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Global outage has lessons for the future

Crowdstrike's update on Microsoft outage: 'Issue found, fix deployed'

Microsoft outage: Crowdstrike clarified that the outage was not caused by a cyberattack but due a defect in an update, which has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed

Blue Screen of Death: Global outage that led to Windows 10 crash explained

An outage of CrowdStrike has caused a global disruption for users of Microsoft Windows computers, affecting businesses and individuals across Australia, Japan, India and other countries

Microsoft adds security chiefs to product groups in wake of hackings

The software giant said it is adding deputy chief information security officers within its product groups, while declining to identify the new officials

Nearby Share: Google rolls out its file sharing application for Windows PCs

Available in beta since March, Nearby Share has been installed by over 1.7 million users and has seen over 50 million transferred files

Windows 10 KB5027293 update released with 3 new features, 14 changes

Windows Insiders using Windows 10 version 22H2 can now download Windows 10 Build 19045.3154 (KB5027293) from the Release Preview Channel

Microsoft to end support for its virtual assistant 'Cortana' on Windows

"Instead of clicking the Cortana icon and launching the app to begin using voice, now you can use voice and satisfy your productivity needs through different tools," it said

Microsoft to stop selling Windows 10 Home, Pro downloads later this month

The company will also stop officially supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025

Snapchat debuts on the Microsoft Store for Windows users: Details here

Snapchat is coming as a Progressive Web App (PWA), which will run through Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system-based computers

Microsoft testing new UI changes for Windows 11 taskbar alongside widgets

American tech giant Microsoft has started experimenting with new UI changes to the Windows 11 taskbar, bringing back the familiar search bar from Windows 10

Microsoft experiments with new UI changes to the Windows 11 taskbar

Microsoft is now testing three different search taskbar visual changes; one experiment is the usual search icon, while two others include a small or large search bar in the taskbar

Microsoft brings new feature to integrate LinkedIn profiles to Teams

The feature is expected to roll out in March 2022 and will be generally available to all global users across Microsoft Teams web and desktop versions

Microsoft working on single unified OneNote app for Windows: Details here

American tech is working on plans to unify its OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 apps into a single unified OneNote app

Microsoft Windows 365 to let users run Windows on smartphones, tablets, PCs

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new Cloud service called Windows 365 that will run in Microsoft Cloud and allow customers to set up a Cloud PC with ease

Microsoft building new app store for Windows 10 with new design, features

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new app store for Windows 10 that will introduce a modern and fluid user interface, as well as bring changes to the policies

Honor MagicBook 15 review: A basic notebook good only for basic chores

In principle, the Honor MagicBook 15 seems to be a decent notebook for everyday use. But does it justify its pricing? Let's find out

How to recover deleted files using Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool

Windows File Recovery tool is available on Windows apps store and it is a command line app that allow users to recover deleted files and documents

Remastered version Halo: Reach released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One

Don't delve into the game expecting too much in terms of graphics. It is, after all, a remastered version of a 2010 game

Microsoft Windows 10 update: New privacy tools to offer more transparency

Microsoft is updating its privacy statement to include more information about privacy enhancements