<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Windows-8 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/windows-8 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:28:14 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode — less than half-megapixel display mode is limited to 16 colors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-8-1-graphics-get-bit-crushed-into-working-in-40-year-old-ega-graphics-mode-less-than-half-megapixel-display-mode-is-limited-to-16-colors 2BTk5npk4RzSNwztCPf4HG Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:28:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party —credentials can be hijacked by merely viewing a malicious file in File Explorer ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/zero-day-windows-ntlm-hash-vulnerability-gets-patched-by-third-party-credentials-can-be-hijacked-by-merely-viewing-a-malicious-file-in-file-explorer XcAkpDmjoYY4Xw8JpH2F2C Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:32:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gaming ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-drops-windows-7-and-8-support-with-the-latest-client-users-told-to-update-to-a-more-recent-version-of-windows-to-continue-gaming 4vyss8wffQi6FnVN2iMWFW Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:05:30 +0000 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Fix a Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/how-to-fix-a-windows-blue-screen-of-death-bsod 3waMiV54utRoQ3YZAq8pWo Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:38:59 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-says-the-days-of-free-windows-7-to-10-or-11-updates-are-over jiteWJxc7JfVB5Rt8pBgen Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How To Back Up Your Data in Windows ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/back-up-your-data-windows TeQtNa5iPhPjgpKydUU5Hj Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:33:49 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why You Should Use Desktop Gadgets Instead of Widgets in Windows 11 or 10 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/why-you-should-use-desktop-gadgets-instead-of-widgets-in-windows-11-or-10 T82NoVby4ShiLaQxtzwHRi Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:51 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:30:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve Prepares to Kill Steam Gaming on Windows 7 and 8 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-prepares-to-kill-steam-gaming-on-windows-7-and-8 dnUbGSPRyigNn2NRg5paPB Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:13:26 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Admits Pushing Windows 11 Upgrade Offers to Ineligible PCs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-admits-pushing-windows-11-upgrade-offers-to-ineligible-pcs B6gLCW9Tdb7pXAxs2fDoVR Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:06:34 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:15:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Latest Windows 11 Preview Build Adds Search Box to Taskbar ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-11-bring-back-taskbar-search-box W2Pch27bTUHFgLzmnCgbFY Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:35:27 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:50:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft to Welcome Third Party Widgets in Windows 11 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-to-welcome-third-party-windows-11-widgets Y4cxuqRt5eR5nqaFiCgoy5 Tue, 24 May 2022 18:07:24 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Update: German Site Reports Windows 12 Development to Begin Next month ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-12-developement-earnest-next-month rhCPHPfSMLj9VhgZxieMc9 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:27:35 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia Delivers Important Security Update Driver for Kepler GPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-kepler-security-update-driver Cy9ptM72NUeLRag9awu9rK Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:23:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Requires Generation 2 VM Support For Windows 11 In Latest Preview ]]> 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12:05:15 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:49:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia Ends Support For Kepler GPUs, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 On August 31 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-end-support-kepler-gpu-windows7-windows-8-august-31 hLUdNEPa8zsuTgG6hof6jD Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:21:04 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:50:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 10X Mothballed With Focus on Windows 10 for Desktop, Reports Say ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10x-mothballed-with-focus-on-windows-10-for-desktop-reports-say EQJsQEmVAJgRqf9RQjs74T Fri, 07 May 2021 15:28:28 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sorry-windows-8-users-cyberpunk-2077-requires-directx-12 6UZ5NE7Ecz2vvTosaUbeth Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:58:28 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 10 Will Ditch Live Tiles (Report) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/report-windows-10-will-ditch-live-tiles CzWHNAqivRTijSJW2T3b7b 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Microsoft Ends Metadata Support on Windows 7 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-ends-metadata-support,38507.html cXkxcC3gntxxHYLxPm9L6d Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:06:05 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Windows 10 October 2018 Update Also Broke iCloud ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-october-2018-update-incompatible-apple-icloud,38091.html AYX9WjKT6QuUDs7BveHPuh Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:36:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:28:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Bug Appears to Deactivate Windows 10 Pro (UPDATE: Fix Coming) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-bug-deactivate-windows-10-pro,38041.html KAjq3dYpMuMtS8V9sj3VQH Fri, 09 Nov 2018 01:08:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:30:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows File Discreetly Stores Touch Devices' Sensitive Text ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-touch-security-waitlist.dat,37828.html dKWaoY8KfrUbTZ9HAaHiZG Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:10:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:29:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ How To Set Up RAID In Windows 10 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-set-up-raid-windows-10,36783.html eMyFKmH9JC8zDYod3ynFtc Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:29:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ How To Fix The 'DPC Watchdog Violation' Windows 10 Error ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-fix-dpc-watchdog-violation-windows-10,36200.html aapvQroHZFs82eCizSa8jC Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:35:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:28:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite Security Vulnerability, Businesses Still Prefer Office 2007 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/businesses-still-using-office-2007,35872.html VBtxQb6Xis2jNCTfBJyoVi Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:40:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ In Rare Move, Microsoft Offers Critical Security Patch For Windows XP, 8, Other OSes ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-critical-security-patch-windows-xp-8,34409.html gCGJ243FG5CVUTvsyzFpXf Sun, 14 May 2017 04:05:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft: x86 Apps Will Run On ARM Chips At Near-Native Performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-arm-x86-native-performance,34402.html AFqMYAAjcmqi7cRmqZq4Bj Fri, 12 May 2017 15:35:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Suspends Win 7/8.1 Updates For Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Ryzen CPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-suspends-updates-kaby-lake-ryzen,33920.html 8MYXesUtt4sCDi3ffQBcUm Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:50:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Most Major Antivirus Programs Bypassed By The CIA, Shows WikiLeaks Document ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/antivirus-programs-bypassed-cia-wikileaks,33845.html b8QrZQNTwnLvbUUFuQWNnS Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:50:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:28:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ History Of Microsoft Windows ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/739-history-of-microsoft-windows.html SK7GTuqvmnfAb8Mm2HumT9 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Secure Boot'-Enabled Windows Devices May Be Permanently 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