Articles by KENNETH

SHA-1 deprecation countdown The SHA-1 hash algorithm is no longer secure. Weaknesses in SHA-1 could allow an attacker to spoof content, execute phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks when browsing the web. Microsoft, in collaboration with other members of the industry, is working to phase out SHA-1. We have outlined our timeline for SHA-1 deprecation in earlier posts, most recently in April. This post is to clarify some of our most commonly asked questions, and to help you test ahead of time. Starting on February 14th, 2017, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 will prevent sites that are protected with a SHA-1 certificate from loading and will display an invalid certificate warning. Though we strongly discourage it, users will have the option to ignore the error and continue to the website. This will only impact SHA-1 certificates that chain to [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: New features in Windows Maps, Cortana and more We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Read more about what’s new in the Windows Maps app and the new ways Cortana can help you with your to-do lists, or head over here to read our Windows 10 Tip on four ways to use Windows Ink in the Windows Maps app. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: 14-day free trial of Sling TV   Your Sling TV exclusive is here! Get an extended 14-day free trial of Sling TV and start watching the best of live TV straight from Windows 10. Stream your favorite live shows and on-demand entertainment, including live college basketball and football, and your favorite shows from premium channels. Download the app today and get 14 days FREE of [ more… ]

Announcing UWP Community Toolkit 1.2 Following our commitment to ship new versions at a fast pace, I’m thrilled to announce the availability of UWP Community Toolkit 1.2. If you want to get a first glance, you can install the UWP Community Toolkit Sample App directly from the Windows Store. The focus of this version was to stabilize current features while adding the most wanted ones that were missing. A full list of features and changes is available in the release notes. Here’s a quick preview: New Helpers. we worked on providing 7 new helpers to help with everyday tasks: BackgroundTaskHelper to help you work with background tasks HttpHelper to help you deal with HTTP requests in a secure and reliable way PrintHelper to help you print XAML controls DispacherHelper to help you work with tasks that need to run on [ more… ]