Microsoft - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Microsoft delays Windows 7's update-signing deadline to July

  Microsoft has revised its schedule to dump support for an outdated cryptographic hash standard by postponing the deadline for Windows 7.

• Google acquires data migration specialists in cloud push

  Google will buy data migration company Alooma, as part of efforts to catch up with bigger cloud service rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.

• Attackers place crypto-jacking apps in Microsoft App Store

  Microsoft has removed eight applications from its app store for Windows that were mining Monero crypto-currency without users' knowledge.

• Mega Microsoft migration: 161,000 employees prepare for Office 365 and Windows 10

  NHS Scotland is bringing together more than 100 different computer systems and 161,000 employees onto Microsoft's Office 365 and Windows 10.

• Microsoft in mind as Insentra aligns with global data experts

  Insentra has partnered with Trusted Data Solutions to bring restoration and email archive migration solutions to partners within the Microsoft channel.

• How to defer Windows 10 updates

  Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.

• Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

  With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way

• Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

  Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.

• Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

  With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

• Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update

  A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.

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