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... Notorious banking trojan Dyreza has evolved to target the Windows 10 operating system, according to cyber-security firm Heimdall. The new feature of this pernicious strain of malware includes support for Windows 10, so cyber-criminals can stay up to date with the developments of their prey as well as the ability to latch on to Microsoft Edge, Window's 10's replacement for the much-maligned internet explorer. Heimdall also noted that this new version of Dyreza “kills a series of processes linked to endpoint security software, in order to make its infiltration in the system faster and more effective”. Nearly 100,000 machines...

... Microsoft has released a major update to Windows 10, claiming the latest version makes the operating system suitable for deployment in enterprise environments. Code named "threshold 2", the update for the operating system also contains multiple, system-wide improvements and bug fixes, similar to service packs for prior versions of Windows. Also known as build 10586, threshold 2 was selected as the final version after testing by volunteers in the Windows Insider program starting early November.

Microsoft has given notice to its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners that they must no longer sell personal computers with operating systems older than Windows 10 from the middle of next year. Windows 8 PC sales must end July 1 next year Australian time. Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 can no longer be preinstalled on new computers from November 1, 2016, Microsoft said in its updated Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet. The Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows 7 were sunset on November 1 last year by Microsoft.

After I upgraded to Windows 10 my computer slows down slowly after I start it.

I am NOT as tech savvy as many of you so here goes. My WIN 10 operating system has not updated in over four days. I get this when checking my system for errors: Rebuild Windows Update Database & restart update services Data Store and WU Logfiles.zip File Name: Data Store and WU Log files.zip Access to path C:\\Windows\software distribution is denied I haven't done anything recently such as download new programs, etc. Thanks for your help and it is much appreciated.

Win 7 tried to stop piracy, by disabling a feature of Win XP: You can run recording software that picks up on what is coming in over the speakers.Wouldn't it be great if they had got rid of this on Win 10?There are still some Win XP computers on CraigsList, they're dirt cheap, yes, they're enormous, but I just keep it under the dresser, some time when I need to be able to record something I'm picking up on a podcast or youtube, it works great, it's nearly free.

Just checked my windows update and noticed WIN 10 attempted to download and failed three times. It is not July 29th...yet. Anybody else notice this on their system? I am running WIN 8.1 and everything is compatible for the upgrade.

Update 5/15/15: I've clarified some of my findings at the bottom of this post. I've owned the 2015 MacBook for just over a month now. I've had a remarkably good time using it so far, and just yesterday I decided to upgrade my installation of Windows 8.1 to the Windows 10 Insider Preview. I had tried it out a couple months earlier through a virtual machine, and at the time I wasn't sure I wanted it as my main operating system. But after taking the plunge, I'm very happy to be using it. I wanted to record a few thoughts...