Windows updates, bugs, and insights
August 26, 2020
Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana can make your life easier and more efficient â if you know how to really take advantage of it. Read more â¶
With the Chromium-based version of Edge now in place, Microsoft is looking to move on from its older browsers â IE11 and the original Edge.
With the OS reaching end of life, itâs time to migrate whatever old servers you have left, and itâs not a trivial job.
Weâve heard security experts warn that remote employees working on personal devices running old operating systems, like Windows 7, pose a huge security risk to enterprises. With some work from home regulations extending into 2021, IT teams will continue to manage employee devices and mitigate security risks remotely. Computerworld contributing editor and Windows expert Preston Gralla joins Juliet to discuss why Windows 7 is a security risk and what IT teams can do to manage that risk as employees continue to work off of unsecure personal and company devices.
Weâve already discussed what the transition to Apple Silicon means for developers, so today, weâre shifting gears and discussing Windows on ARM. InfoWorld writer Serdar Yegulalp and Computerworld contributing editor Preston Gralla join Juliet to discuss what Windows on ARM is, how applications run on it and when developers should consider recompiling their apps.
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Insider Preview Build 20190 for the Dev Channel, released on Aug. 12, 2020.
