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If you play Heroes & Generals and your computer still operates on Windows XP, at least one of those two will no longer be the case in the coming months. The latest update to Heroes & Generals, dubbed the Zhukov Armored Ambush update, dropped today introducing new vehicles, new weapons, and various tweaks and anti-cheat updates. In addition, the folks at Reto Moto announced that this update will be the last to support Windows XP. This will be the last update supporting Windows XP. Microsoft ended their support in April 2014, so there has not been any security etc. updates for more than one and a half years. So, if you’re still running XP now is the time to upgrade as the next update to Heroes & Generals (in early 2016) will no longer be playable on Windows XP. Players have until next release to update their operating system or find a new game. (Source: Heroes & Generals) … [Read more...] about Heroes & Generals Will Drop Support For Windows XP

Does anyone still use Windows XP or Vista to play Steam? Unsurprisingly, the answer is yes. According to a November 2018 Steam software/hardware survey, approximately .12% of Steam users are still on Windows XP while Windows Vista is, to put it bluntly, presently unlisted. Presumably Vista users are lumped into the .09% currently running “other” versions of the Windows operating system. At least, Windows XP users will making up .12% of the population until tomorrow, as January 1 not only marks the beginning of a new year but the official end of life support for Steam on both systems. Valve announced the end of support back in June of this year, and as of tomorrow the client will no longer function for owners of either operating system. As far as the internet goes, Valve is one of the few remaining companies to have continued support for Windows XP through 2018 along with League of Legends. Blizzard ended support for DirectX9 and 32-bit operating systems in 2017, as did … [Read more...] about Reminder: Steam Will No Longer Function On Windows XP/Vista Tomorrow

Microsoft released Windows 8 last month and it was the first time I bought something on its launch day. I got my copy of Windows 8 as I bought the laptop on the same day. It was the second most awaited Windows OS for me, the first being Windows XP. When Windows XP was launched everyone loved to hate it. People tried to convince me to uninstall the Windows XP which was preloaded with my COMPAQ and switch to Windows 98. And then when Windows Vista launched they wanted me to switch to Windows XP. I never hated Windows Vista and I loved it more than XP. Windows 7 is probably the most successful operating system by Microsoft. But I never spent more than an hour on it as I was still using Vista. I believe that the migration from Windows 98 to XP and Windows XP to Vista was something exciting as the GUI was all different. Remember ‘Aero’?. But that was not the case with Windows 7. Why? Because Windows 7 is more or less Windows Vista itself. The only significant difference is … [Read more...] about Why Windows 8 Metro Is Awesome But Doesn’t Make Any Sense To Me

Selecting a good OS is tough when you have too many options. I have always been a fan of Microsoft XP but after using Windows 7, it has become my current OS.It’s a long time passed after the launch of windows 7, but most of us are not aware about the exciting new & useful features of windows 7.  Now its time to learn about the seven new features of windows 7. I’m sure you are aware of Windows 8 and it’s also amazing. If you are new to it, read: How to create bootable Windows 8 USB drive  New and amazing Features of Windows 7: Automatic Changing of Desktop Wallpaper This feature is first time introduced in the windows 7 to make it more beautiful. Windows 7 comes with 5-6 built-in themes, with different sound effects,colors,design, and wallpapers. In the personalize menu, you can select multiple wallpapers and they will shuffled after some time interval. Blu-Ray Disc Support Nowadays Blu-Ray discs has won the high-definition DVD war. A single … [Read more...] about 7 Amazing Windows 7 Features

Tutorial shows how to install WordPress platform on your Windows PC or Laptop for offline use. Ever thought of having a WordPress blog installed locally on your computer’s hard drive ? WordPress is perhaps the best platform for Blogging till date. If you are a newbie in the blogosphere, you should definitely learn basics of WordPress by installing it offline on your PC or Laptop first. This will help you when you will actually start your blog with real hosting and WordPress Platform. Thus when you will have a WordPress blog installed offline, you will be able learn how to publish posts, use plugins, install & customize the themes, and a lot more WordPress tips & tricks. When I was new to WordPress, I wondered if it was possible to install and use WordPress offline in my Laptop. I searched on Google and what i ended up with was complex procedures like setting up database, its password and username, and later configuring these into WordPress. Here are few other ways … [Read more...] about Install WordPress Offline in Windows Using EasyPHP DevServer