Microsoft is keeping to their promise when Windows 10 came out. Even though the name is always 'Windows 10', only the current and previous two versions of the operating system will continue to receive updates. This means devices still running the original Windows 10 without any major updates (version 1507, July 2015) will no longer receive Windows Updates after May 9th, … [Read more...]
This Tuesday marks the last updates for Windows Vista
Hopefully this message is not of importance to many of you. Fully patched Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 will receive its last updates this Tuesday as the Extended Support for the generally disliked operating system ends on 4/11/2017. From the Product lifecycle website, we can see Vista with Service Pack 2 left mainstream support on April 10th, 2012 and five years later … [Read more...]
Microsoft Teams featured on Good Morning America
March 15th's episode of Good Morning America had a segment sponsored by Microsoft called "Boosting Your Business". In the segment, they talk to businesses with remote employees and show how Microsoft Teams can help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwcPFHSiYe4 Teams is Microsoft's Slack competitor and included with all Office 365 business plans. … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Cloud may have a new, cleaner wallpaper
Microsoft is working on a basic or starter edition of Windows 10. It's calling the edition Windows 10 Cloud. The simpler OS may be designed to lower costs and compete with Google's Chrome OS. With Insider builds of Windows 10 Cloud (specifically Build 15046), a new default wallpaper can be found. It resides as img0 at C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows with the standard … [Read more...]
Improve your proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office products with these roadmaps
Microsoft Office's presence in the enterprise is undeniable and proficiency in Office products could help you land some jobs. We have previously shared Microsoft's Quick Start guides. Now, you can use a new resource from Microsoft to track your progress in learning the different products including Office 365, Excel 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Word 2016, and Access … [Read more...]