Windows 10 adoption set to impact devices market
Worldwide shipments of devices - spanning PCs, tablets and mobile phones - are on pace to record 0.9 per cent growth to reach 2.28 billion units in 2018.
"Windows 7" news, interviews, and features
News about Windows 7
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By the numbers: Windows 10 gains ground but still trails Windows 7
Migration watch: Windows 10 in June posted its largest user share gain since January, but Windows 7 is hanging tough.
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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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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.
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Microsoft lifts security update embargo on Windows 10
But Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs must still contain approved antivirus to receive post-Spectre/Meltdown patches.
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Microsoft to cover Windows 7 with advanced threat service
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection can detect ongoing attacks on corporate networks, investigate and provide response recommendations.
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Microsoft releases emergency Windows update to hamstring earlier 'Spectre' defence
Intel urged customers not to deploy firmware updates aimed at the Spectre and Meltdown flaws because the updates caused system instability; Microsoft reacted with its own release – KB4078130 – on Saturday.
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Windows 7 takes biggest performance hit from emergency Meltdown, Spectre updates
Microsoft warns that Windows 7 PCs would run slower after installing the updates, as will older PCs running Windows 10.
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One year later, enterprises still wrestle with Windows 7's cumulative updates
Microsoft's decision to change long-established practice of letting customers decide which Windows patches to apply continues to plague companies.
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Microsoft shuts down Krack with emergency Windows update
The move is designed to patch vulnerabilities in the WPA2 protocol used to secure wireless networks. All supported versions of Windows will get the update.
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Future migrations challenged as Windows 7 digs in
Windows 7 retained control over a majority of all Windows PCs, spelling potential problems for later corporate migrations to Windows 10.
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Windows 7 is in no rush to leave
Microsoft Windows 7 may not be quietly going into the night; new data shows it still runs 54 per cent of all Windows computers.
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Windows 7 share decline stalls, hinting at tough transition to 10
Windows 7's decline in user share, driven for a year by desertions to Windows 10, has stalled for the last eight months.
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Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 Professional to OEMs
Microsoft today quietly put an end to sales of Windows 7 licenses to computer makers.
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Windows users face update bloat, and tough choices
Windows 10's cumulative updates have ballooned in size, and a similar bloat will affect the Windows 7 updates Microsoft revamped this month.
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