Windows
- Jul- 2018 -6 July
Sysmon 8.0 and Autoruns 13.90 updated to include Rule Tagging and fixes WMI path parsing
Mark Russinovich, revealed the features added to the updated versions of Autoruns 13.90 and Sysmon 8.0. The latest update to these system diagnostic utilities includes several new features. As per the release note, the updated version of Sysmon 8.0 adds rule tagging to it resulting in appearance of tags in…
- 6 July
Microsoft discontinues Translator App for Windows 8.1
A user who had approached Microsoft Support was informed that the Translator App has indeed been discontinued for Windows 8.1 as well. The application had been loaded with impressive features such as voice translation, camera, Live Tile updates, Windows 8.1 snap and offline translation. This move came after Microsoft had…
- 5 July
Microsoft introduces Drawing Canvas to Windows 10 Mail App for Insiders
An update for the default Windows 10 mail app has been released recently by Microsoft which features new touch related features such as Drawing Canvas, option for annotation of pictures and new ink color effects. The application is currently available for download and is anticipated to be rolled out to…
- 5 July
Read Receipts Now Available in Skype Insider Preview Build 8.26.76
Microsoft has finally introduced read receipts in Skype Insider Preview Build 8.26.76 this week. Users had suggested that it was probably the only application that did not still have this feature and Microsoft must now introduce it. Now Skype users can keep a track of who has read their messages. This…
- 4 July
SpecterOps Security Researchers Find Ways to Exploits Microsoft Access Macro
A recent blog post from the SpecterOps team site expanded on how crackers could hypothetically create malicious .ACCDE files and use them as a phishing vector on people who have Microsoft Access Database installed. More importantly, though, it stressed that Microsoft Access Macro (MAM) shortcuts could potentially be used as…
- 3 July
Microsoft Releases the Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17704
Microsoft released the Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17704 to the Windows Insider Program today. The announcement was made on the official Windows Blog. Visit the developer section of the Windows Insider program to download the preview build. MSIX Support The update brings several features of note, including MSIX compiler…
- 2 July
NetMarketShare Shows Some Increase in the Total Number of Working Windows 7 Installations
Windows 7 might have been launched in 2009, but it seems to continue to improve its market share against Windows 10 according to information reported by NetMarketShare as well as several other top tech aggregation platforms. Windows 7 is also the most popular desktop operating system around according to that…
- 1 July
Notepad++ v. 7.5.7 Includes Many Critical Bug Fixes for Developers & Hobbyists
Notepad++ is probably one of the most popular source code editors for Microsoft Windows, and there are some who say that it’s the closest you can get on Windows to the kind of text editors that developers use when working with Unix desktop environments. As a result, many programmers have…
- Jun- 2018 -28 June
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Announcement Promises Huge 4PB Storage Spaces
Windows Server 2019 is primed to provide a number of advantages over existing pieces of system software based on the NT kernel. Microsoft summarized the changes earlier in the week, and it now looks like the new operating system will be able to support massive Direct Pools. Storage Spaces Direct…
- 24 June
Windows Phone Reimagined with an Improved Interface of Windows 95
Recently, a new concept on YouTube has emerged with the title, “Introducing Windows 95 mobile” in which Windows phone is being reimagined the way it would look like with an improved interface of Windows 95. The video that was published on 23rd June already has 1.7 million likes and several…
- 17 June
KB4284835 Update for Windows 10 Makes OS More Secure Than Ever
News broke several days ago regarding user difficulties involving installing the KB4284835 update for Windows 10’s April 2018 build. Users who receive a 17134.112 version number when they run the winver command have correctly installed the update, but many reported that they were unable to complete the installation amid constant…
- May- 2018 -23 May
Windows reference to Andromeda OS supporting device hinting towards introducing Surface Phone
While rumors continue to float on the surface, Windows have been expected to secretly work on the launch of Surface Phone and evidence suggests the same. Another indicator that led to the rumors is the presence of code within the windows 10 update pointing towards the fact of existence of …
- Apr- 2018 -25 April
Microsoft Launches Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17650
Microsoft has currently launched the much awaited Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17650. This build comes with numerous new features and the company has specifically worked out in two areas, which they want you to try. These areas are: In-place OS Upgrade (from Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016)…
- Mar- 2017 -29 March
Fix: NVIDIA Capture Server Proxy
Many users after downloading Geforce experience may notice a service on their task manager named as “NVIDIA Capture Server Proxy”. Because of its name, many people were concerned if it was a potentially harmful application and whether it will get them banned or not. Is it a Suspicious File? NVIDIA…