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Microsoft offers extended security updates to more Windows versions

Official support for Windows 10 was supposed to end in October 2025, but Microsoft shifted plans and continued to provide security updates for another year via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. It’s free for private users and protects against malware and other security threats until at least October 2026. Businesses, on the other hand, can keep getting security updates for a fee for…
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Ducky OK-M keyboard review: A new budget champ

It’s been almost three years since I reviewed the G.Skill KM250, and declared it the gold standard in mechanical keyboard value. Ever since then I’ve been on the lookout for something that might dethrone that design. And I think Ducky has done that with the OK-M. Ducky is a brand that keyboard nuts like me are probably familiar with, but it doesn’t have the same clout as Razer, Corsair, or…
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Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other grossness—for free

Setting up a new PC with Windows can be a little complicated. Read comments on forums and you’ll see that some people have found it so complicated that they’ve switched to Linux. That’s a bit ironic but those folks do make a good point. There must be a simpler way to reduce the bloatware in your PC after a new installation of Windows. Well, there is. You can easily uninstall bloatware with…
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Oh no, Intel is moving customer support to AI

If your Intel processor requires a warranty return or support, the first “person” you’ll probably be dealing with at Intel will be an AI. Intel is rolling out “Ask Intel,” an addition to its Intel support site, that runs on Microsoft Copilot rather than on human…
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How fast is your Internet? Windows 11 will (finally) tell you

A handy little utility should be dropping on your Windows PC soon: a built-in speed test, compliments of a small feature update that Microsoft should be rolling out in the next couple of weeks. Microsoft has scheduled a “gradual” rollout of a number of features as part of its Release Preview builds for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, as detailed in the company’s blog post. The new Windows 11…
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