Several sources report that Microsoft will bring back the missing Start Button and ability to boot straight to Desktop in Windows Blue (effectively Windows 8.1) to be released later this year.
Read the rest of this entry...Apr 222013
Apr 082013
It’s been in the pipeline for years but it is worth a reminder that all Microsoft support for Windows XP and Office 2003 will end on April 8, 2014.
Read the rest of this entry...Feb 052013
New research from Microsoft shows that consumers are now more aware of internet risks and privacy concerns – but just as unwilling to do much about them.
Read the rest of this entry...Feb 032013
Microsoft have launched a new tool to block Windows 7 SP1 from receiving a future IE10 upgrade as an automatic update. Businesses and private users of other browsers can block upgrades via this toolkit.
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 312013
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 64GB Windows 8 tablet (launching Feb 9th) will ship with just 23GB of unused storage. But are people right to be so upset that almost two thirds of the storage is unavailable to buyers?
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 232013
Microsoft have confirmed that the new Surface Windows 8 Pro hybrid tablet/laptop will be available in the US and Canada from February 9th. It include the full version of Windows 8 Pro so you can install any standard Windows program that is compatible with Windows 8 (or Windows 7).
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 212013
Microsoft Office 2013 is now available for free download as a 60 day trial for evaluation purposes. The download is for the full Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 version.
Read the rest of this entry...Jan 162013
TCPView is a free Microsoft utility to show detailed listings of your network connections. It can help identify which programs are connecting to the internet and how much data they have sent or received.
Read the rest of this entry...Dec 232012
IE10 wins Microsoft’s Penguin Mark test of browser speed – no surprise there.
Read the rest of this entry...Dec 232012
Microsoft has published an app to test if you can tell the difference between real antivirus software and an actual virus.
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