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Windows Server 2016 is set to launch in the second half of this year. Computerworld UK looks at the new features announced in technical previews so far. With Windows Server 2016, Microsoft aims to assist customers in modernising on-premise data centres and making it easier to move

One of the most common methods to configure an office full of Microsoft Windows computers is with group policy. For the most part, group policies are settings pushed into a computer’s registry to configure security settings and other operational behaviors. Group policies can be pushed down from

Microsoft yesterday updated its Windows 10 preview, adding support for extensions to the default Edge browser, finally fulfilling a promise it made last year that was itself a delay on a pledge to boost the browser’s functionality. As part of Windows 10 build 14291 — the latest

Windows 10 Build 10158 was delivered on Monday to the inner circle of the Windows Insider Program, giving them the opportunity to download and install the latest reasonably stable version of the operating system. The new build contains a number of bug fix updates, including a change

Detachable tablet devices — better known as 2-in-1’s — have become the latest rage in computing. With a detachable, users can connect a tablet and keyboard to substitute for alaptop or use the tablet separately. Analyst firm IDC recently started calling the hybrid devices “detachables” after using

It seems that Microsoft is getting ready to push out a Project Centennial version of theOffice 2016 suite on the Windows Store – or at least, a test version is now available, which certainly points to the possibility of this happening before long. Project Centennial focuses on

Fresh revelations have been made about how and when Microsoft is going to push out the next major version of Windows 10, known as Redstone, which is planned to be deployed in two big updates. According to sources who spoke to WinBeta, the first Redstone update, known

Is Microsoft getting rid of numbers and identifiers in the Windows branding? That seems to be the case according to a confidential internal document. On the Microsoft Mobile front, the company is phasing out the Nokia branding, leaving devices to be known only as “Lumia.” The Lumia

Microsoft’s corporate vice president of the Surface division, Panos Panay, todayannounced the Surface 3 tablet. The big news here is that the device doesn’t sport Windows RT like the previous two versions, but the full-blown release of Windows 8.1 powered by an Intel Atom chip. Customers can

Microsoft last week said that the support rules for the Windows Server software would not change, even though the Redmond, Wash. company has said it will curtail support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 after mid-2017. Review: 8 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and