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Microsoft's 2026 end-of-support documentation outlines a wide range of programs and Windows versions slated for retirement over the coming months. While these products will continue to ...

There's a pervasive lie in the tech world that "newer is better." We are conditioned to believe that if an app hasn't been updated in the last six months, it's dead, dangerous, or obsolete. But there ...

Zorin OS says it hit 1M downloads in just over a month, mostly from Windows PCs. I installed it to see if it’s a real Windows ...

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...

Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled ...

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Education is moving to shut down the SAVE plan, a student loan repayment program used by more than 7 million borrowers, following a legal settlement with several states ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

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