Windows 10 users moving from version 1511 to version 1607, dubbed the "anniversary update," may find applications installed on their systems that they'd previously removed. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 24, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken Microsoft to task over potential privacy issues in Windows 10, saying that the company "blatantly disregards user choice and privacy."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 18, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week shared more details about its new Delivery Optimization update service for Windows 10 clients.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 16, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting this fall, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs will switch to a monthly update model that's similar to what Microsoft has implemented with Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 16, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week said that it is reinstating its original support policies for Intel "Skylake"-based Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 systems, adding several years to their respective support lifecycles.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 12, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is changing its client update scheme with the release of the Windows 10 "anniversary update," also known as version 1607.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 09, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft refreshed its Edge browser last week when it released the Windows 10 "anniversary update," also known as version 1607 (build 14393.10).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 08, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has narrowed the timeframe that users have to reset their operating systems after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, also known as version 1607.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 05, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The official launch of Windows 10's newest major update on Tuesday came with a number of caveats, as well as some unexpected perks for IT. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 04, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday began rolling out Windows 10's "Anniversary Update," the operating system's first major upgrade since its release last year. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - August 02, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently shared more details about the changes coming to Windows 10 with the release of the "anniversary update" on Aug. 2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 29, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new Microsoft upgrade-planning tool called "Upgrade Analytics" has been released to public preview, promising support for organizations considering a move to Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 25, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 10 has come under fire in France over concerns that the operating system doesn't comply with the country's data privacy laws.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 22, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft isn't likely to hit its stated goal of putting Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by its fiscal 2018, company executives admitted recently.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - July 18, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The pay-as-you-go revolution is coming to Microsoft's crown jewels -- the Windows client operating system and its golden child, the Surface device line.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - July 13, 2016