

Gregg Keizer
Senior Reporter
Gregg Keizer covers Windows, Office, Apple/enterprise, web browsers, and web apps for Computerworld.

China pays for Windows XP addiction as 'WannaCry' hits
The WannaCry ransomware has wormed its way into tens of thousands of Windows PCs in China, where Windows XP remains relatively popular.
Microsoft posts PowerShell script that spawns pseudo security bulletins
A Microsoft manager this week offered IT admins a way to replicate -- more or less -- the security bulletins the company discarded last month.

Microsoft now claims half a billion Windows 10 devices
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touted a new number for Windows 10, saying the operating system now powers 500 million devices.

Windows 10 S: It's for enterprise, too
Microsoft may have stuck to the script when it unveiled a Windows 10 spin-off aimed at education. But the new OS will be enticing to businesses as well.

Microsoft to cut update ties between Edge and Windows 10
Microsoft will sever the update ties between Windows 10 and its default browser, Edge to make it easier to refresh the browser more often than twice a year.

Microsoft's enterprise phone strategy flops as revenue evaporates
Microsoft last week quietly acknowledged that a year-old plan to focus phone sales on the enterprise market is dead.

FAQ: How to skip a Windows 10 upgrade
Corporate users of Windows 10 may have as little as two months to deploy a feature upgrade after passing on the one prior.

Microsoft adds another layer to the Windows 10 patching onion
A new update will occur monthly, or sometimes more often.

Microsoft to slash cloud-connection rights for stand-alone Office
Under the new rules, owners of perpetual-license versions of Office will be able to use Microsoft's cloud-based services only during the first half of their 10-year support lifecycle, the portion Microsoft dubs "mainstream.

Customers roast Microsoft over security bulletins' demise
Users fume over extra time and effort added to their workloads because of the switch.

Experts contend Microsoft canceled Feb. updates to patch NSA exploits
Microsoft may have delayed its February security update slate to finish patching critical flaws in Windows that a hacker gang tried to sell.