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Microsoft Windows 10’s support is ending in October 2025, with Microsoft urging users to upgrade to Windows 11 for security reasons. A free upgrade is available for eligible PCs, while a paid extension is offered for Windows 10. Millions of users have recently upgraded to Windows 11, but tens of millions remain on older, unsupported versions.

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Fortnite is coming to Snapdragon-powered Windows PCs

Epic Games is taking Fortnite to Snapdragon-powered Windows devices.

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Microsoft’s free Office apps come with ads and OneDrive

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How to activate dark mode in Notepad++ for a better coding experience

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How to enable Notepad dark mode in Windows 11

Want to enable dark mode in Notepad? Follow this quick…

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How to enable spell check (and autocorrect) in Notepad

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