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Microsoft is the world’s leading producer of computer software. Microsoft was incorporated in 1981, but the company’s roots go back at least as far as 1975, when the first commercially available personal computer appeared on the cover of Popular Electronics.

McAfee Threat Update – Petya Ransomware Variants

Posted on June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 By Ricardo Botha

A new variant of the Petya ransomware (also called Petrwrap) began spreading internationally on Tuesday, June 27. The initial attack vector is unclear, but aggressive…

Desktop apps can be installed on Windows 10 Cloud with a little extra effort

Desktop apps can be installed on Windows 10 Cloud with a little extra effort

Posted on February 9, 2017 By Ricardo Botha

Microsoft’s Windows 10 is a robust operating system that can do just about anything. Usually that’s a strength, but while Windows 10 competes well against…

Windows 10 Creators Update will bring a much-improved Microsoft Edge browser

Windows 10 Creators Update will bring a much-improved Microsoft Edge browser

Posted on February 1, 2017 By Ricardo Botha

If you’ve been holding off on switching to Microsoft’s new Edge browser, you may finally take the plunge thanks to changes that are due when…

Windows 10 Anniversary Update protected users against two pre-patched exploits

Windows 10 Anniversary Update protected users against two pre-patched exploits

Posted on January 17, 2017 By Ricardo Botha

Matt Oh and Elia Florio of the Windows Defender ATP Research Team said on Friday that Windows 10 Anniversary Update not only neutralized zero-day kernel…

Windows 10 Game Mode coming later this week

Windows 10 Game Mode coming later this week

Posted on January 17, 2017 By Ricardo Botha

The brand new Windows 10 Creators Update is just around the corner. It will have some special gaming features, and it’s nearly ready to roll-out.…

32-bit vs. 64-bit – what’s the difference, and what does it mean for your PC?

32-bit vs. 64-bit – what’s the difference, and what does it mean for your PC?

Posted on November 28, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

What are bits? The number of bits in a processor refers to the size of the data types that it handles and the size of…

ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved Patch 252

Posted on November 24, 2016November 25, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Patch 252 brings a feast of new content to ARK: Survival Evolved! Four new creatures will become available to discover and tame, including the slimy…

All the major browsers are calling time on the SHA-1 hashing algorithm

All the major browsers are calling time on the SHA-1 hashing algorithm

Posted on November 22, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

The most popular web browsers are calling time on SHA-1, the hashing algorithm for securing data, and will soon begin blocking sites that use it.…

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition adds new cars, Nürburgring

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition adds new cars, Nürburgring

Posted on November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex was the first game in the Forza franchise to hit the PC as previous games in the series were exclusive to…

Microsoft patches nasty Windows 10 security flaw outed by Google

Microsoft patches nasty Windows 10 security flaw outed by Google

Posted on November 9, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

On October 31, Google publicly outed Microsoft for a critical zero-day security flaw in Windows 10 just 10 days after reporting the vulnerability to the…

Microsoft is busy making Cortana more chatty and humanlike

Microsoft is busy making Cortana more chatty and humanlike

Posted on November 7, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Microsoft is working on making Cortana seem more humanlike in terms of the responses the digital assistant gives to Windows users, according to a freshly…

Microsoft warns of fake MSE installer Hicurdismos

Microsoft warns of fake MSE installer Hicurdismos

Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Microsoft has issued a warning to Windows users to be on alert for Hicurdismos. Hicurdismos is a fake Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) installer that tricks…

Paying is for suckers: Here’s how to use Microsoft Office for Free

Here’s how to use Microsoft Office for Free

Posted on October 24, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Use free online and mobile apps Microsoft has been gradually expanding the number of apps you can use online, for free, and now offers an…

‘Gears of War 4’ will offer local split-screen co-op gameplay on Windows 10

‘Gears of War 4’ will offer local split-screen co-op gameplay on Windows 10

Posted on September 20, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Last week during a preview event, developer The Coalition revealed that Gears of War 4 for the PC will provide local split-screen co-op. According to…

Microsoft: Xbox Scorpio will support native 4K gaming

Microsoft: Xbox Scorpio will support native 4K gaming

Posted on September 20, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

The Xbox’s Project Scorpio is still a year away, but Microsoft is already making some pretty bold claims about the console’s computing power. Unlike the…

Windows 7 and 8.1 move to Windows 10-style updates

Windows 7 and 8.1 move to Windows 10-style updates

Posted on August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Microsoft is changing patching for Windows 7/8.1 so instead of fixes and updates arriving in dribs and drabs, they’ll pitch up in one cumulative update,…

Microsoft finally rolls out Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update, new features

Microsoft finally rolls out Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update, new features

Posted on August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

The new update doesn’t have as many new features as the desktop update for computers, but there are a few nice capabilities included, such as…

So long, dongles: Microsoft will build one into your next Windows 10 PC

So long, dongles: Microsoft will build one into your next Windows 10 PC

Posted on August 17, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Xbox is phasing out unnecessary dongles for your Windows 10 PC, announcing a new line of computers that communicate wirelessly with your Xbox accessories without…

Impressive mod turns the Xbox One S into a laptop

Impressive mod turns the Xbox One S into a laptop

Posted on August 12, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Unveiled at this year’s E3 event, the Xbox One S takes the power of Microsoft’s flagship home console and puts it in a smaller, more…

Microsoft has just acquired its own game streaming service

Microsoft has just acquired its own game streaming service

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 By Ricardo Botha

Following in the footsteps of Sony’s acquisition of game-streaming service Gaikai in 2012, Microsoft has acquired Beam. But unlike Gaikai, Beam’s service has an emphasis…

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