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It seems like Bill Gates is presently in the mood of discussing life, mistakes, and acknowledgments. Gates was recently interviewed by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and the world’s second-richest man seemed to be in awe of Steve Jobs. During the interview, Gates referred to Jobs as a “master at casting spells” in order to keep Apple […]
All of a sudden, a couple of days ago, Microsoft reached out to its Twitter handle and started teasing the good old Windows 1.0. It all started with a cryptic ad where you can see different Windows logos popping-up, from Windows 10 all the way back to Windows 1.0. Soon after the tweet went live, […]
If you’re a Windows user, chances are quite less you haven’t opened Windows Registry after tweaking some values just the way a tutorial told you about. Windows Registry opens the doors to various low-level settings that could make your PC gasp for air if configured in the wrong way. One of the most important aspects […]
Windows 10 bug: If you have a device connected via cable to the USB Type-C input, you may have to wait another minute to turn off your computer – The bug exists in USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface (UCSI) software. The new bug in Windows 10 is not a serious one, but it somewhat […]
There are already enough rumors regarding Microsoft’s future devices, like the dual-display Surface code-named Centaurus. As per the latest reports, it’s expected to run Android apps out of the box. Still, chances are less likely it’s going to release in the near future. Adding to the list of the rumors is a new Surface device […]
Microsoft has announced another helpful feature for OneDrive, which might compel people to jump the ship and switch over to its cloud storage service. The company is adding a new designated space on OneDrive where users would be able to upload and store sensitive files, photos, and documents. It could be of great deal to the […]
If you’re using Windows 10, then, just like slow startup, slow shutdown is also a thing. It could be possible that you might have bumped into this weird bug which affects the shutdown process of your machine. A user posted on Microsoft’s Feedback hub that their system takes a considerable amount of time to shutdown […]
Bill Gates recently appeared in an interview with the Eventbrite co-founder and CEO Julia Hartz where they discussed startups, and the necessary tough decisions that need to be made in order to establish a company. During the discussion, Gates shared his views on work-life balance and how it has changed compared to an earlier point […]
Here’s another rumor leading to the hope that Microsoft will launch its offbeat computing device in the coming future. The foldable device code-named ‘Centaurus’ could arrive in the first quarter of 2020, IHT Analyst Jeff Lin told Forbes, citing ‘supply chain info.’ This clears out the air on past rumors, stating that Centaurus would arrive […]
Earlier this year at the Build 2019 event, Microsoft announced a new Windows Terminal for Windows 10. So far, developers have been using the code available on GitHub but now the installer has been released on Windows Store today. You can access the traditional cmd line, PowerShell, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), all […]
Microsoft has finally achieved its goal of making the Edge browser available on older versions of the Windows operating system. As you might know, the Edge Chromium insider preview builds are being pushed to Windows 10 machines for a while. The company has opened up its Edge Canary channel to machines running Windows 7, Windows […]
We have seen Microsoft work on several products for the specially-abled such as the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Taking this initiative one step further, the company has released four new Eyes First games on Microsoft Store. These games run on Windows 10 eye tracking APIs and can be played using just your eyes. All you need is […]
Apart from the secure nature of the open source software, many organizations also make the switch to cut operating costs. Just last month, we reported that the Indian state of Kerala is saving about $430 million by using a Linux-based operating system in its schools. In a related development, The European Organisation for Nuclear Research […]
Over time, temporary files can accumulate and take up storage space. If you want to free up storage space, you can delete temporary files – Here’s how to remove temporary files in Windows 10. Temporary files, which are usually referred to as Temp files, are junk files that are left behind after you have completed […]
Dropbox is the most popular cloud storage provider in the world. Thanks to its cloud server, millions of businesses and individuals can store their files or documents in virtual memory, making them available worldwide when they want it. However, Dropbox is not the only cloud storage game we have, there are Microsoft OneDrive and Google […]
The Xbox Backward Compatibility program first came to life back in 2015 as an attempt to bring older games from the Original Xbox and Xbox 360 to the newer Xbox One consoles. Now, after 4 years and rejuvenating over 600 game titles, Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on the program. At E3 2019, the […]
At E3, Microsoft shared some more details regarding its upcoming Xbox gaming console, which is set to bring a massive performance boost to let gamers enjoy a fully-immersive experience. The company has released its Project Scarlett trailer that further sheds some light on the previous rumors that Microsoft will release two Xbox consoles in 2020. […]
Microsoft warns users about an ongoing email spam campaign that abuses an Office vulnerability and seems to target European users. The malware, it is reported, is spread through infected RTF documents attached to emails. ZDNet reports, “Microsoft’s security researchers have issued a warning on Friday afternoon about an ongoing spam wave that is spreading emails […]
The web applications security researcher known as Sandbox Escaper has just publicly disclosed the details about a new zero-day vulnerability on Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 operating systems. This time, Sandbox Escaper revealed a new method to bypass the patches that fix the CVE-2019-0841 vulnerability in Microsoft; the investigator had already published a […]
Up until recently, Microsoft owned the largest collection of celebrity images under its public dataset known as MS Celebs. The purpose of the MS Celebs database was to train Microsoft’s facial recognition AI and it was also used by other companies including IBM, Nvidia, etc. Microsoft created it back in 2016, by scorching for images […]
Inadvertently, Microsoft took offline from the Internet a database that stored more than 10 million faces that, according to information security services experts, the company used to develop facial recognition systems for possible military and commercial implementations. The database, identified as MS Celeb, was put online in 2016 and, according to Microsoft this was the […]