Microsoft

Microsoft is a devices and services company based in Redmond, Washington – a city about 16 miles east of Seattle. Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Traditionally a software company at heart, Microsoft dabbled in hardware with computing peripherals like mice and keyboards before going all in with the Surface line of tablets. The pending acquisition of Nokia’s handset unit will further add to Microsoft’s future plan to be a devices and services company.

Microsoft has many products in both the consumer and enterprise space. Most consumers are familiar with Microsoft through their operating system Windows, their office software suite Microsoft Office, their home entertainment consoles Xbox, and their mobile operating system Windows Phone.

Microsoft rose to power in the 90’s thanks to its operating system Windows and its office software suite called Microsoft Office. In the early 00’s Microsoft cracked the living room by launching the original Xbox. The Xbox has now seen three generational entries, with the Xbox One being Microsoft’s answer to the eight generation of gaming consoles.

Windows and Office continue to be a large part of revenue for Microsoft, but their future plans have shifted from a “computer on every desk” to “mobile first, cloud first”. Microsoft is investing heavily in their Azure, their cloud computing platform that will be the backbone of what they do for the next generation of computing.

Windows, Windows Phone, Office, Azure, Azure, Surface, and Cortana are all at the heart of what Microsoft’s future will focus on. 

Latest about Microsoft

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Windows 10 support has ended — final OS update is now online

By Zac Bowden last updated

LIVE Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14 this week. Here's everything you need to know about how your PC is at risk, and what you can do to remain secure.

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Protesters slam Microsoft’s Windows 10 ESU as a "snooze button"

By Kevin Okemwa published

WINDOWS 10 Microsoft claims it remains committed to its sustainability goals, despite ending support for Windows 10, a move expected to trigger the largest jump in junked computers in history.

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Microsoft faces backlash "End of Windows 10"

By Kevin Okemwa published

WINDOWS 10 Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows 11 or enroll in the ESU program for an additional year of security updates.

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Microsoft teases big announcement about Windows coming this week

By Zac Bowden published

Windows 11 Microsoft has teased that a big announcement about Windows is happening on Thursday, and has hinted that the news will be related to how people use and interact with the OS.

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Edge Game Assist now plays nice with Battlefield 6 — and your ad blocker

By Cale Hunt published

Gaming Microsoft has revealed Edge Game Assist's October update details, which include 23 new games for the Enhanced guide list, bug fixes, and new settings.

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Windows 10 is dead, Microsoft confirms

By Zac Bowden published

Windows 10 Microsoft has confirmed that support for Windows 10 has now come to an end. It has released one final mainstream OS update, but millions of users are still running the now abandoned OS.

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Dark mode in the copy dialog on Windows 11

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 dark mode improvements are coming

By Zac Bowden published

Windows 11 Dark mode is finally coming to more areas of the OS on Windows 11, including legacy interfaces like the File Explorer and more, Microsoft confirms.

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Windows 10’s death date looms, but Windows 11 upgrades hit a snag

By Kevin Okemwa published

WINDOWS The Windows Media Creation Tool breaks just as Microsoft is about to end support for Windows 10, making it difficult for users to upgrade to Windows 11.

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OneDrive's AI face scanning feature comes under fire for not being always disable-able

By Zac Bowden published

OneDrive Microsoft is slowly rolling out a new feature in OneDrive that allows the app to identify common faces in photos using AI, and people have noticed its support webpage suggests the feature can only be disabled up to three times a year.

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Windows 10 Reset feature

How to clean up your PC before decommissioning as support for Windows 10 ends

By Mauro Huculak published

Wipe out On Windows 10, you can use the Reset this PC feature to secure-erase the computer if you plan to decommission it after support ends on October 14, 2025.

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