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Microsoft will end OneDrive updates to Windows 7, 8 in March 2022

Microsoft recently said that OneDrive users on Windows, 7, 8, or 8.1 will be unable to sync their content to the cloud starting on March 1, 2022.The news was shared via a blog post on Microsoft's Tech Community forum. OneDrive will also no longer receive updates if it's running on a system that doesn't have Windows 10 or Windows 11 installed, reported The Verge.Files will still be accessible from the OneDrive app no matter what version of Windows you are using -- they'll just no longer automatically upload to the cloud.To avoid any issues with OneDrive, Microsoft recommends upgrading to a newer version of Windows before March, next year. As for systems that aren't able to run Windows 10 or Windows 11, Microsoft said that users can still back up their files by uploading them to the OneDrive web app.In addition to halting updates and the ability to sync, OneDrive on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 will lose support on January 1. According to Microsoft, the reason for the change is "to focus ...

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 features failing due to expired certificate

The tech giant warned Windows 11 users about the problems earlier this week and has now released an out-of-band update

Yahoo pulls out of China amid increasingly 'challenging' environment

Yahoo is the second large US technology firm in recent weeks to reduce its operations in China

From Amazon to Microsoft, big technology firms bet big on India

International technology giants have pulled out all the stops in backing the country's robust digital consumption story

Move over Apple, Microsoft now the world's most valuable company

Apple's Q4 revenue falls short of expectations

Google, Microsoft beat Street with $110-billion revenue haul

Twitter says effect of Apple's privacy changes was less than feared

Wall Street closes at record but Facebook weighs; Microsoft up 1.29%

GE rises on lifting 2021 earnings forecast; UPS jumps as results beat on e-commerce demand

Microsoft results bolstered by pandemic cloud computing and gaming

Revenue growth for Azure, the company's flagship cloud-computing business, came in at 48% in constant currency to beat analysts' estimates of 47.5%

Tech major Cisco unveils new features for enriching Webex experience

Tech major Cisco on Tuesday announced the launch of Webex Hologram, along with new features like Webex interoperability with platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams

Russian SolarWinds hackers step up attacks on US tech companies

Microsoft says group targeted over 150 American and foreign organisations using USAid account

Microsoft acquires Clear Software to improve connectivity with SAP, Oracle

Tech giant Microsoft has acquired Clear Software, a provider of integration and business-process products with an emphasis on SAP and Oracle connectivity.

Best Global Brands 2021: Apple retains top spot, Tesla highest gainer

Valued at $249,249 million, Amazon ranks second; Microsoft, Google, and Samsung follow

Microsoft launches programme for nurturing, scaling startups leveraging AI

AI adoption can add more than $90 billion to the Indian economy by 2025, says Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari

Swiss court rejects Google appeal over government cloud computing contract

A Swiss court has dismissed Google's bid to block the award of a government cloud computing contract worth up to 110 million Swiss francs ($119 million) to rival bidders

Microsoft most imitated brand of all phishing attacks: Report

In the third quarter, Microsoft stayed as leader of most imitated brands at 29 per cent of all phishing attacks globally, albeit at a slower rate, down from 45 per cent in the second quarter of 2021

Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirtatious emails in 2008

The company executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee

LinkedIn is pulling out of China, though Microsoft remains

While Microsoft chases growth for Bing, Teams and its cloud service, Azure, from China, its Windows operating system still dominates in the country with stringent regulations

After LinkedIn's exit from China, will more companies follow suit?

Analysts said that as Beijing continues to tighten its grip over the private sector including the tech companies, there could be a few more companies that decide to slash down their operations

LIVE: US to lift curbs from Nov 8 for fully vaccinated foreign visitors

Live news updates: Carlyle and other investors will withdraw their open offer to its shareholders; Zee accuses Invesco of double standards.

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China amid censorship rules

Microsoft is shutting down its LinkedIn service in China later this year after censorship rules were tightened by Beijing.