Microsoft is making changes to the way it will be rolling out feature updates for Windows 10 starting with the 19H1/1903 release, which is now officially known as the “May 2019 Update.” Here’s what’s new. Microsoft is continuing to tweak how the Windows 10 update process works. The company is initiating a number of changes, kicking … Read more
It’s not easy keeping track of all the upgrade timing changes Microsoft keeps rolling out. And now, there’s a new one: ‘Download and install now.’ Here’s what that means. Every few months, the Redmond, Wash. company switches up scheduling or support or something about Window 10, just to make sure everyone is paying attention. Earlier … Read more
Here are 10 changes in the upcoming feature update to Windows 10, version 1903, that business users and IT admins should know about. It’s almost time for the next big Windows 10 update. Code-named “19H1” (for 2019, first half), the release is expected to arrive in April as version 1903, with “April 2019 Update” as … Read more
Expected to be included in the upcoming feature upgrade for Windows 10, the new functionality will back out of failed installations and then wait 30 days before trying the install again. The next iteration of Windows 10 will self-diagnose start-up failures and if necessary uninstall recent updates to get the PC up and running, Microsoft … Read more
The so-called ‘courtesy reminders’ will be showing up on users’ PCs beginning in April, nine months before support for Windows 7 ends. Microsoft in April plans to begin nagging Windows 7 users with messages that the operating system is nearing its forced retirement, the company said Tuesday. “Beginning next month, if you are a Windows … Read more
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
Microsoft has finally restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade pulled from release in October just days after its debut. Microsoft this week restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade that was pulled from release just days after its initial debut. “We are … Read more
After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include. Once again, a job listing on a public website has accidentally given away details of an unannounced product Microsoft is developing. My colleague Mary Jo Foley had the … Read more
Ransomware is running rampant these days, but there are several ways Windows 10 users and admins can protect their PCs. Here’s what to do. CryptoLocker. WannaCry. Petya. Bad Rabbit. The ransomware threat isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. It’s popular … Read more
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
