Microsoft Windows 10 users will receive free Extended Security Updates in the EEA without enabling Windows Backup, after pressure from the Euroconsumers group
You won't have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area.
Microsoft has made changing default browsers in Windows 11 unnecessarily complex compared to Windows 10, drawing criticism from Firefox and Opera
Competitors aren't happy — Microsoft's upcoming release of Windows 11 will make it even harder to switch default browsers and ignores browser defaults …
Microsoft says Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, excluding a significant number of Windows 10 computers from upgrading to the new OS
Even some three year old computers may not be able to run the OS. — Traditionally, we think of Windows as the operating system …
Microsoft says Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, excluding a significant number of Windows 10 computers from upgrading to the new OS
Even some three year old computers may not be able to run the OS. — Traditionally, we think of Windows as the operating system …
Microsoft says Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now blocks cryptojacking malware using Intel's silicon-based Threat Detection Technology
Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the enterprise version of its Windows 10 Defender antivirus, now comes with support …
Microsoft details Kernel Data Protection, upcoming Windows 10 tech that it says blocks malware from modifying OS memory by making parts of the kernel read-only
New KDP security feature is currently being tested with Windows 10 Insider builds. — Microsoft has published today …
Microsoft pushes a fix for a critical flaw in a cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows; NSA says it alerted Microsoft to the bug
rather than weaponizing it Robert Hackett / Fortune : The NSA patches up its reputation with a gift to Microsoft Mark Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : Microsoft turns the screws on Windows 7 users with fu...
Dutch data protection agency says it found that Windows 10 may still be unlawfully collecting user data, refers Microsoft to its EU privacy regulator in Ireland
The Dutch data protection agency has asked Microsoft's lead privacy regulator in Europe to investigate ongoing concerns it has attached to how Windows 10 gathers user data.
Microsoft changes the default removal policy for external storage like USB thumb drives in Windows 10 from “Better performance” to “Quick removal”
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Microsoft changes the default removal policy for external storage like USB thumb drives in Windows 10 from “Better performance” to “Quick removal”
The default removal policy for external storage media was changed by Microsoft in Windows 10 version 1809 from …