The Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs won’t be totally abandoned after 2025; Nvidia says it will release quarterly security updates for these cards through October 2028. These updates won’t optimize performance or fix bugs in any new games, but if you still have an older or hand-me-down PC using one of these cards to play Minecraft or Roblox, you won’t be leaving …
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How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC
If your PC meets those conditions, you’ll enroll in the ESU program by opening the Settings app and clicking Windows Update. You should see a status message telling you that Windows 10 updates end in October of 2025, with an “enroll now” link you can click to enroll in the Extended Security Updates program. Windows 10 users whose PCs meet …
Read More »New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation's storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots – Windows Central
New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation’s storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots Windows Central Microsoft’s Xbox games dominate PlayStation’s top-selling charts, taking 6 out of 10 spots xda-developers.com The best-selling PS5 game of 2025 so far is an Xbox port Polygon Eye-Opening PS5 Sales Data Reveals Why Microsoft Is Porting Xbox Games Push Square Forza …
Read More »Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense
Copilot+ features, and annoying “features” Microsoft continues to roll out AI features, particularly to PCs that meet the qualifications for the company’s Copilot+ features. These betas enable “agent-powered search” for Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs, which continue to get most of these features a few weeks or months later than Qualcomm Snapdragon+ PCs. This agent is Microsoft’s latest attempt to …
Read More »Microsoft mysteriously offers Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs
So many people haven’t been able to upgrade their older Windows computers to Windows 11 because of the latter’s TPM 2.0 hardware requirement. Learn more about why you need TPM 2.0 for Windows 11, why TPM 2.0 makes PCs better, and why Microsoft is adamant about not letting older PCs without TPM 2.0 run Windows 11. Some users, however, are …
Read More »Windows 11 24H2 finally unblocked for these PCs
Windows 11 version 24H2 may be the “most reliable version of Windows yet,” according to Microsoft. But some gamers have been unable to upgrade to that version of the OS due to a compatibility hold put in place by the company. The tech giant blocked select PCs from upgrading to Windows 11 version 24H2 due to a bug that could …
Read More »Microsoft dubs latest Windows 11 release the most reliable version ever
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 11 version 24H2 is now the most reliable version of Windows ever made, with unexpected restarts at an all time low compared to the latest version of Windows 10. In a blog post detailing the latest changes coming to the BSOD screen, the company says unexpected restarts are down 24%. “We’re also proud to share …
Read More »Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year, but There’s a Catch
As Microsoft gets ready to sunset Windows 10, security support is scheduled to end in October. You can get a one-year extended security update for $30. But if you want to stick with Windows 10 for another year, you might be better off with Microsoft’s free option — you’ll just need to use cloud backup and connect it with your OneDrive account. The …
Read More »Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 11 22H2 in October
Microsoft has reminded customers today that the last supported editions of Windows 11 22H2 will reach their end of servicing on October 14. This announcement applies to Windows 11 22H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions, released on September 20, 2022, and follows the end of service for the Home and Pro editions, which occurred last October. “The October 2025 monthly security update will be …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Windows 11 24H2 stability issues, affecting games, tests performance fixes
Microsoft has now quietly admitted Windows 11 24H2 stability issues after recent mandatory cumulative updates. Windows 11 24H2 is comparatively better than the previous releases, but the rollout wasn’t exactly smooth. It caused a lot of issues for some of us, including Blue Screen of Death, but more problems were introduced with the follow-up cumulative updates. We found that Windows …
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