Windows at 30: Microsoft’s biggest blunders

Computerworld Microsoft November 30, 2015 Windows at 30: Microsoft's biggest blunders The first three decades of Windows has brought unparalleled frustrations -- and an undying hope that the next version will be the best one yet READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Windows 10's usage share lead over Windows 7 evaporates 2. Microsoft's November Windows 10 update messed up some users' privacy settings 3. Microsoft's new service makes app developers out of everyday employees 4. Microsoft's new premium Office 365 subscription for businesses arrives 5. INSIDER Is Microsoft making Windows worse to make it better? 6. Microsoft offers unwanted-software detection for the enterprise 7. Microsoft zaps dodgy Dell digital certificates 8. Microsoft acknowledges bug led to Windows 10 November upgrade stoppage 9. Microsoft Windows 10 1511 MCT is back, baby. Here's why it vanished... 10. Its cloud soon gone, HP aligns with Microsoft Azure 11. Microsoft blames layoffs for drop in gender diversity 12. Learn Windows PowerShell 13. INSIDER 9 ways Windows 10 just got better : RES Software Numbers to Know Before You Plan The amount of time that Windows 7 and Windows 8 consumers have to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Impact: Your workers will be using Windows 10 at home well before it comes to the enterprise. That may impact on your Windows 10 timeline. Learn More Windows 10's usage share lead over Windows 7 evaporates Windows 10's uptake pace has -- at least for now -- lost its lead over the adoption rate of Windows 7 six years ago. READ MORE Microsoft's November Windows 10 update messed up some users' privacy settings Microsoft revealed Tuesday that an update to Windows 10 changed some users' privacy settings accidentally. READ MORE Microsoft's new service makes app developers out of everyday employees Microsoft unveiled a new beta service that's supposed to help anyone build an app -- no software development experience required. READ MORE Microsoft's new premium Office 365 subscription for businesses arrives Companies that want almost all of the new features Microsoft is cramming into its Office 365 productivity service can now get them through a new subscription the company launched Tuesday. READ MORE INSIDER Is Microsoft making Windows worse to make it better? Windows 10 is being presented as an OS in continuous development. We're used to cloud services being a work in progress, but how well does that transfer to the an operating system? READ MORE Microsoft offers unwanted-software detection for the enterprise Microsoft has started offering protection against potentially unwanted applications in its anti-malware products for enterprise customers. READ MORE White Paper: Panduit Corp. Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure This new Gartner report reviews 15 vendors of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions. Based on its own expert analysis and backed up by in-depth interviews with users in the space, Gartner has just published the Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure Management Tools. Learn More Microsoft zaps dodgy Dell digital certificates Microsoft has updated several of its security tools to remove two digital certificates installed on some Dell computers that could compromise data. READ MORE Microsoft acknowledges bug led to Windows 10 November upgrade stoppage Microsoft has restored access to Windows 10's November upgrade from its download center after pulling the upgrade because of a bug. READ MORE Microsoft Windows 10 1511 MCT is back, baby. Here's why it vanished... Microsoft is sorry for yanking the Windows 10 November update a few days ago. But now the version 1511 download is back via the Media Creation Tool (MCT)... READ MORE Its cloud soon gone, HP aligns with Microsoft Azure Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is partnering with Microsoft to offer its Azure public cloud services to customers, filling a gap after HPE decided to scrap its own public cloud services. READ MORE Microsoft blames layoffs for drop in gender diversity Microsoft has blamed a drop in its workforce's gender diversity on the thousands of layoffs it made to restructure its phone hardware business. READ MORE Learn Windows PowerShell Go from beginner to advanced with this in-depth guide, a Computerworld Knowledge Pack. READ MORE INSIDER 9 ways Windows 10 just got better We rank the new features and tweaks to Windows 10 that were included in last week's update. READ MORE Webcast: Sophos Inc Hackers Communicate; Your Security Technologies Should Too It's time to close the gap left open by layered, standalone security tools and share contextual information. 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