Windows 8 stunk. It might have helped cost chief executive Steve Ballmer his job. Windows 8.1 was a bit better — but if you love it, you have only a month or so left to enjoy it. Microsoft will kill ...

It’s the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

After serving users for almost ten years, support for Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s serially overlooked operating system, has officially come to an end. This means that while computers running 8.1 will ...

In brief: Microsoft is scheduled to put another of its legacy operating systems out to pasture in the near future. Anyone still using the aging OS needs to start getting serious about transitioning to ...

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are officially dead. As of this Tuesday, January 10, 2023, Microsoft has dropped support for these two versions of its PC operating system. They will no longer receive ...

Six months after its release, Windows 10 has finally passed 10 percent market share. Not only that, but the latest and greatest version from Microsoft has also overtaken Windows 8.1 and Windows XP, ...

Windows 11.1 and point updates make way more sense than Windows 11 22H2 and Windows 11 2023 Update. Windows 11.1 and point updates make way more sense than Windows 11 22H2 and Windows 11 2023 Update.

Statcounter has released its latest data, including information about the worldwide market share of desktop Windows versions. According to the report, in September 2024, Windows 11 made a significant ...

Ever since Windows 11 came out, Microsoft has made a big fuss over why its new operating system is the most secure Windows OS ever. The company constantly nudges users who are on older Windows ...

Windows 8.1 is now displaying full-screen alerts when logging into the operating system, warning that the OS is reaching the end of support in January 2023 and will no longer receive security updates.

There aren't many Windows users still running Windows 8.1 these days. But those who are may (or may not) know that support for the 8.1 release is going to end on January 10, 2023. Just to make sure ...

Phew. Maybe Windows Blue (or Windows 8.1, as Microsoft is now officially calling it) won’t be so blah after all. But Microsoft is betting big that a fresh coat of paint will be enough to bring users ...