Yahoo Tech | With Windows 9, Microsoft will try to put Windows 8 era behind it PCWorld After spending the past two years in damage control mode over Windows 8, Microsoft will officially begin a new era for its OS on Tuesday, when it's expected to unveil a preview of Windows' next major version during an event focused on enterprise customers. Windows 10 Undoes the Disaster of Windows 8 (Mostly) Windows 10 revealed: Microsoft Corp unveils successor to much-maligned ... Windows 10 Is What Windows 8 Should Have Been |
Monday, September 29, 2014
With Windows 9, Microsoft will try to put Windows 8 era behind it - PCWorld
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Windows 7's slow sunset continues with October 31st deadline - BGR
BGR | Windows 7's slow sunset continues with October 31st deadline BGR As PC users anxiously await the release of Windows 9, many are beginning to worry about the latest impending deadline for Windows 7. On the Windows lifecycle fact sheet, Microsoft notes that it will no longer provide copies of Windows 7 Home Basic ... No, Microsoft isn't killing Windows 7 on October 31st 2014 Windows 10 combines the best aspects of Windows 7 and Windows 8 Microsoft unveils 'spiritual successor' to Windows 7 by going to 10 |
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
What happens to Windows 7 on October 31, 2014? - ZDNet
TechRadar UK | What happens to Windows 7 on October 31, 2014? ZDNet After October 31, 2014 -- Microsoft will no longer provide its PC partners or systems builders with copies of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and/or Ultimate to preinstall on new PCs. This means that OEMs will be able to continue to sell their stock ... Windows 7 vs Windows 8.1: which is the better OS? Windows 7 faces Halloween deadline Microsoft to cut Windows 7 OEM supply on 31 October |
Monday, September 22, 2014
How to stop autoloading programs in Windows 7 and Windows 8 - PCWorld
PCWorld | How to stop autoloading programs in Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCWorld After reading my article on killing unwanted processes, Joe Balbona asked how he could keep those processes from loading in the first place. There's no direct correlation between the programs that load when you boot and the processes slowing down your ... |
Friday, September 12, 2014
Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy - ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech | Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy ExtremeTech The new Windows 9 Start menu, while it looks completely different from the Windows Vista or Windows 7 Start menu, retains most of the same functionality — but now the direct Documents, Pictures, Control Panel, etc. links are on the left side, rather ... |
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Personalize the Windows 7 Start menu - PCWorld
Personalize the Windows 7 Start menu PCWorld Bob Black asked about altering the Windows 7 Start menu to make it fit his preferences and work habits. You can do a lot with the Windows 7 Start menu. You can put your favorite programs front and center. You can replace big, easy-to-hit icons with ... |
Friday, September 5, 2014
Windows 8 adoption rates lower than Windows Vista - IT PRO
IT PRO | Windows 8 adoption rates lower than Windows Vista IT PRO No one would argue that the two most maligned operating systems ever to be released by Microsoft are Windows Vista and Windows 8, but it might surprise some to know that Vista was actually more popular in its heyday than Windows 8 is now. As it stands ... |
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Google is bringing the Chrome OS desktop to Windows 7 - Engadget
Google is bringing the Chrome OS desktop to Windows 7 Engadget François Beaufort notes that Chrome Canary now has an experimental "Chrome OS mode" for Windows 7 that drops you into Google's web-based desktop, complete with an app launcher; you'll even get Google Now notifications through the app. There's no ... |