March's Patch Tuesday includes a bad example of Microsoft abusing the security update cycle. KB3139929 is an actual security update. It resolves remote code execution vulnerabilities. This security update resolves several reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted … [Read more...]
Microsoft recalls KB3085515 after issues with Access 2010
KB3085515 was released on Patch Tuesday and was recalled when its side effects were brought to light. The update applies to Office 2010 but has been causing problems specifically to Access 2010 users. If you installed KB3085515 in the brief window that it was available, you might experience the following problems: Unable to open Microsoft Visual Basic-enabled … [Read more...]
Microsoft will bring SQL Server to Linux in 2017
Microsoft stated today that the company will be extending its SQL Server to Linux. SQL Server 2016 will arrive on Windows Server later this year and is promised to arrive for Linux in mid-2017. We’re excited to announce SQL Server on Linux—another step towards making the industry-leading data management and business analytics platform available for any data, to run any … [Read more...]
Microsoft demos the power of DirectX 12 and series coming to Windows 10
This week, Microsoft had a focus on its gaming side with DirectX 12 and Xbox games. The first video allows for a demonstration of the improvements over DirectX 11 with DirectX 12, the gaming engine that comes with Windows 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLWamwzhQ34 Microsoft also announced a number of Xbox franchise games will also be coming to Windows. Games like … [Read more...]
Latest Windows 10 Insider build is all about Cortana
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...]