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Windows 10 privacy journey continues: more transparency and controls for you Terry Myerson is the EVP of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa Rogers is the WDG Privacy Officer Last week, we shared that the Windows 10 Creators Update will begin to roll out to our customers starting April 11, bringing new features and tools that empower the creator in each of us. We’ve talked about innovations in this update like bringing 3D creation and mixed reality to everyone, enabling every gamer to be a broadcaster, and browsing improvements in Microsoft Edge. With all these new built-in innovations, we hope it will inspire you to choose Windows to be the place you love to create and play. And yet one of our most important improvements in the Creators Update is a set of privacy enhancements that will be mostly [ more… ]

Updated Forrester study finds Windows 10 can increase ROI for enterprises Editor’s Note: Last year, we shared Forrester Consulting’s Total Economic Impact (TEI) study of Windows 10 (June 2016) which found significant IT management cost savings, security and productivity benefits for Windows 10 customers. In December 2016, Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft updated the study with insights from four additional customers which brings the total number of customer participants to eight. We have updated the blog to reflect the latest data which provides evidence that Windows 10 can help drive business impact. With more than 400 million monthly active devices now running Windows 10, enterprises are moving faster than ever to the most secure Windows 10. We designed Windows 10 to be the most secure Windows ever, ease management efforts and create more personal and productive computing experiences across [ more… ]

Time to check your Windows Insider Program settings! Hello Windows Insiders! It’s that time again! We’re getting ready to start releasing new builds from our Development Branch. And just like before after the release of a new Windows 10 update, you won’t see many big noticeable changes or new features in new builds just yet. That’s because right now, we’re focused on making some refinements to OneCore and doing some code refactoring and other engineering work that is necessary to make sure OneCore is optimally structured for teams to start checking in code. Now comes our standard warning that these new builds from our Development Branch may include more bugs and other issues that could be slightly more painful for some people to live with. So, if this makes you uncomfortable, you can change your ring by going to Settings [ more… ]