Windows
- Feb- 2019 -5 February
Windows Server 2019 Users Expect the Fix for Mysterious Shutdown Issues in the Next Update
Windows Server 2019 users are currently furious due to lack of support from Microsoft to fix the mysterious shutdown issues. The issue was first reported in December 2018 but Hyper-V platform still fails to properly shut down the virtual machines. Most of the users have experienced the same problem and it…
- 4 February
iCloud Users Unblocked from Receiving Latest Windows Updates by Microsoft
Last year during the roll out of the October 2018 Update for Windows 10, Microsoft encountered compatibility issues with the Apple iCloud app, version 7.7.0.27 to be exact. Instead of leaving it to Apple to make corrections, Microsoft simply blocked the iCloud users from the October 2018 Update. By November the…
- 2 February
Dark Mode Extended To More Applications, New Search & More Coming In Windows 10 19H1
Microsoft’s last Windows Update has been in the headlines ever since launch. The October 2019 Update, got off to a pretty bumpy launch. Even after months of release, there are bugs popping up frequently for users. Microsoft, on the other hand, is gearing up to drop its next major Windows…
- Jan- 2019 -12 January
Access 97 Database Error Was Caused By Windows January 2019 Update, Microsoft Confirms
Microsoft’s issues with the recent Windows 10 Updates never seem to end. From deleting user files to granting admin privileges to any user, the bugs have been plenty. Access 97 had a bug discovered recently which breaks access to its databases. Guenni from Borncity discovered the bug yesterday and highlighted…
- Dec- 2018 -17 December
Microsoft Azure Availability Zones now Expanded for Southeast Asia Azure Region, Allows Designing of Resilient Applications
In recent news, Microsoft has just added Southeast Asia to its Azure Availability Zones. This will enable customers in the region to access their cloud services. These are hosted separately on a minimum of three physical data locations. According to a blog post by Patrik Bihammar (Cloud and Enterprise Lead…
- 12 December
New Edition Of Microsoft 365 Planned For Consumers, Revealed From A New Job Listing At The Company
Microsoft has been shifting its software portfolio and have started to sell them as a service. Its a part of Microsoft’s new strategy to offer softwares like windows, office 365 etc to companies as a service. This has been great for Microsoft but they heavily targeted corporations with these packages.…
- 11 December
Windows Admin Center 1809.5 Insider Preview Announced
Microsoft announced the Windows Admin Center back in June 2018, but since then it has been receiving regular updates adding new features and improving the existing ones. The Windows Admin Center is a browser-based management tool set that lets you manage your Windows Servers with no Azure or cloud dependency. Today,…
- 8 December
Microsoft Whiteboard becomes more Readable, Offers a Variety of Color and Background Options
Nearly a month ago, Microsoft had revealed that a possible update might be underway for providing users with an option of using a dark ‘blackboard’ for their boards. The announcement was first shared by Emil Petro. I woke up to some pretty good news today from the Microsoft #Whiteboard team…
- 4 December
First Visual Studio 2019 Preview Launched With Multiple Productivity Improvements
During Microsoft Connect(); 2018 today, Microsoft officially launched the first preview of Visual Studio 2019, the next major update for Visual Studio. The first preview of Visual Studio 2019 is now live for both PC and Mac, and can be downloaded from Microsoft here. The pre-release preview build can be…
- 3 December
Windows 10 v1809 Faces yet another Upgrade Block with Anti-Malware Solution Morphisec
Microsoft’s October 2018 update for Windows 10 has been like none other this time – full of issues and problems. It has caused it to gain notoriety for all the wrong reasons. The software giant has unfortunately failed to call it a day. Yet another issue has been discovered in…
- Nov- 2018 -28 November
Microsoft Releases A Bunch Of Updates For Its OS platforms
Microsoft yesterday released a bunch of updates for its different OS platforms, which solely included bug fixes and performance improvements and were devoid of any new features. The most significant update was for the Windows Server 2016 which fixes a really critical bug in the OS. The Permission Vanishing Bug…
- 22 November
Accidentally Released Versions of Intel Display Drivers may Face Withdrawal owing to Upgrade Block in Windows 10 v1809
Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) had to face quite a lot of issues since its re-release in November. A few features even had to be withdrawn later by Microsoft. The problems seem to be never-ending and a new show stopper has arrived. Microsoft has suddenly stopped rolling out…
- 22 November
Windows 10 October Update Reportedly Causing Issues With Windows Update Drivers, Microsoft Blames Intel For Mishap
It’s been a while since the Windows 10 Version 1809 Update was released, but it seems like the issues associated with the update don’t cease to appear. While users faced issues such as automatic file deletion at launch, there were a number of bugs marring the release later on as…
- 22 November
Microsoft Announces Withdrawal of Updates for SHA-1 by April 2019, Cautions Windows 7 Users Enable SHA-2 Support
There is a bad news for Windows 7 users who have not yet enabled SHA-2 support on their computers. The announcement was made on Microsoft’s 2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support Requirement documents. According to the announcement, Windows 7 users will have to enable SHA-2 support in order to take advantage…
- 20 November
Microsoft Faces More Bad Luck with Updates, Withdraws Updates for Office 2010
It seems that bad luck has surrounded Microsoft’s updates since the last few months as one problem or another keeps springing up in various updates. In the November 2018 patches for Office, there are again some issues being faced. A security update in Outlook 2010 is causing crash and two…
- 17 November
Microsoft Pulls Back Ads From Their Mailing App On Windows 10 After Community Backlash
It often occurs that with a few good things, a couple comes with them to ruin the entire experience. When Microsoft introduced the new mailing app on Windows 10. This new native app, with its amazing integration with the Microsoft ecosystem, allowed for flawless functionality and a one platform unit…
- 13 November
Microsoft Responds to Criticism, Adds Snapdragon 850 to the List of Supported Processors for Windows 10
Microsoft’s October 2018 update for Windows 10 was delayed this time, much more than it was expected. The release has still not been made and it is still not clear when will the update come. Owing to this, hardware partners in particular have been criticizing the software giant for its…
- 12 November
Microsoft Prepares for a Possible Re-release of Windows 10 October 2018 update (version 1809) in November
Rumors have been going around regarding the possibility of Microsoft preparing to release Windows 10 October 2018 update (version 1809) again in the coming days. This update was scheduled to be released in October 2018. The original patch day for the update was October 9th. However, a few brave ones…
- 7 November
Microsoft Acknowledges Issues with Edge Developer Tools and SQL Connection in cumulative update KB4462933
In October 2018, Microsoft had release a cumulative update KB4462933 for Windows 10 V1803 users who had installed Windows 10 April 2018 update. This cumulative update released on 24th October lifted Windows 10 V1803 to build 17134376. It was a massive update with several important improvements and fixes. However, there…
- 6 November
Outlook 365 and iCloud Calendar Continue to Have Sync Issues after Winter Time Change
There seem to be recurring issues in syncing of appointments between Outlook 365 and iCloud Calendar, Borncity reports. According to them, the dates between the calendars were shifted by one hour. Gunter Born wrote that Volker G. (a blog reader) wrote to him regarding the problems with calendar synchronization between…
- 5 November
Microsoft Gears Up for Removal of Legacy Volume Mixer in its 19H1 Feature Update
Microsoft has been reported to be working hard at releasing its next Windows 10 feature update, scheduled to be released in April 2019 and codenamed as 19H1. According to Windows Central, several new features and changes are expected to be included in this update such as UI refinements and Windows…
- Oct- 2018 -22 October
Google Working On Screen Share Feature, Opening Chrome Mobile Tabs On PC Now A Possibility
Microsoft’s Continue on PC feature is a pretty neat idea; however, the fact that it only uses Microsoft’s Edge on laptop and PCs means it’s not as popular as it could have been. After all, Edge is only used by around 4% of people. In contrast to that, there’s Google…
- 18 October
A Fully Customizable Future Awaits the Windows 10
Something really exciting is shared by Microsoft. The company announced that users will finally be able to remove bloatware from its Windows 10, in 2019. While Slow and Release preview was available to Windows Insiders and changes were made based on user feedback, there is still a long way to go…
- 17 October
New Version of Windows 10 October Update Hits Insiders – More Issues Resolved
Well, Windows 10 October update created more issues than features it introduced. It ruined many computers before Microsoft had to take a drastic step and pull it back in. It is rare for Microsoft to pull an update but it seems the company’s QA team really did a poor job…
- 7 October
Microsoft Says They Can Recover User Files Lost During Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Microsoft recently launched the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Build 1809) and it added a load of features and improvements for the users. The update included a variety of stuff, but like most major Windows Updates, this came with another major flaw. The Update reportedly deleted a number of files…