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• Microsoft Paint and WordPad relegated to optional status

  

  20 August 2019, 12:11

  From Windows 10 20H1 Build 18963 onwards they will be optional apps in settings.

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• Nvidia and Microsoft bring RTX On option to Minecraft

  

  19 August 2019, 10:11

  Famously blocky game will benefit from path tracing and real-time global illumination.

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• Steam hit PC Building Simulator becomes available on consoles

  

  14 August 2019, 11:11

  Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users can now virtually build their dream PCs.

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• Microsoft removes perpetually licensed Office 2019 from HUP

  

  13 August 2019, 12:21

  The Home Use Program (HUP) now only offers discounts on Office 365 subscriptions.

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• AMD Epyc 2 has great industry support from the outset

  

  8 August 2019, 14:11

  The likes of Google, Twitter, Dell, Microsoft, and HPE all trotted on stage at the launch.

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• Samsung Galaxy Book S packs a Snapdragon 8cx processor

  

  8 August 2019, 13:11

  Highly portable laptop offers Gigabit LTE, instant-on capabilities, and a premium design.

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• Console making triumvirate to require loot box odds disclosure

  

  8 August 2019, 11:11

  The ESA says Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have signed up to its paid loot box commitment.

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• Windows 7's market share dropped sharply in July

  

  6 August 2019, 11:11

  Migration to Windows 10 accelerates as Windows 7 end-of-support looms (January 2020).

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• Nvidia GPU driver patched to fix five severe vulnerabilities

  

  5 August 2019, 10:11

  It is a recommended update but these serious flaws cannot be exploited remotely.

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• Microsoft Windows 10 updated to version 18362.267

  

  29 July 2019, 12:11

  This update to the 'May 2019 Update' fixes the OS's DPC latency (audio glitch) issues.

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