FAQ: Microsoft monkeys with Windows 10 support – again
Microsoft unveiled a slew of changes to Windows 10 support, acknowledging that its rapid development-and-release tempo is still being resisted by enterprises.
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Microsoft targets Box, Dropbox and Google customers with OneDrive offer
Google also unveils a new Drive preview pane commenting feature in G Suite for Microsoft Office files.
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Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in
With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.
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Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update
A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.
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FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained
The 'Long-term Servicing Branch' of Windows 1o was initially aimed at enterprises that wanted to avoid Microsoft's Windows-as-a-service model and delay frequent feature updates. Here's how it's supposed to work.
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Microsoft Planner: A Trello rival benefits from Office 365 integration
Though smaller, standalone project management rivals have gained in popularity, Microsoft’s ability to bundle Planner with other Office apps give it a big foot in the enterprise door.
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Windows 7 update guide: How 'security-only' and 'monthly rollups' differ
Microsoft in 2016 changed the way it rolls out updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, leaving many IT admins and users confused. Here's how to sort out what the company is doing.
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Why Windows 7 updates are getting bigger
Microsoft's monthly security rollups for Windows 7 have almost doubled in size since the company revised the still-popular operating system's update regimen in 2016.
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Microsoft quietly repairs Windows Defender security hole CVE-2017-11937
On Wednesday, Microsoft posted a Security Alert that describes a nasty remote code execution bug in the Malware Protection Engine, mpengine.dll.
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Get logistical with the Bing Maps APIs
Bing’s mapping tools are adding services to help trucks get where they need to be, when they need to be there
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FAQ: Windows 10's new browser-ized UI – Sets
Microsoft is highlighting previews of Windows 10 that would include new features – 'Timeline' and 'Sets' – aiming at boosting productivity on a PC.
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Open source innovation is now all about vendor on-ramps
AWS, Microsoft, and Google are all racing to figure out how to turn their innovations into open source on-ramps to their proprietary services
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Microsoft previews 'Near Share,' an AirDrop clone for nimble Windows 10 file transfers
The new ad hoc file-sharing service – similar to Apple's AirDrop – is included in the latest Windows 10 Insider (Build 17035) and is likely to be available for non-Insider users next year.
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With new apps and services, IT connects deskless workers to biz
Messaging apps and mobile services from companies like Zinc and Crew are springing up to help connect workers not bound to a desk with colleagues in the office.
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Office 2019 release calendar: Mark these dates
Microsoft plans to roll out the successor to Office 2016 sometime in 2018. Here's our best educated guess on when the software will appear – and when it will lose support.
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