As organisations everywhere brace for the official end-of-support for Windows 10 in October 2025, a fresh and urgent advisory from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has put the spotlight not just on the ticking technical deadline, but on the critical security landscape facing every...
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Change has always come to Windows in fits and starts, but few transformations have resonated across pop culture like the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. For nearly four decades, the BSOD has been the harbinger of digital doom, an abrupt, jarring blue slab of text and hexadecimal codes that...
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For more than 30 years, the Blue Screen of Death—better known simply as BSOD—has embodied both dread and dark humor for millions of Windows users. It’s the last thing you want to see: the stark blue background, cryptic error codes, and, in recent iterations, the mocking frowny face. For IT...
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AI is rapidly reshaping the landscape of process manufacturing, marking a decisive shift from tentative pilot projects to sustained, enterprise-scale deployments that deliver tangible business value. As highlighted in Microsoft's latest "Artificial Intelligence in Process Manufacturing" signals...
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For nearly two decades, Skype has been a fixture in the evolution of internet-based communication, its iconic blue logo a familiar sight on desktops and smartphones worldwide. But on May 5, 2025, Microsoft will officially retire Skype for Business, marking a decisive shift in its approach to...
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Microsoft's gradual retirement of the classic Control Panel has become one of the hottest topics among Windows enthusiasts. For decades, the Control Panel has been at the heart of system configuration, but recent trends indicate that Microsoft is set on a future where its modern Settings app...
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If you’re a CIO having nightmares about the looming end-of-support date for Windows 10, you’re not alone—just don’t expect any lullabies from Microsoft. As of today, global adoption of Windows 11 has stalled at a modest 38%, a figure more underwhelming than the coffee in your company’s break...
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Behold, the countdown has begun: Microsoft, the software colossus that wields the mighty Windows operating system, is snipping the lifeline for Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025. Now, before you start spray-painting “2025” on your old laptop and spinning up conspiracy theories with your...
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The average IT department has a well-worn relationship with the server room. It’s that humming sanctuary behind a keypad lock, full of blinking lights and patch panels where a handful of lucky sysadmins have kept your business running through more caffeine-soaked evenings than they care to...