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In Windows 10 you’ve got tons of choices for desktop programs, and apps from the Windows Store can be useful too. But there are still probably a few key webpages you turn to every day instead of a desktop program or modern UI app. Wouldn’t you love to have those key sites available to you … Read more
Domain-joined Windows computers that use BitLocker should be patched as soon as possible. Companies relying on Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt the drives of their employees’ computers should install the latest Windows patches immediately. A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows authentication bypass, fixed earlier this week, that puts data on BitLocker-encrypted drives at risk. Ian Haken, a … Read more
Maybe you like Google. Or Yahoo. Or DuckDuckGo. Choosing your own search engine just takes a few steps. Microsoft, of course, would rather you used its Bing search engine in its browser running inside its operating system. But you don’t have to. Even if you’d prefer to stay with Microsoft’s browser, you can change that … Read more
Microsoft’s digital assistant arrives on the Xbox One in 2016, but Xbox One Experience Preview testers will get to try it later this year. On Friday evening, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb—better known as Major Nelson—took to his blog to make a couple announcements. First, a new update to the Xbox Beta app for Windows 10 is … Read more
Microsoft confirms auto-download of massive Windows 10 files, even for users who don’t opt into the upgrade. Whether you want Windows 10 or not, Microsoft says it may download the files to your PC regardless. In a statement to the Inquirer, Microsoft confirmed that it automatically downloads Windows 10 installation files on eligible PCs, provided … Read more