Microsoft replaces Windows 10 patch update, isn’t saying why
The update dated August 11th was billed as a “security update for Windows 10” and promised “improvements to improve the functionality of Windows 10” plus resolution for half a dozen…
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Is Microsoft snooping on your computer? Analysts claim Windows 10 sends identifiable information to tech giant EVEN when told not to
More than 14 million devices may be running Windows 10, but Microsoft is under fire for collecting users’ information. Now, a report suggests the system will even send identifiable information…
175 MILLION web sites still running Windows Server 2003
Windows 2003 support ended a month ago today, but there are still 175 million web servers – or about one in five – that still run the operating system. Plenty…
Microsoft Moves Toward Open Source as Linux Fills Its Cloud
In a perfect world, says Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich, everyone would run Windows. But he’s playing for laughs. In fact, Russinovich says, Linux now drives about 25 percent of the activity…
FAIL: Windows 10 bulk patch produces INFINITE CRASH LOOP
Microsoft’s first update to Windows 10 is bricking some users’ PCs. The cumulative update is rebooting after getting part way through the installation process on x64-based systems without completing set…
Windows Server 2003 and the industry refresh that never was
Tight budgets and the cloud were among the reasons companies didn’t sign off migration projects for Windows Server 2003 in their droves, as customers ignored big vendors’ security scare tactics.
Cause of Parliamentary downtime on Microsoft Office 364½ revealed
A major Microsoft Office 365 outage in the Houses of Parliament that left up to 3,000 users without email was due to Microsoft failing to inform itself about a technical…
Windows 10 wipes your child safety settings if you upgrade from 7 or 8
Are you a Windows 10 converts responsible for young computer users? Be on your guard. Child-friendly Family Features from Windows 7 and 8 won’t be recognised or accepted in the…
If you installed Windows 10 and like privacy, you checked the defaults, right? Oh dear
Here’s a quick FYI: if you installed Windows 10, and in a rush to try out Microsoft’s new operating system, you clicked through the default settings without looking, you may…
Windows 10: Microsoft under attack over privacy
Windows 10 is under attack over default settings which users say compromise their privacy, just days after the operating system’s successful launch saw more than 14 million installs in the…
Mozilla blasts Microsoft for making it harder to switch to Firefox in Windows 10
Microsoft has altered Windows 10 so that users have to explicitly set a default app for applications like mail, calendar, or web browsers. The change means the setup installers for…
Microsoft sinks in antivirus tests, as Avira, Bitdefender hit top scores
If you’re only running Microsoft’s in-built antivirus service, you might want to think again. The latest antivirus scores from the Madgeburg, Germany-based testing lab AV-Test ranks Windows Defender as the…
Windows 10 derailed in Nvidia driver crash just days before big launch
Windows 10’s automatic updates feature has slammed into Nvidia’s driver system, causing the new operating system to jump the tracks just before it launches on Friday. Early adopters are experiencing…
Microsoft plays whack-a-mole with Windows 10 bugs – with just TWO days left on the clock
The Windows 10 launch is just two days off, but Microsoft is still beavering away trying to patch over the remaining bugs in its hastily assembled new OS.
Microsoft struggles to put Nokia behind it
Microsoft tumbled to a $3.2bn net loss in the latest quarter, the worst in its history, as it struggled to put the failed acquisition of Nokia’s handset business and a…