Newsletter Archives
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Windows 10X: Future fireworks or another dud?
WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH
By Woody Leonhard
Last week, Microsoft took the wraps off its next, next, next version of Windows, the long-anticipated Windows Lite – er, Windows 10X.
Billed as the dual-screen version of Windows, and expected to ship around Christmas time with the two-screen folding Surface Neo and Surface Duo, Windows 10X seems positioned to become the next version of the last version of Windows.
I’m skeptical — as usual.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.8.0 (2020-02-24).
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Win10’s 18-month ‘service life’ complicates updates
LANGALIST
By Fred Langa
All current versions of Windows 10 reach their official “end of service” just 18 months after their initial release.
Once a version hits that sunset date, regular updates stop — which means you must successfully upgrade each Win10 version within that 18-month window or run the risk of operating without current, up-to-date security patches.
Plus: Trouble finding disk-cache software? Blame Bing!
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.26.0 (2019-07-15).
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Thurrott: Microsoft’s Upgrade Deceptions Are Undermining Windows 10
Paul hit this one on the head.
This one’s personal. I’ve made a decent living with Windows and Office for 25 years – and now Microsoft is killing it.
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Windows 10 upgrades roll out — 14 million and counting
Here’s how to get yours.
InfoWorld Tech Watch