As Microsoft has lengthened support times for various versions of Windows 10, it’s set up a calendar for later this year that will create a pile-up of deadlines for itself – and users. Microsoft’s recent adjustments to Windows 10 will create a pile-up of deadlines later this year when three different editions exhaust their support … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic and its countless disruptions, from business closures to workers fleeing to home offices, appear to have stopped any big migrations from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Windows 10’s share remained flat in March, though users had an excuse for pausing migrations: the raging COVID-19 pandemic. According to metrics vendor Net Applications, Windows … Read more
Windows 10 users rejected Microsoft’s longtime contention that operating systems should be updated on an aggressive tempo. After Microsoft gave all customers control over when they upgrade Windows 10, the majority of users decided they didn’t need a twice-annual refresh, data shows. According to metrics vendor AdDuplex, once Microsoft let users of Windows 10 Home … Read more
With support for Windows 7 ending in January, the push to upgrade to Windows 10 continues. But the pace of Win10 adoptions stalled in November. Microsoft customers last month pressed “pause” in their migrations from Windows 7 to Windows 10 as the adoption of the latter stalled for the first time since February. According to … Read more
The latest version of Windows relies on an ‘enablement package’ to turn on features that transform Windows 10 1903 into 1909. Microsoft now calls that move a pilot program. Microsoft has trumpeted the smaller size of Windows 10 1909, the fall feature upgrade that broke the twice-annual mold the company used in 2017 and 2018. … Read more
With Windows 7 rapidly approaching the end-of-support deadline, it’s time to get cracking on upgrading your organization to Windows 10. Use this planner to help ensure a successful migration. All good things must come to an end, and the reign of Windows 7 as an actively supported, good-enough operating system is no exception. While it … Read more
The January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is fast approaching. Here’s a rundown of some of the issues companies should keep in mind as that date draws near. The Redmond doctor came into the room, huffed a chair into place, but wouldn’t meet Windows 7’s eyes, just stared at the desk. “I’m afraid it’s bad … Read more
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10. Microsoft will soon begin nagging users running Windows 7 Professional to remind them that the operating system is soon to be shelved. “We are now extending the notifications … to Windows 7 … Read more
The newly renamed ‘Windows 10 November 2019 Update’ is nearing release. But given the company’s past naming conventions, it might not show up until November. Microsoft now says the year’s second Windows 10 feature upgrade would be released shortly and has given it the guileless name of “Windows 10 November 2019 Update.” “We believe that … Read more
The next version of Windows 10 is due to arrive soon. But for enterprise customers, a number of questions remain about what it will entail and whether it sets the stage for all future fall updates. Since Microsoft gave its Windows 10 update model another violent shake on July 1, Computerworld has tried to parse Microsoft’s meanings … Read more
