Windows 10

Windows 10 Start menu on HP ZBook Studio G4
Windows 10 is closing in on its end of support date. (Image credit: Future)

Windows 10 launched on July 29, 2015, as a successor to Microsoft's previous operating system, Windows 8.1. Now, it's soon to be replaced by Windows 11, following its End of Life status.

Initially, Microsoft offered the OS as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users throughout the first year of its release, and it famously marked a return to a more traditional Start menu, just as Windows 8.1 shifted from its full-screen Windows 8 variant.

Latest about Windows 10

3D Viewer deprecated

You have a few months to say goodbye to 3D Viewer

By Cale Hunt published

Windows Microsoft has moved its 3D Viewer app onto the deprecated list, and it's expected to disappear from the Microsoft Store in July 2026. I have some suggestions as to what you can use instead.

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Dell XPS 15 running Windows 10

PC shutdown bug has now spread to Windows 10

By Adam Hales published

News Microsoft has confirmed that a shutdown bug affecting Windows 11 is also impacting supported Windows 10 builds, caused by January security updates.

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Windows 11 laptops and PCs crashing into a wall

Windows 10 might be gaining ground again, according to new report

By Sean Endicott published

Windows Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support. Is Microsoft’s trust problem finally starting to cost them?

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A display of Microsoft Windows Vista software is seen at a CompUSA store January 29, 2007 in San Francisco, California.

Nostalgia meets risk: Windows 7 and Vista return, but your PC’s security could be in danger

By Kevin Okemwa published

WINDOWS Windows 7 and Vista are back! As Microsoft continues to fumble the bag with Windows 11.

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Windows 11 Taskbar closeup

Is Windows' reputation at an all time low?

By Zac Bowden published

Podcast Podcast: Daniel and Zac discuss the current state of Windows 11, all the recent backlash around Microsoft and AI, and how the platform has evolved into something most people hate.

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Microsoft logo reflected

Windows Wrap: Is the Windows 11 hate justified?

By Sean Endicott published

Windows In this week's Windows Wrap, Sean Endicott reflects on the friction between peak PC hardware and Microsoft’s frustrating, AI-obsessed software strategy.

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Zorin OS shown on various laptops and PCs.

Windows users are flocking to Zorin OS — Linux momentum is real

By Adam Hales published

News Zorin OS 18 has passed 2 million downloads in under three months, with around 75% coming from Windows users as Windows 10 reaches end of life and hardware limits push more people toward Linux.

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Advanced Paste on Windows 11 PowerToys

Microsoft plans AI boost for Clipboard, turning copy‑paste into a workflow hack

By Jez Corden published

AI Has Microsoft found an actually USEFUL way to integrate Microsoft Copilot into Windows? Say it ain't so.

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Screenshot from the Bazzite sizzler video by Brandon Lester and the Oreon Project

Bazzite Linux: forever the “almost Windows killer." But this time may be different.

By Kevin Okemwa published

WINDOWS 11 Bazzite gained over a petabyte of ISO downloads in one month, translating to approximately 143,000 OS downloads.

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Surface Pro 6

Windows 11 wall! 500M PCs left behind, 500M more held back by choice

By Sean Endicott published

Windows Windows 10 support has officially ended, yet nearly 1 billion PCs remain on the old OS. Dell explained that hardware requirements are only part of the picture.

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