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AI Windows patching, a new HoloLens and Office updates: the changes they are a-coming
Changes to Office and a Generation 3 HoloLens are coming, and Windows patching now uses artificial intelligence.
Win10 Update Facilitation Service joins Update Assistant V2 to make sure you get patched
If you’ve been trying to keep Microsoft’s forced updates and upgrades off your machine, your job just got harder. With KB 4056254, we now have a new Win10 Update Facilitation Service joining its comrade-in-arms Update Assistant V2 to...
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How to Survive Windows 10 Updates
Microsoft isn’t being transparent about the technical realities behind Windows 10’s new Windows as a Service delivery model. It sounds great – more features and better security, delivered often and automatically – but many IT teams
Win10 (1803) declared 'fully available,' throwing Windows Update for Business under the bus
Microsoft says its new A.I. is so good, it’s ready to push Win10 version 1803 to your machine – and businesses should follow suit. Patching pros say, 'Wuh?' Hubris, thy name is Microsoft.
Microsoft proclaims Windows 10 1803 enterprise-ready in record time
The 45-day interval between the launch of the latest feature upgrade to Windows 10 and the announcement that it's ready for business is the shortest yet.
Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds
Get the latest info on new builds of Windows 10 Redstone 5 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Insider Preview Build 17692, released on June 14, 2018.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4284835 (OS Build 17134.112), released June 12, 2018.
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Windows 10 cheat sheet: Handy gestures and shortcuts
Learn these useful touchpad gestures, keyboard shortcuts and touchscreen gestures for getting around Windows 10.
Microsoft walks away from Windows 7, Office 2013 support forums
Beginning in July, the company will stop participating in several Microsoft Community forums; business-oriented TechNet support discussion forums, however, will remain unchanged.
Make sure Windows auto update is temporarily turned off, and watch out for SMBv1 fixes
On Patch Tuesday, as usual, you’d be well advised to avoid the first round of traditionally buggy patches. A possible “fix” for the well-documented SMBv1 vulnerability may make this month particularly exciting.
Microsoft axes support on Answers Forum for Win 7, 8.1, Office 2010, 2013, many Surfaces
On Saturday, a Microsoft contractor announced the end of Answers Forum support for Win 7 and 8.1, Office 2010 and 2013, Surface Pro and Pro 2, IE 10 and earlier, and Security Essentials. But what about buggy patches?
Windows 7 to Windows 10 migration guide
With Windows 7 approaching the end of support deadline, it’s time to get cracking on upgrading your organization to Windows 10. Use this planner to help ensure a successful migration.
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MDM morphs into mobile apps management
While keeping tabs on mobile devices is critical to any modern business strategy, keeping track of how to manage those devices, and the data on them, is becoming more complex.
How to choose the right Windows 10 release channel
Individual users and IT administrators alike are confused by the options Microsoft offers for Windows 10 updates. Here’s help choosing the best update method for yourself or your business.
Windows by the numbers: Sanity returns as Windows 7 sheds user share
Migration watch: Windows 10's user share is rising again, and Windows 7 resumed shedding users in May.
Top web browsers 2018: Firefox sits on slippery slope, Chrome grows even bigger
If past is prologue, Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer, and Apple's Safari are all in trouble. Analytics vendor Net Applications' data shows all three web browsers slipping in May as Google Chrome continued to...
Microsoft lost its antitrust suit almost two decades ago. What would be different if it had won?
A lot has changed in the tech sector since 1998. How much of that change is due to the landmark decision against Microsoft?
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Microsoft's Windows 10 changes will affect business
Microsoft is changing the nomenclature it uses for some Windows 10 ‘branches’ and now plans to release the next LTSB version in 2019.
May Windows and Office patches are now relatively stable, but Win7 NIC problems persist
If you’ve been holding off on installing the May Windows and Office patches, now’s a good time to release the kraken and get them installed. Just be aware that there are still acknowledged, unresolved problems with Win7 updates...
Windows 10 quick tips: Get the most out of Cortana
Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana can make your life easier and more efficient — if you know how to really take advantage of it.
Companies can skip a Windows 10 upgrade, but they have to hurry
A temporary six-month extension of support to the two feature upgrades issued in 2017 will allow corporations to ease into the quick release schedule Microsoft is pushing.
Microsoft Patch Alert: Major bugs introduced in May fixed, plenty of problems remain
The good news? Those embarrassing SSD bugs in Windows 10 version 1803 seem to be fixed. The bad news? Just about everything else.
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