Windows 10 is running on over 600 million active devices, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced at a shareholders meeting this week, just over two years into its lifespan. That's a lot, right? Let's look at the how we got to that number. That number isn't just PCs with Windows 10 installed, but any device running Windows 10. That includes PCs of course, but also tablets, Xbox One...
When it rains, it pours, and it is currently pouring on Windows 7. After the massive WannaCry ransomware attack hit a large number of Windows 7 computers last week, another bug is slowing down and crashing Windows 7 and 8 machines. According to Ars Technica, the new bug infiltrates computers through rogue websites that attempt to load an image file by the name of "$MFT" into the...
Despite being abandoned by Microsoft over three years ago, Windows XP is still the world's third-most popular operating system. According to the latest statistics, it is still installed on 7.04 percent of computers around the world, eclipsed only by Windows 7 and Windows 10. Windows XP is considered one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems. It was exceptionally well-received when...
AMD has confirmed that its next-generation Ryzen processors won't officially support Windows 7. The company never promised full compatibility with Microsoft's aging OS, but recent reports claimed that it would be shipping Windows 7 drivers. Windows 7 might be well over 7 years old now, but it's still an incredibly popular operating system. According to the latest figures from Net...
Microsoft has warned customers that Windows 7 is no longer "fit" for business use. The popular operating system, which is eight years old this July, "can no longer keep up with the increased security requirements" of the mid-2010s, the company says. After a painful three years with Windows Vista, PC users found Windows 7 to be a breath of fresh air. It was simpler and more efficient,...
Windows 10 might be a nice upgrade for most PC users — especially when it was free — but many just aren't interested in it. Businesses especially are avoiding Microsoft's latest operating system, according to new data. Softchoice, which has obtained data from the TechCheck IT asset management service that is supplied to 169 firms in the U.S. running over 400,000 Windows machines, has...
If you missed out on upgrading to Windows 10 for free before July 31, all is not lost just yet. There's a (completely legal) trick that lets you update to Microsoft's latest operating system without having to pay up, but you'll need to act fast. Microsoft gave Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users plenty of time to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, yet many decided not to take advantage of its...
Microsoft's free upgrade offer for Windows 10 is expiring at the end of this month, which means those pesky popups asking you to update your PC will disappear. But not before Microsoft rolls out one final reminder, which is by far its most annoying yet. As you can see from the screenshot above, the final Windows 10 upgrade reminder is a full-screen one. It takes over your entire...
Microsoft has begun pushing automatic Windows 10 downloads to "thousands" of machines that are currently running Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. Users can opt out if they don't want to upgrade, but only by disabling automatic Windows updates. The reason for the automatic download, according to The Verge, is that Microsoft has made Windows 10 a "recommended update." That means the company can...
Microsoft is giving PC retailers one more year to sell machines with Windows 7 installed. The company this week updated its "Windows lifecycle fact sheet" to extend pre-installed sales of Windows 7 Professional to October 31, 2016. Microsoft stopped selling Windows 7 directly on October 31, 2013, and would have ceased supporting it a long time ago. But thanks to widespread dislike of...