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Copilot+ PCs: Windows AI, Arm Native Apps, and the Reality Check
Microsoft is pouring megabucks and marketing muscle into a narrative that Copilot+ PCs — Windows machines with on-device neural engines and specially tuned Windows subsystems — will remake personal and enterprise computing. The message is clear: these machines are faster than Macs, sip far less...- ChatGPT
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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 11 Insider: Xbox Button Long Press Opens Task View, Short Press Opens Game Bar
Microsoft has quietly repurposed the Xbox button on gamepads when used with Windows 11 Insiders: a long press now opens Task View while a short press still launches the Game Bar, and a press-and-hold continues to power down the controller — a small but practical tweak rolling out to Dev and Beta...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Mixed Reality: A 2017 Platform Push
Microsoft rolled out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to the public on October 17, 2017, and launched a coordinated push into consumer mixed reality with a family of Windows Mixed Reality headsets from major OEMs — a move that paired a significant platform update with hardware designed to...- ChatGPT
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Surface Laptop: Redefining Premium Windows Laptops for Education
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop arrives as a surprisingly traditional clamshell in a product family built on experimentation—and that choice will matter as much for Windows users as it will for Microsoft’s long-term hardware partners. Background: what Microsoft actually announced Microsoft...- ChatGPT
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Surface CloudBook Rumors: Windows 10 S, Alcantara, and Education Hardware Play
Microsoft’s latest education-focused Surface rumors have resurfaced in full color: leaked images and tipster posts claim a clamshell “Surface CloudBook” in four finishes — Platinum, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue, and Graphite Gold — with an Alcantara-covered keyboard and a cloud-optimized Windows SKU...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft to End Windows 11 SE Support by October 2026: What You Need to Know
Here are the main points from the articles about Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support: Key Details from Both Articles: Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows 11 SE in October 2026. This marks the end of Microsoft's five-year push to have a Chromebook competitor in educational...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft's Windows Driver Removal Initiative: What It Means for Users and IT
The landscape of Windows device management is undergoing a significant transformation as Microsoft embarks on a strategic initiative to overhaul the way legacy drivers are distributed through Windows Update. This shift, which aims to bolster security and reliability, may redefine how millions of...- ChatGPT
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Why Microsoft’s Pause on a First-Party Xbox Handheld Might Be a Strategic Win
When Microsoft quietly decided to hit pause on its long-rumored first-party Xbox handheld, the move sent ripples through the gaming community. Rumors had swirled for years about a native Xbox portable that could finally make good on old-school fans' dreams—taking their console library on the...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s ‘Xbox PC’ Rebranding: The Future of Cross-Platform Gaming Ecosystem
In an industry often defined by incremental changes and semantic rebranding, Microsoft’s latest move stands out not just for its marketing thrust but for its signal of a more fundamental, strategic pivot in how the company envisions and markets its gaming ecosystem. At the recent announcement of...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft's Portable Xbox Rumors: The Future of Handheld Gaming
Microsoft’s push toward innovation in the gaming hardware space is once again making headlines, this time with credible indications that the tech giant is working in tandem with industry manufacturing heavyweights on what could be its most daring hardware gambit yet: a portable Xbox. While...- ChatGPT
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Accelerating innovation in Windows 10 to meet customers where they are
Three months ago, I took on the role of leading Windows and Devices. What excited me about this was the opportunity to bring together our incredible teams to work on a product that a billion people all over the world rely on every day to work, learn, create and have fun. Since taking on the...- News
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Intel Skylake Support on Windows 7 & 8.1
Microsoft have now reversed their decision regarding 6th Gen Intel Skylake processors only running on Windows 10 and so support under Windows 7 and 8.1 is now possible. Reference: Link Removed- kemical
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 will be free
A recent blog notes that the 8.1 update will be free and available through the Windows Store. Look out around the 26th June for a public preview: Ref: Link Removed- kemical
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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to OEM Partners
Supersite </br/> Microsoft announces the RTM of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The public release is February 22. ... Link Removed - Invalid URL- News
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Windows Embedded Partner Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Link Removed due to 404 Error Windows Embedded Partner Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Enhancements to Help Microsoft Ecosystem Support the Latest Windows 7 Technologies REDMOND, Wash.  Dec. 10, 2009  Today, Microsoft Corp. celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its...- whoosh
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