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Support For Windows 7, Windows 8 To End 10 January 2023

RIP Windows 7. Extended enterprise support for Windows 7, as well as support for Windows 8/8.1 will be terminated next…

2 years ago

It’s Time To Stop Stalling About Upgrading Windows 7 Computers

ANALYSIS: Mainstream support for Windows 7, has already run out and the end of security updates is just three years…

8 years ago

What New Update Process For Windows 7 And 8.1 Means for Enterprises

ANALYSIS: Beginning this week, all updates will be roll-ups, with complete cumulative updates to begin in 2017, eliminating the ability…

8 years ago

Windows 10 Starts Forcibly Installing Itself On Older PCs

Resistance is futile, it seems, as “recommended update” begins self-installing

9 years ago

Microsoft Delivers Final Patch Tuesday For Windows 8

Older versions of Internet Explorer and Windows 8 OS receive their last ever Patch Tuesday update

9 years ago

Samsung PCs ‘Deliberately’ Disable Windows Update

Samsung denies its PCs are blocking patches and updates, exposing customers to cybercrime and malware

9 years ago

Google Exposes Windows 8.1 Security Flaw

Google is criticised for publishing a flaw in in Windows 8.1 that could allow an attacker to give themselves admin…

10 years ago

Windows PC Users Can Now Use Microsoft’s Azure Backup

Pay-as-you-go offsite storage comes to Windows 7, Windows 8

10 years ago

IFA: Intel Core M Targets Laptops And Tablets With Devices Arriving Next Month

Detachable tablets running Intel's new Core M chip are designed to combine low power with PC-grade performance

10 years ago

Microsoft: There Will Be No Windows 8.1 Update 2

Microsoft says there will be no major Windows 8.1 Update 2 and future upgrades will be incrementally delivered alongside security…

10 years ago

Microsoft Denies China’s Windows 8 Backdoor Claims

Microsoft angrily denies Chinese claims that Windows 8 has a backdoor for NSA survelliance

10 years ago

No More Windows 8 For The Chinese Government

Chinese authorities ban Windows 8 in government offices, to avoid the ‘end of support’ dilemma they are facing with Windows…

11 years ago

Windows 8.1 Update Adds Mouse And Keyboard Improvements And Enterprise Mobility Options

Microsoft makes it easier to use traditional peripherals, adds MDM policies and offers Windows 8.1 free to manufacturers of smaller…

11 years ago

Microsoft Offers $100 Discount To Customers Upgrading From Windows XP

Discount will apply to any new Surface or Windows 8 computer costing more than $599 as Microsoft looks to migrate…

11 years ago

Microsoft Promises To Take Legal Advice Before Reading Hotmail Accounts

New rules come after the company allegedly read the email account of an ex-employee suspected of leaking Microsoft secrets

11 years ago

Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested, Charged With Stealing Windows Secrets

Alex Kibkalo allegedly passed on secrets concerning various Microsoft projects to an unnamed blogger

11 years ago

Microsoft Preps Windows 8.1 Update For April – Report

The update for Windows 8.1 will arrive next month, just as Microsoft retires the venerable Windows XP OS

11 years ago

Sales Of Windows 8 ‘Hit 200 Million’

Windows 8 gets more love, but still lags behind Windows 7, Microsoft reveals in a briefing

11 years ago

Windows 8 Tablets Speed Up London Underground Maintenance

Tube Lines says Windows 8 is better than paper (and the iPad) for keeping London moving safely

11 years ago

Windows Store Delivers Greater Control For App Developers

Microsoft continues to woo the developer community as it relaxes certification requirements for its Windows Store

11 years ago

HP Is Advertising The Benefits Of… Windows 7?

The company has launched a campaign aimed at people who just can’t get to grips with Windows 8

11 years ago

Windows 9 Could Be Set For April 2015 Launch

Windows 8's days could be numbered as Microsoft plans to unveil Windows Threshold at Build 2014

11 years ago

Upgrading From Windows XP Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

It's no wonder businesses are trying to avoid upgrading from Windows XP, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Windows 8 And 8.1 Market Share Passes 10 Percent

Windows 7 continues to lead the way, but Windows XP is still worryingly widespread

11 years ago

Microsoft Ready To Switch Off Windows RT

Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green suggests Windows RT is one Windows too many

11 years ago

‘Marmite’ Windows 8.1 Divides TechWeek Readers Who Prefer Other Platforms

TechWeek readers enjoy a love-hate relationship with Windows 8.1, but Windows 7 remains more popular and XP lives on

11 years ago

XP ‘Six Times More Likely To Get Infected’ Than Windows 8

Microsoft says XP really isn't all that safe to use when compared to its latest OS

11 years ago

Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Is the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 as productive a tablet as it claims to be?

11 years ago

Giant Microsoft Surface 2 Aims To Make Trafalgar Square More Productive

Microsoft Surface 2 takes over Trafalgar Square, much to the confusion of tourists

11 years ago

Microsoft Releases Surface 2 And Windows RT 8.1 Fix

Microsoft Surface 2 hits UK shelves, while a recovery image for devices bricked by Windows RT 8.1 is made available

11 years ago