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Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 upgrade plea goes full-screen

If you haven’t ditched Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 for Windows 10 just yet, Microsoft‘s going to remind you once more whether you like…

Windows 7, Windows 8.1 gets new ‘Service Pack’, bundled update scheme detailed

The still widely used duo of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are both getting a simplified updates scheme, Microsoft today announced. The Redmond company…

Windows 10 is now world’s second most popular desktop OS after Windows 7

Launched in August 2015, Windows 10 has been a great success story for Microsoft, especially in light of the latest market share news. The…

5 tiny programs that makes Windows even better

Microsoft’s Windows is a great operating system in almost any guise (let’s not talk about Vista or 8 right now), but even it can…

Windows 10 will be Microsoft’s only OS to support Intel’s Kaby Lake

Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Windows 8.1 and older OSes for the newer Intel, AMD and even Qualcomm processors due…

Microsoft ends Windows 8 security support

Microsoft today ends it support for Windows 8, which effectively means the company will no longer supply security and stability patches to the operating…

Can you upgrade to Windows 10? Here are 4 key questions

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

HoloLens, Continuum and Cortana: Microsoft’s Windows 10 playbook

We knew Microsoft was going to talk about Windows 10 at length today, but no one realised just how much the company had to…

January Patch Tuesday: one critical, seven important updates for Windows

In what was a landmark Patch Tuesday for Microsoft, and not simply because it was the first of 2015, the company announced that it…

20+ free and essential Windows programs for your new PC

It’s 2015, and the time has come for a new PC, at least that rings true for me. While Windows machines are largely functional…

Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows desktop and Server systems

If you just got to work and Windows Update hasn’t been buzzing away in the background, you should probably check on it immediately. Microsoft…

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…

HP, Microsoft readying $199 Chromebook-culler with AMD internals

There are two distinct trends prevalent in mobile technology at the moment. The first is building ridiculously expensive, world-conquering machines that can restart planets….

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…

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 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…

Windows 8.1 Preview ends today, update or suffer restarts every two hours

Running Windows 8.1 Preview and haven’t updated to the final version? Then your computers going to restart every two hours until you do so….

Windows 8.1 ready for download

You heard us. Windows 8.1, the version of Windows that lets you hide the horrible Live Tiles/Metro/Whatever crap it’s called, is now available for…

15 tips and tricks for becoming a Windows 8.1 pro

Windows 8.1 officially launches as a download, retail copy and on new Windows PCs or laptops on 18 October 2013. Microsoft’s added in loads…

‘Mark your calendars’ – Windows 8.1 arrives 18 October

Windows 8.1 is coming 18 October and is being rolled out in stores, on new devices or as a free update for existing Windows 8…

Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs ‘late August’ says Microsoft

Windows 8.1 will be ready to be loaded onto PCs by late August, says Microsoft on its official Windows blog. “This means OEMs will…

Windows 8.1 preview is here, and it’s free

Guess what? Windows 8.1 Preview is here. If you still care about Windows 8, you should attempt a download. As of right now though, Microsoft…

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