Category Archives: Microsoft

There’s Always a Catch with Microsoft: Free ESU Enrollment Requires Constant Microsoft Account Logins

  There’s Always a Catch with Microsoft: Free ESU Enrollment Requires Constant Microsoft Account Logins If you signed up for ESU (Extended Security Updates) and don’t pay for it (i.e., you used one of the free offers), then you must sign into your Microsoft account every 60 days to keep your Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU). This… Read More »

Windows 7 doubles its market share in two months; Sick of AI in Windows 11?… Here’s how to get rid of it; Microsoft is offering trade-in and recycling services for old PCs… and more!

  Windows 7 doubles its market share in two months; Sick of AI in Windows 11?… Here’s how to get rid of it; Microsoft is offering trade-in and recycling services for old PCs… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that… Read More »

Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 092025

Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 092025 Welcome to the last edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers for the summer. On Monday, those of us in the northern half of the world will experience the autumnal equinox, and autumn will begin. Those in the southern half of the world will welcome spring – you’re lucky!  And, of… Read More »

Microsoft urged to U-turn on controversial Windows 10 support plan; This Windows 11 setting is killing your SSD lifespan; Windows 11 25H2 installer is out, but don’t install it yet…and more!

  Microsoft urged to U-turn on controversial Windows 10 support plan; This Windows 11 setting is killing your SSD lifespan; Windows 11 25H2 installer is out, but don’t install it yet…and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention… Read More »

Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 091225

  Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 091225 Halloween candy, costumes, and plastic pumpkins fill the stores, and we still have one more weekend of summer left after this one. And, of course, it’s Saturday and time for a new Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers edition. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some of the questions… Read More »