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Don't Panic: You Can Still Use Windows 10 for Another Year with These 3 Options

Using Windows 10 will not be safe after its end date unless you enroll in one of these options.

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7-Zip's New Update Is a Performance Boost

Put all those CPU cores to work.

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Microsoft Family Safety Feature Is Blocking Chrome on Windows—Here Are Your Options

Try these fixes if Chrome is not opening on your child's account.

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Windows 10's Free Extended Support Will Make You Use OneDrive

Bloatware final boss.

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You Shouldn't Have Deleted This Windows Folder, Here's How to Get It Back

Restore this empty folder immediately to keep your Windows PC safe.

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You Can Get KDE's Dolphin File Manager on Windows, and It’s Weird

A slice of the KDE desktop experience on your Windows PC.

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LibreOffice Says It's Time to Ditch Windows 10 and Microsoft Office

The LibreOffice team has joined the End of 10 project to help people move to desktop Linux.

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This Hidden Tool Can Diagnose Windows 11's Most Frustrating Problems

How Windows Reliability Monitor can help troubleshoot system crashes, update issues and more.

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The Microsoft Store Is Getting Faster and Less Awful

Get ready for Store suggestions in your Start menu, too.

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KDE Welcomes Windows 10 Users to Linux, Says Microsoft Is Doing "Tech Extortion"

The KDE community is making the case for the Plasma desktop to Windows 10 users.

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'End of 10' Is Helping People Move From Windows 10 to Desktop Linux

Microsoft might be leaving those unsupported PCs behind, but not the Linux community.

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How to Access Your Home Computer While Traveling

Is your computer as ready for summer vacation as you are?

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Windows 10 Won't Lose Microsoft 365 Apps in 2025

Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 apps will keep working on Windows 10, at least for a while.

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9 Windows Features That I Still Miss

Or, how Windows slowly lost its charm.

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Arch Linux Is Now in the Windows Subsystem for Linux

You can still use Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and other distros, too.

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The Death of Windows 10 Could Net You a Bunch of Free Linux PCs

One mans trash is another mans useful trash that runs Linux.

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Microsoft's Next Windows API Change Will Break Some Apps

No more updated Bing maps.

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Why I'm Still Using Windows 10 in 2025

It gets the job done!

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Why I Use Listary to Vastly Improve Windows Search

Bypass the Start Menu for virtually everything.

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PowerToys Is the Ultimate Work From Home Companion App

Working for home can be a trade-off in conveniences. Here's how I use PowerToys toWFH smarter, not harder.

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