Windows Admin Center Preview 1910.2 is now available – here’s what’s new

Following last year’s release of Windows Admin Center version 1910, Microsoft today released a new preview build of Windows Admin Center for Windows Insiders. The new preview comes with version number 1910.2, so it’s not a major update, but it still includes a handful of improvements. The release includes some new menu shortcuts in the Services and Files […]

Help! Windows Won’t Boot Correctly After a Recent OS Update

In today’s edition of Tech 911—Lifehacker’s tech-support column that’s been focusing on your working-from-home questions all week—we’re tackling an old favorite: Microsoft Windows. Specifically, what happens when Windows starts tossing up annoying error messages each and every time you try to launch the operating system? If you’re trying to log in for the day and […]

Microsoft is overhauling the Windows Insider Program – here’s the deal

The Windows Insider Program isn’t the same as it was a year ago. A lot has changed, from leadership to the way that builds are delivered. It started back in February, when we were all still testing out Windows 10 version 1903. Microsoft had opened up the Skip Ahead subset of the Fast ring, which […]

Microsoft reveals new Windows logo design and 100 modern app icons

Microsoft is tweaking its Windows logo and the icons for many of the operating system’s apps. We’ve known for a year that the software maker has been planning an icon overhaul, and the company’s new Office icons were only the start. Microsoft is now redesigning more than 100 icons across the company with new colors, materials, and finishes. […]

Windows Insider Program is Leaderless

And I mean that literally: Dona Sarkar is moving on to a new role at Microsoft, and hopefully there will be major changes. “Dona Sarkar [has] been a steward for the program and tireless advocate for the community and the important role you play,” Microsoft corporate vice president Eran Megiddo writes. “Though bittersweet, today I’m proud […]