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User-made patch restores Windows Update for blocked processors

You shall not receive further updates ... Oh yeah?

By Cal Jeffrey, April 20, 2017, 7:00 AM 84 comments

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Microsoft now blocks Windows 7 and 8.1 updates on Kaby Lake, Ryzen systems

By Tim Schiesser, March 16, 2017, 6:00 PM 187 comments

Enable Windows 10's Hidden "God Mode"

FEATURE By Julio Franco, February 23, 2017, 11:33 AM TechSpot Microsoft

As indicated by enthusiasts around the web, there is a simple way to access a hidden "God Mode" in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10. With a name like that, your expectations might be a little high – and no, Windows is not secretly invincible – but the trick is awesome nevertheless.

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Microsoft warns business users to upgrade from "long-outdated" Windows 7

Windows 7 is still the most popular version of the OS by far

By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2017, 9:45 AM 55 comments

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Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 and 8.1 OEM licenses

By Tim Schiesser, November 1, 2016, 10:45 PM 77 comments

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Microsoft removes Windows 10 upgrade ads from Windows 7 and 8.1

By Tim Schiesser, September 21, 2016, 8:00 PM 13 comments

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Business users will decide when Windows 10 installations eclipse Windows 7

By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2016, 3:30 PM 26 comments

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Microsoft is moving to cumulative updates in Windows 7, 8.1

By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2016, 5:45 PM 24 comments

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Microsoft extends support for Skylake-based devices running Windows 7, 8.1

By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2016, 12:00 PM 12 comments

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Microsoft releases "comprehensive rollup" for Windows 7 that includes all updates since SP1

By Shawn Knight, May 18, 2016, 4:30 PM 26 comments

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Windows 10 now used by more than a third of Steam gamers

By Shawn Knight, February 2, 2016, 2:00 PM

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Windows 10 overtakes XP and 8.1 to become second most-used OS in the world, but still way behind 7

By Rob Thubron, February 1, 2016, 3:15 PM 9 comments

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Microsoft says that all new processors will only be compatible with Windows 10

By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2016, 8:30 AM 62 comments

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Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 next week

By Shawn Knight, January 6, 2016, 3:00 PM 8 comments

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Windows 7 licenses and PCs won't be sold beyond October 2016

By Tim Schiesser, November 2, 2015, 8:00 PM

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Microsoft automatically updated some Windows 7/8 PCs to Windows 10 by mistake

By Tim Schiesser, October 15, 2015, 8:15 PM 17 comments

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Suspicious Windows Update 'test' incorrectly published worldwide

By Tim Schiesser, October 1, 2015, 9:45 AM 8 comments

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Stardock releases Start10, brings the Windows 7 Start menu to Windows 10

By Tim Schiesser, August 14, 2015, 7:15 AM 27 comments

Windows 10 vs. 8.1 vs. 7 Performance: Microsoft's latest OS put to the test

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FEATURE By Steven Walton, August 10, 2015, 12:15 AM TechSpot Software

Windows 10 is put to the test to find out how it fares compared to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in various aspects of the operating system including boot up and shutdown times, file copying, encoding, browsing, gaming and some synthetic benchmarks.