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Microsoft: Windows XP Faces Endless 'Zero Day' After Support Ends

Microsoft recently warned organizations against continuing to use Windows XP after its "extended support" phase ends on April 8, 2014.

Microsoft: Windows 8.1 and R2 Server Products Coming October

Microsoft has made it official: The next wave of Windows client and datacenter products will all be released on Oct. 18.

Microsoft Hit with Class-Action Suit over Surface RT

A securities litigation firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over Surface RT sales disclosures.

Acer Cuts Back on Windows Products; ASUS Kills Windows RT Line

Top executives from Acer Inc. and ASUSTek Computer Inc. said this week that their companies are planning to scale down production of some of their Windows-based hardware.

Report: Second-Gen Surface in Works, Nvidia CEO Says

Despite struggling with its Surface line of tablets, a recent CNET report suggests Microsoft is plowing ahead with developing the Surface 2.

Windows 8 Gets One of Its Largest Tablet Deployments in Japan

A life insurance company in Japan is rolling out one of the largest known deployments of Windows 8-based tablets.

Windows Tablets Make Gains Despite Windows RT, Surface Troubles

Shipments of tablets running Windows experienced a 527 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2013, market research firm IDC reported Monday.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview

The Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview became available for download on Tuesday.

Microsoft Releases Third Wave of Windows 8.1 Updates

The Windows 8.1 preview release received a third set of non-security updates from Microsoft this week.

Microsoft Issuing Faster OS Updates for Windows 8.1 Preview

It looks like the preview versions of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 operating systems are following a faster update schedule than their predecessors.

WPC: OEMs To Get Windows 8.1 in Late August

PC makers will get access to the final Windows 8.1 code in late August, Microsoft officials confirmed Monday.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 Planning Toolkit

For organizations that want to check if they are capable of running the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, Microsoft late last week released the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.5.

Microsoft Adds Software Assurance to Windows Embedded 8

Some of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 products gained volume licensing and Software Assurance options this week.

Channel Gets a Crack at Selling Microsoft Surface

A small group of high-volume U.S. resellers are authorized to sell the Microsoft Surface devices under a new program announced Monday.

Microsoft Showcases Windows 8.1 at TechEd Europe

Thursday's TechEd Europe keynote put the spotlight on Windows 8.1, which became available as a public preview this week.