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Windows 10 latest stats and figures are in courtesy of Microsoft

It’s no secret that Windows 10 has sparked a lot of interest ever since it was first announced earlier this year. Microsoft has made it so that anyone who knows a little something about the inner workings of an operating system can participate in the Technical Preview by signing up via the Windows Insider Program. The company ...

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Tags: active users, Microsoft, technical preview, Windows 10

Windows 10 insiders will be able to upgrade to the final build once it launches

Microsoft is planning to reward users who are part of the Windows 10 Insider Program by allowing them to upgrade to the final build when it releases next year. While this is not 100% guaranteed to happen, Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul confirmed that this is indeed their “intent” at the moment. The statement Aul made on ...

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Tags: consumer preview, final build, Free, Microsoft, RTM, technical preview, upgrade, Windows 10

Microsoft is hosting a Windows 10 consumer preview event in January

Microsoft already unveiled the highly anticipated Windows 10 back in late September, but word has it that the company is planning yet another press event for January. While a technical preview of the operating system has already been released and is still available for everyone to try out, this event will showcase something much different. ...

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Tags: consumer preview, details, features, Microsoft, press event, technical preview, Windows 10

Windows 10 has already been tested by 1 million people

Microsoft surprised everyone last month when it announced that Windows 9 is no more and the new version of the operating system will be called Windows 10 instead. Shortly after making the announcement the tech giant launched a technical preview to give us a taste of what the OS is all about. This preview can ...

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Tags: 1 million, download, feedback, Microsoft, Release Date, technical preview, users, Windows 10, Windows Insider

Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12 says Microsoft

Windows 10 is already shaping up to be one of the best versions of the operating system we’ve had in years and it will only get better. Microsoft recently announced that Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12 when it launches next year. Moreover, the current build of the operating system already features a developer-oriented version of DirectX ...

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Tags: developers, DirectX 12, Early Access, Microsoft, Release Date, technical preview, Unreal Engine 4, Unreal Engine 4.4, Windows 10, Windows Insider

Windows 9 will come free for Windows 8 users

Windows 9 is expected to be finally unveiled in just a few days and Microsoft is said to launch a technical preview of the operating system after the grand reveal. We reported a couple of days ago that the President of Microsoft France accidentally spilled the beans and confirmed that Windows 9 will indeed arrive in ...

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Tags: Free, Launch date, Microsoft, technical preview, upgrade, Windows 8, Windows 9

Windows 9 will feature a notification center similar to the one on Windows Phone

A technical preview of Windows 9, also known as Windows Threshold is expected to arrive on September 30th. Seeing as how that date is approaching fast, Microsoft is working hard to make sure that the preview includes plenty of new features for users to test. One of these features is the notification center, which was ...

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Tags: Cortana, features, Microsoft, Notification Center, Start Menu, technical preview, Threshold, Windows 9, Windows Phone