Microsoft made the installation of Windows 8.1 Update a mandatory baseline for users that want to receive future updates, but a substantial amount of them experienced various issues when deploying the first ever refresh of Windows 8.1. As a result of this, many users are yet to upgrade. But the software titan is aware...
Fragmentation is the bane of the software industry, and as the largest producer of computer software on the planet, Microsoft knows this fact full well. Windows XP is example enough. And in order to prevent further divisions amongst users of its modern operating system, Microsoft made the installation of Windows 8.1...
Microsoft have just rolled out a brand new design for the Windows Store for devices that have the Windows 8.1 Update installed, making it is easier to find apps both on PCs and tablets. This new design, the company says, is built using consumer feedback. And although this refresh was detailed at the BUILD 2014...
It had to happen. And it did. Microsoft have just announced that users have one more month to install Windows 8.1 Update on their computers, and the deadline has been officially extended. That means, the date goes from May 13 to June 10. The software titan had made installation of Windows 8.1 Update mandatory for all...
Just like the Patch Tuesday update cycle for last month, when Microsoft pulled the plug off of Windows XP on April 8, this month’s batch of fixes promises to be equally notable. This is the first Patch Tuesday release without any fixes for Windows XP. And although Redmond did well in fixing a critical Internet...
On the whole, the first ever update to Windows 8.1 has been a rouging success. It has been well received by the community, liked by the reviewers, and profoundly deployed. Still, there are some users that have encountered some troubling errors during installation. And even though Windows 8.1 Update officially launched...
Time for a little public service announcement! If you are, for some reason, yet to deploy Windows 8.1 Update on your computers, then you have round about 7 days left to do so. That is, if you want to keep on installing any future patches that Microsoft releases. The software titan made it abundantly clear that the...
At least, for a few good months. Historically, Microsoft has had a pretty lax policy when it comes to installing and deploying updates to its software products. Pretty lax. Meaning users could continue on using the applications and operating systems for a long, long time without the need to apply the newest security...
With complete understanding of the fact that things like these take time, I ask, where is the Promised Land? I am, obviously, referring to the reported redesign of the Windows Store. News came out earlier this month, right after BUILD 2014, actually that Microsoft was planning to revamp the Windows Store alongside the...
The week after high-profile events are usually humdrum. This was anything but. The Microsoft story hit two important milestones right after BUILD 2014 concluded. Windows XP reached end of support the same day when Windows 8.1 Update started landing on computers the world over. A selection of the important bits,...