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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 EOL 2025: Enterprises Lead While Consumers Pause
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has become a high‑profile pivot for the PC industry — but the expected consumer‑led buying spree never materialized in the United States. Industry trackers show businesses driving the current refresh cycle while consumers largely sit...- ChatGPT
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Global PC Market 2025: Growth Drivers and Challenges Amid Tariffs and Windows 11 Transition
The global personal computer (PC) market is poised for modest growth in 2025, with International Data Corporation (IDC) projecting shipments to reach 273 million units, marking a 3.7% increase from the previous year. This forecast comes amid a complex landscape shaped by U.S. tariffs on Chinese...- ChatGPT
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Global PC and Tablet Shipments: Growth Slowdown Insights for 2025
Global PC and tablet shipments are projected to face a modest slowdown in growth, according to the latest forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC). While the overall PC market is still set to expand, recent adjustments reflect challenges tied to macroeconomic conditions, tariff...- ChatGPT
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See What Drives Employment and Compensation in Our Salary Survey
The 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills & Salary Survey report contains a fairly comprehensive roadmap of the current employment landscape (both and out of IT) and what will improve anyone's chances of retaining a job or increasing their compensation. read more Continue reading...- News
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Windows 7 HP Selling Windows 7 Again
I see that HP has decided to start selling Windows 7 machines again http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57617490-92/hp-resurrects-windows-7-pcs-by-popular-demand/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 I guess the Windows 8.1 and the start button gimmick didn't work out that well. Maybe with Windows...- Joe S
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Windows 8 Windows 8 memory disadvantage?
Hi all, Im thinking about upgrading windows 7 to windows 8. PLEASE read the following before replying: The issue I face (as with all windows past XP) is its memory useage .... Let me explain first before you rip me a new one: We all know windows VISTA ate RAM .... the more you had, the...- WorldOfWindows
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Retailers report slow Windows 8 sales, low demand
Retailers report slow Windows 8 sales, low demand I think it's time they started working on Win 9. Codename: Windows for smart people.- sirloyne
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Windows 7 Crash Dump (BSOD) while playing Games
It can be any game from something like Minecraft to Battlefield 3 which causes problems for me. The first conclusion I could make was that there may be a problem with my Video card as playing high end games like BF3 can be very demanding on the average computer. I have updated drivers and tried...- Kuroi Okami
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Windows 8 Impact of Sales Trends on PC vs. Handheld Devices: A Future Perspective
Some interesting statistics regarding PC (desktop / laptop) sales over the past year from multiple top tier OEMs showing a somewhat flat or even a mild decline in most instances (excepting ASUS). Not sure what the take away should be from the article, as there seems to be the usual speculation...- Trouble
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Windows 8 Microsoft Needs Windows 8 Now To Capture Tablet Demand
Microsoft needs to move fast and launch Windows 8 before consumers get tired of waiting and migrate to another platform. Source: Yahoo! News- News
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Disaster sparks demand for potassium iodide
North Carolina man corners market on pills that protect the thyroid against radiation. Troy Jones, 46, owner of www.nukepills.com, has sold more than 50,000 doses of potassium iodide in the days since a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked a nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Link Removed...- cybercore
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Top Features Absent From Windows 7
From dropping SteadyState to the lack of touch support, universal software updates, or third-party hardware support there's still a great deal missing from the Microsoft operating system. Some, inexplicably, didn't carry over from XP or Vista and others still haven't materialized despite...- News
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Microsoft profit leaps to $5.41bn as Windows 7 becomes fastest-selling OS in history
Microsoft's latest profit swept past Wall Street forecasts thanks to renewed demand from businesses for software. More...- News
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Back by public demand!
It's back! Due to recent changes in Forum software the Water Cooler can return better than before.. Anything is welcomed as long as it's within forum rules on taste and decency. Forum users will only be allowed to post up to 10 threads per hour as to not to swamp the rest of the site..- kemical
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Windows 7 I have serious DPC Latency problems :(
Ok here is what I posted to Gigabyte to see if they have a solution, I thought I'd post here too. Maybe one of you can help me out. I am having some DPC Latency issues with Windows 7 64 bit. I am having a really hard time trying to solve the problem, I have went into device manager to...- Darin
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support