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Microsoft Will Ship Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 8.1 Later This Year
Jun 4, 2013Microsoft will ship Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) with Windows 8.1 later this year, but on Monday the company passed on saying whether the same browser would also be available to Windows 7 users. "We aren't sharing anything around which ...
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Microsoft Re-Released a Security Update That Had Crashed Customers' PCs
Apr 26, 2013Microsoft today re-released a security update that had crashed customers' PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots, saying that the revised patch is now safe to install. The revamped MS13-036 update -- first issued April 9, but ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, PC
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Microsoft Today Urged Windows 7 Users to Uninstall a Patch Shipped Earlier This Week
Apr 17, 2013Microsoft today urged Windows 7 users to uninstall a patch shipped earlier this week that has crashed customer's PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots. The patch, which was originally issued Tuesday, has been pulled from ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7 Users
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Microsoft Has Released Tools to Block IE10
Feb 4, 2013Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7, a sign that the new browser will not release for at least several weeks. The IE10 Automatic Update Blocker ...
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Attackers Are Exploiting a "Zero-Day" Vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Dec 31, 2012Attackers are exploiting a "zero-day" vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and hijacking Windows PCs that cruise to malicious or compromised websites, security experts said Monday. Microsoft confirmed the IE bug, saying, ...
Tags: Hackers, IE, Computer Products
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Users of Windows 8 to Change The Default Setting for The"Do Not Track" Privacy Feature
Dec 31, 2012Microsoft today said users of Windows 8 will be able to change the default setting for the"Do Not Track"privacy feature in Internet Explorer 10(IE10)when they first run the new operating system. Do Not Track(DNT)signals whether a user ...
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Microsoft on Tuesday Shipped a Major Preview of IE10 for Windows 7
Dec 31, 2012As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday shipped a major preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, using a moniker that hints at a final release as early as next month. Called IE10 Release Preview, the sneak peek arrived early ...
Tags: Microsoft, IE10, Windows 7, major preview
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Microsoft Will Ship a Preview of IE10 for Windows 7 Next Month
Dec 26, 2012Microsoft today said it will ship a preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7 next month, but would not commit to a timetable for a final release. "We will release a preview of IE10 on Windows 7 in mid-November, with final ...
Tags: Microsoft, IE10, Windows 7, next month
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Microsoft Began Providing European Consumers a "Browser Ballot Screen" for Window 8
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft last week began providing European consumers a "browser ballot screen" for Windows 8, a move that may be just the first of several steps the company will take to head off a new antitrust investigation. According ...
Tags: Microsoft, browser ballot screen, Windows 8, tablet
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Microsoft Reveal How It Will Notify Users of The "Do Not Track" Privacy Setting for IE10
Dec 20, 2012With Windows 8 RTM, Microsoft has revealed how it will notify users of the "Do Not Track" privacy setting for Internet Explorer 10 (IE10). Last week, Microsoft's chief privacy officer repeated the company's position on Do Not Track (DNT), ...
Tags: Windows 8, RTM, Microsoft, IE10, Do Not Track, privacy setting
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Users of Windows 8 Release Preview Can Do a Full Upgrade to The Final Code
Dec 19, 2012Users of Windows 8 Release Preview can do a full upgrade to the final code, something Microsoft said was impossible, an IT consultant said today. Microsoft has been clear that the Windows 8 previews were a dead end. "There is no upgrade ...
Tags: Windows 8, Preview, final code, Microsoft, Bloggers, RTM
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Microsoft Has Yet to Price The New OS with Two Months to Go Before The Retail Launch
Dec 18, 2012With just two months to go before the retail launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has yet to price the new OS. Analysts today blamed Microsoft's attempt to accommodate both desktops and tablets with Windows 8 for the lack of information. "The ...
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Microsoft Will Release a Preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7
Nov 12, 2012Microsoft will release a preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7 on Tuesday, according to a report from a Chinese website, citing the company's head of IE marketing. The Chinese blog iFanr said that the preview, which ...
Tags: Microsoft, IE10, IE marketing, iFanr
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Microsoft's Browser Ballot Screw-up in European Union Cost Mozilla 8.8 Million Downloads
Oct 31, 2012Microsoft's 16-month browser ballot screw-up in the European Union cost Mozilla an estimated 8.8 million downloads of its Firefox browser,the open-source vendor's head lawyer said Tuesday. Microsoft faces fines that could reach into ...
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Microsoft Regarding The Company's Failure to Fulfill Its Commitment to Offer Windows Users
Oct 24, 2012After the European Commission on Wednesday formally objected to Microsoft regarding the company's failure to fulfill its commitment to offer Windows users a free choice of browser in settlement of an earlier antitrust case, Microsoft said ...
