Surface Pro problems – Windows 10 users reporting RANDOM shutdowns with Microsoft device
SURFACE Pro owners have reported that they’re having hibernation issues causing random shutdowns of the Windows 10 device.
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India is a great place for innovation: Microsoft
India is a great place for innovation and there is a lot of opportunity for Indian firms and start-ups to work with Microsoft and develop cloud-based tools and platforms for…
Microsoft will sell Office, Windows as a bundle
Microsoft announced plans on Monday to start offering Windows 10 and Office together in a single subscription service. Microsoft 365, as the service is known, will also include security and…
Microsoft changes behavior of OneDrive on non-NTFS drives
As users on Reddit and Microsoft support forums have noted, OneDrive files cannot be saved to anything other than disks formatted for the NTFS file system. This especially has affected…
Microsoft boasted it had rebuilt Skype ‘from the ground up’. Instead, it should have buried it
Microsoft last month declared that it had rebuilt its Skype app “from the ground up.” Those who use the app have been busy tearing it down. Reviews of the Android…
Drilling down on Microsoft’s new plan to sell to consumers
Microsoft is revamping its sales structure and plans in the hopes of digitally transforming not just its business customers, but consumers, too.
Why Microsoft (And Even Apple) Are Threatened By Google Chromebooks’ Popularity
It took just three years for ChromeBooks to capture 58% share of the K-12 computing market. This cakewalk victory by Alphabet is why Microsoft came up with its Windows 10…
Microsoft Office 365 portal suffers another wobble
Microsoft’s Office 365 portal is encountering issues for a second consecutive working day, causing IT administrators across Europe to vent their dismay on Twitter.
Microsoft is laying off ‘thousands’ of staff in a major global sales reorganization
A source with knowledge of the planned downsizing told TechCrunch that the U.S. firm would lay off “thousands” of staff across the world. Earlier this weekend, the Puget Sound Business…
India Wants a Discount on Microsoft Windows
India is pressing Microsoft to offer a sharply discounted one-time deal to the more than 50 million Windows users in the country so that they can upgrade to the latest…
Browser market share reports emphasize that Microsoft Edge just isn’t good enough for users
With the start of the new month, market share reports have started to come in. However, these reports don’t bring encouraging news for every company, especially not Microsoft. Data from…
Ubuntu ‘weaponised’ to cure NHS of its addiction to Microsoft Windows
If successful, NHSbuntu would replace the current system using Windows. Ultimately, the aim is to replace Windows on the desktop, too. Smartcard recognition has been the huge barrier.
Microsoft PatchGuard flaw could let hackers plant rootkits on x64 Windows 10 boxen
Flaws in Microsoft PatchGuard create a means for hackers to plant rootkits on Windows 10, 64-bit OS devices. The newly discovered attack technique, dubbed GhostHook, allows attackers to completely bypass…
Microsoft admits to disabling third-party antivirus code if Win 10 doesn’t like it
Windows 10 does disable some third-party security software, Microsoft has admitted, but because of compatibility – not competitive – issues.
Microsoft Surface Pro Echoes Apple’s Annoying Advantage
The latest teardowns from the team at iFixit show the inherent lack of repairability or even access to the internals of the Surface machines. In the case of 2017’s Surface…