Tag: Microsoft

December 4, 2023

An affected user, Anant Acharya, complained about the reduced performance on the official Microsoft forums. He says the problem cropped up on his 2020 HP Pavilion laptop, which was a high-performance device before the recent update and could clock high […]

December 4, 2023

Windows 11’s 23H2 update has introduced a slew of new features and fixes to the Microsoft-built operating system. While the launch of Copilot’s preview is exciting, many users have reported less than stellar performance after installing the 23H2 update. If […]

November 29, 2023

Microsoft has released ML.NET 3.0, the latest version of the company’s open-source, cross-platform machine learning framework, which enables the integration of machine learning models into .NET applications. Announced November 27, ML.NET 3.0 can be accessed from dotnet.microsoft.com. ML.NET 3.0 includes […]

November 27, 2023

Despite its popularity, Microsoft has decided to kill off its 365 browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. It’s currently unclear what the company will be replacing the extension with (if anything at this point). In a support document, […]

November 22, 2023

A group of researchers have proven that Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication isn’t as strong as the company might have thought. This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen Windows Hello’s various authentication methods hacked, but it does prove that […]

November 17, 2023

To experience Copilot on Windows 10 as early as possible, log into your Windows 10 machine and then navigate to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. From here, select the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re […]

November 16, 2023

According to aggrieved users, the problem affects Windows 10/11 installations that were legally activated using Windows 7/8 product keys as part of a free upgrade offer from Microsoft. However, following last month’s update some of those installations are reportedly getting […]

November 16, 2023

One of the recurring themes of recent developer platform and tool releases, especially around .NET, is developer productivity. That’s not surprising, considering the current economic climate and its impact on staffing levels. We’ve all been tasked to do more with […]

November 10, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is 20 years old, and 1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices still require constant updates to keep users’ data safe. The company’s official Windows blog posted an abridged version of the Patch Tuesday and Windows security history, […]

November 9, 2023

Want your Windows 10 PC to run faster? We’re here to help. By tweaking some of the operating settings, your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues. And if you’re already running Windows 11, we’ve […]

November 7, 2023

.NET 8, a planned upgrade to Microsoft’s cross-platform, open source development platform, is set to improve identity management, authentication, and authorization thanks to enhancements in the security vein delivered by the ASP.NET Core team. Identity features in .NET 8 are […]

October 13, 2023

.NET 8, the planned next version of Microsoft’s software development platform, has moved to a second and final release candidate (RC) stage. General availability is due in November. Unveiled October 10, .NET 8 RC 2 can be downloaded from the […]

October 12, 2023

If you’ve been holding out on upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or 8, you’ve just lost your free window as Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on the years-long deal that let Windows 7 and 8 users upgrade […]

October 6, 2023

Microsoft has released a revamped and redesigned Teams app for Windows and macOS. The preview version was launched back in March, with the company planning for a general release in June. After a few months’ delay, it’s now finally available. […]

October 3, 2023

Hot on the heels of Oracle’s release of the Java 21 platform, Microsoft now is offering its own build of the open source OpenJDK 21, at no cost. Available from learn.microsoft.com as of September 28, the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK […]

September 20, 2023

In the Linux world, package managers catalog and install the software available in a given Linux distribution. Until recently, Microsoft Windows software management wasn’t that centralized. There was a system for adding or removing components for Windows itself, but not […]

September 12, 2023

It’s the beginning of the end for third-party printer drivers in Windows, according to a support document the company released earlier this month. Instead of bespoke drivers for individual printers and scanners, Windows will rely on its built-in universal “class […]

September 5, 2023

Windows 11 has a lot of quirks that some users don’t like. Perhaps one of the most annoying, though, is just how slow the File Explorer can be. Luckily, some users have discovered a weird bug that makes File Explorer […]

August 31, 2023

Microsoft is retiring its Visual Studio for Mac IDE. The company advises developers on Mac to seek alternatives such as the C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code and other extensions that enable .NET development. Citing ongoing user feedback and […]

August 25, 2023

Microsoft isn’t set to end support for Windows 10 until 2025, but users now have a reason to upgrade to Windows 11 sooner than that. That’s because new Intel documents have leaked, revealing that support for Wi-Fi 7 will not […]