Yesterday Microsoft made the not-so-surprising announcement that it would no longer be supporting its Microsoft Tag system. Rest easy, all you Microsoft Tag fanatics out there— the technology will ...

Microsoft adds QR codes to tell users why their system crashed The Blue Screen of Death has never been so informative.

Following in the footsteps of Apple getting ready to launch its QR Code-based Passbook service, it looks like Microsoft is also giving some attention to QR Codes, the mobile barcodes that, when ...

Tag, you’re no longer it. Microsoft has announced that it will terminate its Tag service two years from today. Launched in 2009, Tag tried to outdo 2D barcodes (QR codes) to provide a connector ...

Secondly, the whole idea presumes that Microsoft can present relevant troubleshooting information. I suppose with the constant updates for Windows 10, the QR code could be updated to reflect changes.

QR codes are arguably one of the most ubiquitous technologies of the third decade of the 21st century, following the lead from China, where they’ve mostly replaced cash in everyday transactions. The ...