Optimised ITPosts Tagged ‘Windows’
Oct 19
Windows 8 To Use Less Memory
In a post on the MSDN blog page, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows Division, outlined Microsoft’s aim to improve memory usage and to reduce the memory footprint of Windows 8. On the blog, Sinofsky claimed that ‘fundamentals such as memory usage represent… read more
Sep 29
Flash To Work On Windows 8
Adobe has stated that it expects tablets and PCs running Microsoft’s recently-unveiled Windows 8 operating system to support Flash ‘just fine’. Following Microsoft’s earlier announcement that the Internet Explorer browser in the operating system’s Metro interface wouldn’t support plug-ins, the Adobe Flash… read more
Sep 19
Windows 8 Unveiled
Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, at the Build developers’ conference in California, and is due to be released in 2012. It has been designed to run on tablet computers, as well as desktop and laptop PCs, and will… read more
Feb 17
Windows 7 SP1 Release Date
Microsoft’s Windows communications manager, Brandon LeBlanc, announced on the Windows Team Blog that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be freely available via Microsoft’s Download Centre and Windows Update to the masses on 22 February.
The final releases (RTM) of Windows 7 and
Feb 11
Preview Release of Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ Available
Microsoft has made the last preview release of Windows Home Server 2 available, codenamed ‘Vail,’ prior to it being released to manufacturing. The latest release updates the core of the software to the same base as read more
Nov 3
ViewSonic Release Dual-Boot Tablet PCs
ViewSonic have released a new range of tablet PCs with which it plans to compete against the market-dominating Apple iPad. Available in 7in and 10in versions, the new ViewPads boast Windows 7 and Android 1.6 dual-booting; and LED capacitive touchscreens. The flagship 10in model also has 1GB… read more
Sep 21
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Released
Microsoft has officially launched the first public beta of Internet Explorer 9, and there are some pretty impressive features. Internet Explorer Public Beta 1 adds a raft of new features to Microsoft’s default browser – including graphics acceleration, which is enabled by default to deliver a… read more
Jul 21
Windows Security Flaw
Microsoft has issued a security bulletin for a critical flaw in Windows that can lead to exploitation when removable media is inserted into a PC, but aren’t planning an out-of-cycle patch. A flaw is described on Neowin as affecting the way that Windows handles .lnk files, which are… read more
Jul 6
Early Windows 8 Features?
Cnet has come across a number of leaked PowerPoint slides that apparently show where Microsoft is looking at taking its next operating system. Top of the list seems to be an Apple style app store with Microsoft purportedly allowing individual system vendors to brand or… read more
Mar 29
Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Reports are circulating suggesting that Microsoft might be pushing forward the release of the first Windows 7 Service Pack, possibly looking to have it out before the end of the year. So far however, Microsoft hasn’t confirmed or denied the rumored launch date. According to unnamed… read more
