Systemd supremo Lennart Poettering leaves Red Hat for Microsoft
What's the opposite of defenestration?
Software07 Jul 2022 | 191
Windows
China rallies support for Kylin Linux in war on Windows
openKylin project is latest chapter in Beijing's love-hate relationship with Redmond
OSes03 Jul 2022 | 50
Microsoft issues fix for Windows 11 Wi-Fi hotspots
Meanwhile, 'search highlights' will tell you 'what's special about each day'
Networks24 Jun 2022 | 19
WSL2 on Windows Server 2022 hits Windows Update
Devs who like a Linux flavor to their server code get a gift from Redmond
OSes22 Jun 2022 | 1
Microsoft pulls Windows 10/11 installation websites in Russia
Big Tech sanctions continue to roll in, Putin retaliates with counter sanctions
OSes21 Jun 2022 | 65
Wi-Fi hotspots and Windows on Arm broken by Microsoft's latest patches
Updated Only way to resolve is a rollback – but update included security fixes
OSes20 Jun 2022 | 57
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
How did you mourn Internet Explorer's passing?
Tombstones, memes, Clippy, and probably a cat or two. The web pays its respects
Software16 Jun 2022 | 85
Microsoft warns IT admins on EU data processing, fixes File Explorer flaws
Surface Pro X users advised to dodge another Dev Channel build or risk the ultimate Dark Mode
OSes16 Jun 2022 | 1
Not a GNOME fan, and like the look of Windows? Try KDE Plasma or Cinnamon
New versions of both desktops drop... with one the oldest FOSS 'top around
OSes16 Jun 2022 | 40
Unpatched Exchange server, stolen RDP logins... How miscreants get BlackCat ransomware on your network
Microsoft details this ransomware-as-a-service
Research15 Jun 2022 | 1
Internet Explorer 11 limps to the end of Windows 10 road
Going from the semi-annual channel, but you'll never really wash it off the internals
Software14 Jun 2022 | 42
Microsoft's sought-after tabbed File Explorer gets closer to release
Users hopeful of waving bye to window overload as staggered rollout moves from Dev to Beta Channel
OSes14 Jun 2022 | 9
HelloXD ransomware bulked up with better encryption, nastier payload
Russian-based group doubles the extortion by exfiltrating the corporate data before encrypting it.
Security13 Jun 2022 | 5
Microsoft brings tabs to File Explorer
New Insider build adds a few toys, but leaves Pro X users reaching for the power button
OSes10 Jun 2022 | 26
Windows on Arm users finally receive Native PowerToys
A full two years after the release of Surface Pro X, but they're ready for action
Applications08 Jun 2022 | 4
I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well
Comment Fragmentation has put paid to the dream of this OS ever being bigger than Windows
OSes08 Jun 2022 | 270
Microsoft slows some hiring for Windows, Teams, and Office
'Making sure the right resources are aligned to the right opportunity' ahead of next fiscal year
Software27 May 2022 | 8
Windows Subsystem for Linux gets bleeding-edge Ubuntu
'This is not recommended for production development. It may be unstable and it will have bugs'
OSes13 May 2022 | 11
Warning: Windows update breaks authentication for some server admins
Microsoft probes complaints of domain controller headaches
OSes12 May 2022 | 10
Microsoft Security Experts: Humans and automation to fight off cyber threats
"We live this fight ourselves everyday," Microsoft says of enterprise attacks
Security09 May 2022 | 9
Windows Insider builds are back for Lenovo PCs in China
Microsoft tinkers with defaults as block lifted with PC Manager update
OSes19 Apr 2022 | 1
Microsoft details how China-linked crew's malware hides scheduled Windows tasks
All so that it can maintain backdoor access across reboots
Security14 Apr 2022 | 22
Git for Windows issues update to fix running-someone-else’s-code vuln
Running a multi-user Windows environment and Git? Time to patch
Patches13 Apr 2022 | 2
Happy birthday Windows 3.1, aka 'the one that Visual Basic kept crashing on'
30-year-old software that first introduced Windows Registry and killed Real Mode
OSes07 Apr 2022 | 108
Microsoft brings Cloud PCs and local desktops together in Windows 365
'Just the beginning of our Windows and Microsoft cloud integration' says Windows boss
Software06 Apr 2022 | 44
AlmaLinux comes to Windows Subsystem for Linux
Community-supported, Red Hat-compatible distro now available to Microsoft fans
OSes04 Apr 2022 | 16
ReactOS shows off SMP support in open-source take on Windows
Huge step towards the project's goal of being a drop-in replacement for older Microsoft operating systems
OSes14 Mar 2022 | 13
If you're a founder and hungry for cloud credits, Microsoft has a hub for you
Step right this way, budding Azure addicts – er, sorry, entrepreneurs
PaaS + IaaS09 Mar 2022 | 2
Meet Neptune OS, an attempt to give seL4 a Windows personality transplant
Approved by the Department of Good Luck, You'll Need It
OSes24 Feb 2022 | 17
Dark-mode Task Manager unveiled by original's creator
'I think my code is 90% still there' retired Microsoft engineer tells us as build released to Windows Insiders
OSes16 Feb 2022 | 35
Experiments and hidden features: Microsoft plans Windows Insiders shakeup
Beta gang might get new toys before Dev Channel and look – a new logo
Applications04 Feb 2022 | 13
Flutter flits onto Windows, declared fit for production
Google's take on cross-platform development arrives on Microsoft's desktop
Software04 Feb 2022 | 13
JumpCloud joins the patch management crowd, starting with Windows and Mac updates
Linux and mobile coming soon
Security03 Feb 2022 |
Android devices, demand in China help keep Qualcomm from worrying too much about losing Apple
Oh, yeah, and Windows on Arm. Who could forget that?
OSes03 Feb 2022 | 3
Oracle Linux appears somewhere unexpected: The Windows Store
A familiar face in an unfamiliar place
OSes02 Feb 2022 | 18
Lost your mouse cursor? Microsoft's PowerToys 0.55 has you covered – with a massive crosshair
Forget the Blue Screen of Death. How about the Red Lines of Discovery?
OSes01 Feb 2022 | 31
Happy birthday, Windows Vista: Troubled teen hits 15
It wasn't what Microsoft promised... but it wasn't all bad either
OSes01 Feb 2022 | 101
Saved by the Bill: What if... Microsoft had killed Windows 95?
Now this looks like a job for me, 'cos we need a little, controversy... 'Cos it feels so NT, without me
OSes25 Jan 2022 | 91
Windows box won't boot? SystemRescue 9 may help
An ISO image you can burn or drop onto a USB key
Personal Tech24 Jan 2022 | 20
Elvis may have left the building, but Windows remains very much on show
Bork!Bork!Bork! Just like the '68 Comeback Special, Bork has returned
Bootnotes24 Jan 2022 | 13
Version 7 of WINE is better than ever at running Windows apps where they shouldn't
Improved graphics card, multi-monitor, Direct3D, and 64-bit support
OSes19 Jan 2022 | 45
BeOS rebuild / Haiku has a new feature / that runs Windows apps
Poetry and WINE – a heady combination
OSes10 Jan 2022 | 34
Notes on the untimely demise of 3D Pinball for Windows
Sure, there was a collision detection bug. Turns out somebody then quietly fixed it
Offbeat07 Jan 2022 | 36
Halo Infinite ups the nostalgia factor for fans of the originals, but it's not without limits
The RPG 343 Industries brings open world to the long-running military sci-fi epic
Columnists05 Jan 2022 | 11
Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked
When marketing meets coding
Applications04 Jan 2022 | 86
Going round in circles with Windows in Singapore
12BoC A mystery error message bedevils Mass Transit Passengers
Bootnotes01 Jan 2022 | 22
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?
OSes17 Dec 2021 | 7
When product names go bad: Microsoft's Raymond Chen on the cringe behind WinCE
It isn't just the products that are embarrassing
OSes15 Dec 2021 | 110
Microsoft closes installer hole abused by Emotet malware, Google splats Chrome bug exploited in the wild
Patch Tuesday Round off the year with a large crop of fixes for programming blunders
Security15 Dec 2021 | 8
Revealed: Remember the Sony rootkit rumpus? It was almost oh so much worse
That time Rootkitting for Dummies might as well have been in Microsoft's Plus! Pack
Security10 Dec 2021 | 67
Lack shame? Fancy some festive Windows knitwear? We've got your back
FREE STUFF Microsoft merch of Christmas Past up for grabs
Offbeat10 Dec 2021 | 47
Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style
Adds fun for CTRL-Z freaks, Dark Mode, improved Find and Replace
Applications08 Dec 2021 | 129
Zero-day proof-of-concept exploit lands for Windows make-me-admin vulnerability
InstallerFileTakeOver code pops up on GitHub
Security23 Nov 2021 | 9
Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should: Install Linux on NTFS – on the same partition as Windows
Never mind the practicality, feel the grief
OSes22 Nov 2021 | 46
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
Software17 Nov 2021 | 116
Survey shows XP lingers on while Windows 11 makes a 0.21% ripple in the enterprise
Lansweeper stats make grim reading for Microsoft
OSes17 Nov 2021 | 46
Arm'd with ex-Apple engineers from Nuvia, Qualcomm hopes to make Apple M1-matching chips for Windows PCs
Funny how these things turn out
Personal Tech16 Nov 2021 | 8
Remember SoftRAM 95? Compression app claimed to double memory in Windows but actually did nothing at all
Microsoft's Raymond Chen was tasked with digging into the issue
Storage15 Nov 2021 | 107
What do you mean, 'Microsoft doesn't care about Windows on Arm'? Here's a cheap, underpowered test rig
For all your Windows-on-Snapdragon developer needs
Personal Tech15 Nov 2021 | 28
New year, new OS: OneDrive support axed for old versions of Windows from 1 Jan 2022
It'll be 10 and 11 only if you want that personal file synchronisation action
Storage08 Nov 2021 | 41
Microsoft finally remembers Windows on Arm is a thing, reveals native OneDrive client
Ignite In preview. For Insiders. By end of 2021. Two full years after Surface Pro X
Storage03 Nov 2021 |
Microsoft unveils Android apps for Windows 11 (for US users only)
Windows Insiders get their hands on the Windows Subsystem for Android
Applications20 Oct 2021 | 26
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