Welcome back to our Windows news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.
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Global PC sales down, including 12.6% drop in Chromebook sales, says Gartner
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According to preliminary data from Gartner, there’s been a large fall in global PC sales, with Chromebooks seeing a particular decrease of 12.6%. The drop in PC sales is being attributed to the conflict in Ukraine, as well as inflationary pressures, and generally lower demand.
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Microsoft dropping support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 on January 10, 2023
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Support for Microsoft 365 apps on several older versions of Windows will cease on January 10, 2023. Affected versions include Windows 8.1, the three-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) paid program for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Xbox Series X|S can now run Windows 98 and classic PC games like Quake, Half-life
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Thanks to DOSBox Pure emulator and Retroarch frontend programs, it is now possible to run Windows 98 on an Xbox Series X|S, and subsequently, play classic PC games, such as Quake and Half-life.
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That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Windows news.
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