Microsoft is well on their way to releasing the next version of Visual Studio. Recently, they demoed some of the updates. Very interesting watch.

With Windows 11, Microsoft left a lot of capable machines behind on Windows 10. Even high-end PCs that are still extremely capable still missed the cut, simply because of their PC processor generation. What is one to do with a PC that is still capable, yet is about to be out of support? A user…

We all know that Windows XP lasted from its release in 2001 until its final security patch in 2014. But did you know that a variant of XP—Windows Embedded POSReady 2009—was supported all the way until 2019? That’s 18 years of official support for Windows XP and its derivatives. That makes Windows XP the longest-supported…

If you, like me, have been waiting patiently for over a year, for the new Visual Studio UI refresh, wait no longer. You can enable it on non-preview builds: https://albertakhmetov.com/posts/2024/visual-studio-ui-refresh/

You’re stuck. You have a PC that doesn’t meet the Windows 11 minimum requirements and Windows 10 is barreling toward end-of-life. Maybe you have a first generation AMD Ryzen PC, or Threadripper. It has plenty of horsepower but appears destined for the dustbin. What to do? You have a few options: #5 is an intriguing…

Note: This post originally appeared on GoWindowsGo.com, a fan site for Windows and Windows phone. With Windows 8, Microsoft has a chance to make fundamental change to the way they update Windows.  In a day and age where consumer products are updated as fast as six months and rarely slower than a year, Microsoft is…