Windows 10

Cloud-based productivity software suite recovering after outage: Microsoft

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform had said on X it was probing customer reports of a potential issue connecting Microsoft's services from AT&T networks

Cloud-based productivity software suite recovering after outage: Microsoft

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform had said on X it was probing customer reports of a potential issue connecting Microsoft's services from AT&T networks

About 8.5 mn devices got affected by CrowdStrike-related outage: Microsoft

We currently estimate that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines, Microsoft said in a blog

'Blue screen of death': Underlying cause of outage fixed, says Microsoft

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said on social media platform X that a defect was found "in a single content update for Windows hosts" that affected Microsoft's customers and that fix was being deployed

Microsoft's 'Screen of Death' error chokes global services: What's impacted

Millions of Microsoft users around the world reported seeing the "Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)" error on their devices, which is causing the system to suddenly shut down or restart

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

Arc browser now available for Windows: What it is, how to download, install

Though built on Apple's Swift programming language, the initial version of the Arc browser for Windows lack some features that are supported on Apple's macOS version

Adios, WordPad: Microsoft to remove rich-text editor in future Windows OS

As an alternative, Microsoft recommends Word, its paid word processor that is feature-packed and far more useful than WordPad

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

WhatsApp rolling out screen-sharing feature for video calls on Windows beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a screen-sharing feature for video calls to some beta testers on Windows beta

WhatsApp rolling out its message editing feature on Windows beta: Report

The ability to edit messages is currently available for some beta testers that install the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows update, the report said

WhatsApp rolling out crop tool for drawing editor in Windows beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new crop tool for the drawing editor in Windows beta

Google launches Nearby Share Beta for transfer between Windows, Android

It allows users to "quickly transfer photos, videos, documents, audio files or entire folders between your Android device and Windows PCs"

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 2022 update: What is new and how to get it

More updates are coming to Windows 11 next month, including an updated photo management app to simplify browsing, finding, management and consumption of photos

ASUS launches BR1100 Windows laptop series in India aimed at Gen Z users

With a starting price of Rs 24,999 and Rs 29,999 for non-touch and touch versions, respectively, the newly-launched laptops are now available on online and offline platforms

Windows 11 adoption happening twice as fast as Windows 10, says data

In October, 2021, Microsoft released Windows 11 to the masses and now a new data has revealed that more people are upgrading to Windows 11

Microsoft Windows store is now open to third-party app stores

The news comes months after Microsoft announced some major changes to the Microsoft Store

Apple updates iCloud Passwords app for Microsoft Windows operating system

People can now sync their iCloud Passwords with Windows with Apples new iCloud Passwords app update.

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 warns Windows users of unpatched critical vulnerability

The bug can help hackers install malicious programmes and access key data on their systems.