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Windows 10 first impressions: what Gearburn thinks of Microsoft’s new baby

For all Windows 10 related views, breaking stories and deeper analysis, visit our comprehensive Windows 10 Hub before and after Microsoft’s big launch. We…

Here’s how to check if you have the ‘public’ version of Windows 10

For all Windows 10 related views, breaking stories and deeper analysis, visit our comprehensive Windows 10 Hub before and after Microsoft’s big launch. Update:…

Microsoft celebrates a new beginning at Windows 10 Johannesburg launch

Microsoft has opened a new chapter in its operating systems logbook when it launched Windows 10 at a carnival-like event in Newtown, Johannesburg. Mary…

Windows 10: 5 key numbers to know before Microsoft’s big launch

For all Windows 10 related views, breaking stories and deeper analysis, visit our comprehensive Windows 10 Hub before and after Microsoft’s big launch. If…

Windows 10 Insiders will get Windows 10 for free, according to blog post

We’re just over a month away from Microsoft‘s biggest software launch in many a year, and Windows 10 Insiders have had a substantial role…

[Update] Windows 10 officially launching 29 July, Microsoft urges users to ‘reserve’ upgrade

Update: Windows 10 will be launched officially on 29 July, according to Microsoft’s Terry Myerson on the Windows Blog. The post reads: On July…

‘Candy Crush Saga’ is coming to Windows 10 devices, automatically

Stories and news regarding Windows 10 has been nothing but positive so far, but Microsoft has finally hit its first obstacle with the internet…

Watch this: Android Wear out, Windows 95 in

When users booted into their Windows 95 desktops for the first time back in 1995, I imagine that there was quite an air of…

Windows 10 Technical Preview available to download today, here’s how to get it

It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for since everyone realised how awful Windows 8 is. Windows 10, Microsoft‘s apology letter to its disgruntled desktop…

It’s called Windows 10: Microsoft surprises everyone with unexpected name, improved UI

It has been a bumpy ride for Microsoft’s Windows division since the release of Windows 8 two years ago, but its time of torment…

Winning: Windows 9 may be free upgrade for Windows 8.x users

Tomorrow could be big for Microsoft, as it launches Windows 9. With just under 24-hours until the company’s biggest launch since Vista, Microsoft is…

Microsoft to hold ‘Windows 9’ event 30 September

We’ve seen the leaks, the shoddy screenshots and the German-techno desktop recordings, but now Microsoft has announced a “Windows event” that will likely see…

Microsoft’s Windows 9 Technical Preview leaked in bevy of screenshots

Update: As if this couldn’t get any better. The same site that leaked the pile of purported screenshots has just leaked a video of…

Windows 9 ‘Technical Preview’ may have click-to-upgrade system

There’s no doubt about it — the next iteration of Windows is forming behind closed doors at Redmond, after Windows 8’s market share and…

Windows XP, 7 still reigns supreme as Windows 8 gets minor UI fixes with ‘Update 2’

As if Windows updates weren’t hard enough to keep track of already, Microsoft is readying yet another vaguely-named bundle just in time for August’s…

A streamlined ‘Windows 9’ to become centralised OS for all Microsoft devices

Microsoft’s forthcoming OS will be a one-size-fits-all solution, spanning across desktop, mobile and Xbox platforms, Satya Nadella confirmed. The move comes amid a spate…

7 improvements that would make Windows 9 the best Microsoft OS ever

There’s a myth around the tech world that Microsoft follows up its blockbuster OS with universally hated sequels. This theory seems to bear true…

Windows Phone 8.1 review: the OS we needed all along

Windows Phone didn’t get the attention that Microsoft expected it to. Almost four years after its initial release, it is still playing the catchup…

Forget Xbox, Microsoft wants Kinect in our phones

Touch, voice, type, and gestures. Those are some of the ways we can interact with our phones these days. According to several sources, Microsoft…

20 genuinely important features that will make you love Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft announced a huge update to the Windows Phone platform during its BUILD 2014 developers conference. The Windows Phone 8.1 update brings with it hundreds of…

VLC beta for Windows 8 now out, get downloading

Looking for a reason to watch films on Windows 8? VLC’s the answer. Today, the VLC beta finally launches and is available right now…

Is Windows Phone 8.1 turning ‘Blue’?

Is it all but confirmed that Windows Phone 8.1 will be called “Windows Phone Blue”? The screenshot above is reportedly part of an internal…

Windows 8.1 Update 1 leak shows PC-friendly mouse and keyboard focus

A leaked version of Microsoft’s upcoming update for Windows 8.1 has been out in the wild since late January. Annoyingly referred to as Windows…

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