Microsoft offers EU cloud providers fresh commercial terms, staves off risk of litigation
Exclusive Agreement or otherwise expected from CISPE top brass before August
PaaS + IaaS11 Jul 2025 | 2
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Microsoft says regulations and environmental issues are cramping its Euro expansion
'I don't think there's a spare megawatt sitting anywhere idle in all of Europe, or the US, as a matter of fact'
On-Prem10 Jul 2025 | 50
Outlook takes another sick day
updated Millions of users disrupted, mailbox infrastructure blamed
Applications10 Jul 2025 | 48
Microsoft pushes $4B at AI education for the masses
Hey, teacher, leave those kids to AI
AI + ML09 Jul 2025 | 13
Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits
Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness
Patches08 Jul 2025 | 15
Microsoft finally bids farewell to PowerShell 2.0
Venerable command line tool to depart Windows
Software04 Jul 2025 | 32
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Former and current Microsofties react to the latest round of layoffs
'JFC, again?'
Software04 Jul 2025 | 106
Microsoft leaves Pakistan but promises customers won't notice the change
Exclusive Job cuts aren’t big, symbolism of quitting the world’s fifth-most-populous nation might be
Software03 Jul 2025 | 24
Microsoft Windows Firewall complains about Microsoft code
Just ignore the warnings. Nothing to see here. Move along
Security03 Jul 2025 | 21
Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs
Reports of 9,000 staff cut
Software02 Jul 2025 | 20
Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'
Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments
SaaS02 Jul 2025 | 18
Microsoft's on-prem Exchange and Skype for Business Server go subscription-only
Are you sure you wouldn't rather run in our cloud?
Software02 Jul 2025 | 31
Microsoft pulls plug on generous Azure credit program for startups
Up to $150K tier shelved, perks folded into two-track system
PaaS + IaaS01 Jul 2025 | 8
Microsoft admits to Intune forgetfulness
Customizations not saved with security baseline policy update
Patches01 Jul 2025 | 8
Critics blast Microsoft's limited reprieve for those stuck on Windows 10
Users tired of being 'yanked around' as end of support looms
OSes01 Jul 2025 | 92
Microsoft's next Windows 11 update is more 'enablement' than upgrade
If you didn't like 24H2, you're probably not going to like 25H2
OSes30 Jun 2025 | 66
Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death is going dark
At least the BSOD acronym will still work
OSes26 Jun 2025 | 59
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Comment Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond
Security26 Jun 2025 | 116
Microsoft nuke power deal for Three Mile Island appears to be ahead of schedule
837 megawatt reactor now expected in 2027, energy CEO says
Off-Prem26 Jun 2025 | 5
French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for open source office and collab tools
Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOffice
Public Sector26 Jun 2025 | 102
Microsoft dangles extended Windows 10 support in exchange for Reward Points
Or your cloud-bound soul. Otherwise, $30 please
OSes25 Jun 2025 | 51
Microsoft is about to retire default outbound access for VMs in Azure
Interview 'Things will break,' Aviatrix CPO tells El Reg
Datacenter Networking Nexus24 Jun 2025 | 28
World's largest camera shows galaxy in 3,200 megapixel glory as Rubin telescope goes online
20TB of galactic shots a day, backed by Microsofties
Science24 Jun 2025 | 26
Omnissa brings VDI-style app packaging to physical PCs
VMware spin-out is making friends and choosing some enemies
Virtualization24 Jun 2025 | 5
New GitHub Copilot limits push AI users to pricier tiers
Welcome to bill shock, AI style
Devops20 Jun 2025 | 39
OVHcloud chief talks up sovereignty discussions with the European Commission
... And then promptly deletes comment. Optimism or an opportunity? Or perhaps both
PaaS + IaaS20 Jun 2025 | 9
Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols
FrontPage Remote Procedure Call and others set to be blocked in the name of 'Secure by Default'
Applications19 Jun 2025 | 30
Microsoft testing PC-to-Cloud-PC failover for those times your machine dies or disappears
‘Windows 365 Reserve’ will be usable ten days a year for undisclosed fee
Virtualization19 Jun 2025 | 35
Microsoft broke DHCP for Windows Server last Patch Tuesday
Some servers can't renew IP addresses, and there's no fix yet
OSes18 Jun 2025 | 56
Microsoft patches the patch that can brick Surface Hub v1 screens
Out-of-band getting out of hand
PaaS + IaaS17 Jun 2025 | 14
A classic crash from Classic Outlook when opening or creating emails
Forms Library blamed for issues experienced by some users
SaaS17 Jun 2025 | 23
Microsoft brings 365 suite on-prem as part of sovereign cloud push
Mostly aimed at Europe and its increasingly nervous users
Software17 Jun 2025 | 41
LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign
Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too
OSes16 Jun 2025 | 109
Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe
Updated But lose your code and it's gone for good
OSes16 Jun 2025 | 19
Danish department determined to dump Microsoft
Comment Jutes revolt against Redmond: Minister for Digital Affairs aims the longboats away from Vinland
Applications13 Jun 2025 | 125
Altman fluffs superintelligence to save humanity as OpenAI slashes prices
Everything is AWESOME!!!
AI + ML11 Jun 2025 | 14
Microsoft warns of 66 flaws to fix for this Patch Tuesday, and two are under active attack
Patch Tuesday Stealthy Falcon swoops on WebDAV and Redmond's even patching IE!
Patches10 Jun 2025 |
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates
Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched
OSes10 Jun 2025 | 57
Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds
If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins?
OSes09 Jun 2025 | 40
You say Cozy Bear, I say Midnight Blizzard, Voodoo Bear, APT29 …
Opinion Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and pals promise clarity on cybercrew naming, deliver alias salad instead
Cyber-crime03 Jun 2025 | 14
Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU
Plus, Europeans will find it easier to sideline Bing and uninstall the Windows Store
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 20
AWS forms EU-based cloud unit as customers fret about Trump 2.0
Locally run, Euro-controlled, ‘legally independent,' and ready by the end of 2025
PaaS + IaaS03 Jun 2025 | 48
Windows 11 market share stalls ahead of Windows 10 cutoff
Microsoft's latest and greatest still lags behind predecessor as time runs out
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 55
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma
Out-of-band is becoming the norm rather than the exception
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 13
Microsoft's plain text editor gets fancy as Notepad gains formatting options
It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them
OSes02 Jun 2025 | 140
Are you a big AI business vendor making terrible AI business decisions? We can help
Opinion The word Microsoft does not appear in this article. Why would you think otherwise?
AI + ML02 Jun 2025 | 10
Barclays Bank signs 100k license Copilot deal with Microsoft
High-profile logo win for AI? Weeks ahead of year-end and with investors twitchy about returns? Impeccable timing
AI + ML30 May 2025 | 32
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday update fails on some Windows 11 VMs
'The operating system couldn't be loaded' is never a great message
Patches29 May 2025 | 17
Microsoft is opening Windows Update to third-party apps
Also in preview: a settings backup feature to support OS upgrades
OSes28 May 2025 | 42
From Russia with chokehold: Putin says foreign IT firms still in Russia should be 'strangled'
He was responding to a gripe from a Russian IT provider about competition from Microsoft and Zoom
Public Sector27 May 2025 | 25
New Russian cyber-spy crew Laundry Bear joins the email-stealing pack
Dutch intel services, Microsoft go big-game hunting
Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 11
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Opinion Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse
AI + ML27 May 2025 | 203
Microsoft stitches transactional databases to Fabric analytics system
SQL Server and Cosmos DB added to data lake platform as lure for building AI features into transactional systems
Databases23 May 2025 | 5
Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the things' mania takes hold in Redmond
A simple text editor that dates back to Windows 1.0 is getting smartified
AI + ML23 May 2025 | 144
What would a Microsoft engineer do to Ubuntu? AnduinOS is the answer
It's not radical, but it is slim and pretty – usually a winning combination
OSes23 May 2025 | 76
Signal shuts the blinds on Microsoft Recall with the power of DRM
Chat app blocks Windows' screenshot-happy feature from peeking at private convos
Security22 May 2025 | 63
Microsoft-backed AI out-forecasts hurricane experts without crunching the physics
LLM trained on decades of weather data claimed to be faster, and cheaper
European Supercomputing21 May 2025 | 24
FBI, Microsoft, international cops bust Lumma infostealer service
Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M
Cyber-crime21 May 2025 |
Microsoft revives DOS-era Edit in a modern shell
Build Fast, compact, useful? Who are you, and what did you do with Windows?
OSes20 May 2025 | 74
Microsoft adds Grok – the most unhinged chatbot – to Azure AI buffet
Never mind the chatbot's recent erratic behavior
AI + ML19 May 2025 | 24
Microsoft open sources Windows Subsystem for Linux – well, most of it
Time to stand on its own two webbed feet?
OSes19 May 2025 | 20
GitHub Copilot angles for promotion from assistant to agent
Build Agent mode arrives, for better or worse
AI + ML19 May 2025 | 7
Biting the hand that feeds IT
