Category: pause

Microsoft will pause optional non-security Windows updates

Post author By Randall
Post date March 24, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, developers, gear, Microsoft, non-security, optional, pause, personal computing, personalcomputing, releases, Security, Tech, updates, windows

[ad_1] Specifically, Microsoft will suspend C and D updates, which are usually released during the third and fourth week of each month, respectively. These include non-security improvements and fixes. But the changes don’t go into effect until May, so we can still expect a few last optional non-security releases next month. Microsoft will release its […]

Google pauses Chrome updates to limit issues while teams work remotely

Post author By Randall
Post date March 18, 2020
Categories In business, chrome, chrome 80, chrome os, chromebooks, coronavirus, gear, Google, Internet, pause, releases, Security, Tech, updates, work from home

[ad_1] Last week, Google told all of its North American employees to work from home until at least April 10th, in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. With its teams scattered and working remotely, the last thing Google needs is to push a Chrome or Chrome OS update only to have bugs pop […]

Judge grants Amazon’s request to put Microsoft’s Pentagon contract on hold

Post author By Randall
Post date February 13, 2020
Categories In Amazon, block, business, cloud, contract, department of defense, gear, jedi, judge, Microsoft, pause, pentagon, Politics, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The JEDI contract is meant to modernize the Department of Defense’s cloud infrastructure. Amazon and Microsoft were the final contenders, and after the contract went to Microsoft, Amazon claimed that President Trump “launched repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks to steer the JEDI Contract away from AWS to harm his perceived political enemy-Jeffrey P. Bezos.” […]