Microsoft exhorts enterprises to quit text, voice multi-factor authentication passcodes
A Microsoft executive is urging enterprises to abandon the most popular MFA method for different approaches, including app authenticators.
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Microsoft readies Office for Big Sur, M1-based Macs
Microsoft has issued a preview of Office for the Mac that will run natively on Apple's upcoming ARM-based laptops.
IT can now force Windows 10 feature upgrades past Microsoft blockers
IT admins can now force a feature upgrade onto a Windows 10 machine even in the face of a Microsoft attempt to block the system.
Microsoft expands anti-Internet Explorer tack, compels 1000 sites to open in Edge
Beginning with the release of Edge 87 in November, Microsoft plans to push more than 1000 websites away from Internet Explorer.
Microsoft previews Edge browser on Linux
Microsoft has released its first-ever browser for Linux, delivering a preview of Edge on its Dev Channel that runs on the open-source OS.
Microsoft rolls out second update re-run, Windows 10 20H2
The Windows 10 October 2020 Update is now available, which means enterprise users can begin testing it before embarking on a broader deployment.
What's in the latest Edge update? Rollbacks and new browser telemetry policies
Microsoft's Edge 86 includes a 'rollback' function that lets IT admins restore an earlier version of the browser.
Microsoft ends support for Office 2010, bangs Office 365 gong
Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac have now received final security updates. For users, Microsoft says it's time to move to Office 365.
Next perpetual version of Office to debut in 2021
Office 2019 won't be the last perpetual-licensed version of the popular software suite; Microsoft will release a successor in the latter half of next year.
Apple upgrades Safari on Catalina and Mojave in annual exercise
Safari 14 offers expanded tab management, website Touch ID authentication, a new privacy report and additional customisation options.
Mozilla tightens belt, folds two Firefox services
Firefox Notes will be decommissioned on Android on 1 November, and Mozilla will not provide desktop security updates after that date.
Windows 10 upgrades are rarely useful, say IT admins
A majority of admins surveyed this summer say Microsoft's oft ballyhooed twice-a-year upgrades for Windows 10 aren't really worth the hassle.
Nvidia's $40B deal for Arm could affect Apple
Nvidia, best known as a major player in graphics processing, has locked down a deal to purchase chip licensing giant Arm for $40 billion.
Microsoft will bundle updates to streamline Windows 10 patching
Microsoft has changed how it will deliver updates to the parts of Windows 10 that receive and install files from Windows Update.
Microsoft puts Application Guard for Office into public preview
The defensive technology walls off untrusted Office documents to prevent attack code carried by malicious files from reaching the operating system or its apps.
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