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Microsoft proclaims Windows 10 1803 enterprise-ready in record time
The 45-day interval between the launch of the latest feature upgrade to Windows 10 and the announcement that it's ready for business is the shortest yet.
Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds
Get the latest info on new builds of Windows 10 Redstone 5 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Insider Preview Build 17692, released on June 14, 2018.
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Chrome OS: Tips, tools, and other Chromebook intelligence
Your one-stop source for Chrome OS advice, insight, and analysis — from someone who's covered Chromebooks closely since the start.
Microsoft walks away from Windows 7, Office 2013 support forums
Beginning in July, the company will stop participating in several Microsoft Community forums; business-oriented TechNet support discussion forums, however, will remain unchanged.
Make sure Windows auto update is temporarily turned off, and watch out for SMBv1 fixes
On Patch Tuesday, as usual, you’d be well advised to avoid the first round of traditionally buggy patches. A possible “fix” for the well-documented SMBv1 vulnerability may make this month particularly exciting.
One month with an Always Connected PC
It sometimes takes time to fall in love.
Microsoft's Windows 10 changes will affect business
Microsoft is changing the nomenclature it uses for some Windows 10 ‘branches’ and now plans to release the next LTSB version in 2019.
For sale: New PCs, never used
It's some years back, and this pilot fish is working on a project at a bank branch out in the sticks when a local woman asks him for help selling her brand-new PCs.
Windows by the numbers: Sanity returns as Windows 7 sheds user share
Migration watch: Windows 10's user share is rising again, and Windows 7 resumed shedding users in May.
Companies can skip a Windows 10 upgrade, but they have to hurry
A temporary six-month extension of support to the two feature upgrades issued in 2017 will allow corporations to ease into the quick release schedule Microsoft is pushing.
Windows 10 Pro is a dead end for the enterprise, Gartner says
Recent changes by Microsoft to the Windows 10 support schedule underline why Windows 10 Pro is an ill fit for most companies.
Introduction to Windows PowerShell
We take you from the very basics up to using objects and beyond, with plenty of resources along the way.
Gartner: Enterprises should demand 2 full years of Windows 10 support
Two analysts said corporate users should push Microsoft to turn a temporary 24-month Windows 10 support lifecycle into a permanent fixture.
Microsoft pushing Win10 version 1803 to PCs specifically set to avoid it
We saw it happen three times with Win10 1709. Now we’re getting reports of Win10 1803 being pushed to Pro PCs with “branch readiness” set to Semi-Annual Channel -- the setting that’s supposed to specifically keep 1803 away until it’s...
Windows 10 quick tips: 10 ways to speed up your PC
Want Windows 10 to run faster? Take a few minutes to try out these tips, and your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues.
Is Microsoft avoiding the Win10 (1803) upgrade on PCs running Avast?
Several Win10 version 1803 upgraders have raised a red flag about Avast antivirus: After running the upgrade, PCs hit blue screens with nonsensical options. Now, there appears to be an official note on the Avast forum that says...
Microsoft’s new Surface Hub 2: potential game changer for conference rooms
The Surface Hub 2 could be a significant to digital conferencing and collaboration.
Patch update: Monthly Rollup previews arrive for Win7, 8.1, along with updates for Win10 1607, 1703
The Monthly Rollup preview for Win7 doesn't fix the network driver bug in this month's Monthly Rollup. The 1607 and 1703 cumulative updates tackle long lists of boring fixes.
HoloLens and anticipating the next big smartphone/PC-converged solution
But, when it comes to Microsoft versus Apple in this space, will history repeat itself?
What it costs to keep up with Windows 10's upgrade tempo
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.
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