Windows 10 sales are booming as users abandon Windows 7
Windows 10 is in strong demand thanks to folks fleeing from Windows 7, going by Microsoft’s financial results for Q2, which saw the company rake in…
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Google to ‘fully support’ Chrome on Windows 7 for at least 18 more months
In a little over a week, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 with security updates. For its part, Google will keep updating Chrome on the over…
Microsoft Rolls Out Giant Full-Page Reminders That Windows 7 Is About to Die
If you’re a Windows 7 user who somehow missed the memo on your operating system’s upcoming death, allow us to be the bearer of bad…
Seriously, Update Your Old Windows 7 PCs and Windows Servers Right Now
We’ve made several posts over the past year about “BlueKeep,” a serious exploit present in Windows 7’s remote desktop protocol (RDP) that could allow a hacker to take control…
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here’s what you need to know
All good things must come to an end, and that includes popular and robust operating systems that outlive their life span. Microsoft is retiring support…
The ‘death’ of Windows 7: Microsoft to end support early next year
Microsoft Corp.’s sales and profit got a boost from demand for Azure cloud-computing programs and internet-based versions of Office productivity software, lifting results above analysts’…
Apparently, I attended a Windows 7 party 10 years ago
Me at my friend Matt’s Windows 7 party. Photo by Matthew Bellemare On this day in 2009 — 10 years ago — Microsoft released its new…
Windows 7 vs Windows 10
Windows 7 is great. But Windows 10 is better. Should I buy Windows 10? Windows 7 is still a reliable operating system, but mainstream support…
Windows 7 users rush to upgrade to Windows 10 before Microsoft ends support in Jan 2020
Windows 7 users opting out before Microsoft ends support (AFP) A few months before Microsoft ends support for its Windows 7 operating system (OS), the older OS…
Report: Election Systems Across Country Still Rely on Windows 7, Which Loses Free Support Next Year
Amid growing concern about the vulnerability of the U.S. election system to hackers, Pennsylvania told election officials they had to upgrade their machines last year.…