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.
A list of top priorities for IT in the new year, including Windows 10 migrations, ID and access management, encryption, office politics, and DevOps.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/11/2016
Microsoft this week provided a glimpse of how System Center Configuration Manager will show Windows 10 servicing details.
Microsoft is shifting to an operational focus and creating a security graph to help address the alarming new threat landscape and the rise of cloud computing.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/05/2016
While Microsoft may not be quite as busy this year as they were in 2015, the impact of its moves should still make it a memorable year.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 01/04/2016
Brien bats .500 on his Microsoft predictions for the year.
Missing its previous December release window, Microsoft said that Windows 10 Mobile will start rolling out to Windows Phone users sometime next year.
Microsoft announced the "general availability" commercial release today of System Center Configuration Manager 1511.