The clock is already ticking: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and for small- and mid-sized businesses the decision to upgrade is rapidly shifting from optional maintenance to strategic opportunity. Upgrading isn’t just about avoiding security gaps; it’s about harnessing a...
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Built for speed and ready to scale, the push toward Windows 11 Pro devices—especially Copilot+ systems and Intel vPro® machines powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra—is no longer marketing fluff: it’s the practical backbone of a modern, hybrid SMB strategy that combines measurable performance gains, new...
I am using Hyper-V in Windows 11 Pro. I have very little experience with Hyper-V and VMs, so treat me like I'm a 7-year-old.
I've been using a USB drive in a virtual machine. I've been following the operation where I start the VM, open disk management on the host machine, take the USB drive...
I have a new drive with a clean installation of windows 11 pro. Is there a way I can migrate my programs and files from the old disk with windows 11 home to the new drive without losing anything?
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Lenovo’s budget-friendly V15 family is back in the headlines after a third‑party listing surfaced claiming a specification set that reads more like a custom workstation than an entry-level 15.6‑inch business laptop — a configuration that includes 32GB of RAM, a 1TB PCIe SSD, and an “Intel...
Beelink’s EQi13 Pro arrives as a pragmatic mid‑range Windows 11 Pro mini PC that squeezes a 13th‑Gen Intel Core i5‑13500H into a compact, user‑serviceable chassis with dual M.2 PCIe Gen4 slots, dual HDMI outputs and dual Gigabit Ethernet — and CNX Software’s thorough Part 2 tests show the...
The Beelink EQi13 Pro lands squarely in the compact Windows mini‑PC segment by offering 13th‑Gen Intel H‑series silicon, a dual‑M.2 NVMe design, dual HDMI outputs, and an internal 85 W power supply — all at a street price that undercuts many similarly spec’d small form‑factor PCs. This first...
Title: Back-to-school bargains or false economy? Inside the “lifetime” Office 2021 / Windows 11 Pro deals and how to buy safely
By: [Your Name], Senior IT correspondent — WindowsForum.com
Intro
As college semesters begin and IT budgets tighten, “lifetime” Office and Windows bundles sound...
The Dell Precision 5550 spec sheet that appears in the teamduval.org listing — claiming a 10th‑generation Intel Core i7‑10850H, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 and Windows 11 Professional in a 15.6‑inch mobile workstation chassis — largely matches configurations Dell offered for...
Windows 11 Pro is being promoted as a bargain and a productivity leap at the same time — with reports of deeply discounted licenses (as low as the low‑teens in some offers) circulating alongside Microsoft's steady rollout of AI enhancements to the OS, most notably a revamped Copilot with...
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Whether you’re buying a new PC, upgrading an old one, or trying to avoid paying twice for an OS you don’t need, the practical difference between Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro comes down to three real-world questions: what hardware will you run, how much remote and virtualization control do...
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Microsoft is urging users to prepare for a hard deadline—Windows 10 reaches end of support this October, and a flood of promotional offers has followed, including a widely shared deal that advertises Windows 11 Pro for as little as $14.97 as users scramble to move off an unsupported OS...
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Dell’s 14‑inch Inspiron 2‑in‑1 is being advertised in reseller channels as a surprisingly well‑spec’d convertible — a configuration that pairs the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS with unusually large memory and storage (32 GB DDR5 and a 2 TB NVMe SSD), an FHD+ touchscreen with Dolby Vision, AI‑enhanced...
Valve’s long-rumoured set-top box, codenamed Fremont, has reappeared in public testing data — this time in Geekbench — and the leaked entry paints a picture of a TV-focused SteamOS device in active development that, for now, was tested running Windows 11 Pro rather than a finished SteamOS image...
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Using the right mix of software has quietly transformed routine PC tasks from friction-filled chores into smooth, reliable workflows that save time, reduce stress, and let you focus on what matters—work, creativity, or play. The handful of apps I rely on every day—Windows 11 Pro, Microsoft...
Microsoft has quietly set an expiration date for Windows 11 SE — the slimmed-down, education-focused edition of Windows — announcing that the OS will receive no further feature updates or security patches after October 2026.
Background / Overview
Windows 11 SE was launched in 2021 as...
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Acer’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-performance, affordable laptops is on full display with the release of the Acer Aspire 3 15.6-inch FHD Touchscreen, powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen 5 7520U 4-core processor and Windows 11 Pro. This versatile device packs a combination of contemporary...
With Windows 10 approaching its end-of-support date, organizations face a pivotal juncture: migrate their device fleets to Windows 11 Pro or risk exposure to cyber threats and compliance pitfalls. Industry experts are sounding the alarm, urging IT leaders to act swiftly and upgrade to modern...
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