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Microsoft says Windows 7 isn't fit for modern hardware and security

17 January 2017, 11:01

Asserts people should learn from the Windows XP changeover and upgrade earlier.

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Operational Windows 10 Game Mode available to insiders shortly

16 January 2017, 10:01

Among updates focussed on "Streaming, Performance, People, and Competition".

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Windows 10 'game mode' settings uncovered in insider update

29 December 2016, 10:31

DLL is thought to adjust the system hardware resource allocation logic for games.

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Microsoft to auto-update drivers for Windows Store games

14 December 2016, 10:04

From the Windows 10 Creators Update onwards.

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Windows 10 Enterprise demoed running on Snapdragon 820 chip

8 December 2016, 10:01

Running x86 Win32 and UWP apps such as; PhotoShop, MS Office, and World of Tanks Blitz.

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Windows Holographic has modest hardware demands

22 November 2016, 13:01

A four thread processor, 4GB of RAM, and a DirectX 12 supported graphics card needed.

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Latest Windows 10 build makes PowerShell default command line

21 November 2016, 12:01

30 year old cmd.exe usurped by PowerShell in the Insider Preview Build 14971 for PC.

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Microsoft intros Unified Update Platform for compact updates

4 November 2016, 12:01

Differential download based UUP tech started rolling out to Insiders yesterday.

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Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update, 3D for everyone

27 October 2016, 10:01

Partners with HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer to make VR headsets affordable.

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Microsoft OneDrive placeholders look set to return

27 September 2016, 09:31

But the feature will be dubbed 'On-Demand Sync'.

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Microsoft and Lenovo deny Linux install obstruction on new Yogas

22 September 2016, 12:31

Users have found it 'impossible' to install Linux on Yoga 710 and Yoga 900 machines.

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Steam user Windows 10 market share closes in on 50 per cent

2 September 2016, 10:00

And Microsoft confirms Kaby Lake and Zen will only get fully supported in Windows 10.

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update starts to roll out today

2 August 2016, 11:31

And the latest figures show a Windows 10 growth spurt – up past 21 per cent of PCs.

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Windows 10 free updates end at 10.59am on Saturday (UK time)

29 July 2016, 10:31

In the US that's Saturday morning at 5:59am EDT / 2:59am PDT.

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Epic CEO: Microsoft will hobble Steam via Windows 10 updates

28 July 2016, 14:31

Tim Sweeney says it’s a strategy now being used to attract gamers to the Windows Store.

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Windows 10 upgrade app starts to show a countdown to 29th July

21 July 2016, 12:01

Meanwhile France has told Microsoft to curb Windows 10 user tracking.

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Microsoft gives up hope of a billion Windows 10 devices by mid-2018

18 July 2016, 12:31

The collapse of Windows Phone sales is probably the root cause of the missed target.

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Microsoft announces Windows 10 and Surface subscriptions

13 July 2016, 09:31

Windows 10 Enterprise E3 bundle will be $7 per computer, per month, from autumn.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider gets improved DX12 multi-GPU support

11 July 2016, 11:01

And Async Compute support on AMD GCN 1.1 or above, and Nvidia Pascal graphics cards.

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Microsoft makes multi-GPU support easier for DX12 devs

6 July 2016, 12:01

"Basic multi-GPU support," will be provided via a new abstraction layer.

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Windows 10 shows strong progress in latest Steam survey

4 July 2016, 10:01

It was the only OS to grow in June, with usage up by 3.4 per cent.

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Dell bets on Windows 2-in-1s, gives up on Android tablets

1 July 2016, 13:01

Made the decision due to market trends and the productivity Windows 2-in-1s can enable.

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Windows 10 Anniversary to become available on 2nd August

29 June 2016, 10:15

Microsoft ups a blog post about the launch date, and then takes it back down again.

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Woman is awarded $10k following unwanted Windows 10 upgrade

28 June 2016, 10:00

She didn't initiate the upgrade and it made her business PC crash prone and unusable.

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Microsoft does u-turn on tricky Windows 10 upgrade popup

25 May 2016, 14:31

And the corporation announces large cuts to its smartphone operations.

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Windows 10 Anniversary doubles Start Menu app advert slots

16 May 2016, 10:01

Promoted app advert slots will increase from 5 to 10, show Microsoft WinHEC 2016 slides.

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Microsoft updates Windows 10 UWP for uncapped frame rates

11 May 2016, 09:31

And adds support for Nvidia G-Sync, AMD FreeSync technologies.

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Windows 10 free upgrades offer "to end soon"

6 May 2016, 10:31

And Microsoft happily announces that Windows 10 is on 300 million active devices.

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Windows 10 is on over 14 per cent of PCs worldwide

2 May 2016, 11:31

Meanwhile Windows 7's market share drops under the 50 per cent mark.

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Cortana will now only work with Bing and Microsoft Edge

29 April 2016, 09:31

To ensure Windows 10 users benefit from an "end-to-end personal search experience".

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Uninstall QuickTime for Windows now says US-CERT, Trend Micro

15 April 2016, 12:31

There are two known critical vulnerabilities but Apple won't be updating QuickTime for Windows.

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Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build offers Dark Mode

7 April 2016, 10:31

And lots of other new features and improvements.

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Windows 10 to display and allow response to mobile notifications

1 April 2016, 12:39

New Action Centre integrates notifications from your Android or Windows mobile.

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