Death of the Ancients
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Windows 7 seemingly ending support for PCs with old Pentium III processors
It's the end of the line for Pentium III PCs running Windows 7.
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Pour one out
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Microsoft drops technical support for older products on community forums
Microsoft is turning out the light on official technical support for several of its older products on its community forums.
Monitor all the things
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Windows Defender ATP to add support for Windows 7 and 8.1 this summer
Windows Defender ATP will add support for monitoring Windows 7 and 8.1 machines this summer.
Ruh Roh
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Windows 7 updates appear to be broken for some
Windows Update appears to be broken for at least some people still running Windows 7.
Ruh Roh
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NTFS bug lets websites crash Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs
Windows 7 and 8.1 users are open to a newly discovered bug that allows websites to crash their machines with little effort.
Proactive protection
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What Windows users need to know about the latest 'Shadow Brokers' exploits
A number of new hacking tools were recently leaked, and they target Windows PCs. Here's what you know to stay informed — and secure.
Time to Move On Up
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Microsoft is blocking Windows 7, 8.1 updates on Ryzen and Kaby Lake systems
If you’re hoping to start running Windows 7 or 8.1 on a shiny new AMD Ryzen or Intel Kaby Lake processor, you might want to rethink those plans.
Farewell, Old Friends
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Microsoft ceases selling Windows 7 and 8.1 to OEMs
Microsoft has officially ceased selling Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 licenses to PC manufacturers, meaning your chances of buying a new PC with either OS are increasingly unlikely.
Slight glitch
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Windows 10 market share went down
According to the September 2016 PC operating system market share figures from Net Applications, the share held by Windows 10 actually went down slightly that month.
New update
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The pesky 'Get Windows 10' app is finally being removed
Microsoft is rolling out an update today to Windows 7 and 8.1 PC users, which finally gets rid of the "Get Windows 10" app that was encouraging those people to download the free update to the OS until July 29.
Moving on up
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Windows 10's PC up to nearly 23% in August
Windows 10 was used by 22.99% of all PCs worldwide in August 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's yet another big month-to-month increase compared to 21.13% in July, June's 19.14% and May's 18.43% share for the OS.
Once a month
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Microsoft shifting to monthly rollup updates for Window 7, 8
Microsoft has announced it will move to a new monthly rollup update model for Windows 7 and 8.1 starting in October.
As you were
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Intel Skylake PCs will now have normal support lifetimes
A new report says that Microsoft has decided to extend support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on PCs that have Intel's Skylake processors. The support will now end on the same dates it will stop on all other PCs.
Keeps going higher
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Windows 10 market share up to over 21% in July
Windows 10 was used by 21.13% of all PCs worldwide in July 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's yet another big month-to-month increase compared to June's 19.14% and May's 18.43% share for the OS.
keeps getting bigger
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Windows 10 market share went over 19% in June.
Windows 10 was used by 19.14% of all PCs worldwide in June 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's another big month-to-month increase compared to May's 18.43% and April's 14.35% share for the OS.
made for business
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IE11 gets some enterprise improvements
Businesses with PCs that have Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installed can check out some improvements in today's culmative updates
big increase
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Windows 10's PC market share up to over 17% in May
Windows 10 was used by 17.43% of all PCs worldwide in May 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's a big increase compared to April's 14.35% share for the OS.
New rules
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Windows 7 and 8.1 patches to be released monthly
Microsoft has announced that from now on, non-security patches for Windows 7 and 8.1 will be released in one rollup update that will be issued monthly.
nearly tied
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Windows 10 and Windows 7 almost tied in Steam survey
The April 2016 results from Steam's latest hardware survey show that Windows 10 is just barely behind Windows 7 among its customers.
Steady progress
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Windows 10 gains in PC market share in April
Windows 10 was used by 14.35% of all PCs worldwide in April 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. Meanwhile, the share held by Windows 7 dropped below the 50% mark