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Windows 10 to automatically uninstall faulty monthly updates
Expected to be included in the upcoming feature upgrade for Windows 10, the new functionality will back out of failed installations and then wait 30 days before trying the install again.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4489899 (OS Build 17763.379), released March 12, 2019.
Microsoft to soon start nagging Windows 7 users about looming end times
The so-called 'courtesy reminders' will be showing up on users' PCs beginning in April, nine months before support for Windows 7 ends.
Microsoft ports DirectX 12 to Windows 7, giving some older PC games a performance boost
Microsoft is porting DirectX 12 to Windows 7 on a game-by-game basis. The first game to deliver will be World of Warcraft, with others to follow.
Android phone mirroring arrives in new Windows 10 preview build 18356
Only a small subset of users will be able to take advantage of the new feature, which arrives for Windows 10 Insiders.
Microsoft brings its DTrace debugger to Windows
Users can filter on conditions or errors, write code to look at lock patterns, and detect deadlocks
Windows 7 will use pop-ups to warn users of the operating system's impending death
By giving advance notice that users may see pop-up warnings, Microsoft hopes to gently steer Windows 7 users into transitioning to Windows 10.
Microsoft retreats from rapid release tempo for System Center
The company plans to drop Semi-Annual Channel feature upgrades for its enterprise suite of client and server management tools to better 'optimize the way we are delivering new features.'
Microsoft's 800M claim for Windows 10 signals migration acceleration
If those numbers are accurate, the company is 80% of the way toward its goal of Windows 10 on 1 billion PCs and devices. But Windows 7 remains popular, too.
Recent Windows 10 patch brings good, bad performance news for PC gamers
Though Windows 10 patch KB4482887 offers a performance improvement for older Intel Core processors, it also introduces a known issue that may slow down your GPU and mouse.
PCWorld's March Digital Magazine: Intel Xeon reviewed
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Microsoft to start selling Windows 7 add-on support April 1
'Extended Security Updates' will give enterprise customers more time to move off Windows 7 by providing security fixes for OS vulnerabilities after support ends in January 2020.
Windows by the numbers: Windows 7 is one obstinate OS
Even as its end-of-support deadline draws ever closer, Windows 7 apparently gained users in February, casting doubt on just how well how customer migrations to Windows 10 are doing. Even Windows XP gained users.
Researchers rip Microsoft over Windows 10 update restarts
Windows 10 Home's update and upgrade processes are confusing users and leaving them frustrated, researchers from University College London found.
Windows 10 should never reboot your PC without your express permission, researchers conclude
It may be preaching to the choir, but three researchers have found that Windows 10 Home's patching options for Windows Update are simply inadequate.
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Microsoft opens top-tier Defender ATP security to Windows 7 PCs
Windows Defender ATP, which can detects ongoing attacks on corporate networks and recommend a response, is now available for Windows 7 and 8.1.
Microsoft HoloLens retro review: What made it great, and what a new HoloLens needs to succeed
In anticipation of the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2, we've unearthed the first-generation HoloLens and "retroreviewed" it, with an eye toward how Microsoft could improve its next-generation augmented reality headset.
Windows 7's support deadline may expire in July, if you don't apply this patch
Microsoft's shift to an updated, more secure hashing algorithm for delivering its patches means that Windows 7 support may expire sooner than expected.
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