Microsoft updated a U.S. patent application this month that describes a streaming mechanism to facilitate fast computer bootups.
Microsoft's Windows 8 planning, coding and testing efforts comprise about 35 teams, with each team responsible for a single feature area of the operating system.
Virtualization solutions in Windows 8 will help with the data size for mobile devices.
For the first time since security firm Kaspersky started tracking malware threats, Microsoft products are off the company's top-10 list of vulnerability concerns, according to its recent quarterly report.
Microsoft has opened a space for public dialog about Windows 8, its next client operating system, which is currently under development.
Microsoft released a report this month updating the progress of the Microsoft Security Response Center in ensuring software security.
A top executive at Motorola suggested on Tuesday that the company is open to a deal with Microsoft on Windows.
According to a recent Gartner projection, Windows 7 will be on 42 percent of all PCs at the beginning of 2012.
- By Scott Bekker
- 08/10/2011
The August patch is a bulky one as Microsoft released 13 fixes today.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/09/2011
Security researcher Tarjei Mandt has found dozens of vulnerabilities in the graphics control component of Windows Kernel.
- By William Jackson
- 08/05/2011
The August patch from Microsoft will be thick with security fixes.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/04/2011
Laplink Software is taking on the Windows XP upgrade problem by offering a discount on its migration tools.
Microsoft on Monday rolled out a second release of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2011.
Take the time to get the most out of Microsoft's free Windows 7 automation deployment tools -- you won't regret it.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2011
Upgrading from Internet Explorer 8 to IE 9 can represent a cost benefit to organizations, according to a June Microsoft-commissioned study.