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Microsoft starts blocking updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs on newer hardware

By Dan Thorp-Lancaster Published

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.

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Microsoft's Windows account sync data deletion tool is down right now

By Zac Bowden Published

Want to delete your Microsoft Account sync data from the cloud? Well you can't right now, because the tool is down.

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Microsoft ceases selling Windows 7 and 8.1 licenses to PC manufacturers

By Dan Thorp-Lancaster Published

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.

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Windows 10's PC worldwide OS market share actually went down in September

By John Callaham Published

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.

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The 'Get Windows 10' app is finally being removed from Windows 7 and 8.1

By John Callaham Published

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Windows 10's PC worldwide market share rose to nearly 23% in August

By John Callaham Published

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Microsoft shifting to monthly patch update model for Windows 7 and 8.1

By Dan Thorp-Lancaster Published

Microsoft has announced it will move to a new monthly rollup update model for Windows 7 and 8.1 starting in October.

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London's Metropolitan Police still has Windows XP running on 27,000 PCs

By John Callaham Published

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Windows 10's PC worldwide market share exceeded 19% in June

By John Callaham Published

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Internet Explorer 11 gets some enterprise improvements for Windows 7 and 8.1

By John Callaham Published

Businesses with PCs that have Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installed can check out some improvements in today's culmative updates

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