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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
25 Jan 2022 11:01 | 79
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Personal Tech
Windows box won't boot? SystemRescue 9 may help
An ISO image you can burn or drop onto a USB key
24 Jan 2022 16:00 | 18
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Elvis may have left the building, but Windows remains very much on show
Just like the '68 Comeback Special, Bork has returned
24 Jan 2022 11:02 | 13
OSes
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
19 Jan 2022 19:10 | 45
OSes
BeOS rebuild / Haiku has a new feature / that runs Windows apps
Poetry and WINE – a heady combination
10 Jan 2022 10:47 | 33
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
The RPG
Halo Infinite ups the nostalgia factor for fans of the originals, but it's not without limits
343 Industries brings open world to the long-running military sci-fi epic
05 Jan 2022 09:32 | 9
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
12BoC
Going round in circles with Windows in Singapore
A mystery error message bedevils Mass Transit Passengers
01 Jan 2022 10:01 | 22
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
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
Security
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
10 Dec 2021 14:02 | 67
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
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
Zero-day proof-of-concept exploit lands for Windows make-me-admin vulnerability
InstallerFileTakeOver code pops up on GitHub
23 Nov 2021 20:21 | 9
OSes
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
22 Nov 2021 13:29 | 46
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
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
Personal Tech
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
16 Nov 2021 22:35 | 6
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
Storage
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
08 Nov 2021 13:24 | 41
Ignite
Microsoft finally remembers Windows on Arm is a thing, reveals native OneDrive client
In preview. For Insiders. By end of 2021. Two full years after Surface Pro X
03 Nov 2021 12:18 |
Applications
Microsoft unveils Android apps for Windows 11 (for US users only)
Windows Insiders get their hands on the Windows Subsystem for Android
20 Oct 2021 17:01 | 26
OSes
Microsoft admits to yet more printing problems in Windows as back-at-the-office folks asked for admin credentials
Saving the forests by making printing even harder
18 Oct 2021 13:00 | 45
Virtualization
Want to deploy a new Windows VM on Microsoft Azure? Today might not be your lucky day
Users running non-Windows VMs or existing deployment not affected
13 Oct 2021 12:05 | 7
OSes
Microsoft turns Windows Subsystem for Linux into an app for Windows
WSL will still be baked in if you want it – but Redmond wants you to get it from the Store
12 Oct 2021 07:15 | 82
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Happy birthday, Microsoft Money: Here's a cashpoint calamity for Windows and .NET
Weird all Jorvik
08 Oct 2021 17:02 | 17
Canalys Forums
Windows what? PC makers have bigger things on their minds
Remember those days when OSes were the be-all and end-all?
08 Oct 2021 08:32 | 40
Bork!Bork!Bork!
A most uncivil display in New York's Civil Court
I fought the bork and the bork won
06 Oct 2021 08:35 | 8
OSes
Windows 11 in detail: Incremental upgrade spoilt by onerous system requirements and usability mis-steps
Not quite business as usual for Microsoft
05 Oct 2021 17:00 | 183
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nah, it's just Windows suffering from a bit of vertigo
Up above the streets and houses, XP's flying high
23 Sep 2021 09:15 | 11
Bork!Bork!Bork!
A Burger King where the only Whopper is the BSOD font
Come for the bork, stay for the burger
20 Sep 2021 18:15 | 13
Updated
Yes, of course there's now malware for Windows Subsystem for Linux
Once dismissed proof-of-concept attack on Microsoft OS through WSL detected in the wild
17 Sep 2021 22:06 | 59
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Sometimes we all feel a bit like Shutting Down. So just imagine how tired Windows 7 is
So many stuck trains, so many cancellations. Giant blue screen of Nope, we salute you.
17 Sep 2021 10:01 | 10
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Music festivals are back in the UK. So is the background bork
Stage fright? Or the knowledge that Windows is lurking behind you
10 Sep 2021 12:15 | 25
Bork!Bork!Bork!
With a Lidl bit of luck, this Windows installation will make it through the night
Microsoft's finest just needs a nudge
08 Sep 2021 10:02 | 13
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Please do not touch the exhibits – or this tabletop Windows Boot Manager
Microsoft's OS once again where it shouldn't be
16 Aug 2021 11:20 | 8
OSes
Microsoft fiddles with Fluent while the long dark Nightmare of the Print Spooler continues for Windows
New Windows 11 toys, fresh new CVE pops out
13 Aug 2021 14:31 | 25
Security
Microsoft responds to PrintNightmare by making life that little bit harder for admins
Have they forgotten SysAdmin Appreciation Day so soon?
11 Aug 2021 11:54 | 32
Column
The web was done right the first time. An ancient 3D banana shows Microsoft does a lot right, too
It's wonderful that code written for Windows 3.1 still works well today
11 Aug 2021 08:01 | 135
OSes
WireGuard VPN gets native port to the Windows kernel
'This project is a big deal to me' says protocol's creator
03 Aug 2021 15:09 | 10
SaaS
Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months
Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue
27 Jul 2021 22:16 | 34
Offbeat
Remember when Microsoft devs got so excited about Windows 8 features, Twitter thought it was under attack?
Microblogging site turned off its website for Build 2011 attendees
27 Jul 2021 16:45 | 4
Security
You, too, can be a Windows domain controller and do whatever you like, with this one weird WONTFIX trick
Microsoft offers some mitigations for thwarting PetitPotam attacks
26 Jul 2021 20:31 | 29
Security
Microsoft has a workaround for 'HiveNightmare' flaw: Nuke your shadow copies from orbit
It's the only way to be sure
22 Jul 2021 18:27 | 32
OSes
The old New: Windows veteran explains that menu item
'Maybe that's what you do, but that's not what everybody does'
21 Jul 2021 19:47 | 158
Security
Make-me-admin holes found in Windows, Linux kernel
Patches available for priv-esc bug in the open-source software, at least
21 Jul 2021 01:55 | 67
Hands On
Windows 11: What we like and don't like about Microsoft's operating system so far
Brace yourself, there have been some changes to the Start menu, File Explorer
19 Jul 2021 20:59 | 186
OSes
Windows 10 to hang on for five more years with 21H2 update
Lots of time for legacy users
16 Jul 2021 20:05 | 72
Applications
Refreshing: An Office update that won't frighten the horses
Microsoft reins in some of its excesses with a visual tidy-up
16 Jul 2021 19:09 | 36
Security
You'll want to shut down the Windows Print Spooler service (yes, again): Another privilege escalation bug found
PrintNightmare? More like Groundhog Day for admins
16 Jul 2021 17:28 | 36
Applications
Sing a song of Office, a pocketful of why: ARM64 version running in a Pi
When the Pi was loaded/ with native Windows 11 bling... wasn’t it quite Armful, a somewhat speedy thing
05 Jul 2021 21:08 | 20
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Black screens in Windows 11? Bork has seen it all before
Welcome to Madeira, autonomous region of Borkugal
05 Jul 2021 10:46 | 40
Security
The PrintNightmare continues: Microsoft confirms presence of vulnerable code in all versions of Windows
That printer plugged into your domain controller? Yeah, you might not be using that for a while
02 Jul 2021 13:01 | 79
Applications
Oh dear, Universal Windows Platform: Microsoft says 'no plans to release WinUI 3 for UWP in a stable way'
Focus is on persuading desktop developers to refresh applications for Windows 11
02 Jul 2021 05:37 | 21
Security
Microsoft faces up to an old foe with out-of-band patch for PDF weirdness
Internet Explorer 11 and the Adobe Reader plug-in? Is this bork bingo?
30 Jun 2021 17:30 | 8
Security
Leaked print spooler exploit lets Windows users remotely execute code as system on your domain controller
Kill this service immediately
30 Jun 2021 15:19 | 54
Applications
Revealed: Why Windows Task Manager took a cuddlier approach to (process) death and destruction
Won't someone think of the children
30 Jun 2021 11:44 | 61
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