARM Cortex…