It can still compute, after all.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

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Microsoft ended support for Windows 10—including security updates—on October 14, 2025. It's possible to keep using Windows 10 safely for a few more years, but I don't think it's worth the hassle.

Tiny11 can help older Windows 10 PCs run a lighter Windows 11 build, but the unofficial project comes with security and support tradeoffs.

Support for Windows 10 ends today, but that doesn’t have to be the final curtain for the operating system. With Extended Security Updates, you can keep receiving support for up to 10 PCs for one year ...

Windows 10 support has ended. These four products and alternatives can help older PCs stay useful with ChromeOS Flex, SSDs, RAM upgrades, or Linux Mint.

Windows 11 has had poor adoption, with many people sticking to the good old Windows 10. Microsoft has been pushing users to upgrade, threatening to end software support and warning about potential ...