Microsoft on Wednesday announced its goal to put Windows 10 on 1 billion devices -- ranging from PCs, tablets, phones and Xbox gaming consoles to emerging form factors like its HoloLens -- by fiscal year 2018.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - April 29, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's new browser for Windows 10, previously code-named "Project Spartan," will be officially called "Edge," Microsoft said on Wednesday during the opening keynote of its Build event in San Francisco.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 29, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new preview build of Windows 10 is now available to Microsoft's "fast ring" Windows Insider testers, but users might find it a little problematic.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 23, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday released a "minor update" to the latest public build of the Windows 10 technical preview for smartphones. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - April 22, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An AMD executive has narrowed down the timeframe for Windows 10's release to the "end of July."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 20, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The second public build of the Windows 10 technical preview for smartphones was released on Friday, bringing much broader device support and marking the phone debut of Microsoft's new "Spartan" browser.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - April 10, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is planning an update to Windows 10, code-named "Redstone," to be released in two stages over the second half of 2016, according to media reports on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 07, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A year ago, Microsoft retired Windows XP after an extremely long period of warnings. What insights can channel partners take from that process as they look toward the Windows Server 2003 support deadline on July 14?  
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - April 07, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The future of Windows could be open source, according to a Microsoft executive this week.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
 - April 03, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off the Surface 3, the thinnest and lightest version of its tablet. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - March 31, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The newest Windows 10 technical preview build features the public debut of Project Spartan, Microsoft's next-generation browser, and its new EdgeHTML rendering engine.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - March 31, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week explained the roles Internet Explorer and the new "Spartan" browser will have in Windows 10, including some changes from its previously outlined browser strategy.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 26, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: The answer is pretty good, judging by the performance and features of the WinBook 7-inch TW700 Tablet -- a whole lot of Windows 8.1 computer for a very small price tag.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - March 23, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build for its "fast-ring" testers on Wednesday, although it notably does not include the new Spartan browser. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 19, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's next desktop operating system will be available this summer, the company announced on Tuesday, a surprising change from the fall timeline forecasted by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner back in December. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - March 18, 2015