Microsoft on Wednesday released a new Windows 10 test build that includes previews of features coming in this summer's Windows 10 "Anniversary Update" (code-named "Redstone 1").
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 06, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first of two major Windows 10 updates, code-named "Redstone," will become generally available this summer, Microsoft announced Wednesday at its Build conference in San Francisco. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 30, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is adding one more year to the support lifetimes of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices running Intel Skylake, the company said Friday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 21, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new preview build of Windows 10 introduces the long-anticipated extensions capability for Microsoft's Edge Web browser.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 18, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The second of Microsoft's two planned Windows 10 updates this year has been delayed until the spring of 2017, according to media reports.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 07, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off a new anti-malware solution for Windows 10 called Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 01, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting Tuesday, Microsoft is giving administrators more visibility into how and when it updates Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 09, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week took the wraps off a new service that gives organizations more control over roaming Windows 10 settings. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 05, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has bumped up Windows 10 from being an "optional update" in Windows Update to being a "recommended update," which could lead to some unexpected migrations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 02, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A list of of Intel Skylake-based PCs that can run Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 but will have truncated Windows product lifecycle support was released by Microsoft late last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 25, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A poll by Microsoft partner Adaptiva (sign-up required) indicates that most organizations that have started the Windows 10 migration process intend to complete them by year's end.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 20, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade push will soon expand to organizations, the company said on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 14, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 8 passed its "extended support" deadline this week, exposing its users to potential security risks.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 14, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The PC market continued its protracted slide in 2015, ending the year with the biggest year-on-year shipment decline since 2008, research firm IDC reported Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - January 12, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: Last year's CES event showcased mostly Windows 8.x devices that could be upgraded to Windows 10. This year, Microsoft's hardware partners were all-in on the new OS. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - January 08, 2016