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    Exploring Windows Evolution: From 1.0 to 11—Which is Best?

    A Walk Through Windows History To appreciate the "best" version today, it's essential to unpack the historical context of Windows itself. Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 in 1985, a product that provided a graphical user interface on top of MS-DOS. With certain limitations, it set the groundwork...
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    Why the Iconic Windows Control Panel Endures Despite Changes

    The Windows Control Panel is a cornerstone of the Windows operating system, remaining virtually unchanged for 39 years since its launch with Windows 1.0 in 1985. This article explores the significance of the Control Panel in the face of modernization efforts by Microsoft, particularly with the...
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    Windows 11 several accesses to website

    I had moved to another area and when I try to remember passwords/access names I get errors from the websites.. I have different sites with different names/sources historically, from XP, WIndows 7, 8.1,10 and now with 11. I suspect that Windows remember passwords/usernames from history. How do...
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    • access names browser settings data privacy delete passwords error handling password issues password management usernames website access windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 windows 8 windows history windows xp
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    Windows 11 Windows NT BSOD "C" Variation (occurs on every single version of NT including 11)

    Hello, After playing around in a Windows XP VM, I noticed a very peculiar type of BSOD that I like to call a CBSOD due to it only occuring with bugcheck codes that start with a C. From NT 3.1 all the way to Windows 7, it basically looked like this: Unlike the normal XP-7 BSOD, this one is...
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    • bsod bsod design bsod variation bugcheck c errors corruption error codes file issues research system errors technical information troubleshooting user friendly vm issues windows 11 windows 7 windows 8 windows history windows nt windows xp
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Version 1803

    The Spring Creators Update is almost upon us: Ref: Here Comes Windows 10 Version 1803 - Thurrott.com Paul Thurrott has an excellent article on what's in store for users of the new build... Link is above. Windows 10 version 1803 should begin deploying to end-user PCs on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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    • build deployment end-user feature update microsoft mid-2015 minor upgrade new features pc update redstone 4 release notes software update spring creators update tech news thurrott upgrade version 1803 windows 10 windows history
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Why you should say no to Windows 8 and stick with Windows 7.

    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...
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    From DOS 5.0 to Windows 7: Tracking Microsoft’s upgrade process

    Ever had the urge to put one computer through 20 years of Microsoft Windows history? Andrew Tait (or “TheRasteri” on YouTube) did. He decided to take one virtual machine and put it through the upgrade process from MS-DOS 5.0 all the way to Windows 7, and test out whether settings stuck and...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 is it really the 7th version?

    Is windows 7 really version 7.0? If one opens a command prompt window one sees that it says it is windows version 6.1. Last time i checked 6.1 is not version 7.... So it would seem that MS is only using the name "7" like how they used the name "XP" or "Vista". I think this is to decieve people...
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