Microsoft is beginning the global rollout of Windows 11 this afternoon, starting in New Zealand and Australia, where it’s already Oct. 5, the official launch day. Windows 11 is a… Read More
Microsoft announced Monday that there are 1 billion active devices running Windows 10. “One in every seven people on the planet are planning, creating, ideating, executing, moving, shaking and doing… Read More
The way people use their devices is changing, and Microsoft is embracing that with a new look for its cadre of Windows apps. Microsoft is in the midst of years-long… Read More
One year ago, Microsoft began the doomsday countdown for Windows 7, promising to end support for the stubbornly popular operating system. Today, that clock hit zero, leaving millions of Windows… Read More
More than half of all PCs are now on Windows 10, according to new figures from Net Applications. It’s an important milestone for the operating system, even as Microsoft continues… Read More
Microsoft marked a major shift in its business with a subtle but significant change in the way it describes one of its most important goals. The company’s 2019 Form 10-K… Read More
For years it’s felt like Microsoft Paint’s days were numbered, but the 34-year-old sentimental favorite keeps hanging on. The simple graphics editor is included in the next Windows 10 build,… Read More
Windows 10 is now installed on 800 million devices, bringing Microsoft closer to the goal of 1 billion active devices for the operating system. Microsoft last divulged Windows usage numbers… Read More
For the Windows 7 diehards out there — and there are a lot of them — Microsoft is only going to provide support for the popular operating system for one… Read More
Talk about a screen shot. An official photo shared by the White House on Tuesday evening captured President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meeting with Republican and Democratic… Read More
Microsoft is taking over management of Windows 10 devices at big companies, with a new service it says is meant to take some heat off IT departments as security threats… Read More
Valve is best-known these days for its monstrously popular online storefront Steam, but has also spent much of the last six years quietly developing tools and technology to enhance Linux… Read More
Alexa is all over the place these days, from the fridge to the bathroom mirror, and now on Windows 10 PCs, where Amazon’s voice assistant could teach Microsoft’s Cortana a… Read More
The future of one of Microsoft’s top executives is in limbo as the company continues to shuffle its engineering teams, following a major reorganization in March. According to ZDNet’s Mary Jo… Read More
COMMENTARY: If you play games on your PC at all, you likely have a somewhat complex relationship with the Bellevue-based Valve Software’s online storefront Steam. Released in 2003 as a… Read More
How times have changed at Microsoft. For much of its history, the PC and Windows have been the central focus for Microsoft, but that era continues to fade into the… Read More
Microsoft today unveiled a new app called Your Phone that creates a direct connection between Windows PCs and competing smartphone platforms. The app, detailed as part of the Microsoft Build… Read More
Microsoft this morning provided new details on its next major Windows 10 update, previously known as the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, and now called the Windows 10 April 2018… Read More
A new version of the gigantic original Xbox controller, nicknamed “the Duke,” is slated for release for the Xbox One and Windows 10 next month, and Microsoft offered a sneak… Read More
Artificial intelligence has become a primary area of focus at Microsoft, and that will be reflected in the next major update to Windows 10. At its Windows Developer Day event… Read More
Updated with additional information from Microsoft. Microsoft will make Windows 10 S a “mode” inside other Windows versions, no longer offering the streamlined operating system as a standalone product, a… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft is typically more low key at CES than fellow tech giant Amazon, and this year Google, but every year it opens its doors to the press… Read More
Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP, ASUS, Acer and others plan to bring Alexa to their… Read More
Microsoft today announced a new app that lets users turn their computer screens into whiteboards that can be edited and annotated by colleagues. The appropriately named Whiteboard app is rolling… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached a new milestone: 600 million active monthly devices. CEO Satya Nadella referenced the new number for the first time moments ago at… Read More
Microsoft will start rolling out the fourth major update to its Windows 10 operating system today, the Fall Creators Update. GeekWire got a chance to check out some of the… Read More
All developers interested in building apps for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update can now download the software-development kit now that it is generally available, Microsoft announced Tuesday. First announced… Read More
A Microsoft executive confirmed on Twitter over the weekend something we already knew but hadn’t been said officially: Building new features and devices under the Windows Phone and Windows Mobile… Read More
Microsoft Edge, the default web browser for Windows 10, will be available as a preview for iPhone starting today and for Android soon, the company announced this morning — fulfilling… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the next major revision of the company’s flagship operating system, will be available starting on Oct. 17, along with the first Windows Mixed Reality… Read More