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Microsoft is cracking down on unsupported Windows 11 installs

Microsoft has removed a support document from 2021 that taught users how to bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

TechRepublic · 1d

Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender Soon

The feature will no longer be available starting Feb. 28. Microsoft wants to focus on “new areas that will better align to customer needs.”

ZDNet · 14h

Microsoft removes guide for installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs - but this hack still works

A support page no longer describes the Registry hack that lets you bypass Windows 11's TPM requirements. But you still have options for sneaking past the hardware restrictions.

Yahoo · 10h

Microsoft Scrubs Instructions for Installing Windows 11 on Older PCs

Microsoft has quietly removed official guidance for bypassing Windows 11's hardware requirements from its support documentation, as reported by Neowin. You can still see what the instructions looked like before the purge on the Internet Archive.

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Forbes · 16h

Microsoft’s Decision Removes Privacy Protection For Millions In 24 Days

Microsoft has confirmed that, from Feb. 28, privacy protection available to millions of users will no longer be supported—here’s what you need to know.

PCMag on MSN · 1d

Microsoft 365 to Remove VPN Protection From Defender App

Subscribers still get device protection and ID theft and credit monitoring features, but Microsoft is ditching the VPN feature to focus on 'areas that will better align to customer needs.'

ZDNet · 1d

Microsoft 365 is dumping its VPN - try these alternatives instead

The company is retiring the VPN tool while raising prices for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions.

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Fortune on MSN · 13h

Bill Gates thought he was “one mistake away from death” with Microsoft until the late 90s

Standing atop Silicon Valley in the 1990s, Bill Gates still felt his perch to be precarious. Objectively, he was set for life. The Microsoft founder had inordinate power in the tech world “attract[ing] admiration and fear in equal measure,

cnbctv18 · 13m

Who is Paula Hurd, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' 'serious girlfriend'

Paula Hurd has supported various educational and health organisations, using fundraising efforts for NGOs. She, along with her late husband, has been an avid supporter of Baylor University, helping the institute build a Welcome Centre.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Explores the Making of His Internal Operating System in New Memoir

With his 70th birthday looming on this year’s horizon, Microsoft founder Bill Gates looked inward to open a window into the man behind Windows and other seminal software that turned the personal compu

15h

Microsoft sued by software company Veeva over 'Viva' branding

Pharmaceutical software company Veeva Systems has sued Microsoft in California federal court, alleging Microsoft's Viva ...

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Podcast: DeepSeek reality check; Amazon, Bezos, and the Post; lost in the Microsoft garage

DeepSeek shows the potential to create powerful AI models with fewer computing resources than previously imagined.

Microsoft Shares Slip on "Soft" Azure Revenue. Is This a Buying Opportunity in the Stock?

Microsoft's total revenue rose by 12% year over year to $69.6 billion, with earnings per share (EPS) rising 10% to $3.23. The ...

16h

Stop the never-ending subscription cycle—get Microsoft Office for keeps

With Microsoft Office Professional 2021, you get the full suite—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access—for a one ...

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Bill Gates’ book ‘Source Code’ is a surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years

The first in a planned trilogy of books about his life, Source Code covers Gates' remarkable childhood in Seattle, his brief ...

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Microsoft is forming a new unit to study AI’s impacts

Microsoft says that it's creating a new unit to will help it understand the implications of AI the company hopes to build.

14h

Practical Strategies For Securing Cloud Data And Microsoft 365

The most effective security strategies don’t have to be complicated. Start with the basics: Enable MFA, review your ...

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