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 revenue of $36.9 billion (around £28.5 billion, AU$55 billion). As ZDNet reports, Windows growth was better than anticipated, with consumer (Windows 10 Home) revenue up 4% compared ... Read More »
The “final” Windows 7 update, version KB4534310, apparently introduces a new bug that will require at least one more patch to remove. The bug is benign—all it does is cause your desktop’s wallpaper to turn black when you’ve set it to “Stretch”—but it’s still annoying. Luckily, Microsoft has a couple of ... Read More »
Microsoft is starting to share more details on exactly how it imagines apps will run on dual-screen devices like the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. The software giant unveiled both devices back in October, with the smaller Surface Duo running Android and the larger Surface Neo powered by Windows 10X. Now, Microsoft is ... Read More »
This year, global shipments of computing devices will reach 2.16 billion units – a 0.9% improvement on last year, predicts research from tech analyst firm Gartner, although last year also marked the lowest shipments in almost ten years. For Gartner the term “devices” encompasses PCs, smartphones and tablets; and as ... Read More »
Multiple U.S. Government agencies are urging Windows 10 users to update as soon as possible GETTY IMAGES When the technical director of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Cybersecurity Directorate, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), both urge Windows 10 users to take action ... Read More »
Windows 10 still has problems but Windows 7 is about to hit the scrap heap (and Windows 8 is a pointless sideways move). As such, millions of users must soon jump to Windows 10 for the safety of their data and Microsoft charges $139 for the standard edition. But what if I ... Read More »
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 decade-old OS for another 18 months. Google Cloud’s advice to enterprise is to transition to Windows 10. For those that haven’t, it will “continue to ... Read More »
Windows 10 begins 2020 hoping to turn a page on a bug-ridden 2019. Problems ranged from frustrating to limiting, chaotic to simply bizarre and Microsoft was even hit by a whistle-blower exposing the reasons for the increase in instability. But now 2020 is off to a rocky start as well. Windows 10 updates continue to cause problems STEVE KOTECKI ... Read More »
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 news. First, your OS is dying. Second, Microsoft is going to start reminding you about it. Beginning this week, Windows 7 Pro users who aren’t ... Read More »
On Windows 10, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature that creates a lightweight environment that allows you to install and run supported versions of Linux (such as Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Debian, etc.) without the complexity of setting up a virtual machine or different computer. Although you won’t get a ... Read More »
