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Windows 7 Support Ends Today But You Probably Aren’t Impacted By This

Today is the day that many have likely feared for years, Windows 7 is officially reaching its end of support today. What this means is that starting tomorrow, if a vulnerability is discovered, Microsoft likely won’t patch it (for free) and your device will now be exposed.

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What’s in Store for Windows in 2020

Windows 7 reaches end-of-life, Microsoft throws Windows a lifeline with Windows 10X, Windows 10 gets another major feature update, and Windows Server continues to support Azure.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 20

Because the year is winding down, this edition of Short Takes looks at the terrible new direction of the Windows Insider Program, New Edge is to browsers as New Coke was to cola, Windows 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials, and much, much more. Now they’re just messing with us Keeping track of how the Windows…

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Patch Tuesday November 2019

This month sees Microsoft patch a zero-day in IE, a security advisory for TPMs, and release the Windows 10 November 2019 Update for seekers.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Ignite 2019 Special Edition

Because this is the best reason to go to Florida, this special edition of Short Takes looks at the biggest announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019.

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Microsoft’s New Browser Ships in January with New Icon and More Privacy

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is nearly complete and the company is introducing a new icon and privacy features with the impeding release.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition

Because it’s that time of the quarter, this edition of Short Takes looks solely at Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, which was huge for Commercial Cloud, Microsoft 365, and Windows, and not so much for Surface and Xbox. Right. Nothing changed.

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Three Ways to Extend Windows 7 Security Updates

If you find that you need updates for Windows 7 after January 2020, here are the three options that Microsoft offers to keep your devices secure.

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Microsoft Edge Takes Another Step Towards General Availability

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is ready for beta testing but don’t expect the final release to be available anytime soon.

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Patch Tuesday August 2019

This month Microsoft patches ‘wormable’ vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop that it discovered during routine hardening, remote code execution flaws in Edge and IE, and a new advisory for LDAP security is issued for Active Directory.

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