Microsoft addressed a claim that Windows 8 will not allow Linux operating systems to coexist in a dual-boot configuration on PCs.
The Directions on Microsoft consultancy team Thursday highlighted "Windows 8" and "Windows Server 8" roadmap changes from Microsoft's Build event last week.
Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third, according to the latest Gartner projections.
Microsoft last week released a community technology preview version of Windows Management Framework 3.0.
Microsoft re-released Security Advisory (2607712) yesterday to replace a previous flawed update that failed to include all blocked Web certificates from a Dutch certificate authority firm.
IT professionals wondering what x86 applications "Windows 8" will support in the near future probably will have to wait.
Microsoft provided more details about its upcoming Windows To Go product running Windows 8 at its Build conference on Thursday.
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Five "important" security bulletins arrived as scheduled for September's Patch Tuesday, after an unintentional leak of early details last week from Microsoft.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/13/2011
Microsoft handed out 5,000 Windows 8 tablets to developers today during its Build conference, currently being held in Anaheim, Calif.
Microsoft kicked off the preliminaries of its Build conference by previewing just how its new code-named "Windows 8" operating system will make the case for IT professionals, developers and users.
Microsoft launched its long-awaited Build conference earlier today with a Windows 8-focused keynote led by Steven Sinofsky.
- By Michael Desmond
- 09/13/2011
Microsoft announced yesterday a new startup procedure for Windows 8 which it says will lead to 30 to 70 percent faster boot speeds compared to Windows 7.
This looks to be a lighter patch month, with no "critical" items making it into in September's Microsoft Security Bulletin.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/08/2011
Microsoft announced today that its Hyper-V hypervisor will be part of Windows 8, its still-under-wraps client operating system.