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Microsoft is actively testing a modified version ... which previously directed users to online troubleshooting resources. Additionally, the sad-face emoticon symbol ':(', first added in 2012 ...

The dying rose is spreading across the internet like wildfire, which has led many to wonder what it means and how it's being ...

Microsoft says some Windows users might be unable to log into their accounts via Windows Hello after installing the April 2025 security updates. This known issue impacts both client (Windows 11 ...

The live stream and behind-the-scenes events have finished, but you can still read everything as it happened below. While the big Microsoft 50th anniversary and Microsoft Copilot event on Friday ...

Update: Republished on March 30 with news of a workaround to new sign-in requirements and more passkey information. All change for Microsoft. The company has suddenly confirmed a major update ...

Microsoft is making changes to the familiar "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) in Windows 11 version 24H2, replacing it with a "Black Screen of Death." The new design has a black background instead of ...

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts. Since the release of Windows 11 ...

A picture — or an emoji — tells a thousand words. Amit Kalley, the founder of the organization For Working Parents, has issued an urgent warning to parents about the secret meanings of ...

Lauren Gawne is affiliated with Unicode as a member of the Emoji Standard & Research Working Group. Jessica Kruk does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Microsoft has pulled back on data center projects around the world, Bloomberg reports, suggesting that the company is wary of expanding its cloud computing infrastructure too rapidly. Microsoft ...

Apple released new emojis in an iOS update, expanding the digital language of smartphone users. The update includes eight new emojis, such as a shovel, harp, and tired face. Apple Intelligence ...