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Microsoft pledges two Windows 10 upgrades in 2017

This year's sole upgrade -- last week's 1607 -- will simplify enterprise migrations if they get going soon

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 9, 2016 4 mins

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No more new Windows 10 features until next year

Microsoft will spend the rest of the year stomping bugs, and there's a lot of them

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 8, 2016 4 mins

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Microsoft adds year to Windows 10 support

Serious about 'last version of Windows,' now will patch Enterprise 'Long-term Servicing Branch' until October 2026

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 8, 2016 2 mins

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Microsoft reduces Windows 10 roll-back grace period

After free upgrade offer expires, shaves return-to-old-OS to 10 days

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 8, 2016 2 mins

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Surveys suss out Windows 10 enterprise migration timelines

A year to migrate half of corporate PCs? Or is it 68% in 12 months? Or more than two years to get to 75%?

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 4, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft cranks up encryption in .Net Framework

.Net Framework 4.6.2 improves the Base Class Library, SQL client, Windows Communication Foundation, and CLR

By Paul Krill

Aug 4, 2016 3 mins

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Windows 10 moves closer to smart-home centerpiece with IoT deal

The Thread Group and Open Connectivity Foundation join forces to make it easier for smart home devices to connect

By Agam Shah

Aug 3, 2016 3 mins

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New PCs will be more desirable with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Combined with the end of free upgrades to Windows 10, buyers could upgrade PCs to take advantage of features in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

By Agam Shah

Aug 3, 2016 4 mins

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Windows 10 finishes first year on 1-in-4 Windows PCs

Wraps up freshman year with growth spurt likely fueled by those rushing to get in under the free deal's wire

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 2, 2016 3 mins

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: The good, the bad and the ‘meh’ (with video)

The new version of Windows 10 is a solid, if not dramatic, upgrade. Cortana haters, though, won't be happy.

By Preston Gralla

Aug 2, 2016 17 mins

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