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Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution
By Darren Allan published
Microsoft is talking about older (Windows 8 or 7) PCs now, but the real question is: what happens next year when Windows 10 hits End of Life?
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Windows 11 is spiking in popularity – even if Windows 10 remains way more popular, and Windows 7 just refuses to die
By Darren Allan published
Windows 11 could be turning a corner, finally, if some fresh stats are to be believed.
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Still running Windows 7 or 8? Prepare for an Epic fail – Epic Games Store follows Steam and drops support for older operating systems
By Darren Allan published
Epic Games Store gives PC gamers another good reason to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.
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Nvidia shares list of nasty security flaws that you should protect yourself from – here’s why you should download the new GPU driver right now
By Darren Allan published
Nvidia underlines why you need to update your driver, as serious security risks are posed to new and old GPUs alike.
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PC gamers will finally lose support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 thanks to Valve dropping them
By Allisa James published
Valve announced that as of now Steam will no longer support several Windows operating systems, meaning no more security updates or general user support.
![Angry man hitting his laptop with a hammer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bi9bw65ZEFhBz5GEvYVTR4-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft’s closing of free upgrade loophole appears to be breaking some Windows 11 and 10 PCs
By Darren Allan published
Has your Windows 11 or 10 license suddenly stopped working? Here’s the reason why (most likely).
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Been putting off that free Windows 11 or 10 upgrade? Windows 7 and 8 diehards need to move fast
By Darren Allan published
The free upgrade loophole that has been in place for pretty much forever is now being closed by Microsoft.
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An ancient Windows 7 PC is being blamed for cyberattack against UK armed forces supplier
By Sead Fadilpašić published
LockBit compromised Zaun through a Windows 7 device that was used for manufacturing.
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