Category: Windows

May 16, 2019

GOOGLE APPEARS to have cancelled plans to bring a Windows dual-boot option to Chromebooks. ‘Project Campfire’, as it was known to Googlers, was first revealed last summer, with indications that it was not only a thing, but a nearly-ready-thing. However, […]

May 15, 2019

It is tempting to think that the process of securing a Windows 10 device can be reduced to a simple checklist. Install some security software, adjust a few settings, hold a training session or two, and you can move on […]

May 15, 2019

Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability in some versions of Windows that can be exploited to create a powerful worm. The company even took the unusual step of releasing patches for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, which haven’t been […]

May 14, 2019

Windows 7 and its server-based siblings naturally get patches for this, since those operating systems are officially supported until January 2020. But this flaw is so serious that Microsoft has also issued a patch for Windows XP and its server […]

May 14, 2019

Microsoft has released a patch for an elevation-of-privileges vulnerability rated important, which is being exploited in the wild. The bug fix is part of Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Security Bulletin. It’s tied to the Windows Error Reporting feature and is […]

May 9, 2019

Windows 10’s latest Insider Preview Build is finally out for those in the Program’s “Fast” ring, and it’s bringing a wide array of bug fixes to the OS. Perhaps most notably, though, the update will also include a handful of […]

May 9, 2019

Microsoft’s vision of a passwordless future is one step closer to becoming a reality now that the company has gained official FIDO2 certification for Windows 10’s biometric authentication system, Windows Hello. The certification is for the Windows 10 May 2019 […]

May 8, 2019

AMAZON HAS ANNOUNCED an upgrade to its Alexa voice assistant which pretty much destroys any hope for Microsoft’s Cortana. The world-dominating voice assistant is already available as a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app to Windows 10 users – but there’s […]

May 6, 2019

Earlier today, we wrote that Microsoft was going to add some big new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including native support for Docker containers. It turns out that that ain’t the half of it. The current Windows Subsystem […]

May 6, 2019

Android Auto — the in-car platform that brings the look and functions of a smartphone to the vehicle’s central screen — is getting a new look and improved navigation and communication features that will roll out this summer. The improvements […]