Partners, Microsoft campaigns and upgrade cycles got most users off Windows XP. The holdouts appear resigned to riding the OS into the abyss of non-security support.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 01, 2014
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be released sometime this spring, alongside an update to Windows Server 2012 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2014
Most Windows XP Embedded versions will live on for a few more years, even as the Windows XP desktop OS loses "extended" support on April 8, Microsoft clarified this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 19, 2014
Microsoft's faster release cycle for its Windows operating system should be a signal for organizations that they can no longer rely on past upgrade strategies, according to research firm Gartner.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2014
The first update to Microsoft's Windows 8.1 is now expected to arrive in April instead of March, as previously reported.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 05, 2014
Microsoft is planning to add an "enterprise mode" feature to its Internet Explorer 11 browser, according to a report Monday from ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2014
A report on Friday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley suggests Update 1 for Windows 8.1 will become generally available on March 11.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2014
Microsoft will continue to provide some form of anti-malware support for Windows XP even after the OS hits the end of its product lifecycle on April 8, 2014, the company said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 16, 2014
Microsoft will begin to phase out the preview version of its Windows 8.1 operating system starting on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 14, 2014
Microsoft's rumored "Threshold" update for Windows will be called "Windows 9" and appear in April 2015, according to a report by Supersite for Windows' Paul Thurrott.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 13, 2014
For organizations contemplating a jump from Windows XP to Windows 8.1, Microsoft is offering a configuration "workaround" to its latest deployment toolkit.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2014
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's hardware partners have unveiled a slew of innovative devices running Windows 8.1 during this year's Consumer Electronics Show. We gathered some of the more interesting ones in this gallery.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 08, 2014
The Microsoft product release wave reportedly code-named "Threshold" comprises at least three future product "SKUs" (stock-keeping units) for Windows, according to a recent report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 09, 2013
The Windows 8.1 "preview" beta release that became available in June will expire in January 2014, according to a Microsoft blog post.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 09, 2013
Microsoft may be readying a spring 2014 update for Windows 8.1, as well as a wave of product releases for spring 2015, according to a report Monday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2013