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Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec
The latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop.
Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process — it took four months for Microsoft to fix
User thriftiness with system resources backfired, for a while.
Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party
A 0-day file explorer exploit that can steal a user's NTLM credentials gets an unofficial patch, documentation from 0patch.
Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client
No more Steam for Windows 7 8 holdouts.
Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8
Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM services, crippling Windows Media Player and Silverlight.
Steam stops supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 — Microsoft and Google no longer provide security support for Valve's launcher
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.
Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over
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.
Winception: Running Microsoft’s Last Five OSes Simultaneously
Winception escapade by NTDEV shows Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 running together via nested virtualization.
