Microsoft has extended the service lifetimes of certain editions of Windows 10 version 1709 due to "the public health situation" caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 20, 2020
Though it missed its target date by nearly three years, Microsoft has finally reached its goal of putting Windows 10 on over 1 billion "monthly active devices."
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2020
The forthcoming spring update of Windows 10 will include changes to the Cortana digital assistant aimed at making it a better productivity tool.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 28, 2020
An industry group is urging Microsoft to release its proprietary Windows 7 code as free software.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2020
The 10-year-old Windows 7 operating system fell out of support this week on Jan. 14, 2020, marking the end of an era.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 14, 2020
According to a Friday media report, the Microsoft Store for Business, formerly known as the "Windows Store for Business," is on the software deprecation chopping block.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 13, 2020
Eight standouts from this year's Consumer Electronics Show, where Microsoft OEM partners bent (sometimes literally) the rules of the traditional Windows PC as we know it.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 13, 2020
Microsoft CSP MessageOps recently tried to answer some of the most pressing questions facing organizations concerning the Windows 7 Extended Security Updates program.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 03, 2020
Windows 10 version 1909, also known as the "Windows 10 November 2019 Update," was officially released by Microsoft on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 13, 2019
In a promotional offer, organizations that have E5 licensing can get a year of free access to Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program for Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 11, 2019
Microsoft and its OEM partners are promising to stop Windows malware at the firmware level with new "Secured-core" PCs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 22, 2019
Now generally available, Desktop Analytics gives organizations dashboard views of their managed Windows "endpoints, applications and drivers."
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 16, 2019
Microsoft expanded its IoT lineup this week, announcing the general availability of NXP support in Windows 10 IoT Core and the forthcoming release of SQL Server IoT 2019.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 15, 2019
Microsoft unveiled its coming Surface PC and device innovations on Wednesday, which also showcased partner efforts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 03, 2019
The change opens Microsoft's patch extension program to smaller and midsize organizations, but only if they are using the Professional or Enterprise editions of Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 01, 2019