Windows
- Aug- 2019 -24 August
Microsoft Confirms Another May 2019 Update Bug, Suggests A Fix For Bluetooth Speakers Connectivity Issues
Microsoft released Windows 10 update KB4505903 for all those systems that are running Windows 10 version 1903 on July 26. This update introduced various issues for Windows 10 users. One of the major problems that were reported by hundreds of people was related to Bluetooth speakers. Now Microsoft has acknowledged…
- 24 August
Windows 10 Creators Update End Of Support Deadline Falls In October
Windows 10 users receive two stable builds on a yearly basis. The first one is released in spring and the second one is pushed in autumn. These updates bring a number of features, performance improvements and bug fixes. Microsoft started using a machine-learning-based solution to force Windows 10 updates in…
- 24 August
Microsoft Foldable Windows 10 PC Codename ‘Centaurus’ To Get Unique Method For Rendering Apps On The Dual Touchscreens Reveals Patent
Microsoft has been secretly developing a foldable PC with powerful hardware and multi-touch dual touchscreens codenamed ‘Centaurus’. The laptop will most probably run a full-fledged version of Windows 10 OS, but Microsoft has been having a rather tough time figuring out the process and function layout. A new patent filed…
- 15 August
Latest Patch Tuesday Updates Bring Redesigned Windows 10 Search Box
Microsoft has pushed a redesigned search box for Windows 10 as a part of this month’s Patch Tuesday Updates. The new search box is currently available for users enrolled in the Windows Insider Program. Many of them posted it online for everyone. I have to have to update my windows…
- 13 August
Get August Patch Tuesday Updates Now To Fix Windows 10 Device Startup Issues
Microsoft has released August Patch Tuesday Updates today for Windows 10 systems. These updates have been pushed for all the supported versions of Windows 10 OS. Unlike all other updates, these updates didn’t bring any major features for your systems. However, Microsoft has finally fixed a handful of issues in…
- 13 August
Microsoft Windows Core OS To Power Foldable PCs, Support Android Apps And UWP With Optimized Action Center?
Microsoft has been working quietly to develop a simplified stripped-down version of Windows 10. The Microsoft Windows Core OS hasn’t been shelved indicated a profile of a software engineer who has been working with several other developers on the platform. They have been working on the operating system that would…
- 13 August
You Can Now Speak With Microsoft’s FastTrack Specialists to Speed Up Your Windows 10 Deployment Process
As we already know the end of support deadline for Windows 7 falls in January 2020. The Redmond giant has made it clear that those who choose to stick to Windows 7 will no longer receive the latest security patches. As a part of Windows 7 retirement plans, Microsoft is…
- 12 August
Microsoft Rolls Out “Bookmark Message” Feature For Skype Desktop & Mobile Users
Skype for Desktop has got many new features lately. We reported earlier that Skype’s system tray icon now changes its color to match your status. Billions of people rely on Skype for their personal and professional communication on a daily basis. Most of the times our Skype account is bombarded…
- 11 August
Microsoft To Offer Paint As An Optional Feature In Windows 10
Despite the fact that Paint is one of the most popular programs in Windows OS. Microsoft didn’t think about adding new features to the classic Paint program for decades. Instead, the Redmond company decided to launch Paint 3D. However, it failed to gain interest from the Windows community. Microsoft mentioned…
- 10 August
Skype Insider Builds Brings Realizable Settings Windows & Status Colors For Tray Icon
Microsoft has released Skype Insider Preview builds for Desktop and Android users this week. Skype Insiders have highlighted some major changes in the latest releases. One of the major changes that were introduced in the Skype Insider Preview 8.51.76.74 is related to Skype’s tray icon. If you look closely, the…
- 9 August
Surface Pro 6 Firmware Updates Blamed for Introducing CPU Throttling Issue
Last week, Microsoft rolled out new firmware updates for various Surface devices. The company targeted devices including Surface Book 2, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Pro 6, and many others. The updates were pushed to fix existing problems for systems running Windows 10 version 1803 or Windows 10 version 1903. Unfortunately,…
- 8 August
Latest Windows 10 19H2 Builds Offer Calendar Improvements and Notification Sorting
Microsoft has rolled out two new 19H2 builds to the Slow Ring today. Windows 10 Build 18362.10012 and Build 18362.10013 are now available to Windows Insiders. This release is a bit confusing as the company has now started testing the controlled feature rollout (CFR) functionality. It means that the newly…
- 7 August
Windows 10 build 18956 brings “Always on Top mode” for Windows 10 Calculator App
Microsoft has pushed a new Insider Preview Build to the Fast Ring. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18956 is a part of Windows 10 20H1 branch that is scheduled for a release in Spring 2020. Similar to all the previous builds, this one brings a series of improvements, bug fixes…
- 5 August
Windows 10 Reliability Update Released Again As Microsoft Windows 7 Nears End Of Support Life?
The latest stable update to Windows 10 contains an interesting component. The Windows 10 May 2019 Update includes the KB4023057 cumulative update. Incidentally, this is the same update that Microsoft had pushed to Windows operating system users earlier this year. It seems Microsoft is attempting to ensure the road for…
- 3 August
Best Antivirus For Windows PC Is Microsoft Defender, Claims Company After Multiplatform Anti-Malware Working On 500 Mn. Devices
The best antivirus, anti-malware and in general a reliable defense against the increasing number of viruses, ransomware, Trojan horses, etc for Windows PC, apparently ships with the OS. Windows Defender, which was recently renamed to Microsoft Defender owing to its multi-platform functioning capabilities, is the most commonly used defensive solutions.…
- Jul- 2019 -16 July
Microsoft’s Razor And Blazor Offer Comprehensive Web Development Tools To .Net Developers Who Just Need To Download Latest .NET Core 3.0 SDK
After Microsoft’s Razor became a well-received markup language, the Windows OS maker has been working on Blazor, a powerful alternative to popular Single Page Application frameworks. Web developers who work on .Net applications now have a lean and effective frontend User Interface (UI) framework. The platform works in the browser…
- 16 July
Windows Slow Ring Insiders To Get A New 19H2 Build Today
Windows Insiders in the Slow ring will receive a new 19H2 Build today (Ver. 18362.10005). Slow ring insiders running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update will receive the new build as a Cumulative Update and not a full build update. Change Log “In addition to the fixes included in KB4507453 for…
- 12 July
[Update: Vendors Win] Microsoft Was To End Internal Use Rights For Its Partners Which Meant No Free Usage Of MS Products And Services
Microsoft Action Pack will soon be detached from the Internal Use Rights. This means the product licenses that Microsoft’s partners receive as part of working with the company, will no longer come with free and perpetual use of Microsoft’s products and services. This change in policy has justifiably upset Microsoft’s…
- 12 July
Microsoft’s Latest Windows 10 1903 Cumulative Update Adds Bugs To The Windows Server But There Are Quick Workarounds Available
Microsoft’s latest stable and cumulative update for Windows 10 OS, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update released earlier this year. Although the deployment of the update has been fairly smooth, several users are facing weird bugs and issues. While such an occurrence is not new for large feature updates for…
- 11 July
Microsoft Discreetly Drops ‘Telemetry’ As Part Of Larger ‘Security Cumulative Update’ Without First Informing Windows 7 Users?
Microsoft appears to have once again attempted to sneak telemetry components. The company released security updates for all supported operating systems on the July 2019 Patch Day. However, this month’s cumulative updates, which were supposed to contain only security-related components, contain an unexpected compatibility/telemetry component. The suspicious components were hidden…
- 11 July
Classic Windows Games For Windows 7, XP Will Be Taken Down Soon As ‘Microsoft Internet Games’ Is Handed Over To Partners?
Some of the most popular classic games for legacy Windows operating systems will soon cease to function. Microsoft has confirmed that the ‘Microsoft Internet Games’ project is being taken offline. While the games will stop to be accessible and hence playable at the end of this month for Windows XP…
- 3 July
Microsoft Teases ‘All New’ Windows 1.0 With MS-DOS Executive Complete With Retro Logo
Microsoft lit up micro-blogging platform Twitter with an interesting but baffling announcement. A two-part Tweet mentioned the introduction of “all-new” Windows 1.0. The tweet even went on to mention the first commercial versions of MS-DOS, Clock and other applications from the good old days. Interestingly, this is not a typo…
- Jun- 2019 -20 June
Microsoft Offers Chromium-Based Edge Browser To Windows 7 And 8.1 Users
Microsoft has released preview versions of the company’s Microsoft Edge Chromium web browser for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 today. The new browser is based on Google’s Chromium base. It is interesting to see the company offering software that was launched as Windows 10 exclusive, to users of Operating Systems…
- 20 June
Microsoft Improves AI-Assistant Cortana For A Conversational Experience After Delinking With Search
Microsoft’s AI-driven always-on, speech-activated virtual assistant Cortana is getting some interesting improvements. The features arrive notably after Microsoft has effectively delinked the Windows Search with Cortana. The new and improved Cortana should be able to offer a fluid and cohesive “Conversational Experience” to its users on devices running Windows 10…
- 19 June
Microsoft PowerPoint Gets Multiple Improved AI And Prediction Tools But Only Certain MS Office Users Will Get It
Microsoft has bolstered its MS Office PowerPoint presentation and slide preparation software with improved ‘PowerPoint Designer’. Introduced way back 2015, the tool uses continually evolving Artificial Intelligence and Prediction Engine to suggest improvements. Along with the PowerPoint Designer Microsoft is also pushing updates to Morph, another subset of tools that…