Windows Vista articles

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  Samsung exec says Windows 8 is 'no better than' Windows Vista

  By Sean Hollister on March 8, 2013 05:20 pm + 287 comments

  There's plenty of evidence that Windows 8 isn't the rousing success that Microsoft might have hoped Continue reading…

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  Microsoft issues two patches to fix critical Internet Explorer and Windows 8 Flash flaws

  By Tom Warren on September 21, 2012 03:35 pm + 45 comments

  Microsoft has started to roll out two security updates today to address vulnerabilities in Internet Continue reading…

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  Office 2013 drops support for Windows XP and Windows Vista

  By Tom Warren on July 16, 2012 03:00 pm + 94 comments

  Microsoft is introducing the Consumer Preview version of its Office 2013 suite today, but the latest Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 Release Preview users can upgrade to final edition for $39.99 with prior valid license

  By Tom Warren on July 6, 2012 09:57 am + 90 comments

  Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade offer will also apply to users of the Release Preview edition, the Continue reading…

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  Microsoft reveals Windows 8 upgrade paths: XP, Vista, and 7 eligible, but with caveats

  By Evan Rodgers on June 28, 2012 04:56 pm + 121 comments

  According to ZDNET, Microsoft has detailed its Windows 8 upgrade plans to select partners. The news Continue reading…

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  PSA: Adobe, Mozilla offer workarounds for Flash Player crash issues, still working on a fix

  By Amar Toor on June 19, 2012 04:06 am + 14 comments

  Ever since Adobe updated its Flash Player to version 11.3, many PC users have been reporting crash Continue reading…

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  Microsoft warns of actively exploited Windows XML vulnerability discovered by Google's Security Team

  By Tom Warren on June 13, 2012 08:03 am + 17 comments

  Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is aware of active attacks against a critical XML vulnerability in Continue reading…

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  Battlefield developer will require a 64-bit OS for future games

  By Justin Rubio on May 22, 2012 05:32 pm + 22 comments

  As video games become more demanding, performance becomes a matter of the utmost importance and, Continue reading…

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  Microsoft ends mainstream support for Windows Vista today, cutting off all XP patches in 2014

  By Adi Robertson on April 10, 2012 09:01 am + 58 comments

  Five years after its release, the largely forgotten Windows Vista is moving out of the "mainstream" Continue reading…

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  Adobe's sandboxed Protected Mode for Flash Player coming to Firefox

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 7, 2012 05:23 am + 13 comments

  It seems like every other day someone is poking a new security hole in Flash Player or Adobe's Continue reading…