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If you're still using Windows 10, well, you ought to treasure it because Microsoft just announced the end of its support for it. Today, the company announced that Windows will no longer receive updates on 14 October 2025. This includes Windows 10 Home and Pro versions.

Previously, we reported that Microsoft is previewing Phone Link for iOS which would allow Apple users to use iMessage, send and receive phone calls and even receive notifications on Windows 11. Well, the company has recently released the full version and is currently rolling out to all Windows 11 users.

Sharing files between Android devices and Microsoft Windows PCs has just gotten easier recently thanks to Google’s Nearby Share app for the latter. Now available in beta, users can test it out by downloading it from the Android website here.

If you’re still running Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 on your PC for some reason, then we’ve got some bad news should you also play games on Steam. This is because Valve has made a surprise announcement saying that the aforementioned Microsoft OS will no longer be supported by Steam.

If you’re an iPhone user but are not fully on board with the Apple ecosystem, then we’ve got some good news for you. Microsoft has just begun previewing its Phone Link for iOS which would allow Apple users to use iMessage, send and receive phone calls and even receive notifications on Windows 11.

Microsoft recently announced that Windows 11 is authorized to run on M1 and M2 chipset powered Mac laptops. This is done through the Parallels Desktop version 18 however, they made no guarantees for games that rely on DirectX 12 or OpenGL 3.3 or greater. 

While you can download iTunes for Windows or visit Apple TV online, it's impossible to find these Apple services in the Microsoft Store. However, Microsoft is planning to release these two platforms this year with a new preview.

Microsoft has officially announced the end of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 today. As of 10 January 2023, Microsoft will stop supplying security updates for these older operating systems.

A senior product manager at Microsoft may have inadvertently revealed a new feature on the Notepad app on Windows 11 after accidentally sharing it on Twitter. The tweet, which showed the Notepad app having tabs has since been deleted, but not before netizens managed to take notice of the post.

Microsoft has revealed that it will be introducing a built-in screen recorder to Windows 11 embedded within the OS’ Snipping Tool. Now available in beta, the feature can be accessed by Windows 11 testers beginning today.