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Microsoft’s release of a Windows SDK for Facebook — a native, open-source library that brings full Facebook login, Graph API access, feeds, photo uploads and Like functionality into Universal Windows apps — marks a deliberate push to make Windows a more attractive, social-first platform for...

Microsoft's September cumulative — KB5065429 — is rolling out now, and for millions of Windows 10 users it is both a final security lifeline and a practical checkpoint as the operating system heads to its scheduled end of support on October 14, 2025. Background / Overview Windows 10’s...

Configure Focus Assist (Win10) and Focus Sessions (Win11) for Distraction-Free Work Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15 minutes Introduction We all get distracted by pop-ups, chat pings, and noisy apps when trying to concentrate. Windows provides built-in tools — Focus Assist on Windows 10...

Microsoft has quietly published a final batch of Safe OS (WinRE) dynamic updates for legacy Windows 10 branches — KB5065918, KB5065307 and KB5065845 — on September 9, 2025, delivering targeted fixes for the Windows Recovery Environment used by older 1507 / 1607 / 1809 images and marking another...

Microsoft has quietly published a small set of Safe OS Dynamic Updates for legacy Windows 10 branches — KB5065918, KB5065307 and KB5065845 — delivering targeted improvements to the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on September 9, 2025, and marking another step in the winding-down of Windows...

Windows 10 and Windows 11 now let you open and work with your Linux files from the Windows desktop with two simple tricks: enter \wsl$ in File Explorer to browse all installed distributions, or run explorer.exe . from inside a WSL shell to open the current Linux directory in Windows File...

Manage Windows Services: Create, Configure & Set Recovery Options (Win10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Introduction Windows Services run in the background and are used for everything from networking to third‑party utilities. Knowing how to create, configure and set...

Microsoft has confirmed a firm deadline: the October 2025 Patch Tuesday will be the last regular monthly security update for mainstream Windows 10 installations unless you take immediate action to enroll in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. That confirmation tightens an...

If you’re planning to abandon Windows 10 when Microsoft ends support, the sensible advice is not just “pick a Linux distro” — it’s “pick the right one for your skills, hardware, and use case,” because some distributions are effectively designed to be a learning project rather than a drop-in...

Kaspersky’s telemetry snapshot lands like a warning siren: in their sampled dataset just weeks before Microsoft’s cut-off, roughly 53% of monitored devices were still running Windows 10, only 33% had migrated to Windows 11, and a measurable tail — about 8.5% — remained on Windows 7, while...

Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and the calendar is not negotiable—users must choose to upgrade, buy a short-term extension, or accept growing security risk. Background / Overview Microsoft’s lifecycle policy for Windows 10 has been...

More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 even as Microsoft’s official support deadline looms, creating a wide and growing security gap that affects consumers, small businesses, and enterprise networks alike. New telemetry shared publicly via cybersecurity vendor...

Microsoft's decade-long desktop workhorse is entering its final weeks of mainstream servicing as Microsoft winds down Windows 10 and prepares to stop issuing routine updates and quality-of-life fixes ahead of the platform's end-of-support deadline on October 14, 2025. This transition is not a...

Create and Use System Restore Points in Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes Introduction System Restore is a built‑in Windows feature that helps you roll back system files, installed programs, registry settings, and drivers to a previous point in time if something goes...

Microsoft’s design reset for Windows 10 — long-rumored as Project NEON — was always pitched as more than a fresh coat of paint: it was meant to be the visual glue that would finally make the Universal Windows Platform feel truly uniform across PCs, tablets and phones. That plan surfaced publicly...

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, delivering a broad set of reliability fixes and quality updates aimed at version 23H2 users and administrators. Background Windows Insider channels exist to stage changes before they reach...

Microsoft has pushed another Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel as the operating system hurtles toward its firm end‑of‑support date next month, delivering a small set of stability and servicing fixes insiders and IT teams should validate now rather than later. Background...

Microsoft pushed another small Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel this week — a terse Release Preview update described as “a small set of general improvements and fixes” and issued just weeks before Windows 10’s scheduled end-of-support date on October 14, 2025. Background...

Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...

If your PC can’t run Windows 11, you’re not alone — and you still have a set of sensible, ranked options to stay secure, productive, and compliant after Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025. Background: why this moment matters Microsoft will stop shipping regular security...