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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 | 10
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Articles tagged with Microsoft
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 | 52
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 | 31
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
Notes on the untimely demise of 3D Pinball for Windows
Sure, there was a collision detection bug. Turns out somebody then quietly fixed it
07 Jan 2022 17:34 | 36
OSes
The inevitability of the Windows 11 UI: New Notepad enters the beta channel
It avoided Aero. Missed Modern. Now the update edges ever closer to release
06 Jan 2022 16:28 | 85
Applications
Google Chrome 97 relaxes privacy protection just a little to help out Microsoft
New keyboard API will let online Office apps handle shortcut keys better
06 Jan 2022 01:44 | 18
Analysis
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
OSes
Survey shows XP lingers on while Windows 11 makes a 0.21% ripple in the enterprise
Lansweeper stats make grim reading for Microsoft
17 Nov 2021 14:01 | 44
OSes
Microsoft slows Windows 10 release cadence to yearly. If they're all as dull as the November Update, this is fine
Intros x64 emulation for Windows on Arm – but only on Windows 11
17 Nov 2021 01:31 | 45
Storage
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
15 Nov 2021 15:44 | 107
Personal Tech
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
15 Nov 2021 14:47 | 28
Security
There's something to be said for delayed gratification when Windows 11 is this full of bugs
Also: Emergency patch for Windows Server after Patch Tuesday broke single sign-on for some users
15 Nov 2021 13:15 | 57
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