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Forget Windows, Linux or MacOS: Try these alternative operating systems

No Windows, no Linux, no macOS: is there really a desktop operating system that’s worth using outside of the big three? We’ve set out to answer that question, and while there are no absolute definitive answers here – everyone’s use case is different, after all – we’ve discovered ten distinct

The May Update For Windows 10 Offers Fool’s Gold About User Control Over Automatic Updates

The May update for Windows 10 is giving users some control over when the operating system’s updates are installed. Some commentators have lauded this as a significant change that will protect users from the serious and sometimes system-breaking problems that have accompanied almost every Windows 10 update

Microsoft Windows Alternatives: 7 Powerful Operating Systems in 2019

With 1.5 billion active users, Microsoft Windows stands straight as the most popular operating system in the entire world. No other OS in human history has served these many desktop machines. However, we submit that Windows has no grip over the mobile phone industry, where Android is

Windows 10 — 1990s edition is the retro operating system we want

Windows 10 is a great operating system, but it’s not without its problems from time to time. That said, it’s still a huge leap forward from past Microsoft offerings, like Windows 95 and 98. If you’ve ever wondered what Windows 10 would be like if it had

Microsoft releases Robot Operating System for Windows

With ROS for Windows, developers will be able to use Microsoft’s familiar Visual Studio toolset along with AI (artificial intelligence) and cloud features. The company is hoping to bring an intelligent edge to robotics by offering functions such as hardware-accelerated Windows Machine Learning, computer vision, Azure Cognitive

Your Clients Increasingly Use Windows 10 as an Operating System and Chrome as Their Browser

Knowing the platforms your customer use can help your business better engage with them and also help you find new potential clients. The latest figures from NetMarketShare reveal Windows is still king when it comes to desktop operating systems and Chrome is the browser to beat. The lead Windows and Chrome

How to: Fix a stuck Windows 10 update

Has your PC frozen during an update? Here’s how to get it running again. The need to maintain your Windows 10 operating system with security patches and updates is absolutely essential. These crucial updates plug gaps in the security outlay and add additional features too. Generally, regularly updating your

Microsoft Windows 10 S will no longer be its own operating system

Microsoft has confirmed plans to convert Windows 10 S from a dedicated operating system into an optional mode for all existing versions of Windows 10. The new Windows 10 S mode will roll out as part of the next Windows 10 update and will be a free

Microsoft’s changing its Windows 10 S operating system into ‘S mode’

Photo: Chronicle Screenshot, Microsoft Every version of Windows 10 will soon get a streamlined “S” mode. Less than a year after introducing Microsoft Windows 10 S, a lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system marketed to students and businesses, the company is now folding the separate systems’s main

Microsoft ditches Windows 10 S operating system months after launch

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop came with Windows 10 S CREDIT: GETTY Microsoft’s streamlined operating system Windows 10 S is set to be dropped less than a year after its launch, with the software giant rebranding its Google Chrome competitor and discontinuing it as a standalone version of Windows. Microsoft launched Windows