Microsoft this fall will begin closing loopholes in its licensing rules that have let customers bring their own licenses for Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server and other software to rival…
Windows 10 users haven’t had it easy in recent months. And while some problems were out of Microsoft’s control, the company has brought a lot of problems on itself. And…
Today’s publication of the exFAT specification is the first stage in what Microsoft hopes will be its inclusion in the Linux kernel. The Windows giant says it will support the…
Microsoft has snapped up London-based jClarity in an effort to bump up the performance of Java workloads on Azure. We’re pretty sure that somewhere, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s brain…
If you’re running Windows and are having troubles with apps, scripts or macros this week, it could be because of Microsoft’s August security updates. Microsoft says apps that use Visual…
Microsoft is working to fix CPU throttling on the company’s latest Surface devices, while owners complain of Wi-Fi issues, too. “We are aware of some customers reporting a scenario with…
Microsoft is continuing its campaign to drive Office users onto a subscription plan by killing off its discounted Home Use program. The program covers individuals whose employer already has an…
Patch Tuesday Software buried in Windows since the days of WinXP can be abused to take complete control of a PC with the help of good ol’ Notepad and some…
Enterprise customers relying on Microsoft ‘Bring Your Own License’ option to run Windows Server, SQL Server and other enterprise software in Amazon’s or Google’s clouds may be in for a…
Posting in its Security Response Center, Microsoft told users that it has discovered two “critical” Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities which are “wormable”. This means they could be weaponized to…
New report says flaw with common remote desktop access protocol left millions of users and researchers open to attack.
Microsoft has introduced a preview of Azure Dedicated Host, which provides a physical server hosted on Azure and not shared with other customers. Alongside this new service, the company has…
Microsoft Teams is available both on the web and as a desktop app on macOS and Windows 10, but what about the world’s other popular operating system, Linux? Despite Microsoft’s…
Since 2017, when Microsoft announced its Teams group-chat service would replace Skype for Business Online, customers have been asking about the cut-over deadline. Microsoft officials finally shared that date today….
Linux has never been a hot gaming platform. Valve, creator of the Steam game engine and network, has long wanted Linux to replace Windows as the PC gaming platform. Indeed,…