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Windows 7 market share jumps by 10x as Windows 10 EOL deadline looms and Windows 11 usage drops in September - spelling disaster for Microsoft's campaign to get people upgrading

By Wayne Williams published

Statcounter shows Windows 7 usage skyrocketing as Windows 11 falls and Windows 10 loses ground with its support cutoff looming.

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Windows 10 EOL vs Windows 7 EOL: Here's how two of Microsoft's most popular OSes compared two months before their days of reckoning

By Wayne Williams published

Microsoft faces millions of devices still on Windows 10 as support cutoff nears, unlike the stronger migration seen when Windows 7 reached its end.

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Windows 11 market share slips worryingly - as Windows 7 and Windows 10 see surprising growth against expectations

By Efosa Udinmwen published

StatCounter data shows Microsoft risks fragmentation as Windows 11 slips, Windows 10 rebounds, and unsupported Windows 7 quietly regains ground.

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Microsoft makes fun of macOS Tahoe’s Liquid Glass redesign for ripping off Windows Vista – but Apple could have the last laugh

By Darren Allan published

Watch out, Apple: Microsoft wakes up and joins the Liquid Glass fun-poking party, being six millionth in line to point out that Windows Vista got there first.

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Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution

By Darren Allan published

Microsoft is talking about older (Windows 8 or 7) PCs now, but the real question is: what happens next year when Windows 10 hits End of Life?

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Windows 11 is spiking in popularity – even if Windows 10 remains way more popular, and Windows 7 just refuses to die

By Darren Allan published

Windows 11 could be turning a corner, finally, if some fresh stats are to be believed.

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Still running Windows 7 or 8? Prepare for an Epic fail – Epic Games Store follows Steam and drops support for older operating systems

By Darren Allan published

Epic Games Store gives PC gamers another good reason to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.

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Nvidia shares list of nasty security flaws that you should protect yourself from – here’s why you should download the new GPU driver right now

By Darren Allan published

Nvidia underlines why you need to update your driver, as serious security risks are posed to new and old GPUs alike.

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PC gamers will finally lose support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 thanks to Valve dropping them

By Allisa James published

Valve announced that as of now Steam will no longer support several Windows operating systems, meaning no more security updates or general user support.

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Microsoft’s closing of free upgrade loophole appears to be breaking some Windows 11 and 10 PCs

By Darren Allan published

Has your Windows 11 or 10 license suddenly stopped working? Here’s the reason why (most likely).

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