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In a notable shift within the PC landscape, millions of users are moving away from Windows 10 as the deadline for official support looms ever closer. As of August 2024, a StatCounter report indicated that Windows 10's market share had dipped below 65%, a drop of 11% compared to the previous...

Hi all... I updated my HP Pavilion G6 notebook to W10 a few weeks ago, no problems. I`ve now made a W10 USB so I can do a fresh install of W10 and set it up how I`d like but the laptop won`t boot from the USB. I`ve set it to boot from the USB in the bios but I`m not getting any boot options...

It's hard to imagine, but there are people out there that haven't experienced Windows 10 yet through the Windows Insider program. Microsoft hopes, of course, that there's been enough grassroots chatter that even the common PC user will want to jump on board come July 29, when the Windows 10...

It has been a few weeks since Microsoft released the Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926, and Windows Insiders are now champing at the bit for the next version. Mobile users have been kept happy with the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones, but desktop and laptop users now...

why cant i send message on my other PC via Cmd prompt? um using "msg user-pc akwdawdawd" but it always says user-pc does not exist or is disconnected.. why?! the PC's are on same network and plus in homework/homegroup... whats up?

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...

The 'Threshhold updates' are a collection of updates for windows 8.1. Some are saying that this is windows 8.2 but see for yourself: Reference: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/further-changes-coming-windows-threshold

?22 APR 2013 With the introduction of Windows 8, Microsoft abandoned the Start button, causing an uproar amongst long-standing users of the OS. But according to The Verge, the Start button could be making a comeback with Windows 8.1. But before PC users get too excited, the site's sources claim...

I just read in my E-mail today from PC MAG that Microsoft will no longer support ActiveX as of 2015, or was it with the new Windows 8? Just 3 years after I purchaced Windows 7? What in the wide world of sports is agoin' on here??? Call Windows 8 for what it really is , Vista 2.0...

I have a problem with the speed of my mapped network drive. At first al is wel and file loading is as fast as to be expected. But after some time the transfer speed drops dramaticaly and it becomes very slow. I tested it primaraly with loading of image sequences, but it affects all file loading...

I first found out at the beginning of last year that there was going to be a Windows 8,and that Microsoft had finished making Windows 8.And I read about and saw a preview of what Windows 8 was going to be like,and I knew right away that I did not like it. To tell you the truth, when I first saw...

I want to blog on the site, and want to know if my writing is any good or if I will embarrass myself. Pleas let me know what you think. I also have one or two more. If this one is any good, I can post them as well and see what you think. These are a few years old, please excuse the out of date...

Samantha Velez Use the 360 Kinect on the PC Microsoft made the Kinect software development kit (SDK) available today. PC users will be able to make their own applications to use on Windows 7. Microsoft Senior Director of Developer Relations, Jeff Sandquist , said, “The wait is over—we are very...

Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8's ability to satisfy both tablet and PC users. But the success of Windows 7 and legacy applications offers challenges. Link Removed

Apparently the PC system requirements will be the same if not less than what's needed to run Windows 7, Vole has been telling the world+dog. Current PC owners won't need to upgrade and Windows 8 will run legacy Windows 7 software. Source: Yahoo! News

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems. Link Removed

Microsoft is celebrating the first year of Windows 7 success. The software giant reports it has sold more than 240 million licenses to date. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Hi, I have recently installed Windows7 and now I am experiencing problems when logging on to (work) websites. My computer is a stand alone desktop - no network connections other then Internet. When I log on to web application, I get a logon screen where I can put in a username and password...

I am a mid level pc user and I can't seem to figure out what is causing my computer to continue to crash. It seems to be doing it for multiple reasons, I have checked the minidump files and found different sources its showing. My system specs are as follows. OS: Windows 7 Ult 64bit...

Microsoft’s' newest operating system, Windows 7, has a new campaign out. The advertisements follow certain people around, and they end up showing how "I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea". Of course Microsoft's new operating system was someone else's idea. They haven't had an original idea in...