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Was Windows 7 really as good as we remember? I revisited it 17 years later

Windows 7 is the greatest argument for ditching Windows 11.
Rock Paper Shotgun

Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a charming 2000s, Windows XP take on the Vampire Survivors formula

In Vampire Survivors, you can play as a range of characters like that old guy with the garlic and literally Alucard from Castlevania. In Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional, however, you are a mouse ...
ZDNet

I tried this free Microsoft cleanup tool to see if it'd speed up my Windows PC - here's the result

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Forbes

Microsoft’s ‘Forced’ Upgrade—Millions Of Windows Users Affected

The long-awaited killing of Windows 10 last October already seems like a distant memory. Maybe because hundreds of millions of users still refuse to upgrade, persisting with the retired operating ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Gives All Eligible PCs the Green Light for Windows 11 25H2

Microsoft Gives All Eligible PCs the Green Light for Windows 11 25H2 Your email has been sent Following the end of support for Windows 10, Microsoft is making a concerted effort to move its vast user ...
TechSpot

Ex-Windows developer, Task Manager creator says Windows 11 needs an XP Service Pack 2 moment

In context: Mounting controversies have not deterred Microsoft from adding unpopular AI features to Windows 11, which is struggling to gain users despite the end of official Windows 10 support. A ...
TweakTown

Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...
PC World

Microsoft Windows hits 40 years old: A visual walk down memory lane

On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...
Windows Central

Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"

Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, has shared his opinion after recent pushback from users online that are becoming frustrated with Copilot and AI on Windows. In a post on X, Suleyman says he's ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft fixes bug causing false Windows 10 end-of-support alerts

Microsoft has resolved a bug causing incorrect Windows 10 end-of-support warnings on systems with active security coverage or still under active support after installing the October 2025 updates.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft fixes 0x800F081F errors causing Windows update failures

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows updates to fail, leading to 0x800F081F errors on Windows 11 24H2 systems. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, Microsoft says this ...