Tech Republic

JUNE 18, 2024

Three of the other vulnerability trends in this report relate to Microsoft. The number of macOS vulnerabilities exploited in 2023 increased by more than 30%.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 3, 2022

Relativity Space , the startup that was founded in Seattle and is now building 3D-printed rockets in Southern California, has brought in a Microsoft executive to lead its growing software engineering team and expand upon its AI-powered “Factory Operating System.” Image via Twitter).

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Information Week

JULY 30, 2024

million Microsoft operating systems last week caused a huge direct financial loss across several industries globally. The massive IT outage that struck 8.5

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft reached a new milestone Tuesday as the company’s market capitalization hit $2 trillion for the first time. Microsoft stock was up 1.1% ” Microsoft stock has risen 20% over the past 12 months. . ” Microsoft stock has risen 20% over the past 12 months.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Microsoft created a secret Windows XP theme that made the operating system look more like a Mac. A recent Windows XP source code leak has revealed Microsoft’s early work on the operating system and some unreleased themes the company created during its early XP development back in 2000.

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The Verge

JANUARY 4, 2021

Microsoft is planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that “Windows is BACK.” Microsoft quietly removed references to this “sweeping visual rejuvenation” this morning, after several Windows enthusiasts spotted the job listing over the weekend.

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TechSpot

JULY 30, 2021

Windows Insider is a software testing program that gives users access to pre-release builds of Microsoft’s operating systems. It follows a channel model in which each successive tier is increasingly stable, with the goal of helping Microsoft identify and mitigate bugs and flaws ahead of public releases.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

After assisting millions of PCs in getting back online, Microsoft promised to bolster Windows security through significant changes aimed at making the operating system more resilient. CrowdStrike released a faulty update for its Falcon Sensor security software, which had widespread consequences for the entire Windows ecosystem.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft is releasing a preview of Android apps running on Windows 11 starting today. It’s a first for Windows, made possible by a Microsoft partnership Amazon and Intel. Previously: Windows 11 is here: Key points to know as Microsoft rolls out its new operating system.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 16, 2024

FAT, short for file allocation table, is a file system that was originally designed for floppy disks. FAT eventually found its way to hard drives and other storage mediums, and was the default file system for several Microsoft operating systems until the switch to NTFS in 2001 with Windows XP. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 28, 2023

Although Rust is still a relatively recent programming language, Microsoft has already embraced the technology as one of the most promising upgrades for Windows core programming.

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Tech Republic Cloud

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But that cloud harmony means subscriptions rather than unsupported free operating systems. Running Windows Server on your own infrastructure and using cloud services to do it offers lots of benefits.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft announced this morning that it will release Windows 11 on Oct. Microsoft will use what it calls a “phased and measured approach” that assesses a PC’s specs to determine when Windows Update will offer the upgrade. ” It’s part of a broader refresh of the Microsoft Store.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Microsoft no longer allows Windows 7 and 8 owners to transition to Windows 10 or 11 for free. When Windows 10 launched in 2015, the company made the operating system. Although the announcement came on September 20, testing shows that some paths through the loophole remain but could close soon. Read Entire Article

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Forrester IT

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Microsoft Windows is the dominant desktop operating system globally, which is a primary reason why hackers target Windows continually, because even with a very low success rate due to Windows’ extensive protections, hackers know that their chances of conquest are better than on MacOS or other operating systems.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Microsoft released Windows 365 for business users this morning, making its flagship operating system widely available as a subscription for the first time. It’s a major step toward Microsoft’s vision for “Cloud PCs.”

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TechSpot

AUGUST 21, 2024

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for August 2024 includes a fix for a security vulnerability in the Grub2 boot loader, which is used by many Linux operating systems. Tracked as CVE-2022-2601, this flaw, discovered in 2022, could lead to an out-of-bounds write with a potential bypass of Secure Boot protection. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2021

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. It will mark just over 10 years since the operating system was first introduced. Microsoft revealed the retirement date for Windows 10 in an updated support life cycle page for the OS. Microsoft keeps dropping Windows 11 hints.

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Tech Republic

APRIL 17, 2023

The operating system update for the mixed-reality headset includes improved 3D annotations in Dynamics 365 Guides. The post Microsoft offers Windows 11 for HoloLens 2 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) LAS VEGAS — Amazon has a new use for AI: dumping Microsoft Windows. The move could boost Amazon’s cloud business by reducing a major hurdle for customers to move away from data centers and servers running on Microsoft’s operating system.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares' official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems from Microsoft's site.

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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2024

million Windows devices, Microsoft said in a post Saturday detailing its ongoing response to the extraordinary global IT outage. But despite the relatively small percentage, “the broad economic and societal impacts reflect the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises that run many critical services,” Microsoft said in its post.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft’s profits rose 33% in the December quarter as CEO Satya Nadella touted a “second wave of digital transformation.” What will be the next big opportunity for Microsoft? She is the author of “Microsoft 2.0: What’s up with Microsoft’s flagship operating system?

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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the company’s Inspire virtual partner conference. Microsoft will release Windows as a paid cloud service , promising to stream the operating system to any device in an attempt to create what the tech giant describes as a new category of computing called the Cloud PC.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Windows 11 version 24H2 dramatically reduces the operating system's installation time, restart time, and CPU usage. Microsoft's internal tests show that the new update process is up to 45 percent faster installation, with restart times reduced by nearly 40 percent on some systems. These improvements come with up to 25.

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2021

Microsoft’s Clippy background for Teams. Microsoft Images). Microsoft is rolling out a few nostalgic images as potential replacements if you’re using the company’s Teams collaboration tool. The desktop image still inspires Microsoft fans to seek out the real life location.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Microsoft has been planning a second, cheaper and less power next-gen Xbox console. A newly leaked Microsoft document, posted on Twitter , includes references to this Lockhart console and multiple “Project Scarlett consoles.”. The leaked Microsoft document mentions multiple Project Scarlett consoles.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A UK law firm on Tuesday filed what amounts to a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of using its market share to overcharge clients running Windows Server on AWS, Google, or Alibaba cloud offerings instead of on Microsoft Azure. Microsoft is one of the biggest companies in the world. Kimball asked.

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GeekWire

MAY 25, 2024

The Microsoft Copilot logo outside the event where the company launched its new Copilot+ PCs in Redmond this week. We discuss the new Copilot+ PCs with our guest on this week’s GeekWire Podcast, Stefan Weitz , an investor and entrepreneur who worked at Microsoft for 18 years in groups including Microsoft Bing and MSN.

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TechSpot

JULY 26, 2024

Microsoft received a big part of the blame and bad press for a bugged update released by Austin-based security company, and so, the Windows maker has started talking about improving resilience for its operating system. The Crowdstrike incident could become a turning point for security across the entire Windows world.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

[ Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025. It was a “major, major moment in this whole AI journey,” said Peter Lee, the Microsoft Research president. At Microsoft, it was a moment decades in the making.

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GeekWire

MAY 20, 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses a media briefing in Redmond on Monday morning. Microsoft showed new integrations between its Copilot artificial intelligence technologies and its Windows PC operating system, and previewed a new class of personal computers designed to further build AI capabilities into its longtime software platform.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 11, 2023

Learn how a malicious driver exploits a loophole in the Windows operating system to run at kernel level.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Microsoft has started warning Windows 11 users that certain features in the operating system are failing to load due to an expired certificate. The certificate expired on October 31st, and Microsoft warns that some Windows 11 users aren’t able to open apps like the Snipping Tool, touch keyboard, or emoji panel.

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TechSpot

JUNE 24, 2022

Microsoft is reportedly prepping a campaign to inform Windows 8.1 users about the operating system's pending end-of-life status.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11. Microsoft MVP and Twitter user Florian Beaubois discovered an ad in the latest test build of Windows 11, prompting users to check out the Microsoft Editor. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2 — Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022.

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GeekWire

APRIL 25, 2024

A Microsoft sign on the company’s redeveloped headquarters campus in Redmond, with renovation work ongoing in the background. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue , to $61.9 GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue , to $61.9 billion, with $21.9

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