Microsoft is struggling to explain its requirement for Windows 8.1 customers to update to the latest version of the OS in order to receive bug and security patches.
Rumours of a Surface Mini have hotted up in recent weeks, but Microsoft also has an Intel-based Surface tablet in the works, according to multiple reports
Microsoft is giving consumers running Windows 8.1 an extra 30 days to install Windows 8.1 Update.
Microsoft will issue eight security updates to customers next week that will include fixes for Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint.
Microsoft has updated its Windows 8.1 Modern Skype app so that it works better for users interacting with it using mice and keyboards
Update appears to have saved it
Nation acknowledges risks but hopes to find a way to patch and protect machines
WZOR has released some new details on the next Microsoft OS update
Microsoft enterprise users now have until August, instead of May, to move to the 'Update' versions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8.1 in order to continue to receive future fixes and updates.
But we'd expect compulsory updates to become the norm.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 Update contains a new install option, WIMBoot, that was made to place the operating system inside devices with small storage options like tablets
Microsoft suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future updates.
Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 update 1 on Windows update which brings new features for mouse and keyboard users to the Windows 8 platform including app pinning and new context menus.
Meanwhile Windows XP and Office 2003 enjoy their final official Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft is now letting their TechNet and MSDN subscribers download the ISOs for Windows 8.1 Update, along with Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update 1
Microsoft today said that it will ship a Windows 8.1 refresh, a set of new features designed to make the struggling OS easier to use for customers with a mouse and keyboard, on April 8.
When Microsoft unveiled Office for iPad on Thursday, neither CEO Satya Nadella nor the company said much of anything about a similar touch version for Windows 8.1. Analysts expect that to change this week.
Lync for Windows 8/RT has been updated
It's not scheduled to arrive for just a little more than a year from now but here are early details about what to expect on Microsoft's next big Windows release.
Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade to Windows 8. Its what the original Windows 8 should have been, with important improvements for both desktop and tablet users. So why are more people using Windows 8 than Windows 8.1?
