Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 16
Windows
Microsoft gets new Windows boss as Start Menu man Parakhin 'to explore new roles'
More MS moves just a week after new AI unit and other changes announced
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 62
It's 2024 and North Korea's Kimsuky gang is exploiting Windows Help files
New infostealer may indicate a shift in tactics – and maybe targets too, beyond Asia
Research21 Mar 2024 | 5
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Applications15 Mar 2024 | 62
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7
If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 49
Microsoft drags Windows Subsystem for Android into the trash
Amazon Appstore tieup fizzles out, too
OSes05 Mar 2024 | 55
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
Updates are plenty but fans are few in Windows 11 land
Copilot failed to shift the dial. Could Moment 5 and upcoming invitations do the trick?
OSes04 Mar 2024 | 115
Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade
Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road
OSes21 Feb 2024 | 21
Microsoft veteran on how to blue screen your way to better testing
A crash course on making Windows crash on demand
Offbeat21 Feb 2024 | 18
Microsoft warns Dev Drive daredevils to back up or beware after latest build
Rolling back will cause data loss, Windows Insiders told
OSes15 Feb 2024 | 6
Moving to Windows 11 is so easy! You just need to buy a PC that supports it!
New Start Menu is a 'game changer' claims relentlessly cheerful vid
OSes14 Feb 2024 | 186
Microsoft's Notepad goes from simple text editor to Copilot conspirator
No guarantee it'll come to Windows proper, but testers can give it a poke
Applications09 Feb 2024 | 40
Closure of Windows 10 upgrade path still catching users by surprise
That Windows 7 license is little more than a digital paperweight now
OSes09 Feb 2024 | 60
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11
Linux users have enjoyed such functionality for decades
OSes08 Feb 2024 | 35
Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute
Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial
Research07 Feb 2024 | 141
Windows 11 24H2 is coming so we can all shut up about Windows 12 for another year
References to future update found in Microsoft documentation
OSes02 Feb 2024 | 43
Mozilla slams Microsoft for using dark patterns to drive Windows users toward Edge
Asks why only one Bing ad – the one you see when searching for other browsers – looks like a Windows popup
Applications02 Feb 2024 | 109
Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update
When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware
OSes01 Feb 2024 | 95
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission
Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really
OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Windows 3.11 trundles on as job site pleads for 'driver updates' on German trains
Remember making Windows and DOS talk to a network? You could go back to the future with this assignment
Bootnotes30 Jan 2024 | 106
Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 is on the way
Plus: It kills off WordPad once and for all
OSes29 Jan 2024 | 17
Native Chrome arrives fashionably late to the Windows on Arm party
If a new browser arrives on an OS nobody cares about, did it arrive at all?
Software29 Jan 2024 | 15
Microsoft admits issues with Windows 10 patch almost 2 months after release
Problematic Microsoft Edge package could affect System Preparation Tool
OSes24 Jan 2024 | 18
Wanna run Windows on an M-series Mac? Fine, buy a license, but no baremetal
Or, you could just rent an expensive Windows VM in the cloud — just a thought, says Redmond
OSes22 Jan 2024 | 74
What makes a hard error hard? Microsoft vet tells all
A peek back at the wobbly Windows of yesteryear
OSes19 Jan 2024 | 23
WINE 9.0 improves ability to run 32-bit Windows apps on 64-bit-only xNix
Plus fresh release brings native Wayland support on Linux
OSes18 Jan 2024 | 29
Microsoft touts migration to Windows 11 as painless, though wallets may disagree
Millions have perfectly serviceable PCs running Windows 10 at home
OSes17 Jan 2024 | 80
Windows Server 2022 patch is breaking apps for some users
Uninstall the update or edit the Windows registry to restore order
Patches17 Jan 2024 | 42
Windows 12 fan fiction shows how Microsoft might ladle AI into the OS
Unlikely to be a stop-the-slurpage button, but look at the wallpaper
OSes16 Jan 2024 | 28
Microsoft braces for automatic AI takeover with Copilot at Windows startup
Experiment is limited to the Insider Dev Channel. For now
OSes15 Jan 2024 | 70
Microsoft suggests command line fiddling to get faulty Windows 10 update installed
Updated Unhelpful error codes, complex fixes ... When did Windows turn into Linux?
OSes12 Jan 2024 | 140
Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession
Power user excavates evidence of experimental 'Cowriter' feature
OSes11 Jan 2024 | 71
It's not all watching transparent TV from a voice-commanded bidet. CES has work stuff too
CES Fancy a Windows laptop that's also an Android tablet or a mouse and keyboard powered by kinetic energy and solar
Personal Tech09 Jan 2024 | 28
Microsoft pulls the plug on WordPad, the world's least favorite text editor
Throwback word processor ditched from clean installs, soon to be removed on upgrade
OSes05 Jan 2024 | 98
Windows keyboards to get a Copilot key – but how quickly will users jump?
Pushing your buttons: Microsoft's AI assistant is going so well that it's going to have its very own spot
OSes04 Jan 2024 | 84
Windows boss takes on taskbar turmoil, pledges to 'make Start menu great again'
Users aren't the only ones questioning the Windows 11 feature's utility
OSes03 Jan 2024 | 131
Valve celebrates New Year by blowing off Steam support for Windows 7 and 8
Updates for the 1% of holdouts halt
OSes02 Jan 2024 | 21
Microsoft nixed Mixed Reality: This Windows VR didn't even make it to the ER
Stick WMR next to 3D TVs, Segways, and maybe soon generative AI
Personal Tech27 Dec 2023 | 18
Windows 12: Savior of PC makers, or just an apology for Windows 11?
Analysis Looking into our crystal ball we can see the end of 2024 will be filled with … AI. So much AI
OSes23 Dec 2023 | 199
Microsoft offers rollback for those affected by Windows wireless futility
See, it wasn't just you
OSes20 Dec 2023 | 21
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
Biting the hand that feeds IT
