Blog Microsoft May Have A Fix For Windows 10 Freezing Issue May 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Has your Windows 10 machine been mysteriously freezing up on you lately? If it has, you’re not alone. Fortunately, Microsoft’s engineers have identified the root cause of that issue and have released a patch that fixes it. The patch you’re looking for is KB5012636. Be aware that this is a cumulative update preview patch for […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Some Microsoft’s Source Code Was Stolen By Hacker Group April 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently confirmed that an account belonging to one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, which allowed them to abscond with portions of the company’s source code. Yes, you read that correctly. Microsoft got hacked. They now join the latest in a seemingly unending parade of large tech companies to have […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Mobile Devices Connected To Windows Known As Phone Link April 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently announced that it was doing a bit of re-branding. The company’s apps that connect Android and iPhones to your Windows PC were formally called “Your Phone.” Under the new re-naming scheme, those apps will now be called “Phone Link.” Hand in hand with that change, Microsoft is also re-naming the mobile companion app, which […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog A Disguised Windows License Activator May Actually Be Malware April 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion People who are in the habit of pirating movies and software have something new to worry about. It seems hackers have begun targeting at least some of them with a ubiquitous form of malware. On the Dark Web, anyone who is willing to shell out twenty bucks or so can get their hands on a […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Clipchamp Will Soon Replace Movie Maker For Windows 11 March 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re an early adopter playing with the Windows 11 builds as they come out and you are a “Windows Insider,” then you probably already know this. In the latest build, users were treated to a raft of new improvements and enhancements including a new Windows 11 video editor called Clipchamp. The build with the […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Windows Windows 11
Blog Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks February 19, 2022 by Vertical Axion Individual users often don’t have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world. The numbers may shock you. According to Microsoft, in 2021 the company blocked more than 25.6 billion brute force authentication attacks against Azure AD users. They also and intercepted a staggering 35.7 billion phishing emails with […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Security Technology News Windows
Blog Google Working Towards Easier Integration Between Android And Windows January 20, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you’re managing a company of any size and interested in copying from some other firm’s playbook, Apple is almost always a good choice. Even the folks at Google seem to think so. The search giant recently announced a plan to tighten the integration between Android/Chrome and Windows to create a seamless and hassle-free user […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Microsoft Technology News Windows
Blog New Remote Access Trojan Virus Hides In Windows Registry January 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware strain you should make sure your IT staff is aware of. Called the Dark Watchman, it is a well-designed and highly capable RAT (Remote Access Trojan) paired with a keylogger written in C#. First discovered by researchers at Prevailion this piece of malware likes to lurk in the Windows Registry and […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Microsoft Teams Gets End To End Encryption December 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls. Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it, that was a very big deal. The good news is that Microsoft recently announced that the rollout is complete and all Teams calls now support E2EE which […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Voice Commands Getting New Attention In Windows 11 December 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion For a few years now Microsoft has been experimenting with voice commands. Their early experiments were limited to contexts that resided wholly inside specific applications however. For example, once you opened Word you could use voice commands to activate a few of the software’s features. Recently the company decided to take voice controls to a […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Office 365 Recent News Technology News Windows Windows 11