consumer devices

  1. Windows 11 OOBE Updates: Day-One Security and IT Tradeoffs

    Windows 11 will now, in some scenarios, download and install updates automatically while a device is still in the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE), a change that promises better day‑one security for new machines but also raises practical, operational and privacy tradeoffs for both consumers and IT...
  2. VIDEO Microsoft Windows on Android Phones

    It's here! Well, sort of. Any version of Microsoft Windows can theoretically be accessed from your Android cell phone using the free TeamViewer for Control App. Using virtualization, you could go so far as to access Windows 95 on your cell phone. Find out why Windows just doesn't seem to play...
  3. Lenovo intros 10.1-inch IdeaPad Tablet P1 with Windows 7, should've waited for Windows 8

    We know, we know -- Windows 8 isn't splashing down on consumer devices for a good long while , but seriously, how's a boy to get excited about something that's already old hat? And moreover, something that has never, ever worked out . Every single Windows 7 tablet that we've tested has suffered...
  4. Windows Embedded Partner Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Windows Embedded Partner Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Enhancements to Help Microsoft Ecosystem Support the Latest Windows 7 Technologies REDMOND, Wash. â€â€￾ Dec. 10, 2009 â€â€￾ Today, Microsoft Corp. celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its...
  5. Microsoft reannounces its exFAT file format is available for licensing

    Link Removed Microsoft has been licensing its exFAT flash file format for licensing for a while now. In case you forgot, Link Removed due to 404 Error. Link Removed, or EXtended File Allocation Table, is an enhanced version of the FAT file system from Microsoft that uses less overhead than the...