Microsoft’s Anniversary Update for Windows 10 wouldn’t be complete if there weren’t a few annoyances added to great features like Cortana integration and an improvedAction Center. One such annoyance is Windows Defender’s unceasing penchant for telling you what a great job
Both Chrome OS and Windows 10 help themselves to similar usage data by default, but in different ways. COMMENTS Jared Newman | @onejarednewman PCWorld Sep 6, 2016 3:00 AM When it comes to privacy, both Google’s Chrome OS and Microsoft’s
Microsoft just offered a masterclass on why building back doors into secure systems are a bad idea. Two security researchers who go by the handles @never_released and @TheWack0lianon Twitter recently announced in a blog post that malicious actors can bypass
When I began to work with Windows 10, I was able to shut the laptop down without Googling to find the power button icon; a great improvement over Windows 8. My next interest was determining what to do when the
The Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update will start rolling out early next week, according to a new report. Specifically, unlocked Lumias and other Win10 devices will get the update starting August 9, while carrier branded handsets will receive it August
Microsoft has hidden a new downgrade policy within the Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Once you’ve installed it, you’ll only have 10 days to downgrade to an earlier version or build, rather than the 31 days provided before. Historically, Microsoft had
If you want to feel totally assured that Windows 10 won’t restart your computer and install updates while you’re busy working, you’ll be pleased to know about the Active Hours feature that Microsoft has added in the Anniversary Update (rolling out on
I just spent more than a week diving deep into Windows 10’s Anniversary Update. As a birthday present of sorts to users who’ve upgraded to Windows 10 in the past year since the OS launched, it’s a pretty nice one.
Conspiracy theorists have always said that Microsoft will suddenly decide to extend its free upgrade period for Windows 10, perhaps indefinitely. Nope. When the Windows 10 upgrade expires tonight, it’s over. Just to make sure, we reached out to Microsoft