Microsoft Office

Let's see what the sweet, kind, new Microsoft that everyone loves is up to. Ah yes, forcing more Office home users into annual subscriptions

No more $15-and-done option – cough up $70 every year, please

Software13 Aug 2019 | 197

Bit of a time-saver: LibreOffice emits 6.3 with new features, loading and UI boosts

Fix for security issue but LibreLogo still installed by default on Windows

Software09 Aug 2019 | 100

Dutch cops collar fella accused of crafting and flogging Office macro nasties to cyber-crooks

Accused bloke cuffed after plod swoop on home

OSes18 Jul 2019 | 10

It is with a heavy heart that we must report that your software has bugs and needs patching: Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Intel emit security fixes

Patch Tuesday And Google drops a zero-day on Windows after deadline miss

OSes11 Jun 2019 | 28

Like using the latest version of Microsoft Office? Love Offline Files? Not for long!

Updated If you want to use offline files then you need to, er, stay online

Software07 Jun 2019 | 97

It's raining patches, Hallelujah! Microsoft and Adobe put out their latest major fixes

Updated Hefty patch Tuesday checks in at just under 100 CVEs

OSes09 Apr 2019 | 23

It's now 2019, and your Windows DHCP server can be pwned by a packet, IE and Edge by a webpage, and so on

Patch Tuesday Hefty load from Microsoft, Adobe, with special guest star Cisco

OSes13 Feb 2019 | 77

Welcome to 2019: Your Exchange server can be pwned by an email (and other bugs need fixing)

Patch Tuesday Hyper-V, DHCP, Word, and more. Plus, bonus shock: Adobe spares Flash in January patch dump

OSes08 Jan 2019 | 24

Microsoft pulls Office 2010 updates because they're big in Japan. As in, big pain in the ASCII

Software performance tweaks have opposite effect

Software08 Jan 2019 | 12

It's December of 2018 and, to hell with it, just patch your stuff

Windows, Office, Acrobat, SAP... you know the deal

Security12 Dec 2018 | 25

New era for Japan, familiar problems: Microsoft withdraws crash-tastic patches

Upcoming calendar change more than Office can handle

OSes21 Nov 2018 | 36

Microsoft confirms: We fixed Azure by turning it off and on again. PS: Office 362 is still borked

Redmond battles TITSUP multi-factor auth logins (yes, that's Total Inability To Support Users' Passcodes)

SaaS19 Nov 2018 | 48

It's November 2018, and Microsoft's super-secure Edge browser can be pwned eight different ways by a web page

Look, we're tired of doing these headlines too, but there's patching to do

Security14 Nov 2018 | 59

Word up: Embedded vids in Office docs can hide embedded nasties, infosec bods warn

Updated XML twiddling can lead to lock-and-loading dodgy JavaScript, we're told

Security25 Oct 2018 | 8

It's October 2018, and Microsoft Exchange can be pwned by a plucky eight-year-old... bug

Redmond goes retro in latest Patch Tuesday bundle

Security09 Oct 2018 | 12

It's September 2018, and Windows VMs can pwn their host servers by launching an evil app

Too smart? There's also an old-fashioned image file RCE

OSes11 Sep 2018 | 27

Patch Tuesday heats up with pair of exploited zero-days squashed – plus 58 other vulns fixed

Summertiiiiiime, and the hacking is easy

OSes14 Aug 2018 | 29

If at first you, er, make things worse, you're probably Microsoft: Bug patch needed patching

VBScript hole 'fixed' in May actually left open for months

OSes23 Jul 2018 | 11

Bonkers Azure bookings give Microsoft a record-breaking $110bn year

Satya's got sunshine on a cloudy day

OSes19 Jul 2018 | 35

Microsoft tries cutting the Ribbon in Office UI upgrade

We gotta put this in context, cos that's what Microsoft says matters these days

Software14 Jun 2018 | 98

June 2018, and Windows Server can be pwned with a DNS request

Cortana also a little too eager to carry out commands

OSes12 Jun 2018 | 25

If you're looking for bad news about Microsoft, top tip: look away now

Satya's on several cloud nines – as in, billions of dollars

OSes26 Apr 2018 | 19

It's April 2018 – and Patch Tuesday shows Windows security is still foiled by fiendish fonts

Adobe's Flash also up the spout

OSes10 Apr 2018 | 43

Patch or ditch Adobe Flash: Exploit on sale, booby-trapped Office docs spotted in the wild

ThreadKit leverages flaw fixed in February

Security09 Apr 2018 | 32

Breaking up is hard to do: Airbus, new bae Google and clinging on to Microsoft's 'solutions'

Ex still has place in the helicoptery, defencey bit of Airbus’s heart

On-Prem19 Mar 2018 | 94

Roses are red, Windows error screens are blue. It's 2018, and an email can still pwn you

Patch Tuesday Here's a bumper crop of security fixes you do not want to miss

OSes14 Feb 2018 | 29

No Windows 10, no Office 2019, says Microsoft

Support will also end on the same day Office 2016 shuffles off

Software02 Feb 2018 | 264

Upset Equation Editor was killed off? Now you can tell Microsoft to go forth and multiply: App back from the dead

Micro patch rejuvenates abandoned Office add-on

Software16 Jan 2018 | 53

Wizarding World of Harry Potter awaits Microsoft Office exam winners

Excel Exumai!

Software23 Nov 2017 | 52

New BFFs Salesforce and Google link arms, er, CRMs with G Suite

Silicon Valley bigwigs giggle to themselves, thumb their noses at Redmond

SaaS08 Nov 2017 | 1

Guess who's now automating small-biz IT jobs? Yes, it's Microsoft

Dear job hunters, you're out of luck. Redmond's 365 Business is designed for PHBs

SaaS01 Nov 2017 | 49

What just counted $24bn in receipts, and rhymes with psycho loft?

Azure up, Office going great, LinkedIn... not terrible

SaaS26 Oct 2017 | 26

It's 2017... And Windows PCs can be pwned via DNS, webpages, Office docs, fonts – and some TPM keys are fscked too

But at least there's no Flash update (not this week, anyway)

OSes10 Oct 2017 | 59

The URL of sandwich: Microsoft Office blogs redirect snafu foils users

A pox on your proxy, seethe Excel-wranglers

Software04 Oct 2017 | 12

Scared of that new-fangled 'cloud'? Office 2019 to the rescue!

Next release promises nice offline features, Matlock before bedtime

Software26 Sep 2017 | 54

Fresh Microsoft Office franken-exploit flops – and you should have patched by now anyway

Updated Exploit combo fails to dodge Word warning prompts

Security15 Aug 2017 | 15

Azure stacks, Office packs – and VR flacks: Here's Microsoft's Inspire news dump

Your quick guide to today's Redmond info blurt

SaaS10 Jul 2017 | 4

Microsoft drops Office 365 for biz. Now it's just Microsoft 365. Word

All Redmond's major business offerings have become The One

OSes10 Jul 2017 | 110

Oh my Word... Microsoft Office 365 unlatched after morning lockout

Updated Ken 'e' logins

SaaS30 Jun 2017 | 60

Time to make up: Realtime collaboration comes to Excel

Office 365 licence required

Software30 Mar 2017 | 14

Slacker or Team playa? Microsoft's Mr Business takes on messaging's corporate raider

PostIt notes down for the big communications face-off

Software11 Nov 2016 | 8

Like it or not, here are ALL your October Microsoft patches

Redmond kicks off the era of the force-fed security update

OSes11 Oct 2016 | 74

Microsoft sues Wisconsin man (again) for copyright infringement (again)

Redmond decides to go brute force route in serial piracy case

OSes20 Sep 2016 | 46

Quip away, but Microsoft Excel 365's REST APIs win the day

Even Salesforce knows the score here

Channel05 Aug 2016 | 24

My Microsoft Office 365 woes: Constant crashes, malware macros – and settings from Hell

Sysadmin blog When being spoilt for choice is sometimes still no choice at all

Software29 Jul 2016 | 180

Webpages, Word files, print servers menacing Windows PCs – yup, it's Patch Tuesday

Plus: 52 security bugs fixed in Adobe Flash

OSes12 Jul 2016 | 49

Is Microsoft's Office dev platform ready to go mainstream?

Office 365 is now a developer platform, says SatNad, but what's actually new here?

On-Prem22 Apr 2016 | 13

How to not get pwned on Windows: Don't run any virtual machines, open any web pages, Office docs, hyperlinks ...

Patch Tuesday Keep an eye on your wireless mouse, too

OSes12 Apr 2016 | 91

'Microsoft Office has been the bane of my life, while simultaneously keeping me employed'

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/Tag/Line+Break">Line Break</a> Monthly report scripting special

Software09 Mar 2016 | 75

Good news ... and bad news for Skype-using Apple fans and small biz

iOS app now offers native support for Office. End of the road for Managed Accounts

Software17 Feb 2016 | 6

Don't touch that PDF or webpage until your Windows PC is patched

Microsoft blats bugs in super-secure web browser Edge, its OS, the Office suite, and more

Security09 Feb 2016 | 68

Microsoft: We think your Office files should see other people

Documents can now be stashed in Box, Dropbox, etc

SaaS27 Jan 2016 | 8

Sorry, kids. Microsoft is turning Minecraft into an 'educational tool'

That's one way to justify your $2.5bn buyout...

Software21 Jan 2016 | 84

Insert headline here for Microsoft Office tweaks

A round-up of new tools and tricks for Chrome, Skype, Android and Visual Basic fans

Software30 Oct 2015 | 8

Google swallows your Docs bill from Microsoft, pitches for user familiarity

Tied to Enterprise Agreement? No worries ...

Channel20 Oct 2015 | 19

You lucky devs: It's Microsoft Office 2016 ... and VBA lives on

Office JavaScript library will be complete across Office 365, iOS and Mac by early 2016

Software01 Oct 2015 | 13