Exactly a week ago, we told you that Microsoft launched an update to its Patch Tuesday which prevented the start of Windows 7. The update with number KB2823234 some users on their systems using security solutions Kaspersky , gave an Event ID 51 and even other numbering error, restarts and in some cases the dreaded blue screen. Now the giant has officially launched a new patch for those who still have not solved the problem.
Microsoft, launched April Patch Tuesday a series of updates for their products, including one caused errors and prevented some users start their systems running Windows 7. In addition, some users also experienced constant reboots on their computers in a continuous loop, and even fatal and dreaded blue screen or screen of death.
At that time, users used in their systems security solutions Kaspersky Antivirus or even Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Workstation were the worst affected, reporting problems that prevented them from reaching the desktop, although it is true that many users who installed the patch KB2823324 having antivirus Kaspersky, did not suffer any type of event with the update installed on their systems. [click to continue...]
Microsoft has released Windows Intune 2.0, new version of the tool dedicated to the management of computer networks in sauce cloud.
Every promise is a promise, and Microsoft has proven to fulfill its promises: as announced several weeks ago, in fact, the Redmond group has met the deadline of October 17 for issuing a new edition of Windows Intune, instrument strongly marked to the cloud computing, the company focuses primarily for system administrators to manage networks of computers via a web interface.
At a distance of seven months since the release of the first stable release, then, Windows Intune 2.0 edition arrives, bringing with it a series of innovations devoted to a better management of computers by professionals. Of particular interest is the possibility to apply the updates issued by Microsoft, including service packs, all computers are managed directly from the control panel, from which you may also have an overview of the technical characteristics of the individual machines. [click to continue...]
WebGL is one of the most important attempts to export the 3D graphics in the web world, providing developers with the appropriate API for programming three-dimensional animations can be viewed by using a common browser. Over time there have been various software houses that have appreciated the potential, Mozilla and Google in the first place. The same view does not seem to be Microsoft, which after careful analysis by its own engineers of WebGL have identified a serious threat to users.
Criticism of WebGL by the Redmond giant rests its foundations on three crucial points: excessive exposure of system components, dependence on code developed by third parties and greater ability to transform DoS attacks in real massacres. For each of these points, Microsoft has set out its reasons, in fact amply justifying its decision not to incorporate in future versions of Internet Explorer technology that could become a constant source of vulnerability difficult to resolve. [click to continue...]
The standard search engine for the next device of Research In Motion will be Bing. With the introduction of the next version of OS BlackBerry OS 7, in short, the integration will be provided by default, bringing before the eyes of the people “decision engine” that Microsoft is trying to impose to create a truly viable alternative to Google’s dominance.
And this is a big blow to Microsoft. The presentation was made at the BlackBerry World 2011, at which Steve Ballmer made an appearance to announce to the world, the partnership signed between the parties. The main element of the agreement seems to be in deep integration of Bing in the operating system: a pre-installed application not only short, but a real search service that the BlackBerry world is preparing to offer its users from the next summer. [click to continue...]
Windows 8 will disappear with a piece of the history of the operating system: the blue screen of death, they will not longer on the new operating system. No illusions, though: this does not mean that the system can no longer go on the block, but simply that the color of the historic blue screen error will be replaced with a more stylish black.
Ever since Windows 3.x, the blue screen had accompanied the swearing of users and systems dealing with a few mistakes that prevented Windows from working properly. The hypothetical noted on exchange forum MyDigitalLife is therefore at least symbolically, since it would cancel a negative symbol of the past to introduce a more elegant solution and whose image has not yet been tainted by too many disruptions that have caused some versions of Windows. [click to continue...]
Brick by brick, Microsoft continues to build the new version of its flagship operating system. At the same time, the Network continues to provide users with new ideas about the features introduced by Windows 8 in Redmond. The latest of these comes from time WinRumors, which shows a preview of History Vault tool, a sort of time machine that can restore your computer by choosing a specific system configuration based on those previously saved.
A special feature of Windows 8 will then create backup copies of data, information, configurations, and so on, all automatically. If necessary you can then go back in time, looking through the history of your computer for a save point to solve a problem or recover a file lost due to a rescue or wrong trashed by mistake. [click to continue...]
Office 365, the cloud solution proposed by Microsoft for the business world, is poised to make its debut on the field. Before you can define the first phase of development will be necessary to wait several months, but in the meantime the engineers in Redmond announced the arrival of a preview of the entire service with the release of a Beta version.
Available in 38 countries in 17 different languages, Office 365 wants to be the answer to growing demand for savings by many companies with regard to their IT sectors. The management of several operations related to the computer industry is then transferred to Microsoft servers, thus providing the service with a strong cloud emphasis. With Microsoft Office 365, however, does not want to be a counterpart of its online office tools, already available through other Office Web Apps, but has as its objective the creation of a rich collection of tools and utilities that can replace the software currently used in the sector. [click to continue...]
Through an online update released Tuesday, Microsoft has enhanced security systems to Office 2003 and Office 2007 on Windows, adding a feature that was initially available only on the new Office 2010.
Specifically, the function of Security – Office File Validation – labeled examines carefully the older file formats pre-XML for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher, and those who do not comply with the specifications dictated by the new security system will be put into a special called “sandbox” Protected View. In this way, users still using Office 2003 and Office 2007 will be notified by a message if you are going to open a potentially malicious file. The notice is part of the new features, as neither before the suite was equipped with a security sandbox. [click to continue...]
One of the main news related to the latest versions of Internet Explorer is the ability to turn web-app into real desktop applications by dragging them into the Windows system tray. Hotmail is one of them and the intention of the team at Microsoft is to make the service more like a real mail client. The ultimate in this regard is the introduction of a notification system that allows it to be always informed about news from your Hotmail account.
Once you drag the link to the home page of Microsoft’s email service from the address bar of IE9, you create an icon in the taskbar that provides quick access to Hotmail, without having to first go to the browser. This icon, thanks to the last update, is now accompanied by a small badge that offers the possibility to know the number of emails received but not read, the last time you logged on. In this way, then you can work Hotmail leaving in the background, without running the risk of losing any mail message. [click to continue...]
Microsoft has Tests on power consumption by browsers carried out and concludes that his Internet Explorer 9 surpasses all other candidates of fuel efficiency. For comparison, Opera 11, Firefox 4, Chrome 10 and Safari 5 used.
Technical basis was a notebook with Intel CPU under Windows 7. Microsoft has measured the power consumption with each browser is idle, getting a news site and for a web pages with sophisticated tests.
At idle, arising naturally only slight differences. With Chrome and Firefox keeps the notebook per 5:15 hours through Internet Explorer, followed by 5:14 hours. With Opera, only 4:57 hours, possible with Safari 5:04 hours of running time.
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