Tag: windows
PC gamers will finally lose support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 thanks to Valve dropping them
PC gamers, it’s time to bring in the new year by finally retiring that old Windows OS. Valve announced in an official blog post that Steam would no longer support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 after January 1, 2024. According to the official Steam blog post, after that date current…
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Microsoft has cured this Windows 11 printer nightmare – but the fix might surprise you
Windows 11 users (as well as those on Windows 10) have been experiencing weirdness around a frustrating bug with printers, but the good news is that there’s now a fix. The bad news is that it’s not quite a straightforward solution, as rather unusually, Microsoft requires the installation of a…
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Hidden feature in Windows 11 suggests we could get the ability to uninstall AI components – and maybe even Copilot eventually?
Windows 11 often has incoming changes hidden away behind the scenes of the operating system, and another of these has just been spotted – and it’s a big one pertaining to AI. Windows Central stumbled upon a tweet by regular leaker PhantomOfEarth on X, who has been digging around in…
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Microsoft admits that HP isn’t to blame for a weird Windows 11 bug that messes with printers
Some Windows 11 (and 10) users are experiencing buggy behavior relating to their printer, and Microsoft has just acknowledged this issue, elaborating on it further. You may recall that we previously reported on the bug and how it’s causing the HP Smart app to be installed on PCs without an…
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Hate the widgets board in Windows 11? Microsoft hopes you might change your mind
Windows 11 is bringing the ability to banish the clutter from the widgets panel to all users, you’ll doubtless be pleased to hear – maybe opening up this part of the interface to being used by a lot more folks. Previously, we heard about the option to remove the news…
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Microsoft charging for Windows 10 updates is a necessary evil – but will it get people to upgrade?
Microsoft has announced that from October 14, 2025, it will no longer support Windows 10 – and if you wish to continue to use the operating system, you’ll have to pay for security updates. While the idea of paying to update Windows 10 is concerning a lot of people, sadly…
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