Today, Microsoft cuts off support for Windows Vista, unveiled roughly 10 years ago. We take a look back during its release, and give you a nostalgia-filled unboxing video of the operating system.
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Extended support for Windows Vista is ending in less than 30 days. After this time lapses, Microsoft will stop providing security updates to the OS, leaving computers running it vulnerable to threats.
If you plan on upgrading to Windows 10 from XP or Vista, you will need to perform a clean install as there will be no upgrade path for these older platforms according to Microsoft.
Microsoft has released 11 new theme packs for Windows 8 and 8.1, including aerial views from the US and Europe, and some stunning panoramas, with loads of dual-monitor photos from around the world.
In a new interview, Steve Ballmer said that his biggest regret while CEO was, to no surprise, the Longhorn-to-Vista launch issues that plagued the OS with negative public perception.
Microsoft has announced that it will shut down the online servers for the PC version of Halo 2 on Feb. 15th, due to the current low amount of players on its servers.
Vaporware; the products that just keep getting delayed, and then disappears; the tech industry's full of it, and this week's Trivia Tuesday is delving into the anticlimactic world of vaporware.
If you're currently running an older version of Windows and want to upgrade to Windows 8 when it's released, you might want to look at Amazon.com's upgrade deal.
Windows 8 will be a lot of things when it hits retails shelves later this year. The one thing it won't be is "the next Vista". There seems to be a trend to compare these two platforms and it's offbase
Adobe announced that Photoshop CS6 is the last version to support Windows XP. The once so popular operating system isn't modern enough, because the next Photoshop will bring more GPU acceleration
Windows XP continues to get TLC as evidenced in a recent update for Facebook Messenger for Windows. Where it previously only supported Windows 7, now it can be installed on XP and Vista. Yay?
Microsoft has just announced Microsoft Office 2013 and that the new platform will not support Vista or XP. The drop of Vista and XP shows that Microsoft is pushing users towards Windows 7 and 8.
It's the weekend again! In this week's poll we want to know whether you were a fan of Microsoft's Windows Vista, despite the many issues that plagued people who were upgrading from Windows XP
Microsoft has quietly extended consumer support for Windows Vista to April 2017, adding an extra five years into the Extended Support phase. Previously there was not going to be extended Vista support
Online stats has shown that Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the worlds most used operating system. The news comes a few weeks after Microsoft confirmed that XP will end-of life in 2014.
NVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. Delivering a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games...
Microsoft's official support for its Windows Vista operating system with the first service pack has now officially ended. As noted on the Windows support web site, the official support for that version of the OS...
Vista's Service Pack 1 will exit all support on July 12, this month's Patch Tuesday. According to Computer World, that will be last time security updates will be issued for the aging operating system. Microsoft...
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the company's latest browser, Internet Explorer 10, will not be available for Vista users. Just a day after announcing the Platform Preview for IE10, Vista users will not be able...
Microsoft is set to release a record breaking Patch Tuesday that contains 17 bulletins, fixing 64 vulnerabilities, according to the advanced notification. Microsoft patches security holes and vulnerabilities in all of their software products on...
Microsoft has issued an advanced security notification for the month of March 2011. Patch Tuesday, as nicknamed by Microsoft, where the company releases the latest security patches for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft...
Someone on Youtube calling himself TheRasteri, with some time on his hands took it upon himself to test the ability to upgrade Windows from 1.0 through to 7. Not all Windows versions were used, and...
Windows Vista had a rough start when it first launched. While there were many reasons for the instability of the platform that were fixed with service pack updates, the platform brand image never recovered. If you...
It was 4 years ago today that Windows Vista was released to manufacturing. Little did we know then that Vista would soon become a scar on Microsoft's record and would be quickly over shadowed by...
Over the last year, IE6 marketshare has fallen by 6% in the US, from 11.47% to 4.74%. Back in March, Neowin reported that a funeral was held for IE6 where Microsoft even sent flowers...
It’s not every day that you hear the CEO of a major corporation admit that they wasted time on a product. But Steve Ballmer did just that when talking about Windows Vista. Ballmer stated...
Microsoft is releasing "Fix It Center", a tool that allows users to quickly solve their PC problems by letting Windows do everything for them. This tool, currently in beta, will be available to anyone using...
If you are waiting for a good opportunity to upgrade to Windows 7, now would be a good time to do so. Support for Windows Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2)...
It’s well known now that Windows 7 has made a big splash in the operating system market, surpassing all expectations of consumers and even Microsoft. There is also another interesting surprise, and that is...
Microsoft posted a total of 74 bulletins in 2009 which patched 190 exploits in their operating systems and software. June was the biggest patch month, offering a total of 10 bulletins and 31 exploits...
MinWin strikes back Economic downturn invites enterprises to define their goals anew. In this day and age it's crucial to have a road map and strictly adhere to it. Microsoft is doing some soul-searching, thus...
Microsoft is set to release six patches on December 8, 2009. Three of the six patches are marked as "critical", Microsoft's highest security rating, while the other three patches are labeled as "Important". ...
Microsoft is set to release six security bulletin patches this coming Tuesday. Three of the six have been labeled as Critical, Microsoft's highest security rating, and three more patches labeled as Important, the second...
We all know Windows Vista got a bit of a bum rap. Its biggest sin was that it shipped earlier than it should and its reputation has never recovered. However, with Windows 7 now out,...
As with Windows Vista, the newest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's DirectX. Windows 7 was released with Direct X 11 support, and it was initially thought that Direct X...
Microsoft's Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Professional or higher has RTM'd (Release to Manufacturing) today and will be available for download from Microsoft Download Center on October 22. OEM manufactures will be able...
Microsoft has issued an advanced security bulletin for August 2009 with five of the nine bulletins marked as "critical" and four are labelled as "important". These five critical patches are to patch remote code execution...
Some of you have no doubt heard of this offer before, but many out there may not have--or they may have thought it was over. Well, it almost is. UK students who want to get...
Most people know that come the release of Vista, most businesses chose to hang onto to Windows XP due to lacking reviews of the new OS, and the fact that XP did everything they wanted....
One of the biggest releases of patches since October 2008 is due on Tuesday June 9. Microsoft has confirmed it will deliver 10 security updates to patch some serious bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer,...
As Windows 10 approaches end of life, Microsoft targets more users with full-screen ads
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