Windows

Lenovo Beats Estimates, Raises Projections As PC Sales Recover

World's biggest PC maker Lenovo beats sales predictions, raises forecast for 2025 as AI capabilities, Windows 11 spur upgrades worldwide

4 days ago

Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’

Delta trades barbs with CrowdStrike, Microsoft over worldwide outage that led to 7,000 cancelled flights and $500m losses at airline

3 months ago

NHS Delays Continue After Windows Outage

Patients told to expect delays into this week as disruption to EMIS booking system leads to 'considerable' backlog amidst global…

4 months ago

CrowdStrike Says ‘Significant Number’ Of Systems Back Online

CrowdStrike says 'significant number' of systems affected by global outage now back online, as Russia, China relatively unscathed

4 months ago

Computex: Qualcomm Promotes Windows AI Chips With ‘I’m A Mac’ Actor

Qualcomm promotes new AI chips for Windows PCs using former actor from Apple's 'I'm a Mac' TV adverts as Microsoft…

6 months ago

China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers

Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS

8 months ago

Microsoft To Add Copilot Key To Windows PC Keyboards

Microsoft is to add a Copilot key on future keyboards for Windows PCs, in first major keyboard change in 30…

11 months ago

Tesla Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicles Over Window Closing Issue

Injury risk with automatic window reversal system sees Tesla recall nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the United States

2 years ago

Microsoft Launches ‘Cloud PC’ Service With Windows 365

True device independence? Microsoft users can now stream their Windows operating system onto an Apple Mac, tablet, or smartphone

3 years ago

Apple’s Siri No Longer Uses Female Voice By Default

Apple ends default choice of female voice for Siri, as Microsoft pulls plug on Cortana for Android and iOS

4 years ago

Windows 10 ‘Sun Valley’ Promises Major Overhaul

OS refresh. Major update to six year old Windows 10 operating system, dubbed Sun Valley, is expected in October/November this…

4 years ago

Microsoft To ‘Reinvigorate’ Windows 10 User Interface – Report

New look and feel for Windows 10 is reportedly on the way, as part of a major revamp of the…

4 years ago

Researchers Uncover Stuxnet-Style Flaw In Windows

The zero-day vulnerability affects the same Windows component used by Stuxnet to attack critical infrastructure when it was first appeared…

4 years ago

Microsoft Uncovers ‘Massive’ Pandemic-Themed Phishing Campaign

Scam emails use Excel spreadsheets containing Covid-19 data as a lure, then execute malicious macros that give attackers control over…

4 years ago

Nvidia Patches High-Risk Flaws In Windows Drivers

Nvidia's GeForce Experience also affected by locally exploitable flaws, which could allow code execution, escalation of privilege or denial of…

5 years ago

Microsoft Rolls Back Windows 10 Change That Caused Audio Glitches

Issue is an embarrassment for Microsoft, whose recent Windows 10 bug-fixes have been plagued with problems of their own

5 years ago

Nvidia Patches High-Risk Flaws In Windows Display Drivers

Bugs in GeForce, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla drivers could allow local code execution, denial of service or escalation fo security…

5 years ago

Microsoft Puts Amazon’s Alexa On Windows 10 Lock Screen

Feature arrives in a test Windows 10 build aimed for final release later this year, along with enterprise and security…

5 years ago

Researchers Release Micropatch For ‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Flaw

The bug has been compared to the 'EternalBlue' vulnerability behind WannaCry, NotPetya and other worldwide malware outbreaks

5 years ago

Microsoft Says Windows 7 Activation Bug Was Caused By Server Update

The issue, affecting some volume-licensed Windows 7 systems, occurred at the same time as the release of Microsoft's January patches,…

6 years ago

Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware

Attackers used a counterfeit software update to launch the massive Windows malware campaign

7 years ago

Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities

ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored…

7 years ago

Microsoft Cuts Windows Server Core Containers Down To Size

Downloads of base Windows Server Core containers are 30 percent smaller than before in preview build 17079

7 years ago

Barcelona Aims To Oust Microsoft In Open Source Drive

The Catalonian capital is aiming to supplant proprietary software including Outlook, Office and Internet Explorer by the spring of next…

7 years ago

How To Fix Windows Registry Issues That Halt Microsoft Security Updates

ANALYSIS: Microsoft is halting all security updates on Windows systems with badly-behaved antivirus products. But you can fix this problem

7 years ago

Microsoft Windows 10 Gets Delayed Timeline Feature

Software giant reveals what features get added to Windows 10 and what is still has to fix and improve

7 years ago

‘Always Connected’ Windows 10 PCs Promise Gigabit LTE & All-Day Battery

Microsoft and Qualcomm show off the first Windows 10 'Always Connected' PCs, claiming they will change world of IT just…

7 years ago

Windows 10 Diary: Microsoft Adds ‘Near Share’ Wireless File Sharing

Windows 10 Diary: Microsoft Adds 'Near Share' Wireless File Sharing

7 years ago

Windows Trick ‘Can Spread Malware Through Outlook Emails’

The unpatched security vulnerability allows attackers to use a Windows code-sharing feature to trigger malware using formatted Outlook messages

7 years ago