Microsoft Will Fix Windows 10's Most Annoying Feature, Sort Of

I like Windows 10. For me, it has made a Windows operating system that I really like to use. But there are a couple of things about how it works that bothers me at once, and power users. In essence, Windows updates are a pain and force users to restart sometimes they are inconvenient or you can automatically restart a computer without warning.

Users like Sergey Tkachenko of WinAero in the Windows Insider preview program have noticed that it has been added to the Windows Update system that allows them to see all the updates all the time up to 35 days to the new option. The parameter resides in the "advanced" on the Windows Update configuration page and is a typical on / off configuration, there is no actual granularity control.

Some versions of Windows 10 (Pro, Enterprise and Education) already have a strong control "defer updates." This is similar, and to hold new features to back up enough time for serious problems to come to light. This is great for business, but not for use for home users should upgrade from $ 99 to Windows 10 Pro to take advantage of this option - probably not worth it, unless you also want RDP and opportunity To get to the areas too.

I find the way Windows 10 takes care of the hugely frustrating updates, and although this change is welcome, I do not think it goes far enough. I am very satisfied that Windows has security updates for Defender only, but if there is an update automatically triggers a reboot, I think it should be queried.

Now there is a way to prevent Windows 10 from being restarted after an upgrade. You need to play with some settings, but open the Task Scheduler and "Library" open, then find and find MicrosoftWindowsUpdateOrchestrator "reboot". From there, you can right-click and disable this function. This is obviously a risk, and many of us prefer Microsoft makes it easy to change the way our computer in the update window.

As Microsoft strives to make its many more operating systems easy to use, it also tends to eliminate some controls. I'm in favor of ensuring that non-technical users get updates correctly, but at least give people a little control of how their PC's work, after all, is my non-Microsoft computer.

Windows 10 also gets a new gameplay that will optimize performance and filter blue light, as these are in vogue now. Forbes contributor Antony Leather has details about these features.

The year Microsoft Regained its Mojo

I have had mixed feelings about Microsoft for a long time. A part of me likes the company, such as its MS-DOS operating system, and later Windows, which started on the computer when a beige opaque box with a green monochrome display appeared on my father's desk in late 1980s. Currently, Microsoft Outlook and Word are my constant companions, and I continue to be amazed by the Xbox gaming platform, despite being "fragged" and then insulted by the squeaky-tweeted preteens every time I have the Opportunity to play a game online. Long ago also have been frustrated by Microsoft, as they have launched a number of innovations, only to release a semi-cooked product that is never updated and finally died as the Palm / Pocket PC / Windows Mobile PC and Innovative, ultimately unhappy.

The year 2016 seems to mark a resurgence of the software company, led by new CEO Satya Nadella. These are some signs of a resurgence of Microsoft, and what it means for IT leaders.

Microsoft loses its religion

The decade of 2000 was characterized by a Microsoft following a "Windows everywhere" strategy that the company has tried to expand beyond the desktop. Mobile was obviously a key part of this strategy, but at some point Microsoft Windows on any car dashboards planned for industrial systems, years before Apple has market carplay. In this "monolithic world, Windows leaders '' I had to go to Microsoft for everything from the tool management software, creating a Windows-driven Trojan horse, I would ultimately sell more of everything that Microsoft offers.

This strategy has clearly failed, the gravestone in the effort to be an accident nearly 8 billion Microsoft Nokia high profile acquisition as a way to catch up mobile. Mr. Nadella seems to have taken the best elements of "Windows everywhere" such as common development tools and integration between Microsoft devices, and abandoned the dogma of Microsoft devices running an operating system software Microsoft under Microsoft. MS Office works fine on an iPad, and Linux-based applications happily reside in the Microsoft cloud. IT leaders must become more committed to a Microsoft ecosystem, a smart move because operating system products are becoming more expensive.

He gets up to jump

Microsoft has lost several key technology trends, as the value of the Internet was dismissed in the early 1990s, only to focus the entire company on the destruction of Netscape in a battle for the supremacy of the browser. The surrender of Netscape was followed by successful attacks on the game front with Xbox and a series of bugs on the mobile device, as the unfortunate Zune iPod competing Windows Phone and Nokia radiation. Microsoft this time seemed more like a tyrant hoping to jump in any upstart achieved an innovator.

More recently, Microsoft has focused its resources on innovation, with products ranging from the HoloLens enhanced platform and virtual reality to a "virtual assistant" strongly integrated office, business-focused collaboration tools.

From the company to achieve things

Another frustration was Microsoft, with its bizarre attempts to segment the market. Perhaps the worst manifestation of this was the Office suite, which in 2007 had no fewer than eight different versions ranging from basic to Ultimate. Buyers were forced to fit into the Microsoft licensing paradigm instead of being able to easily select the tools they need to get their job done. Small businesses could access a "Small Business Edition" at a good price, but all of a sudden their licensing costs would increase exponentially if they wanted a feature or two in the "Enterprise" versions.

The resurgence of Microsoft seems to have re-focused on the execution of the work, which provides buffet productivity software as part of its Office 365 suite. Instead of complicated licensing systems and restrictions, someone at Microsoft seems to have really studied how Individuals and companies use their software, and it is much easier for individuals and IT managers to select the tools they need without having to study a complex array of licensing options.

In the same vein, once Microsoft seemed to have seen the two-dimensional world as consumers and business customers now recognize independent workers, non-standard workers and others

Microsoft is officially the proud owner of LinkedIn

The technology giant closes its $ 26.2 billion acquisition of the social business network.

It's been a long time since Microsoft is the official owner of LinkedIn.

 The two companies said Thursday that their acquisition contract had closed. It's been six months since the news broke that Microsoft was planning to throw down $ 26.2 billion for the corporate social network - its biggest ever acquisition.

"I am more confident than ever that our commitment to join forces with Microsoft will accelerate our mission to connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and ultimately help create economic opportunities for all members of the world-wide workforce," writes LinkedIn. CEO Jeff Weiner in a blog post.

For Microsoft, the LinkedIn contract is continuing its plan to become a critical provider for cloud-based service companies, including its 365 office. Both companies said they plan to work together on artificial intelligence, learning, cloud, devices and more.

 As for the users, Weiner said LinkedIn will remain essentially unchanged. I have added that over the next few months, the social network will share more about how it integrates its services with Microsoft products.

The European Union gave its blessing to the agreement on Tuesday, which led to the official closure of the acquisition. Microsoft has applied for regulatory approval from the governments of the United States, Canada, Brazil and the EU, which all approved the agreement.