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Microsoft’s plan to remake Windows — what that might mean

In two weeks, Microsoft, plans to unveil the “next generation” of Windows. But isn’t Windows 10 supposed to be the last generation of the ubiquitous OS? Oh, great. Microsoft is going to upend Windows again. Just great. Come June 24, according to Microsoft, the company will unveil or display or reveal all or something or … Read more

Microsoft preps service pack-esque Windows 10 1909 for release

The newly renamed ‘Windows 10 November 2019 Update’ is nearing release. But given the company’s past naming conventions, it might not show up until November. Microsoft now says the year’s second Windows 10 feature upgrade would be released shortly and has given it the guileless name of “Windows 10 November 2019 Update.” “We believe that … Read more

Windows 10 1809 fiasco may hinder enterprise migrations from Windows 7

The delayed delivery of Windows 10 October 2018 Update could put the pinch on companies looking to upgrade from Windows 7 before support for the aging OS ends next January. Microsoft’s months-long delay in getting the latest Windows 10 feature upgrade to customers could not have come at a worse time. The slow delivery of … Read more

Windows 10 version 1809 re-released. Pro tip: Wait

Microsoft’s stumbling all over itself trying to get Win10 1809 released. Unless you need an updated Notepad, a clipboard that works almost as well as free add-ons, or a screenshooter that can’t even save in JPG format, wait for more shoes to drop. t’s been an interesting morning, in an ancient Chinese curse kind of … Read more

Microsoft tags Windows 10 1809 with the catchy name ‘October 2018 Update’

Microsoft announced the official name for the next major Windows 10 release at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. Microsoft put a label on its next Windows 10 feature upgrade, giving it the colorless-but-informative moniker of “Windows 10 October 2018 Update.” The Redmond, Wash.-based developer revealed the name in a presentation at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung … Read more