Microsoft Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge, ignoring default browser settings in Windows
The change does not affect Outlook users on Mac
Windows update breaks Chrome's 'default browser' feature
Microsoft didn't deny it was on purpose
Microsoft working on custom Arm-based silicon for PCs
The Microsoft Silicon Team is expanding
Windows 11 global user share hits all-time high as Edge loses out to Safari
Windows 10 remains the most popular version by far
Microsoft discontinues branded PC accessories to focus on Surface peripherals
Microsoft's first mouse arrived in 1983
Microsoft adopts Rust to boost Windows security and performance
Recap: Historically, the vast majority of security issues encountered on the Windows platform have been memory-related bugs. Rust can provide a highly effective solution to this long-standing problem, and Windows programmers are well aware of its potential.
Windows 10 is not getting any more feature updates
22H2 is the final version of Windows 10, support ends October 2025
Bottom line: Windows 10 hasn't received significant new features in a while since Microsoft pivoted to Windows 11, but the company has now confirmed it ceased developing major updates for the older operating system. The shift comes despite Windows 11's struggles to overtake its predecessor in user adoption.
Microsoft's Phone Link app brings iOS connectivity to Windows 11 but with plenty of caveats
There is only so much you can do to work around Apple's tight iPhone security
Grab a discounted Windows 11 Pro license for just $39
A stellar deal for a limited time
UK competition regulator blocks Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
The companies are appealing, but this is a major blow
Microsoft Q3 2023 revenues rise 7%, but Windows and Xbox sales are down yet again
Azure and other cloud services were the saving grace
Little-known Microsoft Edge feature is inadvertently sending info on the sites you visit to Bing
Microsoft is currently investigating the issue
Microsoft improves 3D rendering performance on the web with Babylon.js 6.0
A real-time 3D engine with advanced physics capabilities
Windows 11 users can soon tell the taskbar to never combine app icons
Other taskbar customization features revealed, latest insider build resurrects network diagnosis
New DirectStorage SDK allows developers to improve game load times on HDDs
Adoption is still low among game developers, but the tech is gradually improving
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft for illegally using Twitter data
Just as Microsoft's advertising platform drops Twitter
Microsoft and Epic partnership will see OpenAI's GPT-4 used to discover trends in medical records
And draft letters to patients
Microsoft working on "Athena" silicon to power AI
A project that started in 2019 may save the Redmond giant a lot of time and money
Microsoft brings more ads to the Windows 11 Start Menu, harassing local account users
Just what everyone wants!
Microsoft is thinking about letting users force-close apps from the Windows 11 taskbar
A quicker way to stop that unruly application
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
Microsoft testing an Edge feature that adds a second taskbar to Windows
Tightening Edge and Windows integration even further
Microsoft warns that Russian agents are trying to infiltrate gaming communities
In the wake of the Minecraft Discord leak
Microsoft explains how to detect a BlackLotus UEFI bootkit infection
What just happened? Months after researchers discovered the dangerous, "invisible" threat posed by BlackLotus, Microsoft is now giving investigators and sysadmins a detailed guidance over the telltale signs of an ongoing infection.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for April 2023 closes 97 security bugs, 1 zero-day flaw
A ransomware gang is already abusing the zero-day vulnerability fixed by Microsoft