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How to prepare for the Windows 7/8.1 ‘patchocalypse’

Microsoft is changing the way it patches Windows 7 and 8.1. Here’s what we know -- and what to do to keep having Windows your way

By Woody Leonhard

Oct 11, 2016 14 mins

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Microsoft fleshes out seismic change to Windows patching

Elaborates on how this month's Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 updates will be packaged and delivered

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 11, 2016 3 mins

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Both Apple and Microsoft take tumble in Gartner’s latest device forecast

iOS and macOS will recover in 2017, but Windows will struggle to post gains

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 7, 2016 3 mins

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Something new is coming to the PC industry: Growth

But growth will be slow and only affect thin and light devices

By Peter Sayer

Oct 6, 2016 2 mins

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New Microsoft support scheme scraps decade pledge

Support for enterprise software and services covered by 'Modern Lifecycle' can be terminated with 12 months' notice

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 6, 2016 4 mins

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Satya Nadella’s comp package slips 3% to $17.7M

Microsoft board dings CEO for missing Windows 10 target

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 5, 2016 3 mins

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Windows 10 growth comes to screeching stop

Data shows new OS lost share in September for first time since launch

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 4, 2016 2 mins

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You have one month to buy a Windows 7 (or 8.1) PC

After a two-year extension, Microsoft is finally ending legacy OS sales

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 4, 2016 2 mins

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Where’s the bottom for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?

Losses continue to accumulate as another 33 million users desert IE or Edge in September

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 3, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft points to a transition of Windows 10 Mobile to 64-bit

Switching Windows 10 Mobile from 32 bit to 64 bit is inevitable as memory capacity in smartphones goes up, Microsoft says

By Agam Shah

Oct 3, 2016 3 mins

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