Microsoft will not allow Your Phone app to be uninstalled on Windows 10

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 29, 2019

Windows 10 comes with a few first-party native apps, many of which cannot be uninstalled. However, with every version, the criteria to decide these applications has been changing. Recently, Microsoft published a support article stating that the operating system will […]

Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903 released

By Ashish Mohta | May 25, 2019

Microsoft has released the final Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903.  Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit or MSCT allows enterprise security administrators to download, analyze, test, edit, and store Microsoft-recommended security configuration baselines for Windows and other […]

Microsoft will force-upgrade Windows 10 v1803 systems

By Ashish Mohta | May 25, 2019

Since we now have feature updates than a new version of Windows, every feature update has its end of service. When Microsoft announced Windows 10 v1903, they also announced that v1803 aka April 2018 Update would reach the end of […]

OneDrive website to help students take files with them after graduation launched

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 24, 2019

Microsoft has announced a new website for students who store and access school files via Office 365 Education account. Now the students can move the files to their personal OneDrive by uploading via a web browser or the OneDrive desktop […]

Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability discovered

By Ashish Mohta | May 24, 2019

Carnegie Mellon University which operates the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for the U.S. Department of Defense has published an article about a vulnerability in the Windows Task Scheduler. The Task Scheduler uses a function SetJobFileSecurityByName. According to the original finder, […]

Windows Server v1903 now Generally Available for Business

By Ashish Mohta | May 23, 2019

Apart from releasing Windows 10 v1903 for consumers, Microsoft Windows Server v1903 is now available for business. Some of the significant improvements and additions included in Server version are  Containers, Edge Computing and Hybrid. Windows Server v1903 now available for […]

Windows 10 v1903 May 2019 Update now available for everyone

By AyushVij@TWCN | May 22, 2019

Microsoft announced last month that they will be starting to roll out Windows 10 v 1903 May 2019 Update in late May 2019. In a blog post today, Microsoft announced that the feature update has hit General Availability. With the […]

Microsoft Student Partner Program accepting applications for 2019-20

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 21, 2019

Microsoft is accepting applications from students across the globe for its Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Program for the year 2019-2020.  Its an excellent opportunity for those who want to learn disciplines related to technology which is not in their academic […]

A computer Laptop with six deadly Malware is up for auction

By Ashish Mohta | May 18, 2019

Tech can be weird, and this news is not just unique, but it will raise a lot of eyebrows. Performance artist Guo O Dong and cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct have put up a Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook which has […]

Microsoft Paint is getting an update with Windows 10 v1903

By AyushVij@TWCN | May 17, 2019

Microsoft previously announced that they will be replacing the old Microsoft Paint with the new Paint 3D. They even put an alert that notified the users about this change. But recently, they said that they will not be removing it […]

Microsoft asks users to update Remote Desktop Services to prevent worm infections

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 16, 2019

Microsoft has released a fix for critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability titled CVE-2019-0708. The vulnerability is pre-authenticated and requires zero human interaction. That being said the vulnerability can be exploited by a worm and any malware infected system can transfer […]

Lenovo launches ThinkReality, a HoloLens competitor

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | May 15, 2019

Continuing its expansion, Lenovo has announced a new VR/AR platform named as ThinkReality includes both software and hardware. The system comprises of a software platform and the AR headset. The Android-based Lenovo AR Headset weighs 380 grams and comes with […]

WhatsApp vulnerability allows hackers to install spyware through a call

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 15, 2019

If you never cared about updating your WhatsApp version earlier, it is time that you do so urgently. Ignoring the warning signs of WhatsApp update on your smartphone for weeks can actually land you in deep trouble. Facebook-owned, WhatsApp has […]

Fxmsp group allegedly hacked antivirus vendors

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 15, 2019

Last week a report that spoke about Fxmsp hacker group claiming access to the source code of three anti-virus companies surfaced – TrendMicro, Symantec, and McAfee. The authorities had kept the victim’s names under wraps due to the sensitive nature […]

Windows Media Center SDK available on GitHub

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 13, 2019

Though Windows Media Center is not supported on Windows 10, as a fan of the old guard here is a chance of how you can find it. A former Microsoft employee has posted the Software Development Kit (SDK) for the […]

Microsoft redesigns Office application file type icons

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | May 11, 2019

Keeping up with the trend of changing world of work, Microsoft unveiled new filetype icons for Office applications like Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel and others. With the change, Microsoft has also replaced the existing design of the icons introduced […]

Microsoft open sources PowerToys

By Ashish Mohta | May 10, 2019

If PowerToys rings a bell, then I am pretty sure you had used Windows XP. These were small tweak from Windows engineers to test prototype features, and many of them were made public. They included quick resolutions like change resolution, […]

Microsoft’s latest .NET 5 aims at offering a unified platform

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 10, 2019

Microsoft has announced that they will release .NET 5 after .NET Core 3.0. This will be one of the major .NET launches and is likely to draw a lot of attention. Post-release there will be just one .NET and it […]

Microsoft announces CE migration technology to help customers move to Windows 10 IoT

By Ashish Mohta | May 8, 2019

One of the biggest challenges any platform faces is moving from one major version to another. It happened when Windows 10 was announced. Many who were on Windows 7 did not want to move to Windows 10. Microsoft CE is […]

Microsoft announces ROS for Windows with Windows IoT support

By Ashish Mohta | May 8, 2019

Everything has an operating system, even Robots. Robot Operating System (ROS) is one such OS maintained by OpenRobotics.org. It is an open source robotics framework in which Microsoft vested their interest at ROSCon 2018. The Redmond giant had been working […]

Microsoft Search brings intelligent search for the modern workplace

By Ashish Mohta | May 8, 2019

We all are familiar with Search feature in Windows 10. Microsoft is taking it a step ahead for the enterprise. Named as—Microsoft Search, this feature uses the artificial intelligence technology (AI) from Bing and deep personalized insights surfaced by the […]

Microsoft announces WSL 2; Ships with a real Linux Kernel

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 7, 2019

Microsoft has announced a significant upgrade to Windows Subsystem for Linux. The second version of WSL has a new architecture which dramatically improves the system performance. WSL 2 is full system call compatible, i.e., you will be able to run […]

Notorious Evil Clippy brings bad news for Microsoft Office users

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | May 7, 2019

Evil Clippy, a tool designed by Dutch security researchers Outflank has been found to assist red teamers and security testers in creating malicious Microsoft Office documents. The tool, as reported, makes the malicious Office docs go unnoticed! Evil Clippy can […]

Microsoft removes Office from Windows Store

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 7, 2019

Windows users have been complaining that the Microsoft Office is not available for download on Microsoft Store. The users are being redirected to the Office website which in turn forces them to use the classic installer. The biggest downside of […]

Git repositories wiped out & ransomed

By Ashish Mohta | May 5, 2019

Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers to track changes in source code during software development. Many services host Git for developers like GitHub, GitLab and so on. The news is that in a coordinated attack to these […]

Dell SupportAssist Tool leaves PCs vulnerable

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | May 5, 2019

If you are using the latest Dell laptops or the PCs, just be careful of using the Dell SupportAssist Utility. This pre-installed utility reportedly exposes your machines to a remote attack wherein the hackers can execute remote code in the […]

Firefox fixes bug which prevented existing and new add-ons from running

By Ashish Mohta | May 4, 2019

A bug in Firefox was preventing existing and new add-ons from running or being installed. It was reported only yesterday, and Firefox is now rolling out a fix for all Firefox Desktop users on Release, Beta and Nightly. The fix […]

Emsisoft Decrypter for ZQ promises to decrypt ZQ Ransomware files for free

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 2, 2019

The menace of Ransomware seems to be far from over. ZQ is the latest Ransomware that has affected several users in the US, India, Polland, Brazil, and the UK. The attackers encrypt your content and then ask for ransom in […]

Windows 10 WinRT API Pack makes calling Windows 10 APIs easier

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 2, 2019

Microsoft has announced the preview of Windows 10 WinRT API pack via NuGet. The preview is available in the form of NuGet packages which makes it easy to add new Windows functionality to WPF applications. The list includes Geolocation, Windows AI, Machine […]