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Windows 10 update (and retirement) calendar: Mark these dates
Microsoft is releasing new versions of Windows 10 on a set schedule – and just as regularly retiring older versions from support. Here are all the dates you need to know about through Windows 7's retirement in 2020 and beyond.
Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps
These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself.
The difference between Defer updates, Pause updates and Delay updates — and what happens with Win10 1909
Terminology surrounding Windows patches frequently goes through gut-wrenching, inexplicable changes — think Current Branch for Business, Semi-Annual Channel, and all the (Targeted) bafflegab. There’s another change afoot, though, with...
Getting pushed off Win10 1803? Don’t let Microsoft make you move to 1903.
Windows 10 version 1803 hits end of support on Nov. 12 — which means the last security patches will appear next Patch Tuesday. Some customers report that Microsoft is getting very aggressive pushing their 1803 machines to 1903. You...
Windows 7 Pro gets nag patch KB 4524752 with a couple of eerily familiar registry keys
Last night, as promised, Microsoft started rolling out the patch to Windows 7 Pro that implements 'Support for Windows 7 is coming to an end' nag screens. While all indications at this point say that the nagging is tame, there’s an...
Is it time to rethink Windows?
The ongoing move from desktop computing to the cloud, the coming move to quantum computing and what it means for the future of tech.
Microsoft starts nagging Windows 7 Pro users about end of support
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10.
This month’s Win10 1903 patch throws 'unexpected error; quitting' and doesn’t play well with an Intel video driver
The first October cumulative update for Win10 version 1903, KB 4517389, triggers many complaints about rogue 'X' marks, black screens in Chrome, and an unnerving 'unexpected error; quitting' message on older programs. Microsoft hasn’t...
The second round of October patches arrives — with a few twists and a new nag
As usual for a third Tuesday, yesterday Microsoft released a round of “optional, non-security” cumulative updates for most Win10 versions. We also saw Monthly Rollup Previews for Win7 and 8.1, with an undocumented “compatibility...
9 ways to use Windows 7 (safely) when support ends
With Microsoft's support ending in January, our Windows 7 Survival Guide for 2020 offers ways to protect your older machines that can't or won't be upgraded.
Windows 10: It's complicated
Think fast: How many versions of Windows 10 are there now, how often do they get updated and how long will Microsoft support them? You almost need a spreadsheet to keep track — and that's a problem.
Microsoft preps service pack-esque Windows 10 1909 for release
The newly renamed 'Windows 10 November 2019 Update' is nearing release. But given the company's past naming conventions, it might not show up until November.
Patch Tuesday problems persist: Start stops, Edge crumbles, Outlook and VMware shake
It looks as if we’ve escaped the major inherited bug in Microsoft’s rapid-fire series of Windows patches — the printing problems have subsided. Now we’re seeing reports of a second wave of bugs: Start menu has critical errors, Edge...
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Microsoft prods customers with Windows 10 retirement dates
The last update for Windows 10 Enterprise 1703 and Windows 10 Education 1703 arrived on Tuesday.
A troubled update to critical browser patches for October Patch Tuesday
This October Patch Tuesday is an important but troubled patch release from Microsoft. Our advice is to wait, test and stage your patch deployments.
Android file transfer: How to move data between your phone and computer
Moving files between your Android device and a Windows PC, Mac, or Chromebook doesn't have to be difficult — or dependent on any cloud services.
With Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back
The PC — and yes, Microsoft — set us free. Now Microsoft is taking control.
Patch Tuesday preliminary report: Looks like the fourth time’s a charm
It’s still much too early to give yesterday’s Windows patches a clean bill of health, but initial reports are most encouraging. In particular, the printer spooling problems introduced by the emergency manual IE zero-day patches on...
As Patch Tuesday approaches, turn off Automatic Update temporarily and — especially — disengage IE
Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday and, given all the havoc we’ve seen with the latest Windows patches, you need to get Automatic Update turned off for now. Based on a security report hidden behind a $690 Microsoft paywall, I also recommend...
Microsoft's plan to ignore Windows 10 1809 worked
Remember the problematic rollout of last year's fall update to Windows 10? Microsoft would just as soon forget it happened, and hopes users do, too.
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