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Windows Update is a mess: 3 things Microsoft should do to fix it

2016-10-31 17:32:54| Extremetech

Microsoft has over-reached with its big-brother policies that inflict the worst parts of Windows Update on every Windows 10 user -- like it or not. Here's how it could fix that. The post Windows Update is a mess: 3 things Microsoft should do to fix it appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Microsoft Event: Come for Windows, Stay for Surface

2016-10-25 20:58:48| TechNewsWorld

Microsoft's Windows 10 event, scheduled for Wednesday, actually could focus more on hardware than on the operating system, given that the next Windows 10 refresh is expected in March. A new Surface device -- possibly an all-in-one computer with a 21-inch or larger screen -- could be in the offing. "Microsoft hasn't had a desktop Surface product yet," noted tech analyst Rob Enderle.

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Microsoft claims Windows 10 now active on 400 million devices

2016-09-27 13:30:58| Extremetech

Microsoft released updated statistics on Windows 10, showing that 400 million people are now using the OS worldwide. It's the fastest transition to a new version of Windows in at least a decade.

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With the Get Windows 10 campaign finally over, Microsoft begins cleaning up Windows 7, 8.1

2016-09-22 13:30:59| Extremetech

Microsoft has started peeling its Get Windows 10 software out of Windows 7 and 8.1 installations -- but why did it go down this route in the first place?

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