Microsoft is bringing a pseudoconsole to Windows 10, which will make it easier for developers to connect their command-line and graphical user interface-based applications.
Microsoft has been giving some longstanding Windows features like Notepad a facelift with each new Windows 10 preview build. But as Brien notes, some of the changes are more annoying than helpful.
Microsoft should slow down its patch release process and it should only deliver new feature updates to Windows 10 and Office once per year.
Microsoft on Friday announced that .NET Framework fixes are available to address problems caused by its July 10 patches.
PowerShell Core 6.1 is expected to hit "general availability" at the end of this month, but compatibility with some Windows PowerShell modules will lag.
Microsoft on Wednesday offered clarifications on its monthly Windows operating system update release process, and described how IT pros should think about it.
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that System Center Configuration Manager update 1806 will be arriving in the next few weeks.
Microsoft announced on Monday that its Microsoft Edge browser now supports the Web Authentication spec at the preview stage.
Researchers disclosed a new variant 1-type Spectre attack method earlier this week, but Microsoft's software apparently isn't affected by it.
Microsoft announced plans on Wednesday to end distribution of its monthly Windows 10 "delta updates," starting on Feb. 12, 2019.
Windows 10 version 1803 reached the semiannual channel release stage on Tuesday, according to Microsoft's documentation.
Microsoft earlier this month issued an advisory for the "lazy floating point state restore" security problem (CVE-2018-3665) that potentially could affect users of Windows and Intel Core processors.
Microsoft has declared the Windows 10 April 2018 release (version 1803) to be a successful one, at least in terms of its telemetry findings, and is now labeling the release as being "fully available."
Microsoft plans to stop the active participation of its employees in Microsoft Community forum discussions starting next month for certain older Windows and Office products, plus a few others.
Microsoft on Monday argued against organizations using Windows 10's long-term servicing channel update option.