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Windows by the numbers: Windows 10, Windows 7 pause their ups and downs
Windows 10 turned five years old in July, marking the anniversary with something of a pause in its market share growth.
Despite an unexpected monkey wrench, now is the time to install the July Windows and Office patches
If it weren’t for the schizophrenic behavior of Microsoft’s preview patches, July updating would be a slam dunk. As things stand, you’d be well advised to go ahead and patch – but be aware of the odd behavior.
Microsoft Patch Alert: July 2020
Now that Microsoft has fixed an Outlook-killing bug on Microsoft’s own servers by updating Office 365, and re-issued the .NET patch so paying Windows 7 Extended Update customers can get it installed, the remaining problems are largely...
Windows 10 recovery, revisited: How to perform a clean install in 2004
Windows 10 version 2004 removed the “start fresh” recovery option, and its replacement doesn’t currently work. Here’s how to work around it.
Microsoft previews new enterprise-only telemetry option for Windows 10
The company has launched a preview of a new enterprise-focused option that blocks Windows' telemetry from reaching Microsoft's servers.
Here's how Microsoft may slow down to only one Windows 10 upgrade a year
If Microsoft dumps its major/minor release cadence for Windows 10, opting for a lone feature update every year, the result could be chaotic for some users.
The Windows 10 'End-of-Service' myth
Microsoft publishes an “End of Service” date for each version of Windows 10. While you might think you can hold onto your version of Win10 until that date, Microsoft starts pushing you onto the next version four months early. That...
Microsoft will pitch virtualized Windows-as-a-subscription service, update and maintain VMs for customers
A recent job posting by Microsoft indicates the company may be crafting a new device-as-a-service subscription offer for Microsoft 365 customers that won't actually include the device.
Windows Update is a bifurcated mess
Windows 10 now has two different Windows Update subsystems, running simultaneously, with different rules, conflicting goals and little documentation. Can’t see this week's Previews? You aren’t alone.
Microsoft releases some 'optional, non-security, C/D Week' Win10 patches. Avoid them.
In a return to its boorish behavior, Microsoft released several Windows 10 patches, presumably to preview non-security fixes as well as another .NET preview. Microsoft had stopped releasing these confusing middle-of-the-month patches...
Advisories and mitigations, oh my! Critical updates for Windows this July
July's Patch Tuesday update round-up deals with 123 separate security vulnerabilities, including an urgent issue with Microsoft Outlook and a very serious flaw in Windows CVE-2020-1350.
Outlook Woes: I have no email and I must scream
Outlook, like Windows 10, has been plagued by one update problem after another. Come on Microsoft, can't you do better!?
When will Apple break up iTunes for Windows?
One year on and Windows users are still stranded with iTunes.
Outlook went down for four hours Wednesday. What happened?
The version of Outlook that runs on Windows PCs suddenly stopped working worldwide on Wednesday. The outage wasn’t caused by a bad patch. It wasn’t restored by an update. Microsoft isn’t saying much, but there’s a plausible...
It's Patch Tuesday; make sure you pause Windows Updates
Every month we see the same pattern: Microsoft releases a ton of patches, some of them go kablooey, the Chicken Littles cry that you need patch everything right now -- and there are no immediate security problems. Break the habit....
Most bugs in Microsoft's June patches have been fixed; go ahead and patch
June was a cruel patching month, with loads of bugs, lots of initial confusion and a few belated fixes. We now have a pretty good handle on what’s going bump in the night. Here’s how to get your patching caught up.
Did Microsoft kill the wrong store?
Microsoft recently announced it's permanently closing its retail stores worldwide. It should have axed the Windows store instead.
Microsoft to auto upgrade some business and education PCs to Chromium Edge in August
Coming soon to a Windows 10 PC near you: the new Chromium-based version of Microsoft's Edge browser.
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