This week at CES 2021, Intel launched its 11th-generation NUC mini-PCs and kits. The launch comes about a month later than usual.

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This week at CES 2021, Intel launched its 11th-generation NUC mini-PCs and kits. The launch comes about a month later than usual.
BY Paul Thurrott with 57 Comments
Let there be no doubt now: The initial release of Windows 10X is nothing less than a Chrome OS clone that runs web and Microsoft Store apps.
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PC makers sold 288.9 million PCs in 2020, a leap of 8.6 percent over the previous year, and the second consecutive year of growth for the once-struggling industry.
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Thanks to its processor success in 2020, AMD is the belle of the virtual CES ball this year, and the firm’s keynote address didn’t disappoint.
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I always keep at least one modern Mac on hand for testing purposes. But it’s clear that the M1-based Mac Mini should not be that Mac.
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With its temporary mix of advanced features and limitations, the Parallels Desktop technical preview for M1-based Macs provides a tantalizing glimpse at the future.
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Microsoft is giving Windows 10 users yet another feature they can disable until it's discontinued in a few years: A news and interests feed on the taskbar. Someone didn't get the memo.
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Microsoft enthusiasts have had a lot to complain about over the past several years. But it looks like the firm may finally address two of the bigger issues.
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A Microsoft job posting confirms that the software giant has big plans to overall the Windows 10 user experience in the coming year.
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My approach to file management has evolved over the years, guided by both my own special form of OCD and by major improvements to cloud-based storage services.
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It’s that time of the year, so here’s a quick rundown of the top 10 articles on Thurrott.com that were written in 2020 based on engagement. Drum roll, please...
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The latest version of Windows 10, 20H2, has jumped 5 percentage points to 13.6 percent usage share in the final month of 2020, AdDuplex says.
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At the end of every year, tech blogs lazily pump out “best of” lists culled from back-end site queries. And, yeah, we’ll get to that here soon enough.
BY Paul Thurrott with 33 Comments
2020 was the worst, but there were some silver linings. And key among them, from my perspective, was the renewed perceived importance of the PC.
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I have been waiting for this day for years: With the new Spectre x360 14, HP has finally embraced 3:2 displays in one of its very best products.
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A new report claims that Microsoft is now designing ARM chipsets in-house that will land in Surface PCs and its cloud-based servers.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
One year ago, I decided to support the Windows 10 Field Guide through the end of 2020. That date is now rapidly approaching.
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This week, Microsoft took a major step toward fixing one of WOA’s biggest problems when it introduced the first pre-release version of x64 app emulation. How does it measure up?
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A newly-released Windows Insider Preview build is giving the public its first chance to experience x64 app emulation in Windows 10 on ARM.
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Adobe announced today that it has released Lightroom as a native app on M1-based Macs and Windows 10 on ARM (WOA).
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
Because of the great success it’s had delivering two Windows 10 feature updates each year, Microsoft is testing a way to deliver even more new features.
BY Paul Thurrott with 49 Comments
Microsoft is reportedly looking at allowing Android apps to run natively on Windows again. Is this a solution in search of a problem?
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
The latest AdDuplex report shows that Windows 10 version 20H2 is now running on almost 9 percent of Windows 10-based PCs.
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HP performed well overall in the previous quarter, but PC revenues were flat despite exploding premium notebook PC and Chromebook sales.
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Three years ago, I opined that if Windows 10 on ARM worked properly, it would be boring. Well, it still doesn’t work properly.
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Microsoft is partnering with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm to create a new security processor for Windows-based PCs.
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Adobe this morning announced beta versions of its flagship Photoshop application that run on Windows 10 on ARM and Apple Silicon-based Macs.