Windows 8 News: Compatibility Updates

Microsoft is deprecating Legacy DRM services - these clients are affected

September 12, 2024

Microsoft has added another feature to the list of deprecated Windows features.

Windows 7 and 8.1 support ends next month

December 10, 2022

Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 7 and 8.

Chrome notification suggests Windows 10 or 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices

December 6, 2022

Google Chrome users who use the web browser on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.

Windows 8.1: Microsoft Store apps continue to work, but..

November 19, 2022

Most Windows users know by know that the operating systems Windows 7 and 8.

The end of Windows 8.1 is near, and Microsoft plans to inform customers with warnings

June 24, 2022

Microsoft plans to display notifications on Windows 8.

OneDrive's desktop app won't be supported anymore on Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2022

November 6, 2021

Microsoft announced plans this week to end support for OneDrive desktop applications on the company's operating systems Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.

You can still upgrade Windows 7 and 8.1 systems to Windows 10 for free

January 1, 2021

When Microsoft launched its Windows 10 operating system, it knew that it had to convince customers to give it a try.

Microsoft releases October 2019 update previews for Windows

October 15, 2019

Microsoft released cumulative updates for various supported versions of Windows on October 15, 2019.

Another nail in Windows 8's coffin

August 21, 2018

Microsoft published a roadmap yesterday for Windows 8, 8.

Microsoft fixes July 2018 updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Server

July 17, 2018

A lot of things went wrong on the July 2018 Patch Day on July 10, 2018.

Windows 8.1 End of Mainstream Support

January 10, 2018

Mainstream support for Windows 8.

Turn off smart multi-homed name resolution in Windows

August 14, 2017

Smart multi-homed name resolution is a DNS related feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows 8 and implemented in Windows 10 as well.

Display a program's startup impact on Windows 8 or 10

March 25, 2015

It is common sense that any program that autostarts with the Windows operating system extends the startup process.

VLC for Windows 8 is now also compatible with Windows 8.1 and 10

October 3, 2014

When Microsoft launched Windows 8 several companies, Google, Mozilla and VLC for example, decided to create app-versions of their desktop programs.

How to download core Windows 8 apps manually

July 9, 2014

Microsoft ships the Windows 8 operating system with a set of apps that provide core functionality such as reading news, opening emails or managing photos.

Find out which version of Windows 8 you are running

May 15, 2014

Back when I worked in tech support I encountered many customers who did not know a thing about the computer they were using.

Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update deadline to June 10th

May 12, 2014

When Microsoft released the first feature update for Windows 8.

Disable "you have new apps that can open this type of file" in Windows 8

May 2, 2014

Whenever you install a new application on Windows 8 that can be used as the default handler for file types or protocols, and you open a file of that type afterw

Remove default applications on Windows 8 systems

April 23, 2014

The Windows 8 operating system ships with a set of default applications that are installed out of the box.

Windows Image Boot feature to reduce Windows storage space requirements

April 14, 2014

One of the things that Microsoft has been criticized for is the storage space requirement of the Windows operating system.

Another new Windows feature pops up: Interactive Live Tiles

April 12, 2014

Live tiles are a new feature of Windows 8's start screen which can display static or dynamic information.

Windows 8.1 Update is mandatory for all Windows 8.1 users. Here is why!

April 8, 2014

Today's Patch Tuesday is special because of a couple of reasons.

Microsoft announces big Windows Store update

April 5, 2014

You may know that I write a weekly series over at Betanews about new apps that are published to Windows Store.

Start Screen Unlimited adds features to Windows 8's Start interface

March 20, 2014

The start screen interface of Windows 8, as well as the improved versions in Windows 8.

Mozilla drops Firefox for Windows 8 Metro

March 14, 2014

Has it really been this long? Mozilla started to work on the Metro version of the efox web browser back in 2012 before Microsoft released the retail version of

How to pin or move multiple apps in Windows 8.1 after installing the feature pack

March 14, 2014

I have been running the Feature Pack update for several days now and while I like what it has added to the Windows 8 operating system, I noted that several work

Should you upgrade Windows XP right now, or wait for Windows 9?

March 9, 2014

Windows XP users need to make a decision next month.

Here is why Windows 8.1 Update 1 is a step in the right direction, but...

March 7, 2014

Microsoft has released one major update so far for the Windows 8 operating system that raised the version of it to Windows 8.

Free Windows 8 upgrades? Microsoft gets it wrong again

March 5, 2014

The rumor mill on the Internet has been buzzing lately again.

Windows 8.1 Update 1 paves the way for a unified experience

January 31, 2014

When Microsoft released Windows 8, it became clear quickly that the company wanted to create an operating system that could be installed on any type of device,

How to reset the Windows Store cache

January 25, 2014

You may know that I run a weekly series over at Betanews that looks at the best Windows Store apps released in the last seven days.

Who is going to use the VLC Media Player app for Windows 8?

January 25, 2014

VLC Media Player is without doubt one of the most popular media players out there right now.

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Fix "The following feature couldn't be installed" errors on Windows 8

January 13, 2014

When you try to install programs on Windows 8 or Windows 8.

Save bandwidth on Windows 8 by disabling automatic app updates

January 7, 2014

Apps may be automatically updated on Windows 8 even if you never use the apps that ship with Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system by default and do not have a