Microsoft backs down to Europe over Teams and Edge
Tech giant will unbundle Teams from Office 365 and stop links opening in Edge by default – but only for European customers. Microsoft is to unbundle Teams from Microsoft Office…
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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google
I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11 machine this weekend. There I was minding my own business in Chrome before tabbing back to a game and wham…
Microsoft is still blocking some of its biggest customers from running Windows apps
Microsoft’s decision to discourage users from running its software on other non-company clouds, by means of increased cost, is still causing a headache for Google Cloud Platform and Alibaba customers.
Exclusive: Microsoft quietly ends unlimited cloud storage option on OneDrive
Microsoft has killed unlimited storage from its OneDrive business plans, with organisations now limited to just 1TB per user on default configurations.
Microsoft Released a Windows 11 Update That’s Causing PCs to BSOD
Microsoft is investigating reports that a Windows 11 update released this month is causing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to appear due to an “unsupported processor” error.
Report: Microsoft is “experimenting” with working AI into bedrock Windows apps
Microsoft’s efforts to put new AI-powered features into Windows 11 will pick up steam this fall when Windows Copilot is officially released, but the company isn’t stopping there. According to…
Microsoft is now a cybersecurity titan. That could be a problem.
Microsoft has fought to position itself as a global leader for cybersecurity, but it’s also battling its own cybersecurity demons and taking fire from the US Congress.
Vendors criticize Microsoft for repeated security failings
After years of transparency issues, bypassed patches and rocky communication practices with the security community, infosec professionals say Microsoft has failed to uphold its end of the security bargain.
Hotmail email delivery fails after Microsoft misconfigures DNS
Hotmail users worldwide have problems sending emails, with messages flagged as spam or not delivered after Microsoft misconfigured the domain’s DNS SPF record.
Microsoft Finally Realizes Nobody Wants Its Windows 11 Preinstalled Bloatware
Windows 11 users will soon be able to remove more of the bloatware that gets preinstalled with Microsoft’s operating system.
29 years ago, Microsoft thought of bundling Internet Explorer with Windows
Although Internet Explorer is now dead and has been succeeded by Microsoft Edge — which is based on Chromium and doesn’t really command a huge marketshare — Microsoft’s decision to…
Microsoft might be saving your Bing Chat conversations
Uh-oh — Microsoft might be storing information from your Bing chats. This is probably totally fine as long as you’ve never chatted about anything you wouldn’t want anyone else reading,…
Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did
AquaSec explains in its report that there are three major flaws in PSGallery, centered around deception and forgery. The surprising thing about the matter though is that Microsoft has apparently…
CrowdStrike: Microsoft Is Failing At Security
In the wake of recent vulnerabilities and high-profile attacks, there is growing concern regarding vulnerabilities present in Microsoft’s software and increasing intensity focused on the question of Microsoft’s culpability. Customers,…
Microsoft Exchange updates pulled after breaking non-English installs
Microsoft has pulled Microsoft Exchange Server’s August security updates from Windows Update after finding they break Exchange on non-English installs.