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The worst version of Windows ever released?
Windows Me was unstable, unloved and unusable. But was it really the worst OS Microsoft ever produced – worse even than Windows 8?
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Microsoft walks away from Windows 7, Office 2013 support forums
Beginning in July, Microsoft will stop participating in several Microsoft Community forums but TechNet support discussion forums will remain unchanged.
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Microsoft relents on shorter Windows 7 support decree
Microsoft today repudiated an early retirement date for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support.
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Windows 10's usage share jumps 4x in three days
Microsoft's Windows 10 got off to a roaring start in its first few days, with its initial usage share handily trumping that of the firm's last free upgrade, Windows 8.1, data from a Web analytics vendor showed.
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In Pictures: User guide to Windows 10
If you’re going for an immediate upgrade to Windows 10 from your Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 computer, this guide will get you up to speed as quickly as possible.
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10 things Windows 10 does better than Windows 8 (+8 photos)
Did the PC market collapse because Windows 8 sucked, or did Windows 8 suck because Microsoft overcompensated for the PC market's collapse? It's a bit of a chicken-or-the-egg scenario, but one thing's certain: Windows 8 sucked.
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Why Windows 10 isn't the big leap forward Microsoft says it is
As I wrote for Computerworld, Windows 10 has a lot to answer for – and it sets itself up for answering these questions in a big way by skipping a version number and jumping straight to 10 from 8.
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The top 10 Windows 8 questions everyone asks
You've finally made the leap to Windows 8 (or, more probably, Windows 8.1), and a pretty big leap it was. Everything looks different. Everything acts differently. Even a simple task like shutting down your PC suddenly becomes a challenge.
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Don't wait for Windows 9: How to get a Start Menu, windowed Metro apps today
Between the release of the PC-friendly spring update for Windows 8.1 and the newfound introduction of universal "buy once, play anywhere" Windows apps, Microsoft is doing all it can to spur the One Microsoft vision while, well, letting a PC be a PC and a tablet be a tablet. But, sadly, the most anticipated improvements have yet to arrive.
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The Windows XP upgrade question: Windows 7 or Windows 8?
Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP on April 8. While you're technically free to keep using the 12-year old operating system, doing so may put you at greater security risk for attack as future vulnerabilities go unpatched.
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