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Let Office 365 help you save the date

Posted on Thursday May 30, 2019 | outlook, productivity, calendar, microsoft, cloud, mac, office 365, mobile, office, sharing

Arranging meetings that work with everyone's schedules is a pain - especially if participants don't work in your office. A calendar that is easy to share publicly simplifies everything from scheduling calls with clients to quarterly meetings with business partners. Here's how you can achieve that with Office 365.

Windows 10 Will Now Ask Before Installing Massive Feature Updates

Posted on Sunday May 05, 2019 | microsoft, windows

An anonymous reader quotes ZDNet: As Microsoft promised in early April, Windows 10 is gaining a new option that gives users better control over when its twice-yearly major feature updates are installed. That option is called "Download and install now" and should help Windows 10 users avoid unintentionally accepting a feature update after using Windows Update to check for new patches. While clicking "Check for updates" could mean checking for monthly or security updates, historically it's also triggered the installation of a feature update, which can be a major disruption... Choosing to download and install when offered a feature update is taken as confirmation that the user wants that update. From that point on, the feature update can then only be paused for up to 35 days. By not clicking on "Download and install now", the new feature update can be avoided so long as the version of Windows 10 currently running is supported and not nearing end of support.

Microsoft Blocks Windows 10 May 2019 Update on PCs That Use USB Storage or SD Cards

Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2019 | microsoft, windows

Microsoft has published a support document today warning Windows 10 users that the impending May 2019 Update may not install on their systems if they use external USB storage devices or SD cards. From a report: The OS maker cited problems with "inappropriate drive reassignment" as the main reason for blocking the May 2019 Update. "Inappropriate drive reassignment can occur on eligible computers that have an external USB device or SD memory card attached during the installation of the May 2019 update," the company said. "For this reason, these computers are currently blocked from receiving the May 2019 Update."

Windows 8 Will No Longer Get App Updates After This Summer

Posted on Friday April 19, 2019 | microsoft, windows

An anonymous reader shares a report: Last year, Microsoft announced when it would be killing app updates and distribution in the Windows Store for Windows Phone 8.x and Windows 8.x. At the time, the blog post stated that Windows Phone 8.x devices would stop receiving app updates after July 1, 2019, while Windows 8.x devices would get app updates through July 1, 2023. However, it seems as though plans have changed a little bit, as the blog post has quietly been updated earlier this month. Microsoft has changed the wording in the post to state that Windows 8 devices will stop getting updates for their apps at the same time as Windows Phone 8.x, that is, July 1 of this year. Windows 8.1 devices will continue to receive updates through the previously announced date in 2023.

Internet Explorer Exploit Steals Data From Windows Users-- Even If They Never Use Internet Explorer

Posted on Sunday April 14, 2019 | bug, internet explorer, microsoft, security, windows

Security researcher John Page has revealed a new zero-day exploit that allows remote attackers to exfiltrate Local files using Internet Explorer. "The craziest part: Windows users don't ever even have to open the now-obsolete web browser for malicious actors to use the exploit," reports Mashable. "It just needs to exist on their computer..."

How Windows 10 features keep ransomware at bay

Posted on Wednesday April 10, 2019 | windows defender, windows 10, security features, security, ransomware, microsoft, device guard, controlled folder access, application guard

The ransomware threat isn't going away anytime soon, which is bad news for computer users everywhere. Fortunately, Windows 10 has built-in security features to keep you from falling victim to ransomware.