Microsoft paid me $650 to scrub Windows 10 from my grandpa’s PC, says man
Microsoft has paid the relative of an Alzheimer’s patient for having to scrub his PC clean of Windows 10. Jesse Worley said he’d received a cheque for $650 from Microsoft…
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Microsoft told to compensate customers for Windows 10 breaking computers
Microsoft has been urged to pay compensation to customers that have suffered computer malfunctions when upgrading to its new software Windows 10. Since the company released the software last year…
Windows Server 2016: Leg up or lock in?
Software giant Microsoft is set to officially launch its next-generation server platform next week, but the firm faces growing competition from Linux as corporate customers shift more toward the cloud…
Lenovo reportedly blocking Linux on Windows 10 Signature Edition PCs (updated)
If you’re looking for a new PC to install Linux onto, you might want to give Lenovo’s Windows 10 powered Signature Edition PCs a wide berth.
Microsoft Patches Zero Day Flaw Used In Two Massive Malvertising Campaigns
Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that at least two threat actor groups have used for some time to serve malicious advertisements to between 1 million and…
Ladies and gentlemen, be prepared to restart your machines on the last of Microsoft’s traditional Patch Tuesdays
Microsoft released 14 security bulletins for September, seven of which are rated critical due to remote code execution flaws. Microsoft in all its wisdom didn’t regard all RCEs as critical….
Ten-year-old Windows Media Player hack is the new black, again
Net scum are still finding ways to take down users with a decade-old Windows Media Player attack. The vector is a reborn social engineering hatchet job not seen in years…
Windows 10: Microsoft fixes PowerShell borkage and log-in freezing issues
MICROSOFT HAS PUSHED OUT an upgrade to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update which fixes a fault that caused PowerShell borkage, and another that caused machines to freeze at the account…
Microsoft releases firmware fix for faulty Surface Pro 3 batteries
Frustrated Surface Pro 3 customers unable to properly charge their batteries have been offered a fix by Microsoft. Last month Microsoft ‘fessed up to its battery woes, saying they were…
Linus on Linux’s 25th birthday
It’s been twenty-five years since Linux began. Today, we’re living in a world where Microsoft has embraced Linux and everything — and I mean everything — depends on Linux. It…
Windows Update borks PowerShell – Microsoft won’t fix it for a week
You’d be forgiven for thinking Microsoft is actively trying to stop people using Windows 10 Anniversary Edition. A patch this week broke one of the key features of the OS:…
Your wget is broken and should DIE, dev tells Microsoft
Well, that didn’t take long: within a week of applause for Microsoft’s decision to open-source PowerShell, a comment-war has broken out over curl and wget.
Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update
On August 2nd, Microsoft released the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 and when the bits arrived on computers around the globe, it brought with it new features and also broke…
Microsoft has open-sourced PowerShell for Linux, Macs. Repeat, Microsoft has open-sourced PowerShell
PowerShell is proving to be a valuable bridge technology. DevOps and automation specialists like Chef and Puppet use it to help port their Linux-based tools to Windows, and Microsoft will…
Microsoft Rewards is how Microsoft will pay you to use Edge, Bing and more
Years back, Microsoft began paying people to use its Bing search service via a program called Bing Rewards. Now, Microsoft will do the same with its Edge browser and other…