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Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the Insider Preview builds
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Insider Preview Build 19569 for the Fast ring, released on Feb. 20, 2020.
The mess behind Microsoft’s yanked UEFI patch KB 4524244
Patch Tuesday’s truly odd Win10 patch KB 4524244 wreaked havoc before it was finally pulled last Friday night. Since then, accusations have flown about Kaspersky, in particular, and Microsoft’s complicity in signing a rootkit. There’s...
RIP: Larry Tesler, inventor of copy & paste
Tesler, who was 74, invented a user interface while at Xerox PARC that most of us rely on each day.
The 11 most interesting takeaways from Android 11 (so far)
From big behavioral changes to small interface enhancements, our first look at Android 11 reveals some promising new shifts.
Windows as we know it is dead; what comes next?
Microsoft’s recent organizational change combining the Windows and Surface groups will have a big impact on the quality, reliability, and innovation of PCs – and should result in higher customer satisfaction. While it puts PC OEMs...
Edge roadmap reveals user requests — and work undone
Among other tweaks, Microsoft intends to roll out two syncing features — including one that links up browser add-ons between copies of Edge on multiple devices. User comments, however, reflect frustration at features that have not yet...
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Dump Windows 7 already! Jeez!
Yes, some third parties are still supporting Windows 7, but that doesn’t mean you have to stick with the status quo, no matter how tempting that may be.
Microsoft springs last-minute demand on buyers of Windows 7 after-expiration support
IT admins who signed up for Windows 7 post-retirement support found out there's a new prerequisite that has to be installed before they can download patches they've already paid for.
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How to use the ls command: 2-Minute Linux Tips
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the ls command. The ls command is one of the most basic commands. It’s used to list files and it has some very useful options.
February Win10 1903 and 1909 cumulative update causing desktops to disappear
Reports are starting to pour in about a bug — or maybe a conflict — with the February cumulative update for Win10 1903 and 1909, KB 4532693. Installing the patch may leave your machine with a swapped-out main profile, removing all of...
A large – but manageable – February Patch Tuesday brings critical browser updates
The 99 reported vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft for this February's Patch Tuesday are manageable – even with critical browser patches to deal with.
How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows 10 — and why you shouldn’t
Just because Microsoft wants you to use the Edge browser doesn’t mean you have to. Here’s how to make Chrome, Firefox or another your primary browser in Windows 10. (But are you sure you want to?)
Patch Tuesday: 99 holes, 'exploited' IE fix, Win7 mayhem and UEFI ghost
Microsoft’s February 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes are out, and the result is a huge, jumbled mess. With 164 patches plugging 99 separately identified security holes, klaxon calls to fix an “exploited” IE JScript hole, an unidentified UEFI...
Apple's Mac Catalyst is becoming very, very serious
Apple appears to be setting the table for something interesting with the introduction of Swift Playgrounds for Mac and universal app purchases for Mac and iOS.
Thought you already paid for Win7 Extended Security Updates? Think again.
Even if you bought and paid for Win7 extended security patches, and even if you’ve followed all of the instructions to install the ESU key, and even if Microsoft’s test program said your installation was complete — it wasn’t. And...
Microsoft syncs Edge's release to Chrome's cadence
It looks like Microsoft plans to update its Chromium-based Edge browser at about the same pace Google updates its Chrome browser.
Microsoft retreats from scheme to change Chrome's search engine
The browser search change was unveiled in January to howls of outrage from users.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to the current version of Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4532693, released Feb. 11, 2020.
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