Lenovo and Microsoft optimistic about 2025 PC prospects
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Optimism abounds

In a buoyant display of confidence, two of the largest technology vendors, Lenovo and Microsoft, have expressed optimism about their prospects for the coming year, driven by a combination of a Windows refresh and the emergence of more artificial intelligence (AI)-capable PCs.

AMD will not support Windows 10 on next-gen Ryzen 8050/9000 PCs
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Not poweful enough

Lenovo China's manager with the Weibo name 思考未来啊 has warned that the next-gen Ryzen 8050/9000 PCs will not support Windows 10.

Google plans to save old Windows PCs from the bin
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Although it is not as good as it sounds

Google said it will let firms install ChromeOS Flex on their Windows devices, "saving millions of PCs from being dumped after Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10 next year."

Microsoft stops selling Windows 10 licences
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Thursday, 19 January 2023 11:21

Microsoft stops selling Windows 10 licences


Licence to kill, killed 

Software King of the World Microsoft is about to pull the plug on sales of Windows 10 licences from its online site.

Windows 11 is still not faster than Windows 10 on Intel
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Only better at handling some workloads 

When software King of the World Microsoft released Windows 11 it said that it would be faster than Windows 10 because it was optimised for more modern hardware, however, the latest figures show that they are still pretty much on par.

Microsoft notes taskbar issue on Windows 10
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Friday, 18 November 2022 10:53

Microsoft notes taskbar issue on Windows 10


Disappearing act 

Microsoft confirmed another issue affecting its Windows 10 operating system which causes the taskbar to disappear or that the device may become unresponsive. 

Direct Access bug on Windows 10 and 11
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Monday, 14 November 2022 11:29

Direct Access bug on Windows 10 and 11


Blocking access 


Software King of the World, Microsoft has warned that the Direct Access feature in Windows 10 and 11 might bork if the user temporarily loses network connectivity or transitioning between Wi-Fi networks or access points.

Windows 10 breaks USB printers
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022 11:30

Windows 10 breaks USB printers


Because it can

Windows 10's latest update released on June 28, 2022, has a nasty habit of breaking USB printers.

Internet exploder put out to pasture
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Friday, 18 March 2022 11:36

Internet exploder put out to pasture


Sends us out a reminder 

Software King of the world Microsoft has sent out a reminder that Internet Explorer will be officially killed off in June. 

Ryzen has a stuttering problem
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Tuesday, 08 March 2022 11:54

Ryzen has a stuttering problem


Windows 10 and Windows 11

AMD’s Ryzen chips are apparently suffering from a stuttering problem in Windows 10 and 11.