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Windows 8 Release Preview has been out for almost a month and by now you might be wondering what antivirus software you should be using. Well, while Windows 8 RP comes with Windows Defender integrated within the operating system, there are many third-party solutions, officially approved by Microsoft, that you can try in your Windows PC to fight viruses and malware. Here is the list of products that the software giant just published , along with their respective links to download Windows 8 Release Preview ready antivirus/malware pre-release software:...

Whether just playing catch up or pushing for innovation, Microsoft is working on a smartwatch with touch, The Wall Street Journal says. According to the report the software giant has contacted an unnamed number of Asian suppliers to deliver the components for the wearable device. If the rumor from the WSJ is legit, the folks at Redmond are jumping in together with Google, Apple, and Samsung to reinvent the wristwatch, which has been replaced by the mobile phone for quite some time....

Microsoft 365 becomes the new name that replaces “Microsoft Office.” Microsoft will start rolling out the new brand in November. The apps and services will remain the same. Only the brand will change. In a major rebranding shift, Microsoft has announced that its Office suite of apps will now become “Microsoft 365.” Since the collection of apps is growing at a fast pace, after more than 30 years, the software giant has decided that it needed a name change moving forward ....

Microsoft will reveal the Consumer Preview of Windows 10 at an event in late January. According to a new report from The Verge , sources familiar to the plan claim that Microsoft will present the consumer feature of Windows 10 during a press event. While the software giant will be participating at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in early January, the company will unveil what’s coming in the Windows 10 Consumer Preview on a separate event....

OK folks, the time has come, on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, Microsoft is scheduled to unveil the new Xbox game console in a press event that will be held at Redmond headquarters in Washington, at 1PM Eastern Time — show that will last for about an hour ( words from Larry Hryb, a.k.a @majornelson ) and everyone is invited to participate in the live stream . Indeed this is an exciting time because we will finally see what the company has been working on these past years, and we will actually know which rumors and leaks we’ve been hearing for months are true....

OneNote app to get vertical tabs layout. The new feature was the top request from educators, Microsoft says. It’ll roll out in early 2023, but you need to enable the option manually. Since Microsoft completed merging the OneNote app with the OneNote for Windows 10 app, the company has been proactively working to bring even more features from the old to the new application for Windows 11 , including a vertical layout to navigate tabs and pages like in the version of Windows 10....

Microsoft is finally releasing the first test version of Project Spartan, the Internet Explorer successor. The new browser is part of Windows 10 build 10049 , which the company has just released to the Fast ring of updates. If you’re a Windows Insider and you configured your setting to get new builds faster, the update will install automatically. If you’re not, you can get the instructions to change the settings and download the new build from my previous write-up....

The “Sunflowers PREMIUM” theme is now available for download from the Microsoft Store. This collection includes 17 high-resolution (4K) wallpapers of sunflowers up close and from a distance. If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme on Settings > Personalization > Background , use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency. You can find more great themes in this section ....

Microsoft is planning to release the next version of its clamshell laptop, the Surface Laptop 4, and ahead of the official announcement, some details have leaked onto the web, revealing the device tech specs and potential launch date. According to a report from WinFutuere , the company plans to launch the Surface Laptop 4 sometime in April 2021, and it will come with both AMD and Intel options. On the AMD configuration side, the fourth-generation of the laptop is expected to ship with the Ryzen 4000 mobile series, including the 5 4680U and 7 4980U processors, instead of the 5000 series....

Surface Pro 3 is a realized dream for Microsoft, after a few tries the company is finally bridging the gap between a tablet and laptop with a single device that does it all quite well. This is the best device ever built by a company that is best known to build software and it’s impressive what they have achieved with this new version of the tablet. Surface Pro 3 has the best hardware ever shipped on a tablet....

Microsoft is going back to the drawing board with Windows 10 and it’s building its next operating system focus on the desktop, which means that once again it’s all about the keyboard and mouse. Although, Windows already has a large collection of keyboard shortcuts, Microsoft will continue to add features and new shortcuts will be introduced. For example, on Windows 10, the software giant is introducing virtual desktops, which is a feature that allows users to group tasks more logically and separate work from personal tasks....

Regardless of the operating system ( Windows 11 , 10, and older versions) or the platform you use, it’s always important to have a clear understanding of the difference between viruses and malware. In terms of definition, a virus is simply a type of malware . Technically speaking, if you say that your computer has been infected with malware, it is more accurate than saying it’s been infected with a virus....

Microsoft is now making available Windows 10 build 14946 for PC and Mobile devices enrolled in the Fast ring. This release is yet another update part of the Windows 10 Redstone 2 and brings a number of features and improvements. Windows 10 build 14946, according to Microsoft, has a number of features, including a new settings page with option to customize your precision touchpad experience on PC, the Wi-Fi settings page also gets updated with a few options to temporarily disable your connection for PC and Mobile, a few other specific small features for Mobile, and a number of fixes and improvements for both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile ....

As Microsoft gets closer to finalize the next major release, Windows 10 build 16273 is now rolling out for PCs enrolled in the Fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. However, this time around and moving forward there will be no new features or big changes as the company is currently focus on smashing bugs to get the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ready for the masses in the coming weeks....

Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 10 build 18317 for devices enrolled in the Fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. This is the nineteenth preview releasing as part of the 19H1 development expected to release in March/April time frame. Windows 10 build 18317 is a minor update, and according to the company, breaks Cortana and Search into two features. The Start menu has now its own process. You can now install new fonts quickly using drag and drop....

Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 10 build 20201 for devices enrolled in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. This is the preview number 34 available to testers, and it’s a small update that only introduces some fixes expected to arrive in future releases of Windows 10 . Windows 10 build 20201 , according to the company, resolves an issue where some Microsoft Store games protected by Easy Anti-Cheat failed to launch....

Windows 10 build 21322 rolls out to testers with improvements and fixes, but no new features. This preview for Insiders brings changes for File Explorer, News and interests widget, and touch keyboard. Build 21322 for Windows 10 fixes BSoD, clipboard, audio playback, region settings, and more problems. Build 21322 for Windows 10 is now rolling out in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program. This is preview number 59 available for testers, and it is a small update that only ships with some new improvements and fixes....

Windows 10 receives the update KB5048652 (build 19045.5247 and 19044.5247) as the December 2024 update. The security update only addresses a few problems, and there are no new features. The December 2024 update, which includes several security fixes and improvements, is now rolling out Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 as the security update KB5048652 (build 19045.5247 and 19044.5247). The update KB5048652 also rolls out fixes for App list backup, Copy cloud files, motherboard replacement not activating, Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA), and Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) printer....

Only days after releasing a PC and Mobile preview of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update , Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 10 build 14342 to the Slow ring, and Windows 10 Mobile receives a minor update to build 14342.1003 in the Fast ring. The company is even making available cumulative update (KB3158988) for the latest pre-release of the operating system with some important fixes. Although build 14342 for PC in the Slow ring doesn’t bring any significant changes, it’ll give an opportunity for Insiders in the Slow ring to check out all the new features coming in the Anniversary Update ....

Microsoft is now releasing Windows 10 build 14915, part of the Redstone 2 update scheduled to roll out in early 2017. The new update is available for PC and Mobile devices enrolled in the Fast ring of updates. The new Redstone 2 update still doesn’t bring new big features, but it allows devices with Delivery Optimization enabled to download test versions of the operating system even faster. In addition, Windows 10 build 14915 also fixes a lot of issues and adds new improvements....