The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. At the time, many complained that Windows 1.0

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These days, as co-founder and CEO of the Seattle-based Omni Group productivity software company, Case works with his team to help project managers do the equivalent on their screens, no pencil or eraser required. The company hasn’t made every platform transition with Apple. Apple Vision Pro launches Friday.

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2024

(LinkedIn Photo) — Longtime Microsoft exec Pavan Davuluri is taking on a new role leading the company’s Surface and Windows divisions, according to a report from The Verge. Update: The company declined to comment. Glenzer was vice president of marketing at Diligent, a New York City-based governance software startup.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 18, 2023

In so doing, the company paved the way for Macs to natively run Windows and Windows applications. Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment.

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The Verge

JANUARY 4, 2021

Microsoft is planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that “Windows is BACK.” Microsoft quietly removed references to this “sweeping visual rejuvenation” this morning, after several Windows enthusiasts spotted the job listing over the weekend.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

Microsoft announced yesterday that Windows 11 will require TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chips on existing and new devices. What is a TPM, and why do you need one for Windows 11 anyway? TPMs work by offering hardware-level protection instead of software only. A dedicated TPM chip you probably don’t actually need for Windows 11.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Windows software can be a gateway for bad people to gain access to your company Image Credit: Alexander Popov. How much Microsoft windows software is being used at your company? However, the bad guys out there know this and they are using Microsoft software to gain access to our company.

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11. The software giant teased an October date several times during its Windows event last week, including one instance where a Microsoft Teams message says “excited to turn it up to 11. can’t wait for October!” Microsoft’s first October hint.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2021

Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death. Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11. The software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 preview earlier this week, but the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully enabled yet. I have some theories, though.

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The Verge

JUNE 2, 2021

Microsoft is planning to detail its “next generation of Windows” at an event later this month. The software giant has started sending invites to media for a Windows event on June 24th. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and chief product officer Panos Panay will be presenting at the Windows event.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Microsoft’s big cloud businesses, Azure and Office 365, are driving much of the company’s growth. If ever there was a quarter to illustrate that Microsoft’s growth doesn’t depend on Windows PC sales anymore, this is shaping up to be it. The average estimate from Wall Street analysts is $43.97

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Windows 11 is officially out, but if you’ve got an AMD Ryzen processor, you might want to hold off on updating for a bit: the company is reporting that its chips might have issues with the new OS that could cause performance drops of up to 15 percent in some cases. AMD and Microsoft have found two main issues with Windows 11 on Ryzen.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

Microsoft is back teasing Windows 11 again. In a new video on YouTube, the software giant has published an 11-minute ( ahem ) collection of startup sounds from various versions of Windows. I think this is very much teasing a new startup sound for Windows 11, or whatever the next version of Windows will be called.

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The Verge

JANUARY 12, 2022

It has taken nearly 10 years, but Windows is finally getting a new modern volume indicator. Originally introduced in Windows 8 in 2012, the black bar that pops up when you adjust the system volume using a keyboard or other device is finally going away. The updated Windows 11 taskbar and volume indicator. Image: Microsoft.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Microsoft has launched a new Windows software-themed ugly sweater on its Xbox Gear Shop dedicated to the infamous Windows game Minesweeper. This is Microsoft’s second year of Windows-themed ugly sweaters. This is Microsoft’s second year of Windows-themed ugly sweaters. Image: Microsoft.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2022

Microsoft was working on a secret “pocketable” Surface device powered by a custom Windows OS before the company turned to Android for its Surface Duo. Codenamed Andromeda, the device appeared in leaked emails , patents , reports , and throughout various references to it in Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2021

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. Microsoft revealed the retirement date for Windows 10 in an updated support life cycle page for the OS. Thurrott reports that this is the first time Microsoft has ever described the end of support for Windows 10. Microsoft keeps dropping Windows 11 hints.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Google is planning to bring Android games to Windows PCs next year. A Google Play Games app will be available in 2022, built by Google to allow games from Google Play to run on Windows laptops, tablets, and PCs. This will be a native Windows app distributed by Google, which will support Windows 10 and up,” explains Hartrell. “It

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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The Verge

MAY 25, 2021

Microsoft isn’t talking about its big Windows plans at Build 2021 this week, and that’s because the company is preparing to detail what’s next for its PC operating system separately. Soon we will share one of the most significant updates to Windows of the past decade to unlock greater economic opportunity for developers and creators.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Come on, how much has really changed in Windows 11 vs. Windows 10? Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. 5 Awesome Windows 11 Features you should use.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft last week introduced Windows 365 , a new service that lets the company cut partners out of the money-making loop by providing virtual PCs to customers. To read this article in full, please click here

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ComputerWorld IT Management

MAY 18, 2023

In so doing, the company paved the way for Macs to natively run Windows and Windows applications. Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Microsoft is finally signaling the end of the legacy Control Panel in Windows 11. The software giant introduced a number of changes in its Settings section of Windows 11 earlier this year, and this month the company has started testing even more ways to replace Control Panel functionality. The Control Panel in Windows 11.

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The Verge

AUGUST 27, 2021

Microsoft is announcing today that it won’t block people from installing Windows 11 on most older PCs. This means anyone with a PC with an older CPU that doesn’t officially pass the upgrade test can still go ahead and download an ISO file of Windows 11 and install the OS manually. Windows 11 will now run on older CPUs.

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GeekWire

JUNE 24, 2021

Windows 11 with its centered Start menu. Microsoft revealed the next version of its PC operating system , Windows 11, with a softer, translucent appearance and updated features focused on improving productivity across multiple devices, leveraging the company’s cloud services. Microsoft Image).

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Tech Republic

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For reasons known only to the company, Microsoft has chosen to exclude Desktop Stickers from personalization features in Windows 11. The post How to enable Stickers on the Desktop in Windows 11 22H2 appeared first on TechRepublic. We will correct that oversight.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Looking to get more out of Windows 10? Here's a one-stop resource where you can find in-depth stories on several generations of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook for Windows, focusing on what's new in each major release. We've also got guides for Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, Planner, and Windows itself.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

Microsoft is planning to unify its OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 apps into a single OneNote app. The software maker is taking all the improvements in its UWP OneNote for Windows 10 app and bringing them over to the traditional OneNote desktop app instead. A mockup of the changes coming to OneNote on Windows.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Neverware, based in New York City, makes a software application called CloudReady that allows you to convert a PC into a system that runs Chrome OS. In its FAQ, Neverware states that it and its CloudReady software are “officially part of Google and the Chrome OS team.”. Today, Neverware announced in an FAQ that it’s now part of Google.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2024

of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas next Tuesday through Thursday. The delegation of six companies includes robotic barista maker Artly — a Seattle-based startup founded in 2020 in a bid to use tech to make the perfect cup of coffee — and others.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Microsoft is preventing a large number of devices from updating to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. While the software company released the update last week, Microsoft has quietly acknowledged that there are a number of known issues preventing the update from being installed on a variety of PCs. Windows Update warning.

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Network World

AUGUST 5, 2019

Back when this blog was dedicated to all things Microsoft I routinely railed against the spying aspects of Windows 10. An analytics firm called ExtraHop examined the networks of its customers and found that their security and analytic software was quietly uploading information to servers outside of the customer's network.

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TechSpot

MAY 25, 2020

Having joined Microsoft back in 1989 as a software design engineer, Sinofsky worked his way up to President of the Windows division by 2009, finally departing the company at the end of 2012.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize its Live Tiles. The software giant first hinted at the refreshed design earlier this year, and it’s arriving for Windows 10 testers today. “We Alongside an updated Start menu, the latest Windows 10 build includes some big changes to Alt-Tab.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 4, 2020

Aimed at SMBs, educational facilities, and software companies, the ransomware leverages Java to encrypt server-based files, according to BlackBerry and KPMG.

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