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Windows 10 Version 1507, the original iteration of Windows 10, has already stopped receiving monthly security patches as of May 9, 2017. Presumably because of low upgrade rates, Microsoft will now start reminding users of that version to upgrade to current Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703.) While this can be seen as yet another attempt…
AppLocker on Windows 10 is an often-underrated security layer that addresses what is now coming to the forefront of enterprise security – threats from ransomware and other malware. First introduced with Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 as an update from the Software Restriction Policies feature (XP/2003), it allows non-admins to be restricted to a certain set of…
In its ongoing fight against Windows vulnerability to ransomware attacks of the past several weeks, Microsoft intends to include a feature in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update that automatically prevents malicious apps like ransomware from accessing folders that are protected. Dubbed ‘controlled folder access’, the new feature essentially protects specifically designated folders and files…
If you’re a Windows 10 Mobile device user, you’ve probably been forced to oscillate between believing that the W10M ecosystem will live on, and being told that this lovechild of Microsoft’s romance with smartphones has reached the end of its natural life. With Microsoft not stating the obvious, there’s no clear indication of which way things…
Almost a year after Microsoft claimed to have closed the doors on free Windows 10 upgrades, the company is still offering the option to users of assistive technologies. In fact, you can get the latest Windows 10 Creators Update absolutely free right now, as long as you have an existing licensed version of Windows 7…
Bitcoin payments provider BitPay has released a new UWP version of its BitPay app to Windows 10 Mobile devices on the Windows Store. This major release represents a re-unification of codebases of BitPay Secure Bitcoin Wallet and Copay. Essentially, the new update brings the convenience and security of the Copay wallet and integrates it with the consumer…
One of the biggest selling points for the Surface Laptop – currently the only device that runs the lighter Windows 10 S – is that it is inherently more secure than the regular version of Windows. To that end, Microsoft has gone to great lengths in restricting the environment, as we discussed in a recent…
When Microsoft launched the Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S for students last month, it was understood that only UWP apps from Microsoft Store would be allowed to run on these devices. But the restrictions go much deeper than that, making Windows 10 S look somewhat like iOS in many respects. Most of us have…
Two years after Microsoft introduced Continuum for Windows smartphones, the project is still waiting to deliver the experience that was initially promised. Continuum was supposed to bring a desktop-like experience to mobile computing, but it didn’t do a lot of the things that it currently can. A lot has happened since then, and Continuum now…
Microsoft recently started shipping its Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S as the default operating system. The OS can be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro for free for a limited time – until the end of the year, according to reports. Fortunately, if you now own a Surface Laptop, you can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro…
Windows 10 Mobile will no longer receive Insider builds on the Redstone 3 branch. The company has confirmed that it will stay indefinitely on the “Feature2” branch. The feature2 branch was initially thought to be a temporary build branch for Windows 10 Mobile, but it now looks like that is its final resting place. To…
All through the WannaCry ransomware attacks, Microsoft kept telling users that Windows 10 was safe from being targeted. Now, however, security researchers from RiskSense have ported a proof of concept EternalBlue exploit to the older version of Windows 10 – version 1511 – that was released in November 2015. According to Sean Dillon, senior analyst at…
The Skype app will no longer be available on several platforms starting July 1, 2017. The platforms include Windows Phone 8 and 8.1, RT, TV and the Windows 10 Mobile messaging app. The Skype app for Windows 10 Mobile stays, but the integration with the messaging app is going away. At worst, this is going…
In an indirect but more-than-obvious allusion to Microsoft and Qualcomm’s partnership to produce Windows 10 PCs that run on Snapdragon 835 processors with x86 emulation, Intel has published a blog post about how x86 or 8086 architecture has come a long way in 40 years. Nothing would be out of place if this were merely a…
Microsoft has just released Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Insider preview build 16215, and it brings a whole bunch of key changes to Cortana, Microsoft Edge and the whole Windows 10 experience via its Fluent Design System that was announced earlier this year at the Build 2017 developer conference. Fluent Design System This is essentially…
