WINDOWS 10 REVIEW: THE BEST WINDOWS OS YET Windows 10 has a new Start Menu, Edge Browser, Cortana integration and apps, among many other new features. Here we go through Microsoft’s operating system and provide you with an in-depth look at Windows 10. See also: How to upgrade from Windows XP ... Read More »
Windows 10’s bundled Defender security tool can be helpful for basic antivirus protection, but what if you prefer third-party software? The operating system normally steps aside when you run other programs, but antivirus mainstay Eugene Kaspersky (above) believes Microsoft still isn’t playing fair. He just filed complaints in both the ... Read More »
If you want to escape the clutches of ransomware, the best thing you can do is install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, according to Microsoft. Microsoft says there’s been a 400 percent rise in ransomware encounters affecting Windows since 2015, but older versions of Windows are more exposed to it ... Read More »
The Windows 10 app, Torrent Platinum, is being given away for free for the next 24 hours in the Windows Store. The app works as a torrent client and functions on both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices. Here’s the official app description: Choose Torrent Platinum and download files ... Read More »
With the release of Best Buy’s Black Friday ad, the big three of the shopping holiday — including Target and Walmart — have now seen their deals revealed. Thus far, they are the only three with deals on the Apple iPad, though their other specials are similar to preceding ads ... Read More »
Trakt is a service that allows users to automatically track new episodes of their favourite TV shows and movies. With the service, users can set various different TV shows and movies that they are watching or have watched, then be notified or see when new episodes become available. It also ... Read More »
Brits are getting better at patching Windows on their personal computers but worse at updating their applications, according to a new study. Stats from vulnerability management outfit Secunia Research reveal that 6.4 per cent of UK users had unpatched Windows operating systems in Q3 of 2016, up from 5.4 per ... Read More »
Update: Microsoft has blamed STRONTIUM, a hacker group with alleged links to the Russian government, for the recent cyber attacks revealed by Google as a “critical vulnerability” in Windows. In a blog post dated November 1, Microsoft Windows and Devices Group Executive Vice President Terry Myerson acknowledged that Microsoft had ... Read More »
Microsoft today quietly put an end to sales of Windows 7 licenses to computer makers, marking a major milestone for the seven-year-old OS. According to Microsoft’s rules, the Redmond, Wash. company stopped selling Windows 7 Professional or any version of Windows 8.1 to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) as of Oct. ... Read More »
For those of you who’ve been waiting to apply Microsoft’s October patches, the coast looks reasonably clear. We have a few outstanding problems with bugs in the latest round of patches — Office 365 Click-to-Run customers need to take special note — but by and large, the October updates are ... Read More »
