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Microsoft promises to fix driver quality in Windows, here's how

Usama Jawad — Fri, 15 May 2026 07:28:01 +0000

Microsoft unveils a major Windows driver quality push aimed at boosting stability, performance, and reliability in Windows 11. Read more...

These are the kinds of Windows devices that Microsoft wants OEMs to build this year

Rich Woods — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:16:01 +0000

At Microsoft's WinHEC event in China, Microsoft described to Windows device makers what kinds of PCs to make over the course of 2017. Not surprisingly, it includes 2-in-1s, gaming PCs, and more. Read more...

Microsoft's Project Evo devices will be available "by Holiday 2017"

Rich Woods — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:50:01 +0000

Yesterday, at Microsoft's WinHEC conference in China, the company announced Project Evo. The firm has confirmed today that devices with these features will be available by Holiday 2017. Read more...

Microsoft is bringing HoloLens to China in 2017

Rich Woods — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:24:01 +0000

At Microsoft's WinHEC conference in Shenzhen, the company announced that it has submitted HoloLens for government approval in China, and will bring it to the region in the first half of 2017. Read more...

Microsoft aims to advance the powers of AI and mixed reality with 'Project Evo'

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 03:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled 'Project Evo' - its joint initiative with Intel - to advance the powers of AI, security and gaming and to extend mixed reality experiences to everyone. Read more...

Microsoft could be planning a WinHEC event for HoloLens partners in November

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 31 May 2016 23:24:01 +0000

Microsoft may be organizing a WinHEC event dedicated to its HoloLens partners in November, according to a participation page, which has now been replaced with a generic one. Read more...

Windows 10 will support NFC tech used by Visa, Mastercard and Amex

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:16:01 +0000

At its WinHEC conference in China, Microsoft has shown off a new Apple Pay-style service for Windows 10 mobile device that allows the user to pay directly from their phone. Read more...

Windows 10 to lock out Linux with non-disableable Secure Boot

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has shifted responsibility to OEMs to decide whether to implement Secure Boot on new PCs, allowing them to lock out Linux and other alternative operating systems. Read more...

Windows 10 to include new multi-touch gestures for precision touchscreen and touchpads

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:24:01 +0000

At their WinHEC conference, Microsoft has announced a range of new gestures for touchscreen and touchpads in Windows 10 that greatly expand the uses of each and will arrive this summer. Read more...

WinHEC 2008 Live Keynote

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:05:45 +0000

Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan are just about to kick start WinHEC 2008 with their keynotes. Both are expected to introduce Windows 7 and show you what it can do, from advancements in core components... Read more...

Microsoft postpones Winhec 2008 to Fall 2008

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:59:55 +0000

Microsoft has announced that WinHEC 2008 will not be held in the typical spring season, but instead in the fall (October probably) of 2008 "in response to industry feedback". The event is expected to take... Read more...

WinHEC 2007: Day 2

Sun, 20 May 2007 19:16:02 +0000

On my second day at WinHEC I really wanted to make it a point to stop by the Expo Hall and take a closer look at all the really cool hardware. So I spent about... Read more...

WinHEC 2007: Day 1

Wed, 16 May 2007 20:12:11 +0000

Today I saw some really cool stuff at WinHEC 2007. WinHEC truly "advances the platform" this year with the platform being Windows Vista and Windows Server. A lot of the announcements that have been made... Read more...

Vista Sales Near 40 Million, Gates Says at WinHEC

Tue, 15 May 2007 21:26:24 +0000

Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates announced the software giant has sold nearly 40 million Windows Vista licenses in the first 100 days since commercial availability on January 30, making Microsoft's latest release the fastest-selling operating... Read more...

Gates to Tout First 100 Days of Vista at WinHEC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:36:55 +0000

The 2,700 attendees at Microsoft's annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here are going to get an earful about Windows Vista, the upcoming Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Home Server—and that's just from the keynote addresses.... Read more...

Shift Update, WinHEC 2006 and a Trip to ER

Steven Parker — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:35:00 +0000

As most will have seen by now, we have upgraded Neowin to the new design called Shift. It is an effort by many people spanning almost a year of coding on our beta site. We... Read more...

WinHEC 2006 Coverage

Tom Warren — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:52:43 +0000

Neowin will be covering Microsoft's WinHEC 2006 event in full including keynote presentations, interviews, photos and videos. Keep an eye on our WinHEC 2006 Blog this week ... Read more...

WinHEC 2006: Bill Gates Keynote

Tue, 23 May 2006 12:28:24 +0000

The annual WinHEC conference is kicking off in Seattle this morning with a keynote address by Microsoft boss Bill Gates: Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will focus on how key technology... Read more...

Neowin at Microsoft WinHEC 2006

Tom Warren — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:44:44 +0000

Microsoft's annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference is due to kick off on the 23rd of this month and we'll be right there to give you the latest and greatest hardware innovations for Windows powered PCs... Read more...

Longhorn at WinHec 2005 - Round-Up

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:10:08 +0000

Expectations were especially high this year, as attendees signed in to WinHec's first day, after they had received the pre-beta DVD copy of Windows Codenamed Longhorn, they were also invited to participate in the beta,... Read more...

WinHEC Longhorn Build To Hit MSDN Soon or Not?

Tom Warren — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:12:01 +0000

Andy Boyd (Program Manager, MSDN Subscriber Downloads) has confirmed that Microsoft is planning to release the Longhorn WinHEC 2005 bits. In a posting to his blog Boyd confirms he has "gotten approval to... Read more...

WinHEC 2005: Tablet/Mobile Platforms Overview

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:38:22 +0000

On Monday April 25th, Bill Gates delivered the keynote presentation at Microsoft WinHEC 2005. In his keynote, Bill covered Microsoft and partner investments in Tablet PC, mobile technologies and innovative form factors. In addition to... Read more...

Neowin.net WinHEC 2005 Coverage

Tom Warren — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 03:37:42 +0000

WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) 2005 has now begun and Microsoft have given the Longhorn preview build to attendees. Build 5048 sports the new "Aero" theme and new search features. Neowin has been covering WinHEC... Read more...

Coming Soon - WinHEC 2005

Tom Warren — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:40:53 +0000

On April 25th-27th Microsoft will deliver its anual event for developers of hardware for Windows-based computers. With over 100 hours of technical conferences the event promises to be an interesting one. Microsoft are... Read more...

WinHEC 2005 - Updated Preview Build of Longhorn Due

Tom Warren — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:00:08 +0000

Today, Microsoft confirmed that an updated developer preview build of Windows codenamed "Longhorn," along with a preview of future updates to the "Designed for Windows" logo program will be available at WinHEC 2005 this year.... Read more...

WinFS StoreSpy v0.8 for the WinHEC 2004 Longhorn Build

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 May 2004 17:42:43 +0000

WinFS Store Spy is an Explorer-like tool to browse WinFS. It offers flexible ways for you to quickly find your stuff and navigate the store. You can inspect Item, Relationship (all 3 types), Extension, Nested... Read more...

WinHEC 2004 Day 2 Summary

Tom Warren — Thu, 06 May 2004 08:19:06 +0000

You can check out my summary of day 2 at WinHEC 2004 over at our web blog again. Included are videos of WDM effects enabled in Jim Allchin's keynote, a funny bill gates video and... Read more...

Half Life 2 WinHEC Demo Unleashed

Tom Warren — Thu, 06 May 2004 04:13:13 +0000

As far as I know we are the only guys that noticed the fact that Half Life 2 was demo'd at WinHEC 2004 and the only ones to record the whole thing, although the actual... Read more...

WinHEC 2004 Day 1 Summary

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 May 2004 07:22:54 +0000

I've just posted up my summary of day one at WinHEC 2004. Mainly focussing on the keynotes of this morning. Unless someone else posts the Half Life 2 demo video then watch out for it... Read more...

Editorial: The WinHEC Longhorn Build

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 01 May 2004 20:34:54 +0000

Our very own roving reporter creamhackered shared his thoughts & theories about the upcoming Longhorn alpha due to be shown & given to attendants of WinHEC 2004. "So, a lot of... Read more...

Exclusive: WinHEC 2004 kicks off at Neowin - LH Build 4074

Tom Warren — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:06:43 +0000

WinHEC Officially kicks off on Tuesday 4th May. But we're beginning our coverage a little early. We managed to get hold of a little sneak peek at the upcoming build that will be released to... Read more...

WinHEC 2003: Blackcomb to be Phased in Over Time

Tom Warren — Wed, 07 May 2003 19:00:03 +0000

In his WinHEC keynote address Wednesday morning, Microsoft Corporate Vice President David Thompson revealed that the company's Blackcomb project will not be delivered as a major server upgrade as previously expected, but will instead be... Read more...

Bill Gates Unveils Next Wave of Windows PCs at WinHEC 2003

Tom Warren — Tue, 06 May 2003 18:51:00 +0000

New HP PC Prototype Is Among Innovative Products Demonstrating Benefits Of Deeper Hardware and Software Synergy Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft Corp., today unveiled a new PC prototype... Read more...

WinHEC 2003: First Look at Longhorn Graphics

Tom Warren — Tue, 06 May 2003 08:51:57 +0000

In a pre-show demonstration of the Longhorn graphics subsystem at the WinHEC trade show in New Orleans Monday night, I saw for the first time some of the advanced video effects that Microsoft will enable... Read more...

Longhorn, new PCs on tap for WinHEC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 May 2003 11:24:18 +0000

Microsoft will disclose more details about the next "big" version of Windows and show off prototypes of smart set-top boxes and PCs at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week. Longhorn, new PCs on tap... Read more...

Microsoft To Demo 'Palladium' At WinHEC

Tom Warren — Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:45:05 +0000

Microsoft in May plans to show early prototypes of computers using its Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB) technology, a combination of new hardware and software that Microsoft says will boost PC security but that critics... Read more...

WinHEC 2002 information

Sun, 05 May 2002 22:29:26 +0000

Thanks Vla for this chunky snipet of information. Updated only 2 days ago, the WinHEC website details information from the recent show (WinHEC is a show about "understanding future directions for hardware running... Read more...

Some Highlights from WinHEC

Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:32:52 +0000

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates took the stage at WinHEC on Thursday, announcing support for Bluetooth wireless networking technology and demonstrating technologies that he sees becoming pervasive in home networks. Read more in... Read more...