PCMag

Hackers Love Windows 10. Do This One Thing to Keep Them Out

With Windows 10 no longer receiving support, it has become an easy target for hackers. That doesn't mean you have to upgrade ...

These Windows and Office versions will be discontinued in 2026

Microsoft Office 2021, which was released back in October 2021 and is the predecessor to the now-current Office 2024, will ...

Need to activate Windows? Microsoft just eliminated an option I've relied on for years

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GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
PC Gamer

Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the ...

Every so often, a wonderful thing happens: someone young enough to have missed out on using computers in the early 1990s is introduced to the Windows 3.1 "Hot Dog Stand" color scheme. Back in the day ...
IGN

Everything New in Escape From Tarkov 1.0

The ending is the main attraction of Tarkov 1.0, finally letting players experience the full story and make their way out of Tarkov in an exciting finale on a new map. Terminal is the final roadblock ...
TweakTown

eXoWin9x lets you play over 650 Windows 95 and Windows 98 games from a single 262GB launcher

TL;DR: eXoWin9x Vol. 1 offers a 263GB collection of 662 fully emulated classic Windows 95-98 games, including DOOM II, Diablo, and SimCity 2000. Featuring easy setup, multiplayer support, and ...
The Escapist

Windows 1.0 turns 40: Time is a flat circle as Xbox and Microsoft feel as if they’re back in 1985

Ever wondered what owning a computer in the 1980s was like? Outside of nostalgia, it wasn’t the best. Until 1984, unless you were in some kind of strange lab or university, nearly everything was ...
Windows Central

How to upgrade Windows 10 to 11 using a local account — A step-by-step guide to skipping the Microsoft account requirement

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...
PCGamesN

Nine years after launch, Escape From Tarkov finally sets 1.0 release date

Escape From Tarkov was first playable all the way back in 2016. Since then, it's become perhaps the most recognizable example of the extraction shooter, a high tension style of FPS that also includes ...
Game Rant

Escape From Tarkov's 1.0 Release Might Shoot Itself in the Foot

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap After years of system overhauls, wipes, and balance experiments, Escape from Tarkov is finally set for its 1.0 release on November ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 25H2 has borked the mouse and keyboard controls in the Windows Recovery Environment, because what would a major update be without a fresh batch of bugs

Should your Windows machine run into major difficulties, you may find yourself staring at a blue screen. No, not the infamous Blue Screen of Death (which has since changed to the Black Screen of ...