… Microsoft believes some AVD users will get the best experience when their virtual PCs run on-prem, either on its own Azure Local hardware or on Nutanix hardware: the latter company this week proudly began to offer on-prem AVD as a way to extend its desktop virtualization VDI portfolio. ® virtualiza…
… Microsoft – which recently reported a 60 percent jump in profits – is pointing the finger at component prices. "Due to recent increases in memory and component costs, Surface is updating pricing on Microsoft.com for its current-generation hardware portfolio," a spokesperson told The Register . …
… But if there were, Jiminy Cricket!" Donenfeld told The Register that his saga began roughly two weeks ago, after spending weeks working on improvements to the WireGuard user application and its kernel driver, including rebuilding the latter's infrastructure to pass the Windows Hardware Lab Kit WHLK… …
… We need not detail years of previous examples Windows 11 hardware reqs, forced OS upgrades, that whole antitrust case over browser defaults, etc. , as El Reg readers are likely aware of Microsoft's history of pushing new features on those who don't want them. …
… MORE CONTEXT Microsoft tells crusty old kernel drivers to get with the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program Windows boss promises to heal the operating system's self-inflicted wounds Microsoft fixes broken Windows update days after vowing fewer broken updates Microsoft breaks Microsoft account si… …
… It is less than two weeks since the last out-of-band patch for a Microsoft account sign-in problem introduced in the March update . In Microsoft's documentation , out-of-band releases are called "atypical," but right now they seem to be the new normal. …
… MORE CONTEXT Artemis II astronaut: 'I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working' Microsoft kicks new Outlook opt-out deadline down the road to 2027 Users fume at Outlook.com email 'carnage' Microsoft to auto-launch Copilot in Edge whenever you click a link from Outlook Micro… …
… Microsoft also warned: "There will be no further extensions of this program after that." MORE CONTEXT Microsoft tells crusty old kernel drivers to get with the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program Microsoft starts the countdown for the end of Exchange Web Services Legacy Update updated – so your … …
… That’s unwelcome news for investors and retailers, because it means Microsoft won’t have a new console to sell at Christmas 2026, and AMD won’t soon get a revenue boost from selling gaming chips. ® Updated at 11:50PM UTC, March 12 to add Microsoft's comment about Xbox mode being present in Windows …
… Six years ago, we covered Microsoft's new dxgkrnl driver , which allows Linux running under WSL2 to access the DirectX functionality of a GPU belonging to the host OS. Microsoft was keen to promote this at the time, and even now the driver has its own section on the Microsoft docs site. …