Tag: windows

September 3, 2021

Microsoft is working to bring Android apps to Windows 11 via a deal with Amazon and a new Android Subsystem for Windows. Company officials acknowledged this week that this feature wouldn’t make it in time for the start of the […]

August 17, 2021

How to set up YouTube parental controls, like Restricted Mode and the YouTube Kids appApple’s latest product release is aimed squarely at Windows users and it means you can now manage your iCloud passwords from a PC. iCloud for Windows […]

August 3, 2021

Microsoft last week said the most important Windows policies enterprises can set to speed up Windows servicing are those configuring deadlines. “Setting Compliance Deadlines is the most important policy that every enterprise who cares about achieving reliable update velocity should […]

June 15, 2021

We’re just one week away from finding out what Microsoft has in store for the next version of Windows, but developer build leaks indicate Windows 11 is getting a dramatic visual overhaul. A set of screenshots published to Chinese social […]

March 3, 2021

A new version of Ryuk ransomware is equipped with an additional worm-like capability to spread itself around infected networks, potentially making it even more dangerous than it was before. Ryuk is one of the most prolific forms of ransomware, with […]

March 2, 2021

Ex-Apple employee Ari Partinen announced on Twitter that he has joined the Microsoft Surface Imaging team. A well-known name in the mobile camera industry, he’s worked for Nokia from 2017 to 2014 as an Image Quality engineer and later as […]

January 4, 2021

Microsoft is planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that “Windows is BACK.” That’s according to a job listing posted by Microsoft recently, advertising for a software engineering role […]

December 22, 2020

Windows 10 users who have upgraded to version 2004 or 20H2 might have noticed something new when they go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Beneath the always-present “Check for updates” button, Windows update sometimes presents an […]

September 18, 2020

Windows Central’s Zac Bowden has clarified on Twitter that he doesn’t expect the Surface Pro 8 to go official alongside this potentially 5G-enabled Surface Pro X refresh by the end of the year after being “pushed back to 2021.” Worse […]

July 28, 2020

While Spotify could claim credit for starting the second digital music revolution, the first one began way back in the 1990s with the MP3, Napster, and (eventually) the iTunes Music Store. Today, the Apple Music app that has emerged from the […]

June 23, 2020

Have you seen the original 13-inch 2015 Surface Book, or its 2018 followup? Then this new version is going to look and feel very familiar. In fact, you’re likely to be underwhelmed by the design. That’s not because it’s bad, […]

May 19, 2020

Windows 10 May 2020 Update will give back users the ability to pipe music through from their phone to their PC via Bluetooth. In other words, you’ll be able to hook up a mobile device to the PC wirelessly with […]

May 5, 2020

It’s clear that the coronavirus pandemic will forever change the world we know — in the ways we live, work and communicate. And that means technology and software will have to change as well. How? If we look at one […]

March 4, 2020

Chromebooks are laptops and two-in-ones running on Google’s Chrome operating system. The hardware might look like any other laptop, but the minimalistic, web-browser-based Chrome OS is a different experience from the Windows and MacOS laptops you’re likely used to. Whether […]

February 19, 2020

Microsoft’s original promise for Windows 10 was that “Windows as a service” would make life with your PC simpler. Instead of the disruption (and cost) associated with a major upgrade every three years, you could expect those big changes to […]

February 13, 2020

You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ( $90 at Walmart ) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ( $4.79 at Walmart ) and is encouraging […]

January 24, 2020

Microsoft has run into more trouble with Windows 10 updates, as a recent important security patch which had previously been problematic by failing to install for some folks, is now causing serious crashes – and even boot failures – in […]

January 14, 2020

Windows 7 has reached end of life and now isn’t supported by Microsoft. It means businesses and consumers with PCs running on Windows 7 – which was introduced in 2009 – will no longer receive technical assistance, software patches and […]

January 7, 2020

Microsoft has said for years that its customer base includes 1.5 billion Windows users. Among pundits and analysts, this number is often treated as authoritative and precise. It is not. It is, rather, an aspirational bit of rhetoric, called forth […]

December 9, 2019

Tuesday marks the end of Microsoft’s failed bid to get the world on Windows Mobile, Windows Phone or Windows 10 Phone. Come December 2019 Patch Tuesday, it will be the last time Microsoft ever offers security updates for devices running […]