Odds are we’ll all soon move to Desktop-as-a-Service
I know how to secure my PCs. I’ve never fallen victim to a phishing attack; gotten infected by a worm; been maligned by malware. But...
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June cumulative updates cause multiple problems with network printers
Many admins report that installing the latest June cumulative updates knock out their networked printers. The problem seems to span all common versions of Windows...
Large in number, large in nature, this Patch Tuesday needs your attention
Despite Microsoft’s announcement in May that all non-security releases (C and D updates) are paused until further notice, with 129 updates in June’s Patch Tuesday...
Exclusive: Get Windows 10 Pro for $39.99 (80% off retail) right now
With this exclusive deal from our sister site PCworld, you’ll get a massive 80 percent discount off Windows 10 Pro’s full MSRP of $199, and it’s available...
Some Win10 PCs are apparently being upgraded to version 2004 without consent
Every time Microsoft rolls out a new version of Windows 10, a certain percentage of Win10 customers claim their machines have been upgraded without their...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday is nigh: Pause updates now.
I call it crowdsourced beta testing. Here’s how it works. Microsoft releases its monthly patches. Headlines from the usual suspects scream that you need to...
It’s a bumpy road for the Win10 version 2004 rollout
Microsoft’s revised-revised Windows 10 update scheme now entails a “major” release in the first half of the year, followed by a “minor” release in the...
Microsoft starts Edge-for-Edge swap on Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft has started to push the Chromium-based Edge browser to Windows 10 users through the Windows Update service, according to company support documents. “This update...
Windows 10X: Train wreck in slow motion – or the future of Windows?
If you’re a resolute Windows watcher, you may have heard about Windows 10X, the new version of Windows Microsoft has been cooking up. But there’s...
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 restarts purge of Windows 7
Windows resumed a more-or-less normal pattern in May as Windows 7 shed share while Windows 10 added to its account, bucking the March-April trend where...