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Microsoft is tightening the reins on new installations of Windows 11 with stricter Microsoft account requirements. As participants in the Windows Insider Program have ...

Following the end of official support, users have three options to continue receiving security updates on their PCs. The ...

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More Steam users have made the switch to Windows 11 in the past month. Just a few weeks before the death of Windows 10. You have to respect it; that's years of holding out for improvements to the new ...

After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer release any regular updates to Windows 10. The company may make exceptions if a really serious security flaw is discovered — this has happened with ...

It’s official: Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. Thankfully, there’s a free and easy way to get another year’s worth of Extended Security Updates (which will take you to ...

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