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Windows 10 version of Microsoft 365 apps will be supported until 2028—but this isn't the Microsoft u-turn you may think it is
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I mean, there are still a lot of reasons not to like Microsoft, though.

Microsoft is firing 3% of its staff, totalling just under 7,000 employees
By Jeremy Laird published
News That's on top of 10,000 lost in 2023, plus at least 2,600 last year.

As support for Windows 10 counts down, End of 10 asks 'why not Linux?'
By Jess Kinghorn published
News What is the penguin hiding behind that enigmatic smile?

Microsoft unleashes an AI agent on your unsuspecting Windows settings, but initially only if you have a Snapdragon X-powered PC
By Jeremy Laird published
News What, no more drilling down into submenus that date from the late 1990s?

Microsoft says it wants to completely ditch passwords as it makes passwordless login the default for all new accounts
By Jeremy Laird published
News Simpler, safer sign-ins. Allegedly…

Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper
By Jess Kinghorn published
News It wasn't just you left staring at the Welcome screen for 30 seconds.

The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings
By Andy Edser published
News One is significant to my childhood, at the very least.

From pixels to pinot: The Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper hill was real and this is what it looks like now
By Jeremy Laird published
News Rolling grasses have given way to a vineyard in northern California.
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