Learn how implementing SDL helps write more secure code by reducing the number and severity of vulnerabilities in your code.
Change which icons appear in the Windows 7 Notification area and decide how those icons behave when they are display in that area.
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The “Cloud” has been in the headlines in 2010, and a new survey showed how much the “Cloud” has actually been implemented. The average company spent just over $6,300 in 2010. This spending is expected to ramp up at least 10% during 2011. From a survey of 100 IT executives, organizations that have implemented cloud [...]
Rumors are swirling that Microsoft may be releasing the first and eagerly anticipated update for Windows Phone 7 on February 7th. 
Microsoft is still saying very little publicly about Office 15. Last June 2010, dome information leaked about Office 15, the application suite that is supposed to replace Office 2010. One thing in the works is a new application that is supposed to be added to the suite. According to Microsoft, Office 15 is the next [...]
According to Microsoft invitations to an event in San Francisco on February 10 were sent out today: “Members from the Internet Explorer team (and some special guests) will be visiting San Francisco in two weeks to share some important news. I know it’s an extremely busy news week already, but we’re hoping you can join [...]
The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question of the week: Is the beta Internet Explorer 9 as bad as I think it is?
In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz tells you about his favorite Windows Key shortcuts and shows you how to make them habit forming.
A new software development kit is now available for Windows Phone 7 for the creation of WP7 applications that leverage research services not yet available to the general public. The primary goal of this SDK is to support the efforts of Project Hawaii, a student-focused initiative for exploration of how to use cloud-based services to [...]
If you don’t know about our resident Windows 7 News Editor Mike Halsey by now, you should. Mike has gone from strength to strength over the last year or so. He’s been on the radio, he’s written not one but two books about Windows 7 and only earlier this month he was made a MVP by [...]
In this Quick Tip, Mark Kaelin shows you how to take ownership of a file or folder in Microsoft Windows 7.
A couple of days ago I posted a story about the jailbreak tool called, WP Device Manager. [New Jailbreak Tool WP Device Manager is in the Works] Now Microsoft is responding by giving jailbreakers a T-shirt and a free phone from Microsoft. Apparently, Microsoft representatives have met with Windows Phone 7 jailbreakers in an effort to [...]
Microsoft has made a PowerPoint presentation available to its partners that outlines the company’s arguments for why the forthcoming tide of Windows 7 tablets is superior to the iPad in an enterprise environment. The ten slides, available in a slideshow below, argue that Windows is generally more manageable than the iPad – they cite Windows’ support [...]
Only a few days from the supposed release of the Release Canidate for Internet Explorer 9 and some screenshots have been released by a Russian website which show changes in the appearance of the browser
Guides are a great way to learn about a new operating system. Maybe you have just switched to Windows 7, or have plans to install it on the next computer that you buy or build; Whatever the reason, the free ebook Windows 7, The Pocket Guide, tells you all you need to know to get [...]
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Sysinternals AutoRuns allows you to manage every autorun process and application on your Windows 7 system from a single, user-friendly window.
The technology of Solid State Drives has been in the works for about a decade, and now the drives are beginning to make a commercial experience. The main question that these drives must ultimately answer, is will data access be faster in a solid state drive than in the traditional hard disk drive? Consider that [...]
We’re still waiting for the flood of Windows 7 tablets to hit the market, personally i’m fed up with the amount of concepts that are being revealed but never actually come to light. Granted we do have one or two Windows 7 tablets floating around now, but I feel that there should be a lot [...]
Back in late 2010, Jailbreaking was a way to unlock a Windows Phone 7 so developers could add features to the device. At that time, the ChevronWP7 unlock tool was finding it’s way to developers. However, the tool only worked for a short time and the feature was revoked, locking the OS once again. Indeed, [...]
While the first service pack upgrade is still under wraps for Windows 7, there is talk of a second upgrade already in the works at least according to one third-party source close to Microsoft. The odd thing about this is that Microsoft has yet to confirm the finalization of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, nor [...]
I love competitions and I’ve got another copy of my book “Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out” from Microsoft Press to give away :) and who better to give it to than a Windows7News reader, you’ll all fantastic! I launched this on our sister site gHacks.net yesterday but it’s only fair to open it up to [...]
Earlier this week at a meeting with President Obama and President Hu, Microsoft President Ballmer pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday to step up enforcement of intellectual property rights in China. While acknowledging that China’s decade of efforts to crack down on software piracy has failed in the eyes of foreign businesses, President Hu recognizes [...]
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Last year only a couple of weeks after Kinect hit the market, a bunch of dubious hackers managed to crack the hardware and get it running on a Windows 7 machine. While the function it performed was fairly basic, it opened the flood gates for the rest of the hackers and developers since they had [...]
Now before I start this article I want to stress several things. This evidence has come about because of my own unscientific test based on information I have been able to gether from some other Windows Phone users on forums. This does not represent actual evidence at all and we need to wait for the [...]
In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Microsoft Windows 7.
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A Frontline PartnerShip was formed last year between HP and Microsoft to deliver hardware that is configured with Microsoft Software. At this point, there are four pieces of HP-made hardware that will ship with software, services, and support from both companies. The business idea behind this is to reduce the amount of time it takes [...]
The new website makes use of a design that should be familiar to Windows Phone users by using a webpage that slides to the left or right depending on whether you want "work" or "home" products
Move or delete locked or in-use files with Unlocker - Tutorial 1 - Installing Unlocker.
Engadget has obtained renders of one of two new WebOS-enabled tablets from HP. The machines will be called, Topaz, a 9 inch tablet and Opal, which will feature a 7 inch screen. It’s rumoured that the company will unveil the tablets officially on February 9th at an upcoming promotional event. At the moment we know very [...]
Microsoft Corp announced yesterday the availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Online, the cloud version of the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 release that delivers sophisticated levels of productivity to different parts of an organization, like sales, service and marketing. The on-premises and partner-hosted versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 will be available [...]
It was the darling of the Consumer Electronics Show back in 2010 but then disappeared completely off the radar. Now, according to a report by GadgetReview the stunning Lenovo U1 convertible tablet could be going on sale this year after all. What makes this tablet different to other devices is that it looks and works [...]
One of the companies which many believe to be a good fit for Microsoft is Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry.
We in the UK and Europe aren’t oblivious to the fact that you Americans are having yet another day off, but it’s a very well worthwhile one so we’ll let you off. Here you can download a special Martin Luther King Windows 7 desktop theme to commemorate the man and his life. The pictures, four [...]
While Microsoft has some ups and downs (Windows7 and Windows Phone 7), nevertheless it is making progress in the cloud computing environment. In a study released last week, Microsoft showed how cloud-computing solutions are implanted. There were 10 US cities involved, and they are ranked based on how local businesses are adopting and using cloud-computing [...]
Did Microsoft make a mistake with Windows Phone 7? It already has huge market share domination in both OS and Office Products. Its gaming hardware is successful. So why isn’t Windows Phone 7 a commercial success yet? LG Electronics, a Korean manufacturer is the world’s second-largest manufacturer of televisions and third-largest producer of mobile phones. [...]
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few days about the imminent release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and yesterday Martin said here that the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version had apparently been leaked online. This means, if the stories are true, that we’re now just one month away from the official release. [...]
As you can see the dominant search engine is still Google and at 66% + is still holding steady. Notice that the growth for Yahoo has declined a bit while Bing has increased. Small declines and small increases show that the market is not very viable to change.
Nobody can ignore reports that Windows Phone sales have so far been middling and the reception the handsets have received has been lukewarm. So if there is a problem what could it be? I’ve spent some time now with Windows Phone and also talking to resellers at mobile phone companies. I’ve identified three major barriers [...]
With one simple keystroke a user can get many more choices for where to send a file when using Windows Explorer.
Yesterday I reported on a story that the recent software update from Microsoft was prepping Windows 7 machines for the update to Windows 7 SP1. Then earlier today Martin covered the news that the Windows 7 SP1 RTM was in fact finished. Now there’s a third piece of news. If we are to go by [...]
They are minor changes, but recent shifts in the popularity of the major search engines could spell serious trouble for Google if they don’t act quickly. The latest Experian Hitwise statistics show that not only is Bing’s popularity growing, but also that it seems to be doing this partly at the expense of arch-rival Google. [...]
Now in his eleventh year, is it time for him to go? Most Wall Street analysts would say no, resoundingly. He keeps the company profitable. Every quarterly statement is in the black. However, if you were to compare him to Steve Jobs, you can see that he doesn’t measure up. And that is the source of the problem.
Use the Disk Management Tool in Microsoft Windows 7 to add a partition to a hard disk volume so you can create a new logical drive.
Never underestimate the fan community to come to the rescue when a problem needs solving. An enterprising individual at XDA Developers has developed a registry hack for Windows Phone 7 that allows you to make the colour theme on the phone any colour that you wish. Now this is bound to be added by Microsoft [...]
In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you some of the ways that he is taking advantage of Gadgets in Microsoft Windows 7.
Microsoft has updated their Windows 7 theme personalization gallery once again. The New Year In Japan theme has been added by the company showing a total of eight different images of Japan and the country’s New Year celebrations. You find the wallpaper images as usually below and in our extensive Windows 7 themes gallery. Users [...]
One of the biggest problems with Windows Phone is not being able to transfer files to it. I have the Adobe Acrobat reader software installed as well as having Microsoft Office on the phone itself, but what use are these without being able to copy files to the handset? Well now Julian Schapman is coming [...]
After this weeks CES keynote, it's clear to me (as if it wasn't before) that Microsoft and Apple are heading in two different directions.
Reports have been flying around the Internet now for several weeks, but now Microsoft is officially investigating why some Windows Phone 7 handsets, mostly in the US, are leaking phantom data, according to a report by the BBC. These handsets, and it appears only a few, are sending between 30 and 50Mb of data every day. [...] Use the Disk Management Tool in Microsoft Windows 7 to shrink a hard drive volume to create room so you can add a new partition.
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Project Emporia is a very interesting idea. WMPowerUser first reported about this Microsoft Research app that aggregates interesting news for you from around the world. The program makes the process of finding news stories less taxing by bringing together all types of news from world news, technology, science and nature, health and politics into an [...]
Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Classic Start Menu in Microsoft Windows 7 right alongside of the operating system's new Start Menu.
Use taskkill to stop a rogue system process in Microsoft Windows 7 when the Task Manager is just not powerful enough.