So far, there’s no issue with Windows Server 2019, but because it shares a code base with Windows 10, and Windows 10 has a problem, Microsoft has made the server unavailable for download until it clears things up. Microsoft is recommending that those who have downloaded Windows Server 2019 should not install it until the … Read more
Migration watch: Windows 10 in August continued to gain ground in user share and should supplant Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows in October. Windows 10 last month recorded its strongest growth since January, accelerating the timeline when the newer operating system will overtake the venerable Windows 7. According to analytics company … Read more
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
Microsoft may be close to offering multi-session remote desktop access to Windows 10 Enterprise, allowing for as many as 10 simultaneous connections. Hints appeared last week that Microsoft may be close to offering multi-session remote desktop access to Windows 10 Enterprise as an alternative to, and complement of, Windows Server. The appearance of “Windows 10 … Read more
IT admins surveyed by Susan Bradley, who moderates the PatchMangement.org mailing list, said Microsoft’s current strategy is failing. So she took their concerns to Microsoft leaders, including CEO Satya Nadella, and asked them to make changes. Microsoft’s patching, updating and upgrading of Windows – in particular Windows 10 – is a mess that the company … Read more
Migration watch: Windows 10 in July saw continued gains in user share and should supplant Windows 7 as the most popular flavor of Windows by the end of the year. Windows 10 posted its third strong month of growth in a row in July, putting it on track to overtake the veteran Windows 7 by … Read more
Step 1: Understand that there are updates, and then there are updates. Confused about how updates work in Windows 10? Join the club. In this latest version of its operating system, Microsoft has transformed what was once a straightforward procedure into a seemingly complicated process that varies according to whether you have Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 … Read more
Microsoft’s twice-a-year feature updates are a greater burden on companies than the old upgrade-every-six-years pace businesses used to face, according to Gartner Research. Microsoft has given customers all kinds of reasons for why the faster release pace of Windows 10 is a great idea, from keeping pace as technology change accelerates to staying ahead of … Read more
While it will stop those annoying taskbar InBox and social media messages, at the heart of the April 2018 Windows 10 update is an effort to simplify management. Microsoft has made available the next update to Windows 10, which has a big focus on IT administration and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). From a GDPR and … Read more
The company delayed the update, which had been expected to arrive on either April 3 or April 10, for an unspecified period. Microsoft has postponed the release of the next Windows 10 feature upgrade for an unspecified period, saying that, among other things, the code harbored a bug that crippled some personal computers. “In certain … Read more
