Originally introduced two years ago for Windows 10 clients, Microsoft's Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service will soon be available to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines, as well.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 13, 2018
Michael Niehaus, the public face of much of Microsoft's "Windows as a Service" effort, is now a principal program manager on the company's "modern deployment team."
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 12, 2018
Microsoft this week announced it is readying its app marketplace for progressive Web apps (PWAs), which are Web pages designed to work like applications, with the ability to work offline.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2018
Microsoft recently announced some support policy changes that bode well for users running Windows 10, but less so for those running the Office productivity suite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 02, 2018
Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 10 test build this week that gives users some more insights into, and control over, the kind of privacy-related information that Microsoft collects from their PCs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 25, 2018
A new video series from Microsoft tries to shed light on how System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) can be used for Windows client management.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 22, 2018
Michael Niehaus, director of product marketing for Microsoft's Windows Commercial group, this week explained Microsoft's communication approach with regard to Windows 10 updates.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 17, 2018
The "semiannual channel" version of Windows 10 update 1709, otherwise known as the "Fall Creators Update," is now in the "full availability" stage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 12, 2018
A gallery of standout devices from this year's showcase.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 12, 2018
Microsoft this week warned users that its fixes for the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre CPU security flaws could slow down their systems.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2018
This week's disclosure of a far-reaching CPU security vulnerability has prompted a raft of responses from OS vendors, researchers, chip makers and security software providers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 04, 2018
Users of the Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 10 version 1511 just got a six-month support reprieve, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2017
Organizations preparing to deploy Windows 10 can turn to Microsoft's "free" Windows Analytics tools for help, the company said this week in a Web presentation.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 08, 2017
Microsoft this week turned the spotlight on the "Fall Creators Update" edition of Windows 10 Internet of Things (IoT), previously known as Windows Embedded.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 03, 2017
Microsoft's new fiscal year got off to a much better start than expected, with the company reporting $24.5 billion in revenues for its first FY18 quarter, more than $1 billion higher than analysts had forecast.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 26, 2017