In this week's recap, we take a look at the results for the company's Q2 fiscal 2020, find out when the redesigned Xbox One dashboard ships, and much more. Be sure to catch up below.
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Microsoft has rounded up the latest updates for its 365 suite of services. These are particularly focused on firstline workers, delivering engaging content, and making IT management easier.
After seemingly ending support for Windows 7 on January 14, Microsoft will be rolling out another update for everyone to fix an issue caused by the last update to the operating system.
A number of things happened this past week, including the leak of some real-life images of the Series X (and its ports), some new cloud announcements from Microsoft, and more. Catch up below.
Windows 7 is no longer supported as of earlier this month, but organizations can still buy extended support. As it turns out, the German government will be paying at least €800,000 this year.
This week was the first Patch Tuesday of 2020, as well as the final set of updates for Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, and Windows 10 Mobile. Halo CE testing was also confirmed, and more. Catch up below.
Microsoft announced the general availability of its new Chromium-based Edge browser, but the launch is having some issues, as users are finding that the installer is in the wrong language.
After over a year since it was originally announced, Microsoft released its Chromium-based Edge browser today. It's going to roll out gradually, but if you want it, you can get it now.
Over a year after it announced the product, Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser is now generally available for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server, and macOS.
Today is the last day of extended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, so that means that there's one final update. There are also new updates for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012.
It's the end of an era. As Microsoft has been saying would happen for years now, the company is ending extended support for Windows 7 as of today. It just got its final security update.
Microsoft is expected to roll out a major security update on Tuesday to fix an "extraordinarily serious security vulnerability" affecting a core cryptographic component across all Windows versions.
After Google announced that it will continue support for Chrome on Windows 7 for at least 18 months, Microsoft has confirmed that it will support its new Edge browser for the same amount of time.
The UK's GCHQ has warned people that they should stop using Windows 7 for sensitive activities from tomorrow. Windows 7 will no longer receive security updates leaving systems vulnerable to malware.
This week, Google announced that it will continue to support its Chrome browser on Windows 7, for at least 18 months after the OS's end of life date, which is in just a few short days.
Although the company said the operating system was officially no longer supported, it decided to change its mind on Windows 10 Mobile. The support cutoff has now been extended to mid-January.
Microsoft outlined its plans for the end of support of Windows 7 today, explaining that users will get a full-screen warning that their PC is no longer supported, and to get a Windows 10 PC.
It's Patch Tuesday, and, in addition to Windows 10, Windows 7 and 8.1 are also getting new updates, Here's what's been fixed and improved for users on these older versions of Windows.
Microsoft today released its weekly Edge build in the Dev channel, bringing the version number to 80.0.328.4. It contains a whole bunch of fixes, although there are some known issues to be aware of.
In addition to the release of the Windows 10 November 2019 Update, Microsoft is celebrating Patch Tuesday with new updates for users still running Windows 7 and 8.1. Here's what's new.
Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser will be generally available beginning on January 15, but it's going to ship without some key features, such as ARM64 support and history sync.
Today at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Microsoft finally announced its targeted general availability date for Edge Chromium. It should be available in the production channel on January 15.
A lot has happened this past week, including the expected Patch Tuesday, and the unexpected departure of Dona Sarkar as head of the Windows Insider Program. Be sure to catch up on the news below.
It's Patch Tuesday and, in addition to updates to all supported versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has also released updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, bringing more fixes and some known issues.
Today, Microsoft announced that its Windows 7 Extended Security Updates won't only be available to its Volume Licensing customers, and small to mid-size businesses will have access as well.
Today, Microsoft announced that Windows Virtual Desktop is generally available worldwide, and it should bridge the gap for those upgrading from Windows 7 ahead of its end of support.
It's Patch Tuesday, meaning that all supported versions of Windows receive cumulative updates. That includes Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and their corresponding Windows Server versions.
As Windows 7 gets increasingly closer to its end-of-support date, Microsoft is running a promotion which lets businesses with E5 subscriptions get an additional year of security updates for free.
Samsung has released a DeX app for Windows and Mac devices, which lets users use their Samsung phones in a desktop-like interface through their computer rather than using a standalone screen.
Microsoft has identified and patched two critical vulnerabilities in Windows Remote Desktop Services that affect Windows 7 through 10. The two Bluekeep-like vulnerabilities are also wormable.
Today is the second Tuesday of the month, making it Patch Tuesday. Aside from all versions of Windows 10, older versions of the operating system got their monthly updates today as well.
Windows Virtual Desktop is finally feature-complete and will soon become generally available, according to the Group Manager for WVD. Estimations for availability or pricing are not yet known.
Today, Microsoft announced that beginning with the August 13 cumulative updates, VBScript will be disabled by default in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
This week's Microsoft roundup features the numerous patches released on Tuesday, some Edge Chromium news, and even a Cuphead animated series. Be sure to catch up on all that below.
It's Patch Tuesday, meaning Microsoft is releasing updates for all supported versions of Windows. That also includes Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.
After exactly a week of having Edge Canary builds available for the older operating systems, Microsoft's Edge Dev browser is now available for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
On this week's episode, Rich and João talk about Microsoft's missing 19H2 builds, the Chromium-based Edge coming to older versions of Windows, and other big news from the last seven days.
Today, Microsoft announced that previews of its Chromium-based Edge Canary browser are now available for older versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
E3 2019 took place this past week, and Microsoft was there, as usual, to showcase a number of first- and third-party games. We also got some Patch Tuesday news, and more. Catch up below.
Today is Patch Tuesday, so all supported versions of Windows are getting updates. Naturally, that includes older versions like Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, along with their Server equivalents.