In fact, many applications that are over two decades old remain fully functional on Microsoft's latest operating system, ...

With the increased price tags due to the inclusion of Copilot AI, you'll have to shell out $10 a month or $100 a year for a Microsoft 365 Personal plan or $13 a month or $130 a year for a Family plan.

New prompts to subscribe to Microsoft 365 have started popping up when trying to use Notepad's AI features, leading to ...

A rumor of Notepad for Windows 11 now requiring Microsoft Account sign-in has spread like wildfire, but all is not as it ...

If you want full access to Notepad, Microsoft now requires users to pay, with the new changes to 40-year-old software ...

Two iconic Windows apps will have certain features restricted if you don't have an active Microsoft 365 subscription.

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Microsoft the new Windows 11 for the general public last week, available via OTA as well as ISO files. Unfortunately, Microsoft is quite tough with the requirements for upgrading to Windows 11 and a ...

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