Microsoft gave its MSDN and TechNet subscribers access to the beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows …
20% of PC users in UAE still running end-of-life Windows 7 OS
Kaspersky survey finds 20% of PC users still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. When an OS comes to the end of its lifecycle, no more updates will be issued by the vendor, including critical security fixes.
Microsoft tweaks Windows 10 preview programme
Microsoft recently announced that it would soon make some changes in the Windows 10 preview programme as its engineers push toward the July 29th launch of the final code to customers.
Microsoft sets 31st October as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales
Microsoft has set 31st October as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines.
Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place
Windows XP’s disappearance and Windows 8’s march toward some form of success were both put on hold in January, Web analytics firm Net Applications said Saturday.
HP brings Windows 7 'back by popular demand'
With Windows 8 bearing a good share of the blame for the declining PC market, HP is falling back on Windows 7 for its latest marketing push.
Windows 8 uptake slows, ditch-XP movement decelerates
Windows 8’s user share in October climbed past the 10% milestone for the first time since the launch of the …
Windows 8.1 to cost the same as Windows 8 for U.S. retail customers
While Windows 8.1 promises many changes from Windows 8, one thing that will remain the same is the price to U.S. consumers.
Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn’t able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8.
Windows 8 grows slow, XP just won’t go
Microsoft was hit with a double whammy last month as it made scant progress in either boosting the usage share …
Microsoft warns Windows XP users to move on
In just one year, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular …
Windows 8 adoption slowly climbs
Barely five months after its release, Windows 8 has captured 3.17 percent of the desktop operating systems market, though it …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Samsung exec hits out at Windows 8
The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints …
Windows 8 uptake slows again
Windows 8’s uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, an analytics company said today. According to Net …
Microsoft to drop support for Windows 7 RTM
Microsoft last week reminded customers that the first edition of Windows 7, which was launched more than three years ago, …
Are 8 Windows more shatterproof than 7?
So far, the evidence suggests Windows 8 has hardly been the gleaming success that Microsoft no doubt hoped it would …
Windows 8 now five times more expensive
Microsoft on Friday announced that Windows 8 will be as much as 400% more expensive to buy after February 1, …
IE10 for Windows 7 nears public release
According to a report published on Friday, Microsoft is almost ready to release Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, …
Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Dubai
Today, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in the United Arab Emirates and around the …