Microsoft & Windows News Updates and Alerts
by Richard Pedersen Windows 8 – To Dual Boot or Virtualize? There are already many great articles on the internet that explain how to install Windows 8 on your computer. I am not going to re-invent the wheel here by posting a multi-page article when there are so many great sources out there. What I …
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by Richard Pedersen Many are very excited about Windows 8. Others think it will fail as miserably as Vista did. Myself? I’m on the fence. If you would like to give Windows 8 a test drive you have several options. You can set it up as a dual boot system along side your current Operating …
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Microsoft is planning seven fixes for January’s Patch Tuesday release that will address bugs in all versions of Windows and possibly for the SSL/BEAST flaw. Microsoft plans to ship seven patches closing security holes in the Windows operating system and Microsoft developer tools and software in its first Patch Tuesday release of 2012. The company …
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Why 13 bulletins and not 14, as we stated in the ANS announcement on Thursday? After that announcement, we discovered an apps-compatibility issue between one bulletin-candidate and a major third-party vendor. We’re currently working with that vendor to address the issue on their platform, after which we’ll issue the bulletin as appropriate. As ever, we’d …
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Microsoft has launched a new tech support website that its users can rely on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dubbed AnswerDesk.com, the site bears the same name as Microsoft’s in-store help desk and promises a “premium” tech support service for those experiencing issues with Microsoft products or services. Currently only available for …
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By Peter Bright Microsoft has released the fourth preview of Internet Explorer 10. As is the case with previous Platform Previews, the release is aimed at developers: the new features are important to those creating rich, complex Web applications, but will have less impact on Web users. However, even Web developers might struggle to get …
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by Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is updating its SkyDrive cloud storage service with a number of new features and enhancements. Microsoft is rolling out on November 29 a new release of its SkyDrive cloud-storage service that includes a number of new features and updates, including HTML5 uploading and PDF support. In a new “Inside Windows …
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By Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is seeking testers for the next release of its free Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware/anti-virus product. The coming version of MSE includes the following features, according to Microsoft’s latest blog post: Automatic malware remediation: “The Beta will clean high-impact malware infections automatically, with no required user interaction,” according to the post. …
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