windows 8
-
Windows 365 Doesn’t Make Much Sense
After Office and Xbox, Microsoft went ahead and put Windows in the cloud. With the Windows 365 service, businesses will be able to stream Windows devices directly from Microsoft’s servers — like Netflix, but for your work computer.
-
What’s The Fastest Way To Speed Up An Old PC?
5I’m always thrilled to get “help me out with a tech problem” letters in my inbox, and I’ve had quite a few lately related to PC upkeep—likely prompted by this question I answered last month. I’m back with another one today, and it’s a twist on the ol’ “How do I make something old feel…
-
Microsoft Releases Service Pack-Like ‘Convenience Rollups’ For Pre-Windows 10 Systems
Microsoft is not as Service Pack happy as it once was. While Windows XP and 2000 had three and four SPs respectively, Windows 7 had just one while Windows 8 went with a versioning approach instead, in the form of 8.1. Microsoft now looks like it’s bringing Service Packs back for older platforms, except they’re…
-
Windows 10 Is Now A ‘Recommended Update’ That’s Automatically Downloaded
Microsoft isn’t forcing Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10, but they are pushing it on them pretty aggressively. Windows 10 is now automatically downloaded to all Windows 7 and 8.1 machines as a “recommended update” with the Windows Update tool — whether you want it or not.