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'Please download in Microsoft Excel': Meet the tech set to monitor IT performance across central UK government

Influencing billions in spending, the Cabinet Office will keep tabs on Whitehall with… a spreadsheet?!?

21 Jan 2022 11:24 | 37

Security

For those worried about Microsoft's Pluton TPM chip: Lenovo won't even switch it on by default in latest ThinkPads

Folks can enable or disable it, install Linux as normal. Just sayin'

20 Jan 2022 20:44 | 41

Bootnotes

Microsoft sends HoloLens 2 into a care home... Nope, not a headline gag about retiring the tech. They actually did this

Hands-free kit a 'game changer' for doctors assessing residents during pandemic

19 Jan 2022 14:02 | 3

Software

Microsoft seems intent on buying the gaming industry with $68.7bn purchase of troubled Activision Blizzard

'Creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect'

18 Jan 2022 16:15 | 87

Security

Microsoft patches the patch that broke VPNs, Hyper-V, and left servers in boot loops

Testing? Isn't that what users are for?

18 Jan 2022 11:34 | 34

Security

Ukraine blames Belarus for PC-wiping 'ransomware' that has no recovery method and nukes target boxen

And for last week's digital graffiti operations, too

17 Jan 2022 16:24 | 33

Off-Prem

Email blocklisting: A Christmas gift from Microsoft that Linode can't seem to return

Sorry, that IP address is on the naughty step

17 Jan 2022 12:24 | 80

Legal

Microsoft hires law firm to review sexual harassment policies, probe gender discrimination

Tech giant promises to create an implementation plan based on outcome

14 Jan 2022 12:15 | 7

Storage

Microsoft rolls out Files On-Demand with tighter macOS integration – but it defaults to 'on' and can't be disabled

Get ready for a new 'experience'...

14 Jan 2022 10:25 | 35

On-Prem

Microsoft poaches Apple chip expert for custom silicon

Cupertino loses second chip guru

13 Jan 2022 23:47 | 29

Updated

Admins report Hyper-V and domain controller issues after first Patch Tuesday of 2022

Start as you mean to go on, Microsoft

13 Jan 2022 13:17 | 28

Databases

Games Workshop has chucked another £500k at entrenched ERP project with no end to epic battle in sight

Plans for new online shop get seal of approval despite Microsoft Dynamics delays

13 Jan 2022 11:47 | 62

AI + ML

UK competition watchdog closes the comment book on Microsoft's Nuance merger

European Commission gives an unconditional green light, but Blighty needs a bit more time

12 Jan 2022 12:32 | 6

Patch Tuesday

Microsoft starts 2022 with big bundle fixes for 96 security bugs in its software

Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and programming errors

12 Jan 2022 01:14 | 11

Personal Tech

Back to school for Microsoft as it prises apart the repairable Surface Laptop SE

Repairability – check. Upgrades? Must try harder

11 Jan 2022 18:15 | 19

Offbeat

Microsoft pushes ahead adapting Azure for 5G telecoms after swallowing AT&T's Network Cloud

But is the telco backing itself into a corner?

05 Jan 2022 23:28 | 3

Security

Windows giant seeks Pluton-ic relationship with chipmaker: AMD first out of the gates with Microsoft's security processor

Yes, you're going to have to get a new CPU (again)

05 Jan 2022 12:11 | 37

Applications

Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked

When marketing meets coding

04 Jan 2022 13:05 | 84

Software

Microsoft patches Y2K-like bug that borked on-prem Exchange Server

Happy New Year. Welcome back! Now apply this patch – which Microsoft warns isn't easy – if you want email to work

03 Jan 2022 23:59 | 33

Opinion

You geeks have inherited the Earth, but what are you going to do with it?

Historians a thousand years hence will talk about us. Let's not muff it

27 Dec 2021 14:00 | 96

Security

Four years: That's how long Azure's App Service had a source code leak bug

Firm that found the flaw also spotted ChaosDB and OMIGOD, confident this one’s been exploited

24 Dec 2021 06:01 | 7

Off-Prem

TikTok tops Google to win Cloudflare’s 2021 traffic ratings

Other Chinese properties also doing very well

21 Dec 2021 02:31 | 8

OSes

And the winning entry for the Jumper of Windows Past is...

It looks like you're going to be isolating over Christmas. Would you like some help with that?

17 Dec 2021 11:31 | 7

Software

Gnu Nano releases version 6.0 of text editor, can now hide UI frippery

First five full releases took 20 years, this one arrived in 18 months

16 Dec 2021 07:59 | 53

Security

As CISA tells US govt agencies to squash Log4j bug by Dec 24, fingers start pointing at China, Iran, others

Microsoft says cyber-spies linked to Beijing, Tehran are getting busy with security flaw along with world + dog

15 Dec 2021 23:31 | 11

Software

Windows Terminal to be the default for command line applications in Windows 11

Other terminals welcome

15 Dec 2021 21:49 | 54

Off-Prem

US Government Accountability Office explains why it sustained Microsoft's protests over $10bn NSA contract

Not so much JEDI lightsabers, more magic WANDS

15 Dec 2021 20:57 | 6

OSes

When product names go bad: Microsoft's Raymond Chen on the cringe behind WinCE

It isn't just the products that are embarrassing

15 Dec 2021 13:25 | 110

Patch Tuesday

Microsoft closes installer hole abused by Emotet malware, Google splats Chrome bug exploited in the wild

Round off the year with a large crop of fixes for programming blunders

15 Dec 2021 03:29 | 8

AI + ML

British watchdog begins probing Microsoft's acquisition of AI speech specialist Nuance

You have until 10 January to make your feelings felt

13 Dec 2021 13:29 | 3

On-Prem

What a pain in the aaS: HPE signs up just 1.125% of its channel to sell hardware delivered as a service

Forget software-as-a-hostage! Customers have more choice when it comes to servers, networking, storage

10 Dec 2021 15:05 | 8

FREE STUFF

Lack shame? Fancy some festive Windows knitwear? We've got your back

Microsoft merch of Christmas Past up for grabs

10 Dec 2021 12:04 | 47

Software

Google advises Android users to be careful of Microsoft Teams if they want to call 911

Woman tells El Reg she discovered the bug during a granny emergency

09 Dec 2021 22:24 | 109

On-Prem

More than half of UK workers would consider jumping ship if a hybrid work option were withdrawn by their company

How to dodge The Great Resignation

09 Dec 2021 09:15 | 138

Legal

Microsoft signs settlement with US Justice Dept over 'immigration-related discrimination' claims

Must revise visa evaluation process

08 Dec 2021 15:37 | 10

Updated

Flash? Nu-uh. Windows 11 users complain of slow NVMe SSD performance

Microsoft aware of the issue months ago, but not fixed yet

08 Dec 2021 14:41 | 60

Security

Microsoft extends Secured-core concept to servers

Certifies hardware with malware-crimping spec, already common in PCs, for Azure Stack and Windows Server

08 Dec 2021 05:15 | 6

Applications

Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style

Adds fun for CTRL-Z freaks, Dark Mode, improved Find and Replace

08 Dec 2021 03:58 | 128

Security

Microsoft wins court approval to take over sites run by Chinese crime gang

'Nickel' back in trouble for trying to lift secrets, often by exploiting Microsoft snafus

07 Dec 2021 05:31 | 10

Security

Cuba ransomware gang scores almost $44m in ransom payments across 49 orgs, say Feds

Hancitor is at play

06 Dec 2021 13:02 | 10

Updated

Microsoft 365 admins 'flooded' with bulk and bogus notifications for over an hour

Recent change to cloud services suspected as cause, any real messes will be advised in email only for now

03 Dec 2021 02:20 | 11

OSes

Microsoft makes tweaks to Windows 11 Start Menu for Insiders but stops short of mimicking Windows 10

If it's not broke, don't f- ... never mind

02 Dec 2021 20:05 | 87

Interview

Nextcloud boss: You gotta fight … for your right … to 'plug into Windows and offer the exact same service'

It's the browser wars all over again – but this time it's cloud storage

02 Dec 2021 10:00 | 22

SaaS

Microsoft's Teams Essential tier seems designed to coax people on to Business Basic

Looks like good value, but sorely lacking in some important areas

01 Dec 2021 20:01 | 23

OSes

Microsoft: What's that? A patch for make-me-admin vuln? Sorry – can't hear you. Have a new jumper instead

Redmond fiddles with Paint while Windows burns

01 Dec 2021 17:12 | 27

Legal

Microsoft shareholders vote for a report into harassment within the company

Median pay gap reporting found less favour

01 Dec 2021 13:08 | 4

Applications

Microsoft adds Buy Now, Pay Later financing option to Edge – and everyone hates it

There's always Use Another Browser

30 Nov 2021 17:00 | 70

Off-Prem

Nextcloud and cloud chums fire off competition complaint to the EU over Microsoft bundling OneDrive with Windows

No, it isn't the limited levels of storage that have irked European businesses

29 Nov 2021 15:35 | 31

PaaS + IaaS

Microsoft extends 'outage mode' for Azure Active Directory to bake more resilience into cloudy services

But Redmond has bigger questions to answer regarding Azure architecture

24 Nov 2021 19:08 | 13

Software

Microsoft restores Remote Assistance to Intune – this time as a premium feature

Customers accuse Redmond of making standard functionality a pricey extra

24 Nov 2021 13:53 | 7

OSes

Patching Windows Server without needing to reboot is a handy feature – but it's only available on Azure

Trampolines and Retpoline: Applying patches at the function level

23 Nov 2021 11:01 | 15

OSes

Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 11 Enterprise VMs for devs

Loaded with all the goodies coders need to run wild with new OS, and packaged for four hypervisors

23 Nov 2021 04:01 | 9

PaaS + IaaS

Microsoft previews Azure App Service Automatic Scaling, for when defining your own rules is too much like hard work

What could possibly go wrong?

22 Nov 2021 19:01 | 5

Software

Replaced several times but still live and kicking: Windows Forms updated for .NET 6.0

High DPI continues to be a challenge in ancient desktop framework

22 Nov 2021 15:12 | 23

OSes

Intel audio drivers give Windows 11 the blues and Microsoft Installer borked following security update

Known issues list continues to grow

19 Nov 2021 19:45 | 35

Software

Ubuntu desktop team teases 'proof of concept' systemd on Windows Subsystem for Linux

Stop the rock, can't stop the rock, we can't stop the rock

17 Nov 2021 18:59 | 115

Databases

Unit4 releases connector mesh as it sinks deeper into Microsoft's 'grizzly bear' hug

Vertical differentiation helps users see the wood from the trees

17 Nov 2021 14:45 | 2

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'Please download in Microsoft Excel': Meet the tech set to monitor IT performance across central UK government

For those worried about Microsoft's Pluton TPM chip: Lenovo won't even switch it on by default in latest ThinkPads

Microsoft sends HoloLens 2 into a care home... Nope, not a headline gag about retiring the tech. They actually did this

Microsoft seems intent on buying the gaming industry with $68.7bn purchase of troubled Activision Blizzard

Microsoft patches the patch that broke VPNs, Hyper-V, and left servers in boot loops

Ukraine blames Belarus for PC-wiping 'ransomware' that has no recovery method and nukes target boxen

Email blocklisting: A Christmas gift from Microsoft that Linode can't seem to return

Microsoft hires law firm to review sexual harassment policies, probe gender discrimination

Microsoft rolls out Files On-Demand with tighter macOS integration – but it defaults to 'on' and can't be disabled

Microsoft poaches Apple chip expert for custom silicon

Admins report Hyper-V and domain controller issues after first Patch Tuesday of 2022

Games Workshop has chucked another £500k at entrenched ERP project with no end to epic battle in sight

UK competition watchdog closes the comment book on Microsoft's Nuance merger

Microsoft starts 2022 with big bundle fixes for 96 security bugs in its software

Back to school for Microsoft as it prises apart the repairable Surface Laptop SE

Notes on the untimely demise of 3D Pinball for Windows

The inevitability of the Windows 11 UI: New Notepad enters the beta channel

Google Chrome 97 relaxes privacy protection just a little to help out Microsoft

Microsoft pushes ahead adapting Azure for 5G telecoms after swallowing AT&T's Network Cloud

Windows giant seeks Pluton-ic relationship with chipmaker: AMD first out of the gates with Microsoft's security processor

Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked

Microsoft patches Y2K-like bug that borked on-prem Exchange Server

You geeks have inherited the Earth, but what are you going to do with it?

Four years: That's how long Azure's App Service had a source code leak bug

TikTok tops Google to win Cloudflare’s 2021 traffic ratings

And the winning entry for the Jumper of Windows Past is...

Gnu Nano releases version 6.0 of text editor, can now hide UI frippery

As CISA tells US govt agencies to squash Log4j bug by Dec 24, fingers start pointing at China, Iran, others

Windows Terminal to be the default for command line applications in Windows 11

US Government Accountability Office explains why it sustained Microsoft's protests over $10bn NSA contract

When product names go bad: Microsoft's Raymond Chen on the cringe behind WinCE

Microsoft closes installer hole abused by Emotet malware, Google splats Chrome bug exploited in the wild

British watchdog begins probing Microsoft's acquisition of AI speech specialist Nuance

What a pain in the aaS: HPE signs up just 1.125% of its channel to sell hardware delivered as a service

Lack shame? Fancy some festive Windows knitwear? We've got your back

Google advises Android users to be careful of Microsoft Teams if they want to call 911

More than half of UK workers would consider jumping ship if a hybrid work option were withdrawn by their company

Microsoft signs settlement with US Justice Dept over 'immigration-related discrimination' claims

Flash? Nu-uh. Windows 11 users complain of slow NVMe SSD performance

Microsoft extends Secured-core concept to servers

Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style

Microsoft wins court approval to take over sites run by Chinese crime gang

Cuba ransomware gang scores almost $44m in ransom payments across 49 orgs, say Feds

Microsoft 365 admins 'flooded' with bulk and bogus notifications for over an hour

Microsoft makes tweaks to Windows 11 Start Menu for Insiders but stops short of mimicking Windows 10

Nextcloud boss: You gotta fight … for your right … to 'plug into Windows and offer the exact same service'

Microsoft's Teams Essential tier seems designed to coax people on to Business Basic

Microsoft: What's that? A patch for make-me-admin vuln? Sorry – can't hear you. Have a new jumper instead

Microsoft shareholders vote for a report into harassment within the company

Microsoft adds Buy Now, Pay Later financing option to Edge – and everyone hates it

Nextcloud and cloud chums fire off competition complaint to the EU over Microsoft bundling OneDrive with Windows

Microsoft extends 'outage mode' for Azure Active Directory to bake more resilience into cloudy services

Microsoft restores Remote Assistance to Intune – this time as a premium feature

Patching Windows Server without needing to reboot is a handy feature – but it's only available on Azure

Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 11 Enterprise VMs for devs

Microsoft previews Azure App Service Automatic Scaling, for when defining your own rules is too much like hard work

Replaced several times but still live and kicking: Windows Forms updated for .NET 6.0

Intel audio drivers give Windows 11 the blues and Microsoft Installer borked following security update

Ubuntu desktop team teases 'proof of concept' systemd on Windows Subsystem for Linux

Unit4 releases connector mesh as it sinks deeper into Microsoft's 'grizzly bear' hug

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