Immediately after the premiere of Windows 11, Microsoft announced that computers running Windows 10, the hardware components of which meet the requirements of the new OS, will receive the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 11. At that time, no one remembered users of older versions of Windows, so the question hung in the air. will […]
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Pentagon cancels $ 10 billion contract with Microsoft
The US military has terminated a contract with Microsoft related to cloud computing. The $ 10 billion contract to create a single cloud for the American military vehicle – the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud – and as part of a broader digital modernization program, went to Microsoft in October 2019. The Pentagon’s decision […]
Microsoft may limit the timeframe for free migration from Windows 10 to Windows 11
Almost immediately after the announcement of Windows 11, Microsoft announced that users of Windows 10 computers will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free. Later it became known that the corresponding update for everyone (and whose PCs meet the official requirements for PC hardware components) will appear at the beginning 2022 year. And […]
Ukrainian employee robbed Microsoft of more than $ 10 million using a loophole in the payment system
A Microsoft employee fraudulently earned more than $ 10 million from a software error over the course of two years. Ukrainian Vladimir Kvashuk joined the company in 2017 and was engaged in testing the company’s payment systems. As it turned out, there was a flaw in the software. Usually, the system sees that test purchases […]
The first big update for Windows 11 will be released in the second half of 2022
Windows 11 has yet to make its final consumer version, but Microsoft has already revealed how it will update the OS. It has already been said that major updates for Windows 11 will be released once a year, but this time it is reported that the first such update for the new operating system will […]
Microsoft has decided to make Windows 11 more accessible
Microsoft said it wanted to make the Windows 11 operating system more accessible. In terms of features, Windows 11 includes familiar tools like Narrator, Magnifier, and Closed Captioning. However, there are also innovations. For example, closed captioning settings have been greatly simplified. There are several default options for closed captioning, but you can also tweak […]
Windows says goodbye to the blue screen of death. On Windows 11 it will be black
Perhaps the main feature of the Windows operating system – the blue screen of death – may retire with the arrival of Windows 11. The corresponding menu in the operating system will remain, but the canonical blue color will be replaced by black. Black Screen of Death already works in Windows 11, but not by […]
Keeping track of file copying in Windows 11 made easy
Microsoft has made many innovations in Windows 11, but not all of which were immediately noticed. And here is one of these: in the new OS, the process of copying or moving files is now displayed not only in the corresponding window, but also below, on the taskbar. How this happens is clearly shown in […]
Don’t expect updated Xbox consoles next year
Microsoft has no plans to update its Xbox Series consoles anytime soon, but it looks like it will eventually. Modern consoles are very similar in their parameters to PCs. Among other things, this makes it much easier for manufacturers to create and release updated models. We’ve already seen the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X […]
Enthusiast ran Windows 11 on a six-year-old Lumia 950 XL smartphone while another installed Microsoft’s latest OS on a Raspberry Pi 4
Microsoft surprised everyone with the inflated processor requirements for running Windows 11, but the absence of a CPU in the list of officially supported ones does not mean that it cannot run a new OS on it, just some of its functions will not be available. In fact, even single-board PCs and old smartphones are […]
