Windows 10

Because this time it’s personal, this edition of Short Takes looks at Cortana’s slow-motion suicide, Microsoft trying to fix the housing crisis it created, the October update is finally ready in January, the Windows 7 farewell tour, and much, much more.

Here’s how the Windows Update Delivery Optimization feature works in Windows 10 and show you how to configure it using Group Policy.

Dual Scan enabled clients scan WSUS and WU, but only download Windows patches from Microsoft’s update servers (Windows Update).

Russell explains how to troubleshoot problems with the Delivery Optimization service in Windows 10.

Microsoft is removing one of the annoying aspects of installing Windows 10; Cortana screaming at you.

Because I can already feel the mornings getting lighter, the first 2019 edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s 2018, Microsoft’s 2019, Apple’s comeuppance moment, Spectre and Meltdown, and much more.

Learn how to enable Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 to help protect against malicious applications.

Microsoft promised developers in 2018 a more generous revenue split for the Microsoft Store but failed to deliver on its promise.

December is usually a quiet month at Microsoft, but this year there have been several newsworthy events, including Microsoft’s plans to drop the EdgeHTML rendering engine and a new virtualization feature called Windows Sandbox.

Because it’s not going to be a white Christmas, this edition of Short Takes looks at Windows Sandbox, a Microsoft Edge urban legend, a zero-day flaw in IE, a new Surface market, and much, much more.