Is Microsoft making an effort to improve update transparency and quality?
Microsoft was never particularly good when it came to update transparency and communication; while you could say that for a lot of companies, Google for instance, it always felt to me that […]
Microsoft: Ads in Mail client were experimental only
Advertisement in email clients has always been a controversial topic. Microsoft pushed an update to the default Mail application on Windows 10 for Insiders recently that brought ads to the client; a […]
Windows 10 version 1903: Windows Update improvements
The next feature update for Windows 10, Windows 10 version 1903, may include better options to pause Windows updates and improve the operating system's Active Hours functionality. One of the things that […]
Look! Windows 10 version 1809 has even more issues
Microsoft, finally, updated the update history support page for Windows 10 version 1809 on the company website. The page highlights the network mapping issue that users may experience after installation of the […]
Mapped Network Drives issue in Windows 10 version 1809
If you run a Windows 10 PC with mapped network drives you may want to hit the brakes to make sure that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is not deployed on […]
A look at Search changes in Windows 10 version 1903
Microsoft released the October 2018 Update yesterday on the November 2018 Patch Tuesday; while the update was delayed quite a bit because of issues that were not detected in time before it […]
Microsoft: update quality is better than ever
The past six weeks have not been pleasant for Microsoft. The company released the October 2018 Update in early October and had to pull it -- Microsoft called it pause -- to […]
Add AV1 codec support to Windows 10
AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is an up- and coming open video codec that is backed by a large number of tech companies including Mozilla, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix, or Nvidia. AV1 […]
Microsoft confirms File Association bug in Windows 10 version 1803
Microsoft confirmed on November 8, 2018 that the option to set custom file associations is broken for some users on Windows 10 version 1803. The issue, first reported on November 5, 2018 […]
Microsoft is having Activation Server issues right now
Reports are coming in from all over the Internet that Windows 10 licenses get revoked on some systems currently and that activation is not available either at the time of writing. The […]
You can now buy Linux on Microsoft's Store
WLinux is the first commercial version of Linux, more precise the Windows Subssystem for Linux, on the Microsoft Store. It is advertised as a "fast Linux terminal environment for developers and pro-users […]
How to improve the readability of Windows console windows
Windows console windows like the command prompt window use a default size and layout by default on all Windows PCs. The command prompt window for example always opens up with a set […]
Windows 10 version 1903 may feature command prompt zooming
Work on the next version of Windows 10 continues while Microsoft is still preparing Windows 10 version 1809 for a re-release after the botched initial release of the new feature update for […]
Microsoft Security Advisory for self-encrypting drives
Microsoft published the security advisory ADV180028, Guidance for configuring BitLocker to enforce software encryption, yesterday. The advisory is a response to the research paper Self-encrypting deception: weaknesses in the encryption of solid state drives […]
Microsoft Store remembers App history for local users
Windows 10 users have two options when it comes to user accounts on a system running the operating system: they can use a Microsoft Account or a local account. Both account types […]
Microsoft's Hotfix service is no longer available
It appears that Microsoft retired the company's Hotfix service for its Windows operating system and Microsoft Easy Fix solutions. System administrators and users who attempt to download hotfixes from Microsoft's website are […]
Windows 10 bug prevents Registry backup creation
Some supported versions of Windows 10 appear to have a bug currently that prevents the successful execution of the Registry backup task that is enabled by default on PCs running the operating […]
The Windows Defender Antivirus Sandbox in Windows 10
Microsoft implemented new functionality in Windows Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 recently that makes the antivirus solution run in a sandbox on the system. The feature, which is available in Windows 10 […]