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Windows 10 May 2020 Update now available with built-in Linux kernel and Cortana updates

The Verge

Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. This Linux integration in Windows 10 will greatly improve the performance of Microsoft’s Linux subsystem in Windows.

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The biggest announcements from Microsoft Build 2020

The Verge

Microsoft has really pulled off the WFH keynote stream today pic.twitter.com/iSzguPsF0j — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) May 19, 2020. Platforms are things like Windows, Azure, and increasingly Office or the Edge browser. Let me try again: unless you’re a total weirdo (and I’m nearly there so no judgement), you don’t get Windows for Windows.

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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

By the federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) count in October 2020, 3.2 percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. You can run many native Windows programs on Linux using Wine.

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Hackers Find New Life from ‘End of Life‘ Technologies

SecureWorld News

The most recent example of this is for organizations using Windows 7. Windows 7 'End of Life' is a cybercrime opportunity. As the FBI puts it: "As of May 2019, an open source report indicated 71 percent of Windows devices used in healthcare organizations ran an operating system that became unsupported in January 2020.

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Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

CIO Business Intelligence

The UK-based accounting and tax consulting firm was one of few accountants in the UK that weathered the 2020 tax season without a hitch, thanks to its early bet on SaaS, Microsoft Azure, and software-defined networking. So, Swift signed on before the official launch of Microsoft’s Windows 365 Cloud PC roughly one year ago. “It

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Technology Short Take 123

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #123, the first of 2020! dll , a core Windows cryptographic component) that was rumored to be fixed the next day (January 14) on the first “Patch Tuesday” of 2020. As of January 14, Windows 7 is now End of Life (EOL), as pointed out here by Sergiu Gatlan. Networking.

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How to turn off autoplay videos on Facebook, Twitter, Firefox, and more

The Verge

Click “Preferences” next to your username in the top right of the window. Interestingly, Microsoft’s Edge browser, which is also based on the Chromium open-source design, does let you turn off — well, at least, limit — video autoplay: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select “Settings.”. Using Microsoft Edge.

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