In context: Despite being released many moons ago, Windows 7 continues to be remembered fondly by millions of users. In fact, some people are still using the old operating system for gaming tasks. Now ...

The “Network Error code: 0x800704f8” appears when Windows blocks your attempt to access a shared file or folder on a network. When this happens, Windows displays ...

Tiny Windows: Although Windows 7 has been "obsolete" for years, it remains a viable platform for extreme tech experiments. A long-time Windows tester recently reduced the OS to an astonishingly small ...

Honey, I shrank the OS. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Remember when the prevailing wisdom of consumer tech was 'smaller is ...

Dozens of sites reported this week that Windows 7 usage is "skyrocketing." The reports are based on charts from a notoriously unreliable source. More likely explanation: Changes in iOS 26 are ...

Every month, Statcounter publishes market share figures for the various Windows versions, but this month’s figures are something special. In September 2025, an ancient Windows version that hasn’t been ...

If anyone needs me I'll be installing XP. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We are t-minus 15 days until Microsoft finally kills ...

Hello, DirectX is already fully updated. Taking your suggestion, I gave upgrading my IGPU (Intel HD Graphics 4600) driver a try, which was a few numbers behind from the lastest one they offer on the ...

Mozilla is once again throwing a lifeline to users still running older versions of Windows. The company has announced yet another extension of support for its Firefox 115 Extended Support Release (ESR ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows upgrades to fail with 0x8007007F errors on some Windows 11 and Windows Server systems. Although this issue impacts both Windows client and ...

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...