Intel is readying multifactor authentication that stores and processes encrypted credentials on its CPUs, aiming to change the way commercial users access Windows using a combination of biometrics, PINs and one-time passcodes.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/26/2016
Microsoft is planning to deliver its Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version by the end of this month, which also will bring PowerShell 5.0 with it.
Microsoft's February security update is causing issues for Windows 10 and Word 2013 users.
Could we see a new line of smartphones from Microsoft by the end of the year?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/10/2016
Microsoft updated Windows 10 today and it also released a new update history page that likely will be of interest to IT pros.
Oracle has released an emergency fix that looks to address an issue when installing Java on Windows.
- By John K. Waters
- 02/08/2016
Microsoft is promising greater organizational control over roamed Windows 10 operating system settings and application-state data when using the Azure Active Directory (AD) service.
Microsoft today switched Windows 10 from being an "optional update" in Windows Update to being a "recommended update," according to a report.
Merging the hardware team with the Windows team has made huge inroads to change the device focus of Microsoft.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 01/29/2016
Microsoft told its computer hardware partners this week that they'll have to provide a Windows support notice to buyers of Intel Skylake-based PCs.
Microsoft today published a list of Intel Skylake-based PCs that can run Windows 7/8.1 operating systems but will have truncated Windows product lifecycle support.
Most organizations that have started Windows 10 migrations are planning to complete them by year-end 2016, according to a small, industry-sponsored survey.
Microsoft's product lifecycle support policies for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 could vary somewhat, based on a machine's underlying hardware and chip technologies.
Microsoft plans to expand its Windows 10 upgrade push "later this month" in the U.S. market, with other markets to follow.
Windows 8 passed Microsoft's "extended support" milestone yesterday, which marks its continued use as a potential security hazard.