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Some DirectX 11.1 features coming to Windows 7 after all

We reported a few days ago that that Microsoft will not be bringing DirectX 11.1 to Windows 7. It now appears that IE10, which uses hardware graphics acceleration in Windows 8, will be dragging along...

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Microsoft Security Essentials Fails In AV-TEST Report

Microsoft Security Essentials, the free virus and malware protection software from Microsoft failed to pass the recent AV-TEST. In Windows 8, Microsoft has replaced the Security Essentials with Windows...

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Coming cheaper touch screen panels to boost Windows 8 in the new year

It is due to the fact that supplies of touch panels are limited that notebooks with touchscreen control features tend to be around $100-$200 more expensive than those without; therefore as a result...

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Internet Explorer 11 Now Available For Windows 7 Devices

Microsoft has today released Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7. Microsoft will release this as part of update in the coming weeks. IE11 on Windows 7 improves performance across the board with faster...

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Microsoft To Continue Providing Anti-malware Updates To Windows XP Users...

Microsoft is ending the extended support for Windows XP from April 2014. It was expected that Microsoft will also stop delivering security updates via Security Essentials at the same time. But,...

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HP Promotes PCs Running Windows 7 On Its Home Page

Microsoft released Windows 8 back in 2012, followed by major update Windows 8.1 in 2013. Microsoft has even ended the sales of Windows 7 as a standalone OS to general consumers. Most of the PCs from...

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HP Clarifies Its Stand On Promoting Windows 7 PCs, Wants To Provide Choice...

Earlier this week,  we reported that HP has recently started promoting on its homepage on sale of Windows 7 PCs.With a huge marketing message “Back on popular demand”, HP was trying to sell a 5 year...

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Download: Internet Explorer 11 With Enterprise Mode Leaked For Windows 7 Devices

With the Windows 8.1 Update 1, Microsoft is updating Internet Explorer 11 with a new feature called Enterprise mode. The new Enterprise mode feature will allow users to run internal apps and websites...

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Microsoft Extends End Of Sales Date For Windows 7 Professional For OEMs

After the release of a new OS version, Microsoft usually continues to sell the previous OS version for a particular period of time. For example, even after the release of Windows 7, Microsoft continued...

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Microsoft Finally Ends Support Of Windows XP For Consumers

As announced earlier by Microsoft, as of 8th April 2014, support and security updates for Windows XP are no longer available. If you continue to use Windows XP without XP support, your computer may...

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Microsoft Updates Bing Desktop App With More Wallpaper Customization Options...

Bing Desktop is a small program that brings together the beauty of Bing’s daily homepage images with quick and convenient ways to search from your desktop for over 10 million people worldwide....

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Following Windows 8 Ban, Microsoft Will Continue To Provide Windows 7 To...

Yesterday, we reported that Chinese government made a strange move by announcing the ban of Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS in government computers. As per reports, the ban was due to the notice on the use of...

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Windows 8.1 Passes Windows 8 In Market Share, But Windows 7 Still Growing

According to the latest market share data from Net Applications, Windows 8.1 has finally passed Windows 8 in terms of worldwide market share. The growth of Windows 8 is on the negative side while...

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Report: Windows Threshold May Be Coming Free To All Windows 7 Service Pack 1...

Just few hours back, we reported about Microsoft’s upcoming plans for Windows 9/Threshold. With Windows Threshold, Microsoft will put their focus on desktop users. Since the vast majority of users will...

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Windows 7 And Windows XP Gains Market Share In June While Windows 8 Saw A...

New numbers from Net Applications for the month of June show growing OS market for Windows 7 and Windows XP while Windows 8 saw a slight decline. Windows 7 continues to dominate at the top with the OS...

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HP Continues To Promote Windows 7 PCs Even After Two Years Of Windows 8 Release

In a recent email promotion sent to consumers, HP is promoting its PCs with the line “Windows 7 PCs on sale, just in time for school.” Also, several Windows 7 PCs are still on sale at HP’s website....

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Microsoft Is Now Offering Free Windows PCs With TalkTalk Broadband

With the aim of bringing more people online, Microsoft is now offering free PCs with Windows and Office pre-installed to TalkTalk broadband customers. The offer is part of Microsoft’s Digital Inclusion...

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All Windows 7/8 Machines Can Be Upgraded to Windows 10

As widely expected the hardware requirements for Windows 10 will be the same as Windows 7.  The news was confirmed today in a heated exchange on twitter by Microsoft executive Frank Shaw. The vast...

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Windows 7’s Worldwide Market Share Continues To Grow Despite Windows 8/8.1...

New numbers from Net Applications for the month of September revealed that Windows 7 is back on growing path after it saw a slight decline last month. Windows 7 continues to dominate at the top with...

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AMD Executive Misspoke Saying DirectX 12 Won’t Work With Windows 7

In October, Windows Graphics team announced that the final version of Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12. DirectX 12 introduces the next version of Direct3D, the graphics API at the heart of DirectX....

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