Windows 9-10 Archive
11 Mar 2015
How to download and install Windows 8.1 Update 1 for free (right now)
How to download and install Windows 8.1 Update 1 for free (right now) Windows 8.1 Update 1 is now available to download. If you’re already using Windows 8.1, the easiest way to download the update is to visit PC Settings (the new Control Panel, available from the right-hand menu bar) and click “Update and recovery.”
11 Mar 2015
In 2015 tablet sales will finally surpass PCs, fulfilling Steve Jobs’ post-PC prophecy
In 2015 tablet sales will finally surpass PCs, fulfilling Steve Jobs’ post-PC prophecy Back in 2010, a few months after the iPad’s release, Steve Jobs predicted that tablets would eventually overtake PCs. Now, according to updated figures from Gartner, after five years of rather crazy tablet growth and slowly declining PC sales, 2015 will be
10 Mar 2015
Windows 9 technical preview, the first step towards fixing Windows, may appear next month
Windows 9 technical preview, the first step towards fixing Windows, may appear next month Windows 8 was supposed to finally unify the computing experience, bringing tablets and PCs together with Microsoft’s modern UI at its core. To say that hasn’t worked out would be a grotesque understatement. Consumers by and large have either avoided Windows
10 Mar 2015
Windows 9 may remove the Metro interface for desktop PC users, feature one-click upgrade process
Windows 9 may remove the Metro interface for desktop PC users, feature one-click upgrade process According to new Windows 9 leaks and rumors, it seems we could be in for some dramatic changes by the time the first public preview of Windows 9 rolls around (probably on September 30). The most recent leaked builds of Windows
10 Mar 2015
64-bit Chrome finally available to download: Faster, more secure, twice as stable
64-bit Chrome finally available to download: Faster, more secure, twice as stable At long last, Google has released a stable 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows. A download link is available at the bottom of this story. According to Google, 64-bit Chrome for Windows has three major advantages over its 32-bit cousin: It’s faster, more secure,
10 Mar 2015
Will Windows 9, and all future Microsoft OSes, simply be called ‘Windows’?
Will Windows 9, and all future Microsoft OSes, simply be called ‘Windows’? There is an increasing amount of evidence that Microsoft is preparing to drop all of its different brands of Windows — Windows Phone, Windows 8, Windows 9, Windows RT — and simply call them all Windows. When Windows 9 is unveiled at the
10 Mar 2015
Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy
Windows 9 Start menu makes video debut: Windows 7 fans should finally be happy Yesterday it was screenshots — and today we have a glorious video of the new Windows 9 Start menu. The video, which comes from a genuine early build of the Windows 9 Technical Preview, shows in much greater detail how the
10 Mar 2015
Microsoft confirms Windows 9 event for September 30, Technical Preview to follow soon after
Microsoft confirms Windows 9 event for September 30, Technical Preview to follow soon after Microsoft has sent out the official press invites for an event in San Francisco on September 30, where we are almost certain that Windows 9 (codenamed Threshold) will be unveiled. The Windows 9 Technical Preview should be handed out to event attendees, and
10 Mar 2015
Windows 10 unveiled: All the new features and changes from Windows 8
Windows 10 unveiled: All the new features and changes from Windows 8 Microsoft has unveiled Windows 10 — not Windows 9, but Windows 10. The launch event in San Francisco was mostly what we expected: Microsoft wants to make Windows 10 a killer OS for all of those disaffected mouse-and-keyboard users — both normal Desktop
10 Mar 2015
Windows 10 Start menu: Taking a closer look
Windows 10 Start menu: Taking a closer look As you’ve probably heard by now, Windows 10 will see the illustrious return of the Start menu — except it isn’t quite the Start menu that you’re used to from Windows 7 and Vista. In fact, it’s better! The Windows 10 Start menu is the best Start