That would pretty much be the story behind Microsoft AU Daemon. Since not many users know about the program, and since they most probably see it everyday running in the background while they look through the Task Manager, it is easy to understand why some may have their concerns regarding it. What is Microsoft AU Daemon? Microsoft AU Daemon is the Microsoft AutoUpdate program that keeps your installation of Microsoft Office up to date....
This improved feature update will be available only for PCs running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. Windows 10 19H2 is just a minor update The Windows 10 19H2 will be a service pack rather than a complete feature update. This is because the company will apparently pay more attention to performance and software improvements. Microsoft further states that the update will be delivered to the Windows Insiders as the usual cumulative updates....
More precisely, the logos of Kinect Joy Ride developer BigPark along with Function Studios, Good Science, LXP and SOTA have all been removed from the Microsoft Studios web page, as well as the Project Spark. Originally, nothing was known about why Microsoft chose to close so many studios in just a few of day, but VideoGamer reached out to Microsoft with the question — and quickly received an answer....
Yes, this means that Edge is much better at identifying and blocking phishing attacks than Chrome and Firefox. Tests conducted by NSS Labs showed that Microsoft’s favorite browser blocked 96% of socially-engineered malware (malicious links and pop-ups), whereas Chrome successfully blocked only 88% and Firefox blocked 70% of these threats. Edge blocks 92% of phishing attacks As far as phishing attacks are concerned, Edge blocked 92% of malicious URLs, while Chrome blocked 75% of them....
Throughout the six year period of Premium Assurance coverage, customers will get Security updates and bulletins marked “Critical or “Important”. Moreover, there will be certain bug fixes tht will come along with the plan. Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are the oldest eligible products in the program. These are also the software with the most pressing retirement dates, slated for January 2020 and July 2019....
It could be that for some users it was hard tracking the leak’s origin, since they discovered this information on different social media platforms such as Reddit, Mega, or Telegram. Even though the new OS hype is far from being over, Microsoft has officially confirmed Windows 11 through the DMCA complaint that they registered. To see what our readers thought about the newly-announced Windows 11 OS, don’t hesitate to have a look at our extensive Windows 11 survey results....
Although a lot has changed lately, some things did remain the same and that is the focus on identifying online vulnerabilities regarding sensitive information. Organizations were already paying serious attention to their online security and thankfully recently Microsoft’s Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) capabilities became available for macOS and Linux. Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) capabilities Not only TVM is now available for macOS and Linux but Microsoft is also planning to bring TVM to Android and iOS services, sometime later this summer: What makes TVM great is that it allows for a quick discovery of vulnerabilities within applications as well as misconfigurations across Linux....
Codenamed as “Durango”, the next Kinect could be crucial to the upcoming Xbox 720, because gamers are looking for more interactive gaming methods. Of course, Durango or Kinect 2.0 will improve and will become “smarter”, being able to know and understand more about your movements. We won’t bother you too much and get right down to some possible and most important specs of Kinect 2.0, according to recent leaks. Do have a look at the more detailed picture below....
Speaking of the Surface Phone’s release date, we’ve got some bad news for you. There will be no Surface Phone this year. The good news is that Microsoft will launch a new phone in 2017 after all. The new Microsoft phone The rumor was recently launched by a former employee of a Microsoft contractor. He also revealed that special phone-PC-like Windows 10 ARM devices will probably arrive in late 2018 or 2019....
In a recent interview, Spencer said that he wants Xbox to compete with all the other gaming devices out there. Still, he thinks that all the companies should collaborate to improve the overall gaming experience. According to him, this is an opportunity for all the companies to develop innovative products to impress their users. He stressed on the fact that Microsoft wants to end the cold war between competitors. Microsoft’s recent collaboration on cloud technology with Sony and Ultimate is such an example....
However, multinational tech company, Microsoft, pulled the rug underneath their feet, as its stock price took an upward 7.57 percent leap, to close the day at $93.78. If you’re an ardent follower of the stock market, you probably know that it wasn’t so solid last week when The Dow dropped to 425 points, which has been attributed to the trade tensions between the U.S. and China. This has since eased out, erasing all the drops and raising The Dow up 224 points, to settle at 669 points....
Microsoft recently announced that it created the first tech breakthrough that will allow us to have more natural conversations with them. The company says that we’ll be able to speak to them just like we talk to one other. Xiaolce makes breakthrough in natural conversation Microsoft’s chatbot, Xiaolce, just got some new updates that make it a lot smarter. The company will use the same technology to other chatbots and this includes Zo in the US....
During Build 2017, Microsoft announced the launch date for the next major update for Windows 10 for some time in September. Microsoft’s focus and interests now revolve around bringing Win32 apps to the Store and on getting more services to iOS and Android. These goals make it pretty clear that Windows 10 Mobile and phone-styled devices are not part of the company’s plans anymore, especially if we consider that Joe Belfiore himself said that phones will continue receiving support instead of continuing to be developed....
Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager announced the Windows 10 18363.418 update on the company’s blog. There Mr. Le Blanc stated: Today, we have released 19H2 Build 18363.418 to Windows Insiders who are on Build 18362.10024 and in the Release Preview ring. If you are on Build 18362.10024 and still in the Slow ring, you will not receive this update. Users on the Slow ring will need to switch to Release Preview on the Windows Insider Program tab in Settings to get this update....
You probably already know that next major updates for Windows 10 are called (for now) Redstone 2, and Redstone 3, but we still don’t know much about them. In fact, the only thing about these updates we know so far is that Microsoft will release them in 2017. Although Microsoft have already started pushing Redstone 2 builds to Windows Insiders, the company still has to announce new features that will arrive with the third major update for Windows 10....
The company confirmed that a test version of the new Microsoft Edge browser would be released early 2019. Microsoft’s engineers also stated that the date for the release of the test version of Microsoft Edge is not yet known, but it is expected to be announced in the early months of the year. While the exact release date is still unknown, we expect the company to roll out the first version of its Chromium-based sometime at the end of March or the beginning of April....
Microsoft’s twice-per-year feature release schedule Microsoft has announced plans to align the feature releases of Office and Windows in order to ease the experience for enterprise users. The releases are scheduled for March and September and the next essential for Windows 10 has a September date. All Microsoft’s releases are going to receive support for 18 months, and the fact the system is in place for both Windows and Office will be very useful for everyone, not only for enterprise customers....
With the redesign, Microsoft will reportedly change the layout of the Store and enhance app listings. The new design will also allow developers to place a background image of the app instead of just a plain color, which is currently the case. The Spotlight area of the Store will also receive some noticeable changes to sport a nice, flat design instead. Featured apps will be showed as Start Menu tiles which will improve the touch interface of Windows 10 in the Store, and an improved Search algorithm should also arrive with the new design, allowing users to find an app or a game they’re looking a lot easier....
The Misadventures of Windows 10 October v1809 Continue ARM Radeon Graphics Cards The first problem is AMD Radeon graphic cards. Microsoft claims that the main problem is AMD no longer supports two specific graphic processor units (GPUs) – Radeon HD2000 and HD4000. I’m not sure of all the the negative issues that users may experience with the Windows 10 October 1809 update, but there seems to still be a fair amount....
We remind you that these mixed emotions started ever since the new operating system was simply a toddler learning how to take its first steps. Many months later, and several updates that sort of tweaked the Start menu, and users are still not at all happy with what Microsoft considered improvements for it. And, with the community constantly asking for core features to be brought back, and the tech giant refusing to give in, it looks like this will drag on for quite a while, until one of the sides simply has enough....
