website updates

In a move that's bound to stir both excitement and consternation among Windows users and Microsoft aficionados alike, Microsoft has rolled out a significant update to its Word for the web interface. As detailed recently in a How-To Geek article, the beloved—or perhaps begrudgingly...

Good evening! June is upon us, and with no shortage of news or updates regarding WindowsForum.com As of the 1st of June: We have worked throughout most of the day to connect with Network Solutions, CloudFlare, ICANN, Google, and a number of other online institutions to resolve a problem that...

Good news to report! For May 7, 2015 Today we have updated the forum software to the latest version. This fixes some small bugs and performance issues. We are talking about removing the Profile Posts from the front page and will be discussing this. PHP upgraded to 5.5.24 Main server was...

On the server back-end level: PHP has been updated. We are no longer using MySQL (see: MariaDB) We are no longer using apache (see: Litespeedtech Enterprise Web Server) A significant number of maintenance tasks were performed. Mobile API was updated. GTMetrix score page speed rating of 92...

A link to Windows 8 Forums has been added to the menu of Windows 7 Forums and vice versa. The Facebook-integrated versions of both forums are fully functional and back online. True Facebook fanatics and loyalists should be happy, as you can use the entire Windows 7 Forums/Windows 8 Forums...

Hello everyone, It's that time of year again, time to reflect on what we've accomplished throughout the entire year, set new goals for the next and appreciate what we have. Of course for the website, this is just a December update. As you've probably noticed, the winter theme has made a return...

Inactive Accounts Purged Please note: If you have made even one post on the website, you need not read ahead. Hi! We have recently removed forum accounts that did not have any posts. If you had recently registered, but did not post a message on the forums themselves and cannot access your...

It is unusual that we announce feature removals, however, several changes have been made to improve site speed and performance. Unnecessary scripts and features have been removed to boost site speed. Translator software has been disabled in favor of browser (local level) translations performed...