Microsoft talks about Application Compatibility in the Windows ecosystem

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | January 17, 2019

There are millions of apps available on the internet nowadays. Have you ever thought how do the companies manage so many apps, how do they manage the compatibility, the bugs, and their fixes? Just one single bug can take its […]

PyLocky Decryptor Tool is now available for download

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 17, 2019

PyLocky is relatively new ransomware written in Python, which is responsible for encrypting all the files on the victim’s computer and then ask for a ransom to let the user access their encrypted data by decrypting them. Till date, the victims […]

Intel makes some major announcements at CES 2019

By AyushVij@TWCN | January 16, 2019

CES 2019 is the annual trade show organized by Consumer Technology Association in Las Vegas, Nevada. Every major technology company in the world takes up the stage at the event to make some major announcements and showcase their latest and […]

Microsoft releases eBook to learn Azure in a month of Lunches

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | January 12, 2019

To help developers build and run their applications, services and integrate upcoming technologies, Microsoft has released an eBook – Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches. The eBook offers great insights into entry into cloud administration. Besides, it also gives […]

KB971033 deactivating Windows 7 systems

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | January 12, 2019

Windows is no stranger to issues and errors. These niggles often trouble the users and the administrators in case of companies. It has recently come to the notice that Microsoft’s KB971033 update for Windows 7, the one released on January 2019 […]

KB4480960 and KB4480970 causing Network & other issues

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 10, 2019

On Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, January 8th, the company released new monthly rollup for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, along with the security updates for these Operating systems versions. But, soon after the release, reports emerged that the […]

WACUP (Winamp Community Update Project) brings new Skins and Plugins for Winamp

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 10, 2019

Winamp Music Player – the legendary music player, ruled for a very long time. I still remember using it in my college time. There was so much craze to experience all the graphics it carried along with it. Now, although […]

Windows 10 Home v1903 may get “Pause Updates” option

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | January 6, 2019

Installing or upgrading to Windows 10 Pro offers you more options than Windows 10 Home to manage system updates on your terms. Not anymore! A piece of recent news suggests that Microsoft will finally allow Windows 10 Home users to […]

Python is now available for download on the Microsoft Store

By AyushVij@TWCN | January 5, 2019

Terry Myerson, the former Vice President for the Windows 10 team at Microsoft, cleared their intentions of making Windows 10 ‘the best damn dev box on the planet’. Working on this vision, they have made more and more developer related tools […]

Microsoft releases eBook on keeping Windows 10 updated with Windows Update for Business

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | January 3, 2019

Microsoft has released a document titled Windows 10 devices up to date with Microsoft Intune and Windows Update for Business and it is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft has taken some serious flak for the […]

Upgrading to Windows 10 v1809 deactivating built-in Administrator account

By AyushVij@TWCN | January 2, 2019

Windows 10 v1809 is being a ‘bone in the neck’ release for Microsoft. It has been showing bugs in the Production Ring since its release in November 2018. Staring with deleting user’s files on upgrade – and now a new […]

WannaCry ransomware is dormant on thousands of computers

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | January 1, 2019

The latest reports on WannaCry ransomware suggests the malware continues to remain a potent threat. Even after a year of its outbreak, WannaCry ransomware has not been eradicated completely. It is currently dormant and therefore, still has the potential to […]

Chromebook set to dual-boot with Windows 10

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | December 25, 2018

Google is reportedly working on a dual-boot feature for Chromebooks. The developing team at Google is apparently working on many code-commits, and the feature will possibly be soon announced officially by Google. Originally named as Alt-OS under the Project Campfire, […]

Microsoft details how it is driving the Driver Quality Improvements

By AnandKhanse@TWC | December 24, 2018

Following its promise of bringing out transparency in revealing more about how Windows 10 operates, Microsoft has come out detailing how Driver quality evolves in the Windows 10 ecosystem. Elaborating how drivers are tested extensively through a process that involves […]

Try the new Chromium-based Edge browser first; Sign up here

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | December 24, 2018

Microsoft is calling out the developers and tinkerers to test their new Microsoft Edge Insider Program. Developers can now sign up as the beta tester to test their new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge and contribute to the Chromium project. […]

Voice Dictation comes to Microsoft OneNote Online users

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | December 24, 2018

If you are an avid user of Microsoft’s OneNote, it is time that you give your fingers much needed rest. Microsoft has rolled out the Voice Dictation feature for OneNote Online users allowing them to create documents leisurely. The Voice […]

Windows Defender ATP now offers protection for USB and removable devices

By AnandKhanse@TWC | December 21, 2018

When it comes to threats and data protection involving removable devices, Microsoft seems to have a solution in the name – Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). The company says that Windows Advanced ATP now offers complete protection for USB […]

Microsoft open-sources UEFI/BIOS from Surface for any PC maker to use

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | December 21, 2018

Microsoft over the years has slowly been showing its acceptance of open source, and this was made even more clear when the company announced it was about to acquire GitHub. Now, the software giant is making another step forward in […]

Guess the year’s top trends with Google’s Game of the Year Quiz

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 20, 2018

The search engine giant – Google has launched the first-ever game based on Google Search trends. It’s called ‘Game of the year’ quiz. As we know, the company releases a roundup of its top search trends every year, but this […]

Ex-Microsoft Engineer accuses Google of meddling with Edge browser

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | December 18, 2018

According to a Microsoft ex-employee, Google had been purposefully changing its codes to thwart Edge browser. The ex-employee has claimed that EdgeHTML maintenance was slowly becoming impossible as Google kept on breaking compatibility in its sites and thus forcing Microsoft […]

Facebook accidentally exposes personal data of 6.8 million users

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 18, 2018

Barely, the dust over Google Plus data breach incident had settled, we learned another incident where Facebook exposed personal data of over 6.8 million users. The popular social networking site acknowledged that a bug found in its API exposed photos of […]

Surface Go is now available in India

By AyushVij@TWCN | December 16, 2018

Microsoft’s Surface has always been a premium line up that has defined a milestone for the other OEMs to build upon. Started with the Surface Pro tablets and later expanding to Surface Book, Surface Laptop, Surface Studio, and a Surface […]

A consumer version of Microsoft 365 bundle could be on the anvil

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 14, 2018

A job posting on the Microsoft Career website reveals, the software-giant is mulling to develop a consumer version of its Microsoft 365 bundle. The company, however, is yet to announce it publicly. Microsoft 365 bundle for consumers The news broke […]

Google Plus to shut down in April now, after new data leak

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 12, 2018

Google Plus will shut down on a date earlier than planned. The rescheduling is followed by the discovery of a security flaw discovered in the Google Plus People API. The bug inadvertently exposes the personal information of 52.5 million Google […]

Microsoft Edge to support existing Chrome extensions

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | December 12, 2018

Though they are the competitors of each other, Microsoft Edge will now be seen to support existing Chrome extensions. According to the post on Reddit, it is a confirmation from the Microsoft Edge team that Microsoft is going to provide […]

Qualcomm announces 8cx built on 7nm for PC Platform

By AyushVij@TWCN | December 10, 2018

Earlier this week, at Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm announced its all-new Snapdragon 8cx chip. It is specifically built for Windows 10 Always Connected PCs. It is first chip that is designed specifically for the PC platform that is […]

Microsoft withdraws Windows 10 Update that causes BSOD

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 10, 2018

Windows 10 Optional updates apply to Windows features or Microsoft-related software. They do not necessarily fix any security issues. However, they can interfere with the functioning of software or drivers. The Optional Update, KB4467682 added to OS Build 17134.441 is […]

Microsoft Edge will soon be rebuilt on Chromium!

By AyushVij@TWCN | December 7, 2018

Microsoft has been increasing its participation in the Open Source Software (OSS) community for a few years now and are becoming one of the largest supporters of OSS projects. Microsoft has now made some major announcements for Microsoft Edge. The […]

Quora’s 100 million users personal data compromised in attack

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | December 6, 2018

The folks at Quora had a big scare recently when it was revealed that some of its user’s data were compromised in an attack. Apparently, the attack took place last Friday, and what the attackers walked away with is quite […]