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TheVerge - Windows 8.1 preview: many small tweaks make for a significant update

TheVerge - Microsoft launched Windows 8 on October 26th, with a volley of new hardware designed for the touch-based interface. Just 12 months after an early Windows 8 Release Preview, Microsoft is now keen to talk about some upcoming changes in an update named Windows 8.1. Originally codenamed Blue, Windows 8.1 sets the pace for changes to Microsoft's software that will continue in the future for both the RT and x86 versions of the OS.

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Microsoft OneDrive Is Ditching Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

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Windows 7 won’t get new updates for AMD Ryzen and Intel 7th Gen processors

Microsoft just confirmed that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems won’t get any new updates for AMD Ryzen and Intel 7th Gen processors.

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KingPin2568d ago

thats fine with me as long as windows 10 and linux distros support ryzen, i'll have no complaints

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Microsoft extends again support for Windows 7, 8.1 Skylake-based devices

Microsoft is tweaking its support cut-off dates again for Intel Skylake-based devices so that users can continue to get security updates until Microsoft's original end-of-support dates.