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Windows Advanced Startup
When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup

By Ed Tittel Published

The Advanced Startup menu lets you restore Windows, enter the BIOs, boot off an external drive and much more.

Windows
Steam Software and Hardware Survey
Steam stops supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 — Microsoft and Google no longer provide security support for Valve's launcher

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh Published

Due to a lack of security patches and support on these obsolete operating systems, Steam officially announced it no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

PC Gaming
Windows 7
Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft has issued a statement marking the end of free updates from Windows 7 and 8.X to Windows 10 and 11, but free upgrades from Windows 10 to 11 are still encouraged.

Windows
NTDEV's Winception
Winception: Running Microsoft’s Last Five OSes Simultaneously

By Mark Tyson Published

Winception escapade by NTDEV shows Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 running together via nested virtualization.

Windows
Intel x86S proposal
Intel Explores Transition to 64-Bit Mode-Only x86S Architecture

By Mark Tyson Published

Intel thinks it might be time to transition to a 64-bit only, simplified, x86S instruction set architecture, and has outlined its proposal in a whitepaper.

CPUs
Retro PC gaming portable
Hand 386 Delivers A "True 386 Processor" in a Handheld

By Mark Tyson Published

Hand 386 delivers true 386 gaming to retro PC gaming fans in a handheld form factor.

Retro Gaming
Steam Hardware Survey April 2022
Valve Dropping Steam Support on Old macOS Versions

By Andrew E. Freedman Published

Valve will stop supporting macOS El Capitan and Sierra in Sept. 2023.

MacOS
Windows 7
Valve Prepares to Kill Steam Gaming on Windows 7 and 8

By Mark Tyson Published

Valve will end support for Steam on Windows 7 and 8 PCs in January 2024. There are still 1.9% of Steam users on the older operating systems.

Cloud Gaming
Windows 11
Microsoft Admits Pushing Windows 11 Upgrade Offers to Ineligible PCs

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft has admitted that ineligible devices were being offered Windows 11 upgrades. Those that accepted the upgrade invite couldn’t complete the process.

Windows
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Stabs a Stake Through Internet Explorer's Heart on Valentine's Day

By Brandon Hill Published

Microsoft has been trying to kill Internet Explorer for years, and with good reason. Today, Valentine's Day 2023, marks the official end for Windows 10 users.

Software
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