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It’s been nearly five months since the July 29 deadline for a free Windows 10 upgrade, but Microsoft has left the window open just a crack so users with disabilities can still get a free upgrade to Windows 10 on their PCs running genuine Windows 7 (SP1 required) and Windows 8.1. The offer for users…
Earlier this month we reported that Microsoft and Qualcomm were partnering to produce a “Cellular PC” that would run Windows 10 Mobile with ARM chips. We have since learned that Microsoft could be unveiling this cellular PC concept at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona in February, 2017. So the mystery of the Windows 10 “Surface Phone”…
Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 update to the public. Cumulative Update KB3206632 was released (Build 14393.576) to all PC and Mobile devices running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The new update was released to fix a problem with internet connections dropping for Windows 10 users, which Microsoft officially acknowledged in a blog post on December…
Almost the entire body of Windows fans has been following the adoption rates for Windows 10 since they stopped offering the free Windows 10 upgrade on July 29 this year. In fact, we’ve been reporting it periodically for the past few months as well. According to the majority of reliable sources, Windows 10 adoption rates…
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 10 Creators Update to Windows Insiders for some time, but until now most of the highlighted features have focused on individual users and media production. Newly announced features now show how serious Microsoft is about enterprise users. The new features include security enhancements, better user analytics for admins and improved…
First, a Word about Windows 10 Adoption Rates With Windows 10 adoption rates dropping in September and then incrementally picking up in October, Microsoft needs a lot of thrust to get to its “Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2018” target. Despite the conflicting data from even the most reliable sources, one thing is…
Windows 10 is said to be the most secure operating system ever created by Microsoft, but you have to be on the Anniversary Update to protect yourself from ransomware – arguably the ugliest side of cybersecurity vulnerability. What is Ransomware and How Does Cybersecurity Work? Ransomware is exactly what it sounds like. A sophisticated piece of…
Microsoft has launched the Unified Update Platform after user concerns over the amount of time and the resources that typical Windows 10 updates were using up. Windows 10 updates will now become much faster and use less system resources because the file sizes of updates will be much smaller. The UUP will also seamlessly push updates…
Shortly after Google’s Threat Analysis Group revealed a “critical” Windows vulnerability in a public blog post, Microsoft has come out with a statement that effectively says Windows 10 is the most secure operating system the company has ever built. But that’s not all. Microsoft’s Executive VP, Windows and Devices Group, Terry Myerson, threw more light…
It seems like Microsoft has left the door open for those who want a free Windows 10 upgrade. As of today, October 28, 2016, Windows 10 is still available for people who use assistive technologies. Here’s how to get your free upgrade to Windows 10, as well as some very cool stuff that Microsoft launched…
As part of Microsoft’s push towards the Continuum effort, the company wants all of its apps to be compatible across multiple types of devices with different screen sizes, input types and so on. It actually began with Windows 8, during the early version of which Microsoft wanted to target devices rather than operating systems. Typically,…
In September, Windows 10 market share actually dipped for the first time since its launch in 2015. Two separate sources validate this, but we still need to take it with a pinch of salt because the methodologies used to arrive at these conclusions are educated guesses at best. However, the pattern is clear: Windows 10…
Microsoft isn’t being very clear on the Windows 10 upgrade availability, unfortunately. On the one hand, Windows 10 upgrade for Home and Pro versions are available to buy, but on the other, the company seems to have left the back door open for a free Windows 10 upgrade. The free version of the Win 10…
A lot is riding on the success of Windows 10 for Microsoft, and the company knows this only too well. But when Microsoft closed its Windows 10 free upgrade deadline on July 29, they realized that only about 20% of all PC users opted for the new operating system. Flip that around and you’ll see that…
When Amazon announced its intent to buy Whole Foods Market earlier this month, it sent waves across the retail industry. That’s understandable, because Amazon is an e-commerce force to be reckoned with, and entering the brick and mortar retail space meant even tougher competition in the retail market. Interestingly, Microsoft was pulled into the fray…
