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Quiz: How well do you know Windows 10 on its 10th anniversary?

Windows 10 has been on the market for 10 whole years. That's a long time, so why not test how well you know the OS with our expert quiz? We bet you won't get them all right!

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New leak shows this acclaimed PC horror game is coming to Xbox — it's cheaper than a cuppa, and a 'Very Positive' hit on Steam

One of the better horror games of 2024 was The Cabin Factory, which proved to be a major hit on Steam. And now, thanks to a leak, we know it's coming to Xbox.

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Elon Musk is 'working on' UK age verification for X — and Xbox should steal his idea

Xbox now requires age verification in the UK — even for long-time users. Elon Musk's X has a smart solution than Microsoft.

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Windows 10 turns 10, but is it time to say goodbye? 6 features I'll miss about the OS.

Windows 10 is heading into retirement after 10 years, and here's what Microsoft is taking away, and why it'll be hard to forget this operating system.

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AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme portable gaming chip fails to impress in early benchmarks — could driver updates save next-gen handhelds?

AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme will soon be found in a range of new gaming handhelds, but an early range of tests shows that the newfound performance is hardly worth an upgrade over the Z1 Extreme.

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Goodbye, Windows 10: You promised a unified platform, and I went all-in — from Xbox One to Lumia, I saw the dream die

Windows 10 celebrates its 10-year anniversary and simultaneously prepares for its death, but Microsoft's ambitions of a unified platform still echo across my office.

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Grounded 2 has gorgeous lighting — the atmosphere pulls me in even more than the first game

Grounded 2 has a lot going for it, but the atmosphere shouldn't be overlooked. The lighting alone is a serious improvement on the first game.

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I love how Grounded 2 gets rid of tired survival game tools — it makes the game better, not easier

Grounded 2 has arrived in early access, and one of the most notable changes Obsidian made was replacing all tools with the upgradeable Omni-Tool (I like it).

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Elgato Facecam 4K is on the horizon with 4K60 video and 49mm Lens filter support — It's the direct successor to one of our favorite webcams

Elgato Facecam 4K might be an entry-level way into DLSR-like performance in a webcam form factor.

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Can I play Grounded 2 on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other handheld gaming PCs?

Grounded 2 has arrived in early access with a brand-new map, a new chapter of the story, and a whole lot of (literal) bugs. But how does it play on handhelds?

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A Tale of Two Ants told from two sides — our experiences with Grounded 2's stellar early access launch

Two of the Windows Central team have spent hours playing Grounded 2 ahead of its early access launch, and they have some thoughts.

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OneNote finally adds paste plain text shortcut — a feature I use constantly in Word and my browser

Microsoft has added a long-requested paste text only shortcut to OneNote, matching functionality already found in Word, Chrome, and other apps.

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Microsoft reveals 40 jobs about to be destroyed by AI — is your career on the list?

A Microsoft Research paper has listed out 40 professions it believes are most at risk from the rise of AI, as well as 40 professions that should be safe (at least for now...)

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Windows 10 is 10 years old today — let's look back at 10 controversial and defining moments in its history

From modern app platforms to forced feature upgrades and telemetry concerns, we take a look at 10 of Windows 10's most controversial and defining moments on its 10th anniversary.

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With Windows 10’s fast-approaching demise, this Linux migration tool could let you ditch Microsoft’s ecosystem with your data and apps intact — but it's limited to one distro

Operese is a Windows-to-Linux migration tool that lets users make the transition to the free and open-source operating system with all their files, settings, and installed apps.

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Microsoft mysteriously offered a Windows 11 upgrade to this unsupported Windows 10 PC — despite it failing to meet the "non-negotiable" TPM 2.0 requirement

Microsoft seemingly offered an upgrade to Windows 11 to unsupported hardware, even though it didn't meet the system requirements.

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From day one, Grounded 2 is already as big as the game that came before it — and it's only getting bigger from here

I look back at the first Grounded as its sequel arrives in early access, and I'm amazed by how far this franchise has come and excited for how far it will go.

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Microsoft is finally addressing my biggest issue with the Taskbar and multi-monitor support on Windows 11

The latest Windows 11 preview build finally enables the ability to view the notification center and calendar flyout from the Taskbar on secondary monitors.

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I'm torn over the Dell 16 Premium's sleek design — a laptop with great performance but polarizing controls

The Dell 16 Premium is an absolutely gorgeous laptop with an Intel Core Ultra AI CPU and up to an NVIDIA RTX-50 Series GPU. It's pretty powerful but comes in a divisive design. Our review.

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More gamers can now upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11 — Microsoft finally removes update block

A bug affecting Easy Anti-Cheat on Intel vPro systems led to a compatibility hold, but those PCs can now upgrade to Windows 11 version 24H2.

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Grounded 2 PC system requirements show the Xbox Game Pass title is 5 times bigger than the original — but you can run it on decade-old specs

Ahead of its imminent launch, Grounded 2's system requirements have revealed you won't need the best PC specs to play. However, it is quite a bit larger than the original.

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How to create an Outlook 'Out of Office' calendar entry

In Outlook for Windows 11 and 10, you can create "Out of Office" calendar events to let other people know you’ll be taking some days off work, and here’s how.

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Xbox begins age verification in the UK in accordance with recent law — with restrictions beginning early next year

Xbox users in the U.K. will start being encouraged to verify their identity, with new procedures in alignment with the country's Online Safety Act.

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Microsoft revolutionizes Edge as an AI-powered web browser with new experimental 'Copilot Mode' — here's how to enable it right now

Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge is a new experimental feature that transforms the browser into an agentic AI experience, but it's only free for a limited time.

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Microsoft dubs latest Windows 11 release "most reliable version of Windows yet" — PCs that upgrade will see an improved experience compared to Windows 10

You can expect up to 24% less unexpected restarts and crashes on your Windows PC when you update to Windows 11 version 24H2.

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