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Living with Windows 10 S: The Desktop, Take 2

Living with Windows 10 S: The Desktop, Take 2

My initial attempt to install Windows 10 S on a desktop PC failed, but it's been bugging me ever since. And I came up with two possible solutions.

Living with Windows 10 S: The Desktop and the Book

Much of the emphasis on Windows 10 S from a hardware perspective has been on laptops and 2-in-1s. But what about desktop PCs?

Living with Windows 10 S: Thinking About the Alternatives

Living with Windows 10 S: Thinking About the Alternatives

Here's a list of what I consider to be the top four alternatives to Windows 10 S.

Living with Windows 10 S: It's Just Not Ready (Yet)

Living with Windows 10 S: It’s Just Not Ready (Yet)

Windows 10 S is half-baked. It's not ready for me. It's not ready for you. And it's not ready for anyone. Not yet.

Living with Windows 10 S: Now You Can Too (Sort of. Maybe)

Living with Windows 10 S: Now You Can Too (Sort of. Maybe)

Those curious about making their own Windows 10 S experiment can now do so. Sort of. Maybe.

Living with Windows 10 S: Games

Living with Windows 10 S: Games

While hardcore gamers will never be satisfied with Windows 10 S, this system should be fine for more casual gamers.

Living with Windows 10 S: Store Apps or Web Apps?

Living with Windows 10 S: Store Apps or Web Apps?

The issue of Store app quality and selection will be a problem for all Windows 10 S users, just as it was with Windows phone.

Living with Windows 10 S: Hardware Devices

Living with Windows 10 S: Hardware Devices

When it comes to Windows 10 and hardware peripherals, there are successes and there are defeats.

Living with Windows 10 S: The Basics

Living with Windows 10 S: The Basics

Reality diverges wildly from theory when you actually try to use Windows 10 S. And here are a few basics to consider ahead of time.

Living with Windows 10 S: The Series

Living with Windows 10 S: The Series

For my second go-round with Windows 10 S, I'm going to document what it's really like living with this strange new Windows version.

Windows Weekly 875

Windows Weekly 875: A Lot of Neil Diamond

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss Windows 11 version 24H2, a reunion with Windows 10, AI, antitrust, Microsoft 365, Xbox, and much more.

Windows 10: It's like riding a bike
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Windows 10: It’s Like Riding a Bike (Premium)

In June 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11 with the type of virtual event that still felt weird in that not-quite post-pandemic world. But these are the moments I live for: My writing career started 30 years ago, it's always centered on Windows and Microsoft, and I've written books about every (major) Windows release since 1995.…

Windows 11 Fall Update - it's Windows 11 version 23H2 ... mostly
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Windows 11, the Fall Update, 23H2, and You (Premium)

Thanks to Microsoft's non-transparent and ever-changing updating strategies and inability to communicate, we're unknowingly living in a weird and uncertain new Windows era. And while I continue to struggle with that, weighed down in part by my decades of experience with this process and my strong opinions about what works and what doesn't, we should…

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Channeling the Windows Insider Program (Premium)

As a Windows enthusiast, I cheered the arrival of the Windows Insider Program, which made beta testing transparent and open. And I of course rued its decline in the years since, as Microsoft broke its promises to Insiders by ignoring feedback and forcing unwanted A/B testing on us. There used to be an understanding that…

Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 (1)

Microsoft Edge Version 108 is Now Available

Microsoft Edge 108 includes new features for IT pros as well as important security fixes, but there are no new consumer-facing features this month.

Google to End Support for Chrome on Windows 7/8.1 in Early 2023

Google announced today that it will finally stop supporting its Chrome web browser on Windows 7 and 8.1 in February 2023.

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