Penguins get their Wayland with Firefox 121 Latest version of Mozilla's web browser brings something different depending on your machine Software20 Dec 2023 | 15
Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come Comment The difference between 1983 and 1993 is vast. Since then, not so much OSes19 Dec 2023 | 264
Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch Redmond stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues OSes18 Dec 2023 | 37
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin with Linux-powered Windows AI Studio Visual Studio Code extension preview has a bunch of limitations for now AI + ML14 Dec 2023 | 6
Microsoft Forms feature request still not sorted after SEVEN years Request for time input field was added to project backlog – where it remains Software13 Dec 2023 | 41
Microsoft floats bringing a text editor back to the CLI We used to use Edlin. And we were happy OSes12 Dec 2023 | 131
Microsoft to intro dedicated mode for Cloud PCs Latest Insider Build brings new features for Windows 365 Boot OSes08 Dec 2023 | 28
Messed up metadata could be to blame for Microsoft's Windows printer woes It looks like everything is coming up HP. Do you want some help with that? OSes08 Dec 2023 | 25
Microsoft's code name for 64-bit Windows was also a dig at rival Sun Should have called Vista 'Shitterton' and had done with it OSes07 Dec 2023 | 55
Microsoft confirms Smart App issue renaming everyone's printers to HP Not only turning up uninvited, but telling folks they suddenly have a LaserJet OSes05 Dec 2023 | 56
We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far Kettle Plus some of our own and the ugly Microsoft sweater one of you will win. Please take it off our hands... Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 | 38
Microsoft .NET MAUI devs vent over bugs backlog, response times New features are great and all, but maybe fix some of the issues too? Software29 Nov 2023 | 28
Tiny11 shrinks Windows 11 23H2 down to pocket size An option when sun sets on Windows 10, but Microsoft might have a problem OSes27 Nov 2023 | 54
USB Cart of Death: The wheeled scourge that drove Windows devs to despair Stout heart a requisite for software engineers in days of yore Bootnotes25 Nov 2023 | 89
Microsoft unleashes Copilot preview on Windows 10 insiders Teething issues show up as operating system gets a taste of the future OSes21 Nov 2023 | 9
Remembering the time Windows accidentally sent Poland to the bottom of the sea Geopolitics and operating systems are hard Bootnotes21 Nov 2023 | 30
Windows users can soon ditch Bing, Edge, other bundleware – but only in the EU On the other hand, Europeans have to wait for Copilot OSes17 Nov 2023 | 87
Microsoft's Swiss army knife app hopes to cut through cloud clutter Ignite A 'win' for Windows or just another pane in the glass? SaaS16 Nov 2023 | 6
Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues Wild idea: Maybe Microsoft could introduce a Quality Copilot to stop pushing broken patches Patches16 Nov 2023 | 17
Don't fear the Thread Reaper, a Windows ghost of bugs past Otherwise known as 0x13 – and not coming to a desktop near you Software02 Nov 2023 | 21
Windows 11 23H2 is a Teams effort but Microsoft already spoiled the best bits Chat chopped and Copilot preview still rolling out OSes01 Nov 2023 | 34
Microsoft's 11-year itch: The uncelebrated anniversary of Windows 8 Lots to like under the covers, but what was on top made it truly unforgettable OSes31 Oct 2023 | 101
Microsoft calls time on Windows Insider MVP program Unwavering loyalty and devotion rewarded with termination OSes30 Oct 2023 | 34
Windows CE reaches end of life, if not end of sales Some loved it, some laughed at it, but it survived 26 years OSes30 Oct 2023 | 42
Clippy-like AI at forefront of Windows update previews Bugfixes for Windows 10, but 11 is where the Copilot action is OSes27 Oct 2023 | 25
Does Windows have a very weak password lurking in its crypto libraries? Don't panic – it's just for testing OSes26 Oct 2023 | 26
Word turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware' In 1983, David Copperfield vanished the Statue of Liberty and Word for DOS turned up Applications25 Oct 2023 | 112
CEO Satya Nadella thinks Microsoft hung up on Windows Phone too soon 'There could have been ways we could have made it work' Software25 Oct 2023 | 127
Windows 11: The number you have dialed has been disconnected Opinion In a world of incremental updates, Windows 12 won't be Windows 12 OSes23 Oct 2023 | 163
Paying for WinRAR in all the wrong ways - Russia and China hitting ancient app Incidentally, Windows 11 has native rar support now Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2023 | 22
Microsoft starts offering advice in how to code for Arm In 2027 a quarter of PCs won’t use x86, and Redmond wants its ecosystem ready OSes17 Oct 2023 | 28
BLOODALCHEMY provides backdoor to southeast Asian nations' secrets Sophisticated malware devs believed to be behind latest addition to toolset of China-aligned attackers Research16 Oct 2023 | 1
Microsoft gives unexpected tutorial on how to install Linux You may need it – Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade OSes11 Oct 2023 | 101
Go ahead, let the unknowable security risks of Windows Copilot onto your PC fleet Column Or maybe don't let Microsoft's desire to defeat Google dictate your defensive strategy AI + ML11 Oct 2023 | 72
Microsoft does not want ValueLicensing CEO anywhere near its confidentiality ring Perpetual license case perpetually rumbles on Software10 Oct 2023 | 12
Microsoft Cortana's farewell tour comes to the Windows Insider program Last season's assistant shuffles off from the Canary build of Windows 11 OSes06 Oct 2023 | 13
Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 It's a great advert for Ubuntu anyway OSes05 Oct 2023 | 213
Ex-Microsoft maverick takes us on a trip through vintage Task Manager code Plus: Have you updated to the latest version of Bloated Fetal Sacs? OSes04 Oct 2023 | 23
Why Chromebooks are the new immortals of tech Opinion A decade of support is a much better deal than what Microsoft or Apple will give you OSes22 Sep 2023 | 98
Microsoft Surface chief Panos Panay abruptly announces departure Rumors point to Panay headed to Amazon to take over for outgoing Alexa and Echo chief David Limp Personal Tech18 Sep 2023 | 3
Google exec: Microsoft Teams concession 'too little, too late' If you don't tackle Redmond's abuse of software licensing in rival clouds it'll be game over for innovation, warns Amit Zavery Cloud Infrastructure Month15 Sep 2023 | 39
Get ready to say hello to new Windows and goodbye to an old friend The clock is ticking for Windows troubleshooters, plus Microsoft's preparing a new OS release Software11 Sep 2023 | 17
Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update OSes11 Sep 2023 | 134
Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug A glitch that makes the lives of users better? Where do we sign? OSes06 Sep 2023 | 58
Attackers accessed UK military data through high-security fencing firm's Windows 7 rig Irony, not barbed wire, cuts the deepest Cyber-crime04 Sep 2023 | 70
Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process Hold onto your SQL Server, enterprise admins Security04 Sep 2023 | 65
Indian armed forces gives Windows its marching orders, but only for desktop warriors Opinion I am become Tux, destroyer of warez OSes14 Aug 2023 | 40
Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop Opinion Microsoft is moving Windows to the cloud and Apple will be happy to have you run macOS on the cloud OSes04 Aug 2023 | 311
Soft-reboot in systemd 254 sounds a lot like Windows' Fast Startup Where does Agent P work again? OSes02 Aug 2023 | 128
Firefox 115 browser breathes life into old operating systems Release is good news for fans of Windows 7, 8, and macOS from Sierra to Mojave. OSes05 Jul 2023 | 21
This Windows update is snarling up some endpoint security tools Malwarebytes and Trellix upgrades to the rescue Sysadmin Month29 Jun 2023 | 9
Dialup-era developer writes ChatGPT client for Windows 3.1 Next on the agenda: ClippyGPT, because why not? Personal Tech27 Jun 2023 | 53
Crypto catastrophe strikes some Atomic Wallet users, over $35M thought stolen Victims nursing huge losses haven't the foggiest how heist happened, yet Security05 Jun 2023 | 22
Windows XP's adventures in the afterlife shows copyright's copywrongs Opinion Intellectual property law crushed by zombie horde Software05 Jun 2023 | 111
Microsoft finally gets around to supporting rar, gz and tar files in Windows No more downloading decompressors and dodging malware and payment demands, maybe Software24 May 2023 | 79
First ever 64-bit version of Windows rediscovered … and a C compiler for it too Nearly quarter of a century after it wasn't released, Windows 2000 for DEC Alpha found on a discarded disk OSes19 May 2023 | 95
Why Microsoft just patched a patch that squashed an under-attack Outlook bug Let's take a quick dive into Windows API Patches12 May 2023 | 45
Microsoft may charge different prices for Office with or without Teams How to appease antitrust regulators by looking like you're doing something Storage05 May 2023 | 32
Russia tops national leagues in open source downloads Putin FOSS to work when Microsoft et al abandoned pariah state OSes05 May 2023 | 28
Microsoft pushes users to the Edge in Outlook, Teams The 1990s are back, baby Applications02 May 2023 | 53
No more feature updates for Windows 10 – current version is final Shift off to Win 11 now, go on... better hope your biz is giving out fresh hardware OSes28 Apr 2023 | 210
Microsoft is busy rewriting core Windows code in memory-safe Rust Now that's a C change we can back CSO27 Apr 2023 | 115