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  1. Dell's AI-Driven Data Center Boom Meets Prolonged PC Refresh Amid Windows 10 EOL

    Dell’s latest quarter reads like a two-act play: a booming data‑center business buoyed by AI-optimized servers that pushed record revenue, and a more muted PC market that — despite an imminent Windows 10 end‑of‑life — is unfolding as a multi‑quarter refresh rather than a single sprint...
  2. Windows 10 ESU Guide: 3 Free Routes to Security Updates Through Oct 2026

    Microsoft’s official support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — but Microsoft has opened a one‑year safety valve for consumers: the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. You can keep receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 by...
  3. Windows 10 End of Support Oct 14, 2025: UK Channel Faces Upgrade Wave

    Microsoft’s deadline for Windows 10 support — October 14, 2025 — has begun to reshape the UK channel and enterprise buying cycles, and the country’s largest IT broadliner says it is already seeing the first signs of a last‑minute upgrade surge that will define the remainder of 2025. Westcoast...
  4. Windows 10 End-of-Support 2025: Critical Migration Strategies & Future Trends

    As the digital landscape shifts in anticipation of the end of Windows 10 support, the technology ecosystem faces an inflection point both for everyday users and for the broader IT industry. With Microsoft’s official cutoff date for mainstream support looming large—October 14, 2025—the choices...
  5. Windows 11 Surpasses Windows 10: The New Era of Desktop Computing in 2025

    As dawn breaks on the landscape of desktop computing, a moment long anticipated has arrived: Windows 11 has officially surpassed Windows 10 in global usage. According to recent data from StatCounter and corroborated by multiple analytics sources, Windows 11 now commands over half the Windows...
  6. Why Accelerating PC Refresh Cycles Is Critical for Modern Workplaces in 2025

    The modern workplace is standing at a crossroads—forced forward by a convergence of pressures: relentless cyber threats, the imminent end of Windows 10 support, the rapid sophistication of artificial intelligence, and the demand for anywhere-work flexibility. Technology decision-makers are left...
  7. Windows 10 Support Ends in 2025: How to Protect Your PC and Prepare for the Transition

    You might want to take a seat and cling onto your closest desktop, because if you’re reading this on an aging Windows 10 PC, the digital hourglass is tumbling dangerously low. Microsoft, in a move that has left users gasping more than Clippy at a cybersecurity conference, has urged—nay...
  8. Preparing for Windows 11: A Strategic Guide for Business PC Refresh

    With Windows 10 approaching its end of life on October 14, 2025, the urgency for businesses to transit to Windows 11 has never been clearer. In an era where every second counts and downtime can be costly, tech expert Chris Buchanan’s guide offers an insightful roadmap for refreshing your PC...
  9. Essential Guide to Transitioning Your Business to Windows 11

    In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, staying ahead isn’t just about keeping up—it’s about getting ahead. As businesses face the impending end-of-life for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, the strategic transition to Windows 11 offers a unique opportunity to modernize IT infrastructure...
  10. Microsoft Shifts Focus to Windows 11: What’s Next for Windows 12?

    There’s been plenty of buzz and even concern among Windows enthusiasts this January, with provocative headlines asking, “Has Microsoft already abandoned Windows 12?” A recent article from Computeractive Magazine hints at a significant pivot in Microsoft’s approach, suggesting that instead of...
  11. Windows Weekly Episode 914: 2025 Predictions and Tech Shifts

    Episode 914 of Windows Weekly, humorously titled "Something Weird From the Closet," delivers a fascinating peek into the Microsoft world and adjacent tech developments as we embrace the beginning of 2025. If you're not caught up, don’t sweat it—I’m here to break down the juiciest bits from the...
  12. 2025: The Year Microsoft Pushes for Windows 11 Upgrades

    Welcome to 2025, the year Microsoft wants you to toss away your outdated Windows 10 PC and join the parade of cutting-edge Windows 11 machines. Yesterday, at CES 2025, Microsoft unveiled its emphatic declaration: 2025 is officially pegged as "the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." Now, if you...
  13. 2025: The Year of Windows 11 PC Refresh and Upgrades

    Ladies and gentlemen, a new tech wave is about to wash over us. Microsoft has officially dubbed 2025 as "The Year of Windows 11 PC Refresh," signaling what may very well be a defining moment in the evolution of personal computing. But what does this mean for you, whether you're running a beast...
  14. Windows 10 Sunset: Embrace AI PCs for the Future

    🎵 “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end…” 🎵 Isn’t that what Microsoft’s doing here as we bid farewell to Windows 10? But the catch this time? The next chapter is fueled by AI hype—not just the kind that powers chatbots but the gutsy, hardware-level AI set to infiltrate your...
  15. Windows 10 Difficulty Refreshing PC

    Toshiba laptop W10 Home, version 1803 Hi, all. I'm trying to refresh my PC and getting message: "Cannot find recovery environment. Insert your Windows installation or recovery media and restart with the media." I've done a refresh in the past and it went ahead automatically. I thought the info...
  16. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Not Booting

    Yesterday, I uninstalled Daemon Tools VHDs in device management and restarted, and after that, I couldn't boot properly anymore, the automatic repair doesn't work, pc refresh is not working because the drive is apparently locked and pc rest is not working either because a required drive...
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    Windows 8 HP Laptop Won't boot into Windows 8.1

    Last night, my HP laptop (I'm not sure which kind) would not turn off, so I took the battery out to shut it off that way. When I put the battery back in and tried starting it up, it started, but told me that it was "Repairing Disk Errors" so I waited for about an hour and a half, and it blue...
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    Windows 8 My revised and updated thoughts about Windows 8.

    A few days ago, I started a new thread about Windows 8 OS called, “After two weeks with Windows 8, I find it the least stable OS”. http://windows8forums.com/windows-8-discussion/18137-after-two-weeks-windows-8-i-find-least-stable-os-new-post.html My opinion was based on my personal...