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Windows 7’s End Is Near. How Are Businesses Faring?

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 will reach the end of its supported life. While people can still run Windows 7 past this date, the operating system will receive no more updates or security fixes from Microsoft. This means that if any nasty bugs or exploits come to light after that date, people won’t be able to get an official fix for it. This has always been a problem for businesses that like to stick to the old, familiar operating systems. We saw it a long time ago when businesses refused to upgrade their Windows XP systems to Windows Vista. Windows 7, however, was a… Read more

How You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free

Remember that carrot Microsoft dangled years ago to get people to switch over from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10, when it was offering free upgrades for a limited time? While that exact offer is now gone, there are still a few fun workarounds to get Windows 10 for free if you’re currently running on an older version. Here we’ll show how to get Windows 10 for free. Related: Latest Windows 10 Update Problems and How to Fix Them First, Get the Windows 10 ISO Free Windows 10 is the first Microsoft operating system that lets you download the installer straight from the official website. And… Read more

Latest Windows 10 Security Threats and Vulnerabilities (2019)

Windows 10 is as secure a Windows OS as has ever existed. With a constant stream of automatic updates (even if they do come with their fair share of problems), and one of the best PC security suites built right into it, it’s fair to say that you don’t generally have anything to worry about when using the OS. But that doesn’t mean you should get complacent, and staying aware of the extant security threats in Windows 10 is the best way to avoid them. Here are some of the most severe Windows security vulnerabilities that continue to affect users today. CVE-2017-11882: Microsoft Office 2016… Read more

How to Use Rufus to Create a Bootable Flash Drive

It is very common to use a bootable USB drive instead of a CD/DVD drive to install the operating system. For Windows there are a ton of software programs that help you create bootable USB drives. Even Microsoft has its own tool. Of all the available tools, Rufus, a free and open-source application, is one of the best. In fact, Rufus is one of those tools that every Windows user should have in their software catalog. Let me show how you can use Rufus to quickly create a bootable flash drive in Windows. Note: This tutorial assumes you already have the ISO file. If you… Read more

Latest Windows 10 Update Problems and How to Fix Them

In some ways, like the antivirus stuff, Microsoft has come along very well in making Windows 10 a stable system, but in others? Not so much. Windows 10 updates are a perpetual cause of problems for a lot of users, so we’ve decided to create a regularly updated feed of the latest Windows 10 update problems: what the issues are, what Microsoft’s doing to fix them, and how you can avoid them. Table of Content KB4505903 Update: Bluetooth Speaker Problems May Update (v1903) Blocked on Old Intel Drivers Black Screen – KB4503327 Security Update [FIXED] Windows 10 May 2019 Update (v1903) How to… Read more