Martin Brinkmann

6 days ago | ghacks.net | Martin Brinkmann

With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, millions of Windows 10 users will be left behind by the company. Upgrades to Windows 11 may be out of the question, due to stricter system requirements. While these can be bypassed, many Windows 10 users may lack the expertise to do so. This leaves Microsoft's recommendation to buy a new Windows 11 PC or subscribe to one year of extended security updates as the only options that Microsoft highlights in its recommendations.

6 days ago | ghacks.net | Martin Brinkmann

Windows programs and applications may show up in two main places on the system when minimized: the taskbar or the system tray area. It depends on the program where it ends when you hit the minimized button. Some let you choose, others decide the location for you and do not give you any say in the matter. General system tray apps, like Minimize To Tray, Traymond or Tray Everything, and specialized apps, like TBTray, give Windows users options in this regard.

1 week ago | ghacks.net | Martin Brinkmann

When Microsoft announced the first batch of AI features in Windows last year, it did not introduce many Windows-specific AI features. The initial integration of Copilot in Windows supported a few basic options to make changes to Windows, but that was about it. Microsoft replaced this version of Copilot later on with a generic version that worked like the web version and did not support any Windows-specific features.

1 week ago | freerepublic.com | Martin Brinkmann |Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchGeneral/ChatTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. End Of 10 [With Support for Windows 10 ending in October of 2025, this is a website encouraging collaboration to help those leaving Windows 10 for Linux]Endof10 ^ | 5/6/2025 | Endof10.orgPosted on by ransomnote[H/T openurmind]PlacesEventsDIY InstallSupport for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?

1 week ago | ghacks.net | Martin Brinkmann

With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, millions of Windows 10 users will be left behind by the company. Upgrades to Windows 11 may be out of the question, due to stricter system requirements. While these can be bypassed, many Windows 10 users may lack the expertise to do so. This leaves Microsoft's recommendation to buy a new Windows 11 PC or subscribe to one year of extended security updates as the only options that Microsoft highlights in its recommendations.