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Windows 10 to come on USB sticks in addition to DVD

Enrico

According to information obtained by Winfuture.de, Windows 10 may be sold on USB drives in addition to DVD disks. The unnamed source of Winfuture’s information also reports that both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 10 will be available on the thumb drive, and the customer will be able to choose which version to install. This is an added advantage of placing the Windows 10 install files on a USB drive as historically DVD copies will solely be for either a 32 or 64 bit system. If true,…

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Could Microsoft’s biggest Windows 10 feature be AllJoyn powered interoperability?

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  The new, more open Microsoft has been implementing support for a lot of popular cross platform and open source technologies previously held at a distance by Redmond. Recently we’ve heard of support for open source projects like Node.js and SSH. But last November, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would work with a new technology called AllJoyn and this led Time magazine to speculate that it could be the biggest secret Windows 10 feature. AllJoyn is a protocol or common language that allows for devices to talk with each other…

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Microsoft offers IT guidance to prepare for Windows as a Service

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  When Windows 10 arrives this summer (and Windows Server 2016 next year), Microsoft is going to be making some noticeable changes to how and when it delivers security fixes, hotfixes and rollups. What can IT pros do now to prepare for the new Windows world order? Company officials provided some potentially controversial suggestions and guidance during Microsoft’s Ignite conference in Chicago. In a session entitled “Getting Ready for Windows 10: Servicing Windows Client and Server in a Managed Environment Today” (Video and slides available here; a good summary from…

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Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Is A Windows-Only Play For Now

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Microsoft has no immediate plans to let its new browser out of Windows 10. The software giant indicated today that it has no current intention of shipping Edge, formerly known as ‘Project Spartan’, on other platforms. I confirmed the strategy with Microsoft after the announcement. It might sound odd, but that Microsoft is not working to release Edge on other platforms is notable. The company has pursued an aggressive cross-platform strategy in recent years, shipping even its crown jewels on rival platforms. Microsoft is waging a double war: Rebuild Windows…

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Microsoft backtracks on free Windows 10 update for pirates

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The confusion has revolved around Microsoft’s offer to give free Windows 10 updates to people running Windows 7 and 8.1. In a statement last March, Windows chief Terry Myerson was reported to have said that the offer would extend to pirated copies, too. Microsoft quickly began issuing vague clarifications, while still implying that there would be a way to upgrade at no cost, even if pirates would be required to pay eventually. Now, we’re finally getting a full clarification: there’s no free upgrade at all. Pirates just have to pay.…

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Windows 10 to Come in at Least Seven Packages Targeting Consumers, Education, Enterprise and Mobile

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While Windows 10 is designed to run across phones, tablets, PCs and more, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it plans to package up the software slightly differently for separate markets. Windows 10 will be released in at least seven different flavors if you count the versions offered for home, education, enterprise, internet-of-things devices as well as standard and enterprise editions of Windows 10 for phones and small tablets. To be clear, apps created for Windows 10 will run on all the flavors, with some tailoring needed to make apps work across…

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