A non-patch security update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was causing systems to reboot. It's been a rough few months for Microsoft's update quality control.
Three months after announcing that it was working on Visual Studio 2013 Update 4, Microsoft made the Release Candidate for the new update available today, bringing various bug fixes and improvements
Microsoft is building new container technologies into the next Windows Server release, enabling Dockerized applications to run on Windows Server on-premises or on Azure.
Microsoft's new firmware updates bring various fixes and enhancements to the Surface 2, and a further update will make its way to the Surface Pro 3 to improve Wi-Fi connectivity "in the coming weeks"
Microsoft and Salesforce are on their way to delivering on the jointly developed CRM apps and connectors the two companies promised earlier this year
So what the happened to Windows 9? According to Microsoft's Windows marketing head Tony Prophet today, "It came and it went."
Microsofts research wing has slipped out Analog Keyboard, a prototype input app that has you drawing individual characters on your wristwear instead of trying to hit tiny keys
Redmond strives to reassure corporations that it's going to continue to make hardware.
Microsoft was able to retain its position as the fifth most valuable brand in the world in Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Brands report
Microsoft has announced that it will change the name of its mobile device and application management suite, Windows Intune, to 'Microsoft Intune' with its next major update later this year
Microsoft today released a new photo-sharing app for Windows Phone and Android
FireEye detects an alarming spike in attacks targeting the technology giants
Microsoft is taking a step toward its promised Dynamics CRM Online push with a new promotion for a sales productivity bundle sold as a subscription service.
Microsoft has announced that the CTP 4 of Visual Studio is now available for download and it brings with it several updates over CTP 3
Microsoft researchers have built a prototype of a new app-shielding technology called Haven, which builds on top of Microsoft's previous Drawbridge operating system work.
Fresh claims have emerged that Microsoft plans to launch its new Surface 3 tablet ahead of the holiday season - but the same sources also claim that the Surface mini will be launched this year too
A proof of concept project from Microsoft Research shows how the Kinect can be used along with projectors to make any room an interactive display experience
A newly unsealed legal document indicates that Samsung paid Microsoft $1 billion in Android patent-licensing royalties in 2013 alone.
Sold 30K in consoles in three weeks
Microsoft is revising its Office 365 plans for small and midsize businesses (SMBs)
Microsoft's Sway presentation application, available starting today in preview form, is the newest member of the Office product family.
In a first for the company, Microsoft is making available its vision for the datacenter in its next Windows Server and System Center platform broadly available for download today as well.
Microsoft is building, testing and updating Windows in a very different way, starting with Windows Threshold. In many ways, those changes matter more than the new bits themselves.
Microsoft has confirmed that it will open a "flagship store" in New York City, promising that it will be "much more than just a Microsoft Store", including an "experiential space" for customers
Microsoft is expected to unveil the next version of its consumer operating system -- "Threshold" -- on Tuesday
After a more than six-year hiatus, Microsoft is relaunching its WinHEC Windows hardware engineering conference, with a March 2015 debut planned for Shenzhen, China.
Microsoft, in keeping with its pledge to match Amazon price cuts on commodity cloud services, is dropping prices on select Azure cloud services starting October 1
Third-party developers have grown very fond of building neat stuff with the Kinect, so it's no surprise that Microsoft itself would create projects using this technology
Expands bug bounty programme to include ream of new services
Microsoft has confirmed that it has officially cut the price of the Xbox One by £20 in the UK, which brings the Kinectless version of the console down to £329
Microsoft has just detailed a few changes and additions they've recently made to Cortana
Microsoft making it easier than ever for students and teachers to get Office 365
Microsoft is laying off a number of people and it seems the Research arm is no exception
New information has come to light that confirms that the Technical Preview will not be released to the public on the same day as the event in San Francisco
Microsoft has abandoned the Trustworthy Computing concept and instead will take an agile process perspective and embed security in each engineering team within the company
OneDrive just keeps getting better
In the next major update to Windows, it looks like Microsoft will improve scaling for those of you who have high resolution monitors or have purchased a Surface Pro 3
The fallout from Microsoft's latest round of layoffs is continuing, with a reorg and job cuts affecting the company's Trustworthy Computing group
Microsoft is privately testing a technical preview of the next version of its Office client for Windows
Microsoft announced layoffs today and part of the cuts involved the company's research center in Silicon Valley, where the doors will be shut permanently on Friday
As part of a second wave of cuts announced in July, Microsoft is laying off 2,100 employees worldwide on September 18
A new screenshot from Windows 9 build 9821 has been spotted in the wild but this older build does not reveal much, showing off the new Start menu and Windows Explorer
PC gamers will soon be able to have the comfort and precision of the Xbox One controller on their computers with the new Xbox One Controller for Windows
Microsoft announced some new hardware accessories today
Microsoft will continue with its planned layoffs of 18,000 with job cuts across nearly all divisions of the company with its second wave of cuts later this week
Thanks to a new job posting over on Microsoft's careers website, we now know that the company is gearing up to change how Windows ships, which is likely related to their rapid release cycle
Microsoft has announced that they are holding a press event in San Francisco on September 30th, where it will be talking about the next version of Windows and the enterprise
Microsoft confirmed this morning that it's buying massively popular game Minecraft and the studio behind it, Mojang
Microsoft has rolled out touch-first versions of its Dynamics NAV ERP apps for iPad, Android and Windows 8 devices.
Supersite for Windows posted an analysis on the Windows 9 Technical Preview Virtual Desktops and Notification Center Video Leaks