Microsoft’s tin ear for privacy
The company keeps defending data-gathering features that some people don’t want instead of just making them optional.
Stories by Preston Gralla
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After the Anniversary Update: What’s next for Windows 10?
Now that Microsoft's Anniversary Update of Windows 10 is live, the company is planning two major updates for next year.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: The good, the bad and the 'meh' (with video)
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings incremental improvements in Edge, the Start menu and Windows Ink, among others -- but Cortana haters won't be happy.
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Microsoft misjudges millennials, spectacularly
A string of marketing and recruiting missteps suggests the company is desperate to be noticed by the younger set.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: A guide to the builds
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is due this summer -- but if you don’t want to wait, you can install the various builds via Microsoft’s Insider Program. Here is a guide to what each build brings.
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How Windows 10 became malware
Any software — even a premier operating system — that gets onto computers through stealth means has crossed over to the dark side.
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Hands on: New build of Windows 10 Anniversary Update preview tweaks Edge, Wi-Fi Sense
The latest build of Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update preview makes Edge easier to install and eliminates a controversial feature in Sense.
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First look: Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update preview
A rundown of the Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update, due this summer, including some new features available in the latest Insider build.
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Is Zuckerberg selling his soul for Facebook access to China?
Even a mega-philanthropist can look craven when lusting after the world’s largest market.
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9 free Windows apps that can solve Wi-Fi woes
Want to make your wireless connections safer and faster? We review nine free Windows apps that can help you monitor performance and safety at home, in the office or in the wild.
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Windows 10 quick tips: How to share a single PC
If your company has computers that are shared between employees or temporary workers, Windows 10 makes it easy to accomplish. We explain how to do it.
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The votes are in: Which mobile data provider is best?
Computerworld readers rate AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon on network speed, value, tech support and more. Find out which carrier gets the most cheers -- and which the most jeers -- from our 2015 survey respondents.
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Apple’s encryption stand: Doing the right thing for the wrong reason
Apple wants the public to think it cares about our privacy. What it cares about is its market share, particularly in China.
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Microsoft sees silver lining in clouded Windows
The company is in the midst of a great transition, and current indications are that it is going well.
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Windows 10 quick tips: 5 ways to speed up your PC
Want Windows 10 to run faster? Take few minutes to try out these tips, and your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues.
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