Blog Microsoft Considering Adding Meet Now Button For Online Meetings October 3, 2020 by Vertical Axion The Coronavirus pandemic has changed a number of things about how the world works. One of the bigger and more noticeable changes is, of course, the fact that so many people are working from home these days. They’re relying on video conferencing software in lieu of face to face meetings. This year, Google and Microsoft […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Microsoft Edge Browser Is Included With Latest Windows 10 Updates September 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Microsoft Edge? Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t care whether you do or not, they’re force-installing the browser on Windows 10 systems as part of their updates. Ostensibly, this is because the company is retiring their older versions of Edge and replacing them with the new Chromium-based edge. In order to make sure that all […] Read more » Browsers Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Windows Makes Changes To Avoid Finger Command Security Vulnerability September 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers use a variety of techniques to infiltrate systems and make off with data, but one of the more effective approaches is to use the system against itself. There are a number of executables residing within the Windows operating system, for instance, that can be used by an enterprising hacker to make off with a […] Read more » Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Chrome Update Will Block Resource Intensive Ads September 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a regular Chrome user? If so, you’ve got yet another reason to love the most popular browser in the world. Recently, Google announced the pending rollout of another new feature designed to minimize the use of your CPU’s resources. The coming update will evaluate the resource load requirements of web-based ads on every […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Technology News Windows
Blog Latest Windows 10 Update Fixes SSD Defrag Issue September 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a solid- state drive (SSD)? If so, you’re probably aware that recent builds of Windows 10 have introduced an unexpected issue. It causes the automatic maintenance feature of the OS to kick in and defragment SSDs much more frequently than they should be, which greatly reduces their useful lives. The way the […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Hackers Used Windows Theme Packs To Hack Passwords September 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a fan of customizing your Windows experience via themes? If so, you’re not alone. While it’s true that themes aren’t used by a majority of Windows users, they’re still highly popular. If you’re creating your own themes, you don’t have anything to worry about. The danger lies in downloading theme packs from others, […] Read more » Data Breach Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Microsoft Takes Another Step Against Malware September 2, 2020 by Vertical Axion Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, the Redmond giant has made it possible for users to disable Microsoft Defender by way of the Registry. Unfortunately, by granting that ability, it gave well-designed malware strains the ability to do the same. That is now changing. As the company explains in a recent blog post: “DisableAntiSpyware is […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Windows 10 Halting Support For Internet Explorer And Legacy Edge September 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, Microsoft made an announcement that may have a profound impact on your business if you’re still using Internet Explorer or the legacy version of Microsoft Edge. The Redmond giant published the dates when Microsoft 365 and Windows 10 will no longer support those browsers. Here are the dates you need to know: As of November […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Windows 10 Update Gives Graphics Cards Users More Control August 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Does your PC have more than one graphics card in it? If so, and you’re a Windows 10 user, there’s good news. Microsoft recently announced some coming changes to Windows 10 that will give users with multiple GPU’s more control over how their cards are used when running applications. Currently, Windows makes the decision about […] Read more » Gaming Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Latest Microsoft Update Provides Some Needed Bug Fixes July 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you aren’t normally in the habit of installing updates when companies release them, you’ll probably want to make an exception for KB4484439. It is a non-security update for Windows Installer editions of Office 2013 and 2016 products. If you use Office 2016, and frequently edit Word documents that feature custom XML values, these will […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
