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Windows 8 Consumer Preview exceeds 1M downloads in 24 hours
Microsoft this week unveiled the promised Consumer Preview of the Windows 8 operating system for download, announcing just a day later that it has hit one million downloads in the first 24 hours.
School district chooses Windows 7 tablet over iPad
More and more organizations are doling out iPads to eager users, but Charlottesville City Schools in Virginia said no to the Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) tablet out of concerns about security and durability,
How to make your Windows 7 system start faster
A new CNET How To article on starting Windows 7 faster may be pertinent to IT administrators and executives grappling with this perennial problem. While hardly revolutionary, I did spot some really
Big Patch Tuesday from Microsoft to kick off 2012
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) will be addressing eight separate vulnerabilities in its first Patch Tuesday for the new year. According to the January 2012 Advance Notification released by the company, a
New zero-day vulnerability in 64-bit Windows 7 under investigation
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) is currently investigating a new security flaw confirmed by security vendor Secunia to exist on the 64-bit version of the Windows 7 Professional. According to a report on
Microsoft plans hefty Patch Tuesday to close 2011
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has scheduled a total of 14 security bulletins for the final Patch Tuesday of 2011 next week, to resolve a total of 20 vulnerabilities. According to the advance notification
November Patch Tuesday sees just 4 bulletins, temporary Duqu fix
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) will be releasing four bulletins for November's Patch Tuesday next week. Only one of the bulletins has been rated as critical this time, and Microsoft has suggested that it
Don't wait for Windows 8 to upgrade from XP, says Microsoft
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) is once again urging consumers and businesses to upgrade their Windows XP machines without delay, rather than wait for the 2012 arrival of Windows 8. Citing a Gartner brief
Microsoft wants businesses to move from XP to Windows 7
If you've been waiting to swap out Windows XP for Windows 8, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) wants you to rethink your OS upgrade plans. Instead of waiting until the launch of Windows 8 in 2012, the
Windows 8 will run on less memory
In a new blog post, Bill Karagounis, a Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) group program manager, reiterated the company's goal of shipping Windows 8 with the same system requirements as Windows 7 when it
