Microsoft to Stop Detailing Minor Windows 10 Updates
If you’re having trouble deciphering what exactly Microsoft is bundling in Windows 10 updates, it is not your fault. Moreover, it is about to get worse. Microsoft has confirmed that…
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Microsoft sues InterDigital for ‘monopoly power’ over mobile patents
Microsoft has sued for relief from patent demands made by InterDigital ahead of a decision in August by the US International Trade Commission that could see Lumia phones barred from…
Microsoft drops rush Internet Explorer fix for remote code exec hole
Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch for Internet Explorer versions 7 through 11, to close a dangerous remote code execution flaw allowing attackers to commandeer machines.
IBM Introduces Two Open-Source-Only Mainframes in Hardware Push
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Google+ E-mail IBM is introducing two mainframe servers that run only on the open-source Linux operating…
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…
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…