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40 years of Windows: How Windows 7 cleansed the sins of Vista
By Chris Hoffman published
Premium Following the release of the poorly received Windows Vista, Microsoft had some work to do to reinstate trust in the operating system, and Windows 7 was a roaring success. Here's why.

California man sues Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 by October 2025, but someone is suing the company to stop it from doing so.

Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft really wants you to sign up for an account.

40 years of Windows: How XP changed everything
By Chris Hoffman published
Premium Windows XP was a significant moment in the operating system's history. While it suffered from security problems, it also brought forth a slew of new features.

Windows 11 SE support ends October 2026
By Kunal Khullar published
Meant for budget student laptops, the OS will no longer receive updates or support

How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking, AI copilot, and more
By Les Pounder published
Grab your toolkit, we’re going under the hood of Microsoft Windows with Winaero Tweaker and tweaking our setup to make it our own.

Microsoft adds telemetry to monitor Windows 11 sluggishness in latest beta, dev builds
By Aaron Klotz published
Microsoft is taking customer feedback more seriously regarding system performance.

A Windows Insider user discovers an undocumented ‘Shared audio’ feature in the latest build
By Jowi Morales published
Windows Insiders are getting a useful new feature for sharing audio.
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