- 10 years ago Sticky: /t/Windows is now for Legacy Versions of Windows Software
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+33 +1Windows Isn’t a Service; It’s an Operating System
Microsoft just put out a blog post about Windows 10’s quality, and it’s very defensive. Microsoft doesn’t explain what happened with the October 2018 Update at all, nor does it promise to change the development process in the future. The only real commitment is to more transparency and improved communication going forward.
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+14 +1Why Windows Phone Failed - And How They Could've Saved It
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+19 +1Updating Windows 7 is getting harder and more expensive
Microsoft will sell Windows 7 security updates after the operating system reaches end of service, but it's going to cost you. Pushing the deadline is a bad idea.
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+29 +1Microsoft’s problem isn’t how often it updates Windows—it’s how it develops it
Buggy updates point at deeper problems.
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+5 +1What the heck is it with Windows updates?
Lately, it’s been difficult to update Windows systems without running into some showstopping bugs. WTH is going on?
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+18 +1Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports
A few day after making the latest version of Windows 10 available to users, Microsoft has suspended the update, citing multiple reports of user data loss.
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+19 +1Here’s How We Booted Windows 10 in 4.9 Seconds (Now, Beat Us)
With these tweaks, you can go from hitting the power button to seeing the desktop in under 5 seconds.
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+31 +1We’re inching closer to DaaS Windows
How Windows is supported and sold is changing. Or should I say ‘sold’?
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+13 +1Microsoft to ‘warn’ Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox
Yet another annoying prompt
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+15 +1Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux
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+17 +1Microsoft teases ‘all-new Xbox hardware’ announcement for next month
Microsoft is planning to attend Gamescom in Germany next month, and the company has new hardware to announce. The software maker is planning to hold a live stream for new features, news, and most importantly “all-new Xbox hardware and accessories” on August 21st. Microsoft doesn’t offer up any further hints in its blog post on exactly what new hardware will be announced, but it’s unlikely to be a next-generation Xbox console. Microsoft’s next Xbox console is reportedly arriving in 2020.
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+3 +1First 5 things to do when your Windows Server keels over
It's not dead—yet! Go through these steps to reanimate your Windows Server before you wipe it and start over.
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+23 +1Is Microsoft already killing off Windows 7?
It sure looks like it’s regretting promising 18 more months of support for Windows 10’s biggest competitor.
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+3 +1Dark mode in macOS Mojave shows just how much the Windows one sucks
Windows 10 has had a dark mode since the Anniversary Update was released in 2016. Apple's macOS is only just adding such a feature, but the company seems to have nailed it on the first go. The first developer preview of macOS Mojave has a dark mode that's super consistent across inbox apps, using the same shade of dark and being applied basically everywhere.
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+1 +1Peer to Peer (P2P) Messenger software
What is Peer to Peer (P2P) Messenger Communication between two or more computers with using internet or without internet is called P2...
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+3 +1Former Microsoft exec hits out at carriers and OEMs for Windows Phone failure
Brandon Watson, who was a senior director for Windows Phone at Microsoft from 2010 to 2012, decided to hit back on a tech analyst’s observations about the Windows Phone platform. Alan Mendelevich, who leads a cross-promotion network for Windows Phone apps called AdDuplex, tweeted a point about Microsoft as the company is expected to be valued at above $1 trillion relatively soon.
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+10 +1Google discloses Microsoft Edge security flaw before a patch is ready
Microsoft and Google have been bitter rivals for at least a decade, and the pair have had several disagreements over security vulnerability disclosure in recent years. Google is stoking those disagreements again this week by disclosing a Microsoft Edge security flaw before a patch is available. Neowin spotted that Google disclosed the security flaw to Microsoft back in November, and the company provided 90 days for Microsoft to fix it before going public as it’s rated “medium” in terms of severity.
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+43 +1Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps On My PC Without Asking
I’m getting sick of Windows 10’s auto-installing apps. Apps like Facebook are now showing up out of nowhere, and even displaying notifications begging for me to use them. I didn’t install the Facebook app, I didn’t give it permission to show notifications, and I’ve never even used it. So why is it bugging me?
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+20 +1How Hotmail changed Microsoft (and email) forever
Acquired December 1997, Hotmail was the gift that kept on giving—for good or ill.
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+14 +1Windows 10 included a password manager complete with massive password-stealing potential
Microsoft has been bundling a password manager that features a dangerous flaw with some versions of Windows 10, a Google security researcher has revealed. Tavis Ormandy noticed that his copy of Windows 10 included Keeper, which he had previously found to be injecting privileged UI into pages.




















