operating systems

Microsoft Teases Launch Of ‘Windows 1.0’

Users taken off-guard as Microsoft rolls out 1980s-era logos and imagery across its Windows social media accounts

5 years ago

Cross Channel: GDPR Complacency And Windows XP Popularity

All the news from the world of the IT channel, including GDPR complacency and the continuing prevalence of Windows XP

8 years ago

Linux ‘Vulnerable To Tweet-Sized Attack’

The short command could allow any user to crash most Linux systems, claims a developer

8 years ago

Adblock Plus Comes To Windows 10 Edge Browser

Windows 10 Anniversary adds support for Edge extensions, including pop up gatekeeper Adblock Plus

8 years ago

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Update promises improved Task bar, Start Menu and Action Center, along with upgrades to the Cortana personal assistant

8 years ago

Windows 10: One Year On

ANALYSIS: After a year of Windows 10, it's time to take a look at the best and worst of the…

8 years ago

Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced

ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws…

8 years ago

Why Microsoft Will Miss Its Target Of One Billion Windows 10 Devices

ANALYSIS: Microsoft admits defeat and delays 'one billion devices' goal for Windows 10, but it shouldn't be blaming its phone…

8 years ago

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Nearly Finalised

With Windows 10 build 14383, Microsoft signals that the feature-packed OS update is nearly ready to be released to manufacturing

8 years ago

Woman Wins $10,000 After ‘Forced’ Windows 10 Upgrade

Next month's deadline for updating to Windows 10 for free may come as a relief to some users

8 years ago

Avaya Opens Up Operating System For Approved Network Providers

Avaya's network OS can now be deployed to rival vendor's hardware as part of branded 'white box' switching move

8 years ago

WWDC 2016: Apple Dumps OS X, Announces Siri-Enabled macOS Sierra

MacOS Sierra will support Apple Pay on the web, and Siri comes to desktop

8 years ago

Dell Targets Flash With Storage Center Operating System 7

Dell's enterprise storage operating system follows introduction of a network OS earlier this year

9 years ago

Windows 10 Now Running On More Than 200m Devices

Microsoft claims Windows 10 is the fastest growing operating system it's ever released, with "unprecedented demand" from the enterprise market

9 years ago

Windows 10 Growth Is Slowing

Adoption of Microsoft’s latest operating system hits nearly eight percent, but sees drop compared to previous months

9 years ago

Big Migration: The Top IT Security Issues To Consider When Migrating To A New OS

With Windows 10 now out in the wild, Kaspersky Lab's Kirill Slavin tells us what companies need to keep an…

9 years ago

Mozilla Lets Users Re-Route Cortana Traffic With Windows 10-Oriented Firefox 40

Firefox 40 will allow users to re-route Windows 10 Cortana traffic away from Bing and to a search engine of…

9 years ago

Windows 10 Update System Takes Use Bandwidth By Default

Windows 10's default system for downloading updates uses a peer-to-peer model comparable to BitTorrent

9 years ago

Here’s Why You May Not Be Upgrading To Windows 10 On July 29

Some users may receive the Windows 10 update after July 29 launch date as Microsoft says it will be rolling…

9 years ago

Android Still Mobile OS Leader Despite Defections To New iPhones

Kantar Worldpanel figures show large number of new iOS users switched from Android

10 years ago

18 Year Old ‘Redirect To SMB’ Vulnerability Impacts All Versions Of Windows

Researchers find Redirect To SMB variant that can leak login credentials for some of the world's most popular software

10 years ago

Windows XP Usage Finally Starts Dropping, Again

After months of usage increase, XP takes a downward turn, with Windows 7 taking 2 percent rise

10 years ago

The Rise Of The ‘Unknown OS’

Marco Veremis, founder & CEO at Upstream, tells TechWeekEurope why businesses need to appeal to all mobile users, not just…

10 years ago

What Has Microsoft Got Planned For ‘Windows 365’ Trademark?

Microsoft files for 'Windows 365' trademark, setting tongues wagging about a possible subscription model

10 years ago

The Critics’ View: Windows 10 And The Future Of Microsoft

TechWeekEurope gathers all the expert intel from industry thinkers on Microsoft's Windows 10 release

10 years ago

Microsoft To Show Off Windows 10 On Jan 21

Next week, Microsoft plans to give the industry its best look yet at the newest version of its Windows operating…

10 years ago

6 Simple Steps To Surviving Windows Server 2003 End-of-life

Peter Tsai, Spiceworks IT analyst, explains how IT departments can avoid migration misery in 2015

10 years ago

Mozilla Releases Firefox OS 2.0 With NFC Support

Firefox OS 2.0 is made available to developers using the 'Flame' reference smartphone

10 years ago