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Windows 10's ESU program becomes free for users in the EEA
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 10 In a major move, Microsoft is making access to Windows 10's extended support updates free for regions in the European Economic Area. No cloud backup required.

Google is coming for Microsoft's lunch with new Android PCs
By Zac Bowden published
News Google and Qualcomm are working together to bring Android to the PC form factor. That's potentially the biggest threat to Windows that Microsoft has ever had to deal with.

Veteran engineer explains WinHelp’s offline-online methods
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows Microsoft Veteran Engineer Raymond Chen recently published an interesting blog post explaining why Windows 3.0’s WinHelp was called an online help system when it actually ran offline.

Microsoft Fairwater AI datacenter redefines supercomputing
By Adam Hales published
AI Microsoft has unveiled Fairwater, its largest AI datacenter in Wisconsin, built to power massive AI models with NVIDIA’s latest GPUs and exabyte-scale storage.

Trump’s H-1B visa fee: Microsoft panics, memos fly
By Cale Hunt published
Microsoft It was a frantic weekend for Microsoft following Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee announcement, but some of the concern was unfounded due to confusing guidance. Here's what we know so far.

VLC update adds support for Windows 11 on Arm and Windows XP
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 VLCs first official update in years look to come with some needed improvements, including Windows on Arm64 support and fixes for Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Microsoft wants you to trade in your old Windows 10 PC
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 10 Microsoft is offering users alternatives to rising e-waste concerns, including options to trade in or recycle old PCs as Windows 10 approaches its end of life.

Microsoft is finally bringing native video wallpapers to Windows 11
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows Vista Ultimate had a feature called DreamScene that let you set videos as your desktop background. Almost 15 years later, it looks like video wallpapers are making a return on Windows 11.

Windows 11 makes screen sharing a breeze with new Copilot button
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Two new features are now in testing with the latest Windows 11 preview build, one of which adds a shortcut for sharing your screen with Copilot into the Taskbar.

Microsoft celebrates that 90% of the apps people use on Windows on Arm are now native
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Windows 11 PCs powered by an Arm processor are thriving right now, with users spending 90% of their time on an Arm-based PC using natively compiled apps, a huge improvement over how things were just a short time ago.
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