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Windows 9: The empire's last hope

Microsoft looks to reboot the franchise with a morphing Start-enabled take on the troubled two-faced Windows 8

Windows 8 usage declined in June while XP usage increased

Net Applications says overall use of Windows 8 declined from May to June, reversing a long-standing trend of tiny increases

Microsoft to shutter security notification service

Will suspend the venerable email list July 1 because of 'changing government policies'

Windows 8.1 Update 2 likely hit RTM, could debut in July

Wzor claims Windows 8.1 Update 2 will be distributed during WPC next month, teases Win 9 beta

Microsoft's new cyber security community may stay empty

Now in beta for Azure subscribers, Microsoft hopes its online community and tracker will help IT deal with threats faster

Windows leaker Wzor resurfaces

The Russian group/individual known as Wzor has reappeared after a two-month blackout

Don't kill Exchange yet! Migrate to Office 365 step by step

The best way to take advantage of Microsoft's cloud service is to move to it incrementally

Office 365 road map: A big step in the right direction

The Office 365 team has announced its intent to provide more information, sooner, about key changes in its product

Microsoft slow to fix Office 2013 Click-to-Run Error 30145-4, but a solution exists

If last week's Black Tuesday patches knocked out Office 2013 Click-to-Run, don't look to Microsoft for help. But there's a well-documented fix

Review: The best password managers for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices

6 local and cloud-based password managers make passwords stronger and online life easier for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users

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