- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 1st, 2014
![Windows 8.1 Adoption Skyrockets, Windows XP Experiences Biggest Drop in 2014 Windows 8.1 Adoption Skyrockets, Windows XP Experiences Biggest Drop in 2014](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-8-1-Adoption-Skyrockets-Windows-XP-Experiences-Biggest-Drop-in-2014-1.jpg)
Windows 8.1 Adoption Skyrockets, Windows XP Experiences Biggest Drop in 2014
Market share data reveals different trends for Windows
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 29th, 2014
![Extended Windows XP Support Needed, As Some Organizations Are Yet to Upgrade Extended Windows XP Support Needed, As Some Organizations Are Yet to Upgrade](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Extended-Windows-XP-Support-Needed-as-Some-Organizations-Are-Yet-to-Upgrade-1.jpg)
Extended Windows XP Support Needed, As Some Organizations Are Yet to Upgrade
The UK’s NHS might need to pay for even more XP support
- Editorials
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 28th, 2014
![How Windows Piracy Becomes Microsoft’s Best Friend How Windows Piracy Becomes Microsoft’s Best Friend](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/How-Windows-Piracy-Becomes-Microsoft-s-Best-Friend-1.jpg)
How Windows Piracy Becomes Microsoft’s Best Friend
China wants to give up on Windows but won’t be able to do it because of the high piracy rate in the country
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 28th, 2014
![Microsoft Unhappy with the Decision to Extend Windows XP Support Microsoft Unhappy with the Decision to Extend Windows XP Support](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Unhappy-with-the-Decision-to-Extend-Windows-XP-Support-1.jpg)
Microsoft Unhappy with the Decision to Extend Windows XP Support
The company is very unlikely to do the same mistake twice
- Linux Distributions
- By Silviu Stahie
- October 9th, 2014
![ToriOS Is a Linux Distro Built for Old Computers and Aimed at Windows XP Users – Gallery ToriOS Is a Linux Distro Built for Old Computers and Aimed at Windows XP Users – Gallery](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ToriOS-Is-a-Linus-Distro-Built-for-Old-Computer-and-Aimed-at-Windows-XP-Users-1.jpg)
ToriOS Is a Linux Distro Built for Old Computers and Aimed at Windows XP Users – Gallery
This operating system supports non-PAE hardware
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- October 7th, 2014
![German City Gummersbach Drops Windows XP and Gets SUSE with a MATE Desktop German City Gummersbach Drops Windows XP and Gets SUSE with a MATE Desktop](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/German-City-Gummersbach-Drops-Windows-XP-and-Gets-SUSE-with-a-MATE-Desktop-1.jpg)
German City Gummersbach Drops Windows XP and Gets SUSE with a MATE Desktop
The replacement process for this city started many years ago
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 2nd, 2014
![The Windows 10 Effect: Windows XP Loses Almost No Users in September The Windows 10 Effect: Windows XP Loses Almost No Users in September](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Windows-10-Effect-Windows-XP-Loses-Almost-No-Users-in-September-1.jpg)
The Windows 10 Effect: Windows XP Loses Almost No Users in September
Stats show that Windows XP is still a top OS
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 30th, 2014
![Upgrades from XP, 7 to Windows 9 Must Go Flawlessly, Analyst Says Upgrades from XP, 7 to Windows 9 Must Go Flawlessly, Analyst Says](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Upgrades-from-XP-7-to-Windows-9-Must-Go-Flawlessly-Analyst-Says-1.jpg)
Upgrades from XP, 7 to Windows 9 Must Go Flawlessly, Analyst Says
Microsoft is working on ways to make it easier for users to switch to Windows 9 from previous Windows versions
- Linux Distributions
- By Silviu Stahie
- September 29th, 2014
![Microsoft Should Have Replaced Windows XP with Q4OS Overnight, No One Would Have Known Microsoft Should Have Replaced Windows XP with Q4OS Overnight, No One Would Have Known](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Should-Have-Replaced-Windows-XP-with-Q4OS-Overnight-No-One-Would-Have-Known-1.jpg)
Microsoft Should Have Replaced Windows XP with Q4OS Overnight, No One Would Have Known
A new version of Windows XP lookalike Q4OS is out
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 26th, 2014
![Despite Windows 9, People Still Want Windows XP Second Edition Despite Windows 9, People Still Want Windows XP Second Edition](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Despite-Windows-9-People-Still-Want-Windows-XP-Second-Edition-1.jpg)
Despite Windows 9, People Still Want Windows XP Second Edition
Windows XP is still powering some 23 percent of PCs
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 26th, 2014
![Apple Still Uses the 13-Year-Old Windows XP Apple Still Uses the 13-Year-Old Windows XP](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Apple-Still-Uses-the-13-Year-Old-Windows-XP-1.jpg)
Apple Still Uses the 13-Year-Old Windows XP
Video shows that Apple is a keen fan of the old XP
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 25th, 2014
![Windows XP Down to Vista Levels in Australia Windows XP Down to Vista Levels in Australia](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-XP-Down-to-Vista-Levels-in-Australia-1.jpg)
Windows XP Down to Vista Levels in Australia
The demise of Windows XP continues around the world
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 25th, 2014
![Windows Server 2003 End of Support Quickly Approaching Windows Server 2003 End of Support Quickly Approaching](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-Server-2003-End-of-Support-Quickly-Approaching-1.jpg)
Windows Server 2003 End of Support Quickly Approaching
Experts warn that companies must start planning the upgrade
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 24th, 2014
![Windows 7, XP Powering 80 Percent of the Desktops in Asia Windows 7, XP Powering 80 Percent of the Desktops in Asia](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-7-XP-Powering-80-Percent-of-the-Desktops-in-Asia-1.jpg)
Windows 7, XP Powering 80 Percent of the Desktops in Asia
Microsoft’s modern OSes are far behind on the continent
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 24th, 2014
![Windows 7 to Reach End of Sales Next Month Windows 7 to Reach End of Sales Next Month](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-7-to-Reach-End-of-Sales-Next-Month-1.jpg)
Windows 7 to Reach End of Sales Next Month
Microsoft will stop providing OEMs with Windows 7 copies on October 31, but the Professional version will live on
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 23rd, 2014
![How Microsoft Saves the Collapsing PC Industry How Microsoft Saves the Collapsing PC Industry](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/How-Microsoft-Saves-the-Collapsing-PC-Industry-1.jpg)
How Microsoft Saves the Collapsing PC Industry
Redmond's recent moves are boosting new PC sales
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 23rd, 2014
![Free Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 9: Why Microsoft Needs to Make This Possible Free Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 9: Why Microsoft Needs to Make This Possible](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Free-Upgrade-from-Windows-XP-to-Windows-9-Why-Microsoft-Needs-to-Make-This-Possible-1.jpg)
Free Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 9: Why Microsoft Needs to Make This Possible
Word is that Microsoft might offer Windows 9 free of charge to a number of existing Windows users, including XP and 7