Quashes bug in all editions of Windows, including not-yet-final Windows 10
Recent pair of security updates illustrate how opaque the new OS's updates may be for users
Target for Firefox release on Windows 10: Aug. 11
Defines rights for pre-installed Office for Windows 10 apps, tells pirates there is no free ride
COO Kevin Turner says it 'feels so good … not to be yearning for something we don't have,' alluding to the retreat from a broad-based smartphone strategy
Windows 10's staggered timetable will kick off by early December
Ends delivery of anti-malware signatures for Security Essentials on XP; stops serving clean-up tool
Automatically blocks even the current version of Flash patched July 8; users can sidestep the ban after seeing a warning
Microsoft talks up release cadence rings within the consumer-oriented Current Branch; promises at least one fast, one slower
Proliferating branches, rings and builds means Windows 10 is not the monolithic beast Microsoft portrays, but analysts discount problems
