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Microsoft is very keen to discontinue Windows XP on April 8, 2014, so the company goes on with its efforts to encourage all users to migrate to a newer platform, hopefully Windows 8.
The problem is that recent market figures demonstrate that users aren’t quite willing to dump Windows XP in the favor of a newer... |
2 April 2013
08:44 GMT |
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While Net Applications data revealed that Windows 8 is slowly increasing its market share, some new stats provided by Valve for its Steam platform indicate that users are actually dumping Windows 7 to move to another platform, most likely Microsoft’s new operating system.
At this point, the overall Steam share... |
2 April 2013
01:16 GMT |
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Net Applications data for the month of March 2013 confirms that Windows 8 uptake remains low more than 5 months after launch, but here’s something that’s even more interesting.
A new batch of figures provided by StatCounter, a different market researcher that also tracks the popularity of operating syste... |
1 April 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft is often criticized for removing some very popular features in Windows 8, the Windows platform remains the most popular in the entire world, as it’s currently installed on more than 90 percent of all computers worldwide.
Figures provided by market researcher Net Applications confirms that... |
1 April 2013
08:54 GMT |
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While all eyes are on Windows 8 and on the upcoming Windows Blue, Windows 7 continues to be the top operating system in the world, as many users still deem it the best alternative to the latest contraption released by Microsoft in October 2012. According to figures released by Net Applications for the month of March... |
1 April 2013
02:06 GMT |
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Windows 8 is an operating system that fails to excite, many analysts and high-profile executives involved in the hardware market claim, pointing to the confusion created by the lack of a Start button and the newly launched Start Screen.
On the other hand, Microsoft claims that everything is going according to plan, ... |
28 March 2013
09:48 GMT |
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Garden Glimpses 2 is a fresh new theme rolled out by Microsoft for all Windows users who wish to customize their desktop backgrounds with high-resolution garden wallpapers.
The theme comes with a total of 14 different wallpapers and can be used not only on Windows 7 computers, but also on Windows 8 and Windows RT, M... |
27 March 2013
20:31 GMT |
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Windows Blue is already boosting Windows 8’s success, according to figures provided by StatCounter for the week of March 24, as the new Microsoft operating system is quickly increasing its market share.
Windows 8 has finally reached a 4.12 percent market share, becoming the fifth most popular operating system ... |
27 March 2013
15:31 GMT |
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If you’re one of the many users of the world’s number one operating system (hint: Windows 7), you most likely know that it includes a “File Recovery” option that allows you to back up and restore the locally stored data with minimum effort.
A similar tool is available in Windows 8 too, but Mi... |
25 March 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Windows XP, the 11-year-old operating system, is still installed on nearly 39 percent of computers worldwide, so Microsoft is still struggling to convince all users to make the move to a newer platform. As far as low-cost airline operator easyJet is concerned, migrating from Windows XP is a priority for the company,... |
21 March 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Windows 8 may still be a disappointing product according to some analysts across the world but, as far as the market researchers at StatCounter are concerned, it gets more and more users every day.
According to new data for the week of March 17, Windows 8 has reached a market share of 3.77 percent, while Windows 7 c... |
21 March 2013
02:15 GMT |
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Microsoft recently launched the stable version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, giving users of the most popular operating system in the world a chance to try out the new in-house browser belonging to the Redmond-based giant.
While IE10 is said to provide a faster and more stable browsing experience, many of o... |
20 March 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 would be automatically installed on all computers running the world’s number one operating system starting today.
“Updating customers to Windows 7 SP1 is part of our ongoing effort to ensure continued support and improved security updates for cus... |
19 March 2013
02:03 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its efforts to move users from the 11-year-old Windows XP to a newer platform but, as far as many consumers are concerned, they will stick to this operating system until the very last minute. Windows XP will be officially retired in 1 year and 21 days or, if you prefer, in 386 days, so its users ... |
18 March 2013
18:01 GMT |
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It’s no secret that Windows 8 is a controversial product and, since people are trying to stay away from it, sales of devices equipped with Microsoft’s new operating system are stagnating.
Lenovo has apparently found the easiest way to deal with the anti-Windows 8 craze. According to a report by The Chan... |
18 March 2013
10:24 GMT |
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A report released by security company Secunia shows that Microsoft has managed to reduce the overall number of vulnerabilities found in its software, while also cutting the time needed to patch these flaws.
According to the findings, Windows 7 topped Microsoft’s own chart with the biggest number of vulnerabili... |
16 March 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest bet in the operating system world, comes with great touch-optimized features, most of which are also available in the RT version supposed to be deployed on tablets.
While it’s also developed to serve as a major upgrade over Windows 7, the new operating system doesn’t m... |
15 March 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Microsoft is trying to make its product a lot more secure these days but, at the same time, the company also struggles to deliver security updates a lot faster than in the previous years.
According to a report released by Secunia for 2012, Microsoft vulnerabilities accounted for only 14 percent of the overall flaws ... |
15 March 2013
05:01 GMT |
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While Microsoft urges everyone to dump Windows XP and move to Windows 7 or 8 as soon as possible, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is still using the 11-year-old operating system and Internet Explorer 6.
It does plan to upgrade to Windows 7 at some point, but the transition to a newer OS is yet to begin, CRN wri... |
14 March 2013
09:14 GMT |
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Microsoft is yet to confirm this but, according to sources familiar with the matter, the company is planning to dump service packs completely in the favor of more frequent Windows contraptions releases on a yearly basis.
If this is true, Windows 7 users won’t get a second service pack, so they would soon be fo... |
14 March 2013
02:44 GMT |
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Microsoft released several bulletins for Windows 7 computers as part of its Patch Tuesday update cycle but, according to several users, one of the included fixes hangs up while deploying the included files.64-bit Windows 7 computers also running Office 2010 Professional are reportedly provided with a buggy patch that... |
13 March 2013
04:30 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its efforts to move users from Windows XP to newer operating systems, but as far as unofficial statistics are concerned, it remains the second most popular Windows contraption on the market. A survey conducted by UK application migration specialist Camwood and published by The Register indicates ... |
11 March 2013
11:03 GMT |
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This isn’t the first time when Windows 9 is “blamed” for Windows 8’s poor sales performance, but one more company is now claiming that some users may actually skip Microsoft’s latest operating system altogether.
Motion Computing, a company that creates tablet PCs and solutions for mobil... |
11 March 2013
08:46 GMT |
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Microsoft has released plenty of free themes aimed at Windows computers but, in case you really want one that brings awesome high-resolution wallpapers on your desktop, give Aqua Dynamic a chance.
As you may guess by simply reading its name, this free theme comprises high-quality water wallpapers that should fit any... |
10 March 2013
00:45 GMT |
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Microsoft encourages everyone to make the move to Windows 8 as soon as possible, emphasizing that Windows XP is a very unsecure operating system that puts their data at risk.
As a result, the company will no longer provide support for Windows XP after April 8, 2014, so users will have basically no other option than ... |
8 March 2013
05:32 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that some Windows 7 users were experiencing Blue Screen of Death errors after deploying one of the updates released by Microsoft last week, but it seems like the same bulletin is at fault for one more issue with the operating system. Several consumers are now complaining that the Windows... |
5 March 2013
07:35 GMT |
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Windows 8 remains a very controversial product with no official sales figures provided by Microsoft, but market research firm IDC says that the new operating system has made almost no difference for the collapsing PC market.
Even though everybody expects Windows 8 to take off this year and to thus increase sales of ... |
5 March 2013
03:34 GMT |
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Microsoft doesn’t want to provide updated sales figures for Windows 8, but here’s another research which seems to confirm that many users are actually staying away from the new operating system.
Spiceworks has asked a total of 1,000 mid-sized businesses about their plans to migrate to Windows 8, revealin... |
5 March 2013
01:30 GMT |
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Last week, Microsoft rolled out the second pack of updates for February 2013, in an attempt to fix some of the issues it found in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT.
In addition, the company delivered Internet Explorer 10 to Windows 7 computers, so a so-called platform update was necessary for all systems running t... |
5 March 2013
01:09 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that plenty of users turned to Microsoft’s support forums to criticize the newly released Windows 8 operating system, but the number of disappointed consumers is continuously growing to a record level. A dedicated thread created for those who wish to blast Windows 8 currently has 3... |
4 March 2013
08:52 GMT |
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Net Applications figures for the month of February 2013 revealed that Windows 7 was the number one operating system in the world, closely followed by Windows XP, the 11-year-old operating system that Microsoft plans to retire in April, 2014.
StatCounter data, on the other hand, indicates that XP is quickly losing us... |
2 March 2013
03:47 GMT |
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As you probably know by now, Microsoft will officially stop providing support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014, so the company is urging everyone to make the move to a newer operating system as soon as possible.
This isn’t happening, according to some new data released by Net Applications for the month of February, a... |
1 March 2013
01:19 GMT |
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The final version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 was released only a couple of days ago, with the new build delivered by Microsoft via Windows Update.
While all users are clearly recommended to download and install the new Internet Explorer version, some are already complaining about compatibility issues that... |
28 February 2013
03:41 GMT |
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Microsoft officially rolled out the Windows 7 version of Internet Explorer 10 a couple of days ago, so the Bing team worked very fast to release its very own flavor of the browser.
The company has just unveiled Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 with MSN and Bing, a so-called “enhanced version” of the ne... |
28 February 2013
01:37 GMT |
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Microsoft officially introduced the new Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 yesterday, bringing the latest version of its in-house browser on this very popular operating system.
Today, the company released a total of 186 language packs for the new version of the browser, giving consumers the option to use Internet Ex... |
27 February 2013
10:18 GMT |
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Microsoft has just released a new theme for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, obviously available at no cost and comprising five different themes. Called “A Book of Sleep,” the theme is also compatible with Windows RT devices, as it’s being distributed in a standard .themepack file that can be deploye... |
27 February 2013
07:35 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently introduced the new Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, but the company continues to promote the touch-optimized version of its browser with a new campaign.
This time, the Redmond-based technology giant partnered with singer, song-writer and composer Black Lewis for the creation of ExploreTouch... |
27 February 2013
05:48 GMT |
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Soon after Microsoft officially introduced the new Windows 8 operating system, the company also rolled out a special discount program for those buying a Windows 7 computer, offering the new software at a very special price.
Windows 7 PC customers who got a new computer between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 are e... |
26 February 2013
10:23 GMT |
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Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows themes on a regular basis, so the company today introduced the so-called “Dolphins Theme” that comprises 8 different high-resolution wallpapers.
As you may guess by simply reading its name, the theme comprises dolphins backgrounds, while offering support for Windows ... |
26 February 2013
10:06 GMT |
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Microsoft recently released the final build of its Internet Explorer 10 browser for Windows 7, so users of this particular operating system are recommended to get the update as soon as possible.
While this is clearly good news for Windows 7 consumers, it’s worth reminding that IE10 comes with Do Not Track turn... |
26 February 2013
09:49 GMT |
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Microsoft has just released the final version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, so the company most likely expects the majority of users to make the move to the latest build of its in-house browser. System requirements are pretty important, however, when it comes to such an update, especially since the preview ... |
26 February 2013
08:01 GMT |
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Just as expected, Microsoft has officially launched the final version of Internet Explorer for Windows 7, the latest build of its in-house browser previously available on Windows 8 exclusively.While Microsoft is yet to publicly announce the release, the download links have been published on Microsoft’s webpage,... |
26 February 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Microsoft has just released a brand new theme for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users who want to use some high-resolution photos with flowers and insects on their desktops.
The theme works on both x64 and x86 versions of these two Windows contraptions and packs a total of 14 images, all of them offered at absolutely no c... |
26 February 2013
05:18 GMT |
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Microsoft will release a new pack of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT updates in just a few hours, as the company is trying to fix several issues found in these three operating systems.
According to a detailed report rolled out by Microsoft on Friday, the new release will include a platform update for Windows 7 a... |
26 February 2013
04:28 GMT |
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Microsoft has already announced that it was planning to release several updates on Tuesday and, given the fact that Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is reportedly ready to be launched, the browser could see daylight in just a few hours.
Even though the Redmond-based technology company usually launches fixes for it... |
25 February 2013
02:20 GMT |
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We’ve already reported to you that Microsoft is getting ready to release some major Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates next week, but it seems that one of the reasons behind these unexpected patches could be a new version of Internet Explorer 10.
While Microsoft is yet to publicly comment on this, Internet Explor... |
23 February 2013
03:53 GMT |
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Microsoft usually releases updates for its software on Patch Tuesday, but it seems like the company is ready to launch something that can’t wait any longer for the Windows platform.
The Redmond-based technology titan has revealed in a new post that Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT will all receive software ... |
23 February 2013
03:26 GMT |
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Microsoft expected to see Windows 8 quickly become the top choice for those who purchase new computers, but it seems like Windows 7 is a much more appealing operating system for most buyers. According to a report by PC Pro, Computer Planet, a Manchester-based retailer, is still selling plenty of computers running Wi... |
19 February 2013
05:36 GMT |
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It’s no secret that Windows 7 is the most popular operating system in the entire world, but some new data provided by StatCounter for the first two weeks of February confirms that Microsoft will have a very tough job making Windows 8 the top choice. Windows 7 is currently installed on 52.6 percent of all compu... |
18 February 2013
05:43 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting ready to release the final version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, the latest build of its in-house browser that’s currently available on Windows 8 exclusively.
According to some inside sources cited by The Register, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer division is planning to releas... |
15 February 2013
08:54 GMT |
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