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Internet Explorer 11 gets some enterprise improvements for Windows 7 and 8.1
By John Callaham published
Businesses with PCs that have Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installed can check out some improvements in today's culmative updates
Windows 10's PC market share surges to over 17% in May
By John Callaham published
Windows 10 was used by 17.43% of all PCs worldwide in May 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's a big increase compared to April's 14.35% share for the OS.
Non-security patches for Windows 7 and 8.1 to be released in monthly updates
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has announced that from now on, non-security patches for Windows 7 and 8.1 will be released in one rollup update that will be issued monthly.
Windows 10 and Windows 7 are almost neck and neck in Steam's latest hardware survey
By John Callaham published
The April 2016 results from Steam's latest hardware survey show that Windows 10 is just barely behind Windows 7 among its customers.
Windows 10's PC market share rose in April 2016, Windows 7 drops below 50%
By John Callaham published
Windows 10 was used by 14.35% of all PCs worldwide in April 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. Meanwhile, the share held by Windows 7 dropped below the 50% mark
Windows 10 continues to gain market share in latest global OS numbers
By John Callaham published
Microsoft publishes list of PCs with Skylake chips that support Windows 7 and 8.1
By John Callaham published
Stop your Windows 7 or 8.1 PC from forcing Windows 10 on you with GWX Control Panel
By Mauro Huculak last updated
If you're comfortable running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, then you probably want to stop the "Get Windows 10" nags. Here's how to make them go away.
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