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Steam Drops Support for Windows 7 and 8, macOS 10.13 and 10.14 Are Next

Steam has dropped support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 yesterday, and macOS…

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You Can No Longer Use Windows 7/8 Keys to Activate Windows 11

It finally happened, Microsoft is no longer allowing users to activate Windows 11 using a…

Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Today

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 starting today. Microsoft Edge and…

German Government Paying Microsoft Nearly $900,000 for Extended Windows 7 Support

The German government failed to migrate all its PCs to Windows 10 in time, and…

Understanding Windows 7 in the Age of Windows 10
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The Windows 7 Waffle? (Premium)

Is Microsoft going to waffle on its support demands and keep extending the Windows 7…

Microsoft Edge Dev Preview Builds Now Available for Older Windows Versions

Microsoft is releasing Dev builds of the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for Windows 7,…

Microsoft Edge Preview Now Available on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

Your national nightmare is over. Microsoft has finally announced the availability of preview versions of…

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Microsoft’s WaaS Changes Are All About Windows 7 (Premium)

Last week’s seismic changes to Windows as a Service have nothing to do with Windows…

Windows 7 End of Support Notification Arrives

As promised, Microsoft has begun warning users of Windows 7 that support for the system…

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Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium)

If Google’s Android web browser concession seems familiar, that’s because Microsoft did the same thing…

Microsoft Brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7 … For Some Reason

Windows 7 is heading off into the support sunset soon. So why on earth would…

Microsoft to Nag Windows 7 Users to Upgrade

Microsoft revealed today that it will begin nagging Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows…

Microsoft Reveals Windows 7 Paid Support Prices

Microsoft’s largest customers can pay for additional Windows 7 support past that system’s support life…

Microsoft Retiring a Windows Media Player Feature on Older Windows Versions

Microsoft to discontinue the metadata feature in Windows Media Player and Media Center.

Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support

Extended support for Windows 7 ends one year from today, on January 14, 2020. A…

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Will Windows 7’s Exit Trigger a Windows 10 Upgrade Wave? (Premium)

Will Windows 7’s retirement result in a new wave of Windows 10 PC upgrades? Perhaps.…

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