Last month I reported how the April Windows 10 “Patch Tuesday” updates were freezing some computers during the update process itself and preventing others from rebooting afterwards. Now it appears that the latest operating system updates are once again preventing Windows 10 computers from rebooting properly. Although Windows 10 users are not ... Read More »
Windows 7 is approaching the end of its support life, which means it’s time to upgrade. Here are the options. Photograph: Simply Signs/Alamy Microsoft has just started its bombardment about the end of Windows 7 and upgrading to Windows 10, suggesting that a new device is advisable and including links ... Read More »
So you’ve mastered Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and Snap open windows like a boss. Now what? Windows 10 offers many other power tools for enthusiasts—if you know where to find them. Some are older, yet still obscure. Others are relatively new, added during the twice-annual major upgrades Microsoft’s been pushing out ... Read More »
Windows 10 1903 is coming and it’s essential, but it carries a price. STEVE KOTECKI In a new advisory, Microsoft has warned users that they will need up to twice as much free storage on their PCs to receive Windows 10 1903, the upgrade which finally gives all users control over Windows ... Read More »
Microsoft updated its Surface device family this week, with the introduction of the Microsoft Surface Hub 2S. It’s so big it needs wheels, you really don’’t want to ask how much the external battery costs, but it snaps into focus the efforts Microsoft’s hardware team is making with enterprise customers. Microsoft Surface ... Read More »
Windows 10 just made the most important change in its history, but rewriting the update rules matters for nothing if Microsoft has to keep apologising for the quality of the updates themselves. And it has happened again. Windows 10 has been hit by new update problems which are causing computers to ... Read More »
Anyone can now manually download and install the Windows 10 May 2019 Update using the Windows 10 Media Creation tool which has been found on Microsoft’s servers and is publicly accessible. This tool allows people to create bootable Windows installation media, usually a USB pen drive or DVD, in order to perform ... Read More »
Mozilla is releasing an ARM version of its Firefox browser today for Windows 10. While Microsoft and Google have been working together on Chromium browsers for Windows on ARM, Mozilla has been developing its own ARM64-native build of Firefox for Snapdragon-powered Windows laptops. We got an early look at this version of Firefox late ... Read More »
Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2019 Update to Release Preview ring testers today. This update is the next major release of Windows 10, and will be available to Release Preview ring testers ahead of a broader rollout next month. Microsoft is being more carefulwith its last-minute testing, after the previous October ... Read More »
Windows 10 has a serious upgrade problem which is getting worse. But now Microsoft has taken decisive action in the most welcome and unexpected of ways… Microsoft is giving all Windows 10 users control over updates STEVE KOTECKI In a new blog post titled “Improving the Windows 10 update experience with control, quality and transparency“, ... Read More »
