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The Linux touch command allows users to create an empty file or update a file’s data and time settings. You might want to do this if you need to be sure that a file exists before a script or process begins. The command can also be used to set the …

Apparently no one used the existing tablet UI.

A new report has rekindled requests to let us make Spotify the default music player on iOS. But why stop there?

While most of the updates are tied to the Windows 10 Client, some, like Search, will be experienced only by those who are connected to the Internet.

In one month, the percentage of Windows 10 PCs running this spring’s feature update almost doubled, though it still lags behind older versions.

The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware on PCs running the outdated OS – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Both Windows 10 and Chrome OS are embracing the Linux kernel and the software that runs on it.

Microsoft says it will fix the bug in a future rollup release. With a month to go before the Windows 10 May 2019 Update is due, there should be time to fix this.

After next week, Microsoft will no longer issue updates for Windows 10 version 1607 Enterprise and Education editions or Windows 10 version 1709 Home and Pro editions.

Expected to be included in the upcoming feature upgrade for Windows 10, the new functionality will back out of failed installations and then wait 30 days before trying the install again.

The company plans to drop Semi-Annual Channel feature upgrades for its enterprise suite of client and server management tools to better 'optimize the way we are delivering new features.'