Windows 8.1

Windows 7 & 8 Keys No Longer Activate Modern Versions of Windows

Microsoft previously offered a free upgrade offer to Windows 10 which ended back in 2016 however, users with old Windows…

6 months ago

Be Aware Folks! – Microsoft is Ending Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Support Next Week!

While both the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 userbase is now quite significantly diminished, there are still a fairly significant…

1 year ago

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Users Warned to Start Expecting End-of-Life Nagware!

Getting one elephant out of the room immediately, no, the Windows 8.1 operating system was never popular. - Released at…

2 years ago

Nvidia to End Both Kepler & Windows 7-8.1 Driver Support

Back in May, Nvidia confirmed that they were effectively putting their 'Kepler' based graphics cards (such as the GeForce GTX…

3 years ago

Free Windows 10 Upgrade Final Deadline Expires January 16th

Last Chance for Windows 10 Upgrade Since offering the upgrade for free the adoption rate for Windows 10 has been…

6 years ago

Four-Character String Can Easily Crash Windows 7 and 8.1

Older Windows versions are not having a good time. First, the WannaCry ransomware infected Windows XP, 7, and 8.1 systems…

7 years ago

Microsoft Blocks Ryzen and Kaby Lake From Windows 7 & 8.1 Updates

Last month, some troubling news came out from Microsoft. According to a change in their terms of service, Redmond would…

7 years ago

Microsoft Facing Data Loss Lawsuit Over Windows 10 Upgrade

Microsoft caught a lot of flak for its heavy-handed upgrade policy following the release of its Windows 10 operating system…

7 years ago

Windows 7 and 8 Moving to Cumulative Patches

Back in August, Microsoft announced that they would be changing the way Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates would be…

7 years ago

Windows 10 Upgrade Nagware Removed from Windows 7/8.1

After launch mid-summer last year, Microsoft started offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users.…

8 years ago

Kaby Lake and Zen Won’t Support Windows 7 and 8.1

The push for Windows 10 exclusivity is set to continue, with Intel and AMD revealing that its next generation of…

8 years ago

Windows 7 and 8.1 to get Windows 10-Style Monthly Updates

Since Microsoft’s strategy of issuing fixes and patches for Windows 10 in one monthly bulk update has been so staggeringly…

8 years ago

Microsoft Extends Skylake Support to Windows 7 and 8.1

Microsoft has reneged on its policy of ending support for Intel’s Skylake range of processors for its older operating systems,…

8 years ago

Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Will Miss Adoption Target

Before Microsoft launched Windows 10 last year, it announced a self-imposed deadline for the new operating system to be installed…

8 years ago

Microsoft is Now Upgrading PCs to Windows 10 Without Permission

Since Windows 10 was launched last year, Microsoft has been employing increasingly dirty tricks in order to force Windows 7…

8 years ago