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Windows 7 ray tracing
Windows 7 games set to look even better thanks to Nvidia ray tracing and DirectX 12 support

By Matt Hanson Published

Microsoft is helping developers port DirectX 12 games to Windows 7, which could mean games with ray tracing effects could appear on the older operating system.

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Windows 7
Microsoft may extend Windows 7 end of life for some users

By Mike Moore Published

Windows 7 will stay supported for an extra year for companies.

Software & Services
Windows 10 Running On A Laptop
Running Windows 7, 8 or 10? You need to patch these critical vulnerabilities now

By Darren Allan Published

More severe vulnerabilities have hit Windows, potentially allowing a hacker to wreak havoc on your PC.

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Windows 10 Running On A Laptop
Windows 10 wins big as looming support deadline sees Windows 7 users abandon ship

By Darren Allan Published

Still on Windows 7? You’ve only got until next January before support runs out and you won’t receive any more patches.

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Microsoft Edge
Chromium-based Edge gets dark mode for Windows 7 and 8.1, plus other tweaks

By Darren Allan Published

Some problematic bugs have been fixed, as ever, plus a Global Media Control panel has sneaked in.

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Microsoft Edge on Windows 7
Chromium-based Edge lands on Windows 7 and 8.1 (with dark mode coming soon)

By Darren Allan Published

Microsoft has unleashed the revamped Edge on older versions of Windows, and promises an in-browser dark mode soon.

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Windows 7
Windows users must patch PCs against BlueKeep, NSA warns

By Darren Allan Published

If you haven’t already patched against the BlueKeep vulnerability, then get your skates on.

Windows PCs
iTunes
iTunes is dead on Mac – but lives on in Windows

By Darren Allan Published

Apple is splitting iTunes into separate apps in macOS, but that isn’t the case for Microsoft’s operating system.

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Windows 7
South Korea moves from Windows to Linux

By Anthony Spadafora Published

South Korea's government will transition before Windows 7 End of Life early next year.

Security
Microsoft Redmond Office
Windows 7 and XP are vulnerable to a major security exploit – so patch now

By Harry Domanski Published

Microsoft has released a patch for its early operating systems to prevent against a potential WannaCry-esque exploit.

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