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Windows 7’s first DirectX 12 game is ‘World of Warcraft’

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Gamers who remain on Windows 7 can now play World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth with the added boost of DirectX 12. Microsoft announced that Blizzard would be the first game developer to offer DirectX 12 support for Windows 7. This will be good new...

3 Ways to Reset Windows 7 Password If Forgotten

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Passwords are mandatory for those users whose entire work depends upon computers. In order to safeguard your important assets, like videos, documents, images, worksheets, research catalogues, salary receipts, and many more, you create a password to protect them all. Besides there are times when there are risks of exploitation by […]
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  • AOMEI Partition Assistant Help You to Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk without Data LossAOMEI Partition Assistant Help You to Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk without Data Loss Why need to convert a dynamic disk to basic? Dynamic disk has no stable performance and a lot of software fails to be recognized, like VMware, ghost and so on. When starting a dual boot operating system, one may work…
  • IoT: How to Secure a Smart HomeIoT: How to Secure a Smart Home Who does not want to live an easy life? Well, I do. It’s human nature. Thanks to the rapid growth of technology and the Internet, we now have ways to reach our goals faster than we could have imagined before.…
  • Mobile Device Security While on HolidayMobile Device Security While on Holiday Talking about device security is somewhat easy for me. I was a Linux enthusiast and I used to work as Linux server and network administrator. According to a book I have read, “Maximum Linux Security”, the key to making your…
  • 5 Simple Ways to Maintain Your Computer5 Simple Ways to Maintain Your Computer Is your computer running slower than usual? Does it take longer to start a program as quickly as it once did? It sounds like your computer is need of a maintenance session. Computers don’t stay fast forever. When you neglect…

The cycle of Windows 7 (and several other Microsoft products!) is ending

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Microsoft has warned their userbase that their support cycle for Windows 7 and several other products will soon be coming to an end.

Microsoft calls “mainstream support” the period of 5 years after the launch of any given product, where they constantly provide patches, security updates and fixes for their products. Being in the mainstream support category means that all updates are free, but after this period ends, a product enters the extended support phase, where it’s only the security fixes which are free, with the rest requiring special licensing. What is happening to Windows 7 is that it will soon join the second category, that means, no more fixes or patches, leaving users to manage on their own if they still desire to not upgrade.

Windows 7′s cycle ends specifically on January 13th, but that’s not all,  as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Storage Sever 2008 are also ending. So does support for Dynamics C5 2010, NAV 2009 and NAV 2009 R2l. Given how widely used Windows 7 is, it’s almost expected of Microsoft to extend the life of the product, but if that is to happen, Microsoft has given no indication yet.

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Microsoft notifies Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7.8 users about incoming support deadlines

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Microsoft is starting to notify customers about the upcoming support deadlines for some of its popular software products, according to ZDNet.Microsoft's product life cycle has three phases:...

Windows 7 And Windows Vista More At Risk To Viruses Than Windows XP, Says Microsoft

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Microsoft's Biggest Hits And Flops In a perfect example of terrible timing, Microsoft has published its biannual Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which shows Windows 7 and Windows Vista are...