As passwords become more ineffective, Microsoft is betting Windows 10 will up the ante on security Windows Hello and Passport, which aim to bring biometric authentication to the mainstream.
Does Microsoft's Windows Hello biometric login system avoid the security pitfalls that plague traditional passwords?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/19/2015
Microsoft wants IT pros to take a freer approach toward installing Windows updates in production environments.
While it's still a work in progress, there's a lot to love with Microsoft's new Web browser.
Microsoft announced new service packs today for its Configuration Manager components of both System Center 2012 and System Center 2012 R2.
Microsoft announced the names of Windows 10 editions today.
This month's security update also includes "critical" bulletins for Windows, Office and .NET Framework.
While the notion would have been ludicrous in years past, experts are hinting that an open source Windows could be a possibility down the road.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/12/2015
The new Docker Machine preview lets you build Docker VM hosts on various compatible OS hosts, hypervisors and clouds.
Microsoft released its second Technical Preview of System Center 2016 today, and announced coming service packs for System Center 2012.
Ignite event profiles new security tools and patch approaches.
Microsoft's new Universal Windows platform aims to make it more easy for developers to extend their Android and iOS apps to the new operating system with its appeal lying in a code-base that extends from phones to Xbox, to PCs, tablets and even its new Holographic platform.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/30/2015
Microsoft issued the next build of its Windows 10 preview today.
Microsoft announced today at its Build event that its next Web browser associated with Windows 10 will be called "Edge."
Microsoft is using its modest hardware offerings to deliver its expanding portfolio of services and software.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 04/27/2015