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Windows 7 and 8 Moving to Cumulative Patches

Back in August, Microsoft announced that they would be changing the way Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates would be delivered. According to the information at the time, it ...

October 13, 2016 at 11:40 am by

Windows 10 Upgrade Nagware Removed from Windows 7/8.1

After launch mid-summer last year, Microsoft started offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. As part of the effort to advertise this new offer, ...

September 22, 2016 at 10:00 am by

Kaby Lake and Zen Won’t Support Windows 7 and 8.1

The push for Windows 10 exclusivity is set to continue, with Intel and AMD revealing that its next generation of processors will not include support for Windows 7 and Windows ...

September 6, 2016 at 5:27 pm by

Windows 7 and 8.1 to get Windows 10-Style Monthly Updates

Since Microsoft’s strategy of issuing fixes and patches for Windows 10 in one monthly bulk update has been so staggeringly unpopular, it is rolling out the same strategy for ...

August 16, 2016 at 7:01 pm by

Microsoft Extends Skylake Support to Windows 7 and 8.1

Microsoft has reneged on its policy of ending support for Intel’s Skylake range of processors for its older operating systems, which was set to end on 17th July, 2018. From ...

August 12, 2016 at 1:01 pm by

Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Will Miss Adoption Target

Before Microsoft launched Windows 10 last year, it announced a self-imposed deadline for the new operating system to be installed on 1 billion devices by Summer 2018. As we ...

July 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm by

Microsoft is Now Upgrading PCs to Windows 10 Without Permission

Since Windows 10 was launched last year, Microsoft has been employing increasingly dirty tricks in order to force Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users into “upgrading” to the ...

May 24, 2016 at 8:40 pm by

Windows Update Breaks Windows 7 UEFI Support on ASUS Motherboards

It’s always recommended to install Windows security updates to fix operating system bugs and make your system secure. As a result, the majority of users apply ...

May 6, 2016 at 3:00 pm by

Microsoft Brings Back KB3035583 to Force Windows 10 Upgrades

Last year’s Windows update KB3035583 for Windows 7 and 8.1, which automatically downloaded Windows 10 on to users’ computers without their permission, then hassled them to ...

May 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm by

EA Origin Dropping Pre-Windows 7 Support

As many users undoubtedly learned the hard way with Windows XP, software support doesn’t last forever. This is doubly true of regular software which can often just drop ...

March 30, 2016 at 12:15 pm by

Windows 10 Mobile Will Not Come to All Lumia Phones as Promised

With news that Windows 10 Mobile will be coming to the Lumia line of phones, people were eagerly awaiting the update after what could only be considered a lackluster of ...

March 21, 2016 at 2:45 pm by

Microsoft Will Now Support Windows 7 and 8.1 For New Processors

Technology changes, that is an inevitable fact. As we produce more and more powerful designs and techniques we create new pieces of hardware and sometimes this causes trouble ...

March 19, 2016 at 12:40 pm by

Microsoft Slips Ad Generator Into Windows 7/8.1 Security Update

Microsoft has been getting more brazen every day as  they continue to try to get users to upgrade to Windows 10. After making Windows 10 a recommended update for Windows 7 ...

March 10, 2016 at 9:32 am by

How to Permanently Prevent Forced Windows 10 Download

Microsoft is set to introduce Windows 10 as a recommended update through Windows Update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 very soon, meaning that millions of users will be ...

January 8, 2016 at 8:00 pm by

Microsoft Calls Sticking With Windows 7 a Security “Risk”

At the end of December, NetMarketShare reported that Windows 7 is the most popular operating system in the world, taking a huge 55% of the market share, compared to Windows ...

January 3, 2016 at 7:00 pm by

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