Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build to insiders yesterday on the fast ring. Build 14279 brings a lot of enhancements to Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant. For starters, Cortana will be available in Spanish for Mexico, in Portuguese for Brazil, and in French for Canada. For each new market and language, the Cortana Team works to develop a custom experience … [Read more...]
Microsoft announces Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10
Microsoft announced increased capability coming to the Windows 10 built-in malware protection service Windows Defender. The new abilities will be labeled Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and will be available this year. While Windows Defender can protect a single machine, it is not very useful in the enterprise environment as it lacks central reporting and … [Read more...]
Prevent Microsoft from using your Windows 10 Lock Screen for ads
If you're like me, your Windows 10 lock screen may have made you do a double-take yesterday. When I went to login to my computer, the full screen was an advertisement for Rise of the Tomb Raider on the Windows Store. This doesn't interest me and I would prefer my computer not be used for ads unnecessarily. This feels like a similar approach to Amazon's Kindle with Special … [Read more...]
Fixing the Windows 10 calculator focus problem with Microsoft keyboards
One of the minor annoyances that I have found with Windows 10 comes down to the simple calculator app. The classic calc.exe has been replaced with a Windows 10 Modern app. It offers some new functionality like conversions, which is cool, but not worth the change when it fails at the basic tasks. The only custom key that I use on my keyboard is the Calc button. I will hit the … [Read more...]