Chrome won’t support Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 in 2023
If you never got around to upgrading to Windows 10 after it launched in 2015, you may want to do so within the next few …
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Windows XP is enjoying a very strong life after death
When Windows 8 launched in 2012, Microsoft struggled to convince users that they should make the switch. The new UI was unfamiliar and unresponsive, the …
You can download Windows 8.1’s August update right now
Microsoft on Tuesday released the Windows 8.1 August 12th update, just like it promised a few days ago, but users shouldn’t expect any interesting new …
Microsoft: Don’t expect any more major updates until Windows 9
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it’s not planning to release a major “Windows 8.1 Update 2” at any point in the near future, although the …
Next big Windows 8.1 update reportedly coming soon
Microsoft may be getting ready to release its second scheduled Windows 8.1 update of the year. Known as Windows 8.1 Update 2, the upcoming release …
Leaked image may reveal the new Start Menu coming soon to Windows 8.1
Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 desktop and tablet platform has been something of a mess thus far. Traction is finally picking up now that Windows XP is …
Here are the latest details on Windows 9 and Microsoft’s other major Windows updates
Anxious to get that full Start menu back? Well, you may have a while to wait for that but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other …
PS4 and Xbox One get new competition from the Alienware Alpha
Pair an Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller to a Windows PC and you’ve got yourself a Windows console, but whatever setup you’ve got going …
Microsoft finally has some good news for Windows 8.1
When Tim Cook took the stage yesterday, he was out for blood. One of his most vicious attacks came in the form of an OS market …
This $199 Toshiba tablet is the closest thing to a Surface mini you can buy
Microsoft may have disappointed certain Windows users when it decided not to unveil the Surface mini yet – although reports say that the device is …
Microsoft’s move to patch massive Windows XP flaw called ‘an act of utter stupidity’
A massive security vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft’s popular web browser, Internet Explorer, that could potentially “corrupt memory in a way that could allow …
Windows XP’s long, drawn-out death is finally giving Microsoft what it wants
Like it or not, Windows XP is no longer a smart option for personal computing. Microsoft went against its word and issued one last security …
You can download Windows 8.1 Update right now
Microsoft is slowly but surely turning Windows 8 into a palatable operating system, starting with the first major Windows 8.1 update. Some of the new …
Video: Here’s everything you need to know about Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft on Wednesday announced two new updates for its mobile and desktop operating systems including Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Update 1. Both updates …
Everything you need to know about Windows 8.1 Update
Microsoft finally took the wraps off of its upcoming Windows 8.1 Update, a major revision that will add a range of new functionality to Microsoft’s …
Microsoft debuts Universal Windows Apps for building cross-platform apps
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new Universal Windows Apps initiative, which will allow developers to create apps that will work across all form factors, including …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8.1 Update 1
As expected, Microsoft on Wednesday announced the Windows 8.1 Update 1, a software update that Windows users who still prefer mouse and keyboard input over …
Watch live as Microsoft reveals its vision of the future at Build 2014
Microsoft finally realized some time ago that it had to make some serious changes if it hoped to continue thriving in a world that had begun to …
Windows 8.1 is about to get better for mouse and keyboard users
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 Update 1 following Build 2014, ZDNet reveals, making the operating system more appealing to users who still choose the mouse and …
Hardcore Windows 8 hater finds something to like in upcoming update
Slowly but surely, Microsoft is taking baby steps to appease longtime Windows desktop users who absolutely hate the changes Microsoft made with Windows 8. Earlier …
5 ways the next Windows 8 update might finally appease Metro-hating desktop users
Listen up, disgruntled Windows desktop users: Microsoft hears your gripes and is working to address them with its soon-to-be-released Update 1 to Windows 8.1. U.K.-based …
New leak shows how Microsoft plans to make Metro UI less annoying
The Metro user interface that Microsoft unveiled with Windows 8 has spawned a cult of haters but the company isn’t done coming up with ways …
Microsoft finally realizes that people hate Windows 8’s live tiles
It’s official: Microsoft realizes that most desktop users have no use for the Live Tiles interface. The Verge reports that the next update of Windows …
Next Windows update tipped for March 11th but Start menu still missing
The many Windows users who are underwhelmed by Windows 8 will have to continue waiting patiently for the next iteration of the operating system, but …
Sorry, Windows users: Leak suggests next big Windows 8.1 update won’t include Start menu
Although Windows 8.1 was a step in the right direction for Microsoft’s latest operating system, there’s no question that the interface is still not optimal …
Windows Store shows significant growth, still can’t compete with Apple
As more Windows users transition to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s app store is beginning to gain some traction. TechCrunch has shared Microsoft’s latest …
Windows 8.1 picks up steam, drives adoption of Microsoft’s new OS
When we checked in on Windows adoption rates last month, things weren’t looking great for Microsoft’s most recent operating system. Windows 7 was actually gaining …
