Report Claims Millions of PCs Still Run Internet Explorer Even though Microsoft has Officially Killed it Off
by Internet Explorer is officially dead, with Microsoft ending support yesterday in favor of Edge, but millions of PCs still haven’t switched…
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Microsoft Boasts Upgrading 190,000 PCs to Windows 11 in 5 Weeks, but That’s Only a Fraction
by Microsoft has provided internal details about its own Windows 11 rollout performance, stating its upgraded 190,000 PCs in five weeks’ time…
Don’t Try to Run Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs because Microsoft won’t Allow It
by Microsoft will place a watermark on machines that don’t contain the hardware to truly support running the Windows 11 OS software…
Microsoft is Now Warning PC Owners if Their Machines shouldn’t be Running Windows 11
Microsoft is beginning to warn non-compatible PC owners their hardware does not officially support running Windows 11… Microsoft released Windows 11 in early October of …
Windows 11 will Run on Older PCs but Might Require Users to Sign a Waiver
Microsoft recently reinstated its PC Health Check app, which tells computer owners if their gear is ready for Windows 11, but there’s a catch…
Don’t Count on Running the New Windows 11 On that Old Windows 10 Machine, because it Just Won’t Work
Microsoft says Windows 11 is a free upgrade, but some PC owners will need to buy entirely new hardware to support the new operating system…
Windows PC Market Share Continues its Decline while Chromebooks Soar
Windows long-running global dominance of PC market share began declining in January 2013 and Chromebook sales are climbing as a result…
Microsoft is Preventing Edge Users from Installing Firefox over Potential Harm to their Devices
Microsoft Edge is apparently stopping Edge browser users from installing competitor Firefox, citing doing so might cause harm to devices…
Finally, Microsoft will Pull at Least Some Bloatware from Fresh Installs of Windows 10 with an Upcoming Update
Microsoft has long-last come to the conclusion that it needs to remove some level of bloatware from Windows 10, starting with a new update…
Millions of Windows PCs are Infected with Malware and Most People don’t Know they’re Victims
Malware resides secretly on literally millions of Windows PCs and most targeted consumers don’t even know they’ve already become victims…
WhatsApp Now Supports Video and Voice Calls on Windows and macOS
WhatsApp desktop voice and video calls are here, after extensive testing last year, now available on both Windows PCs and macOS machines…
The PC Market Recently Experienced another Round of Sales Growth, with Chromebooks and Tablets Leading the Way
by PC sales enjoyed a second successive quarter of strong growth, with Chromebooks and tablets accounting for the largest percentage…
Microsoft has Some Good News for Windows 10 Users with its Coming October Update
Windows 10 contains a delightful surprise with the release of the October 2020 update, that is, for users who are upgrading from the May update…
Unbelievable: Millions of People are Still Running Windows XP, Even though it’s Severely Outdated and Unsecured
More than twenty-five million Windows users are still on XP, a greater percent than Windows 8, Vista, and ChromeOS, despite being unsecured…
It’s Now Possible to Use Android Apps on Windows 10 PCs — Sort Of
Microsoft is now slowly rolling out a new update to its Your Phone app that lets people run select Android apps on their Windows 10 PCs…
PC Shipments Experience an Increase as More People Embrace WFH
PC shipments, previously down for some time, have seen a resurgence in the second quarter of the year but sales are still another story…