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Windows 9 pen input handwriting panel works with any stylusMicrosoft’s Windows 9 development story eventually led to Windows 10, bringing renewed attention to pen input, touchscreens and the way people write on a PC. A…
Windows 9 touch gestures make navigation fasterThe idea behind Windows 9 touch gestures for three and four fingers was simple: reduce the time spent reaching for menus, taskbar buttons and keyboard…
Windows 9 High DPI Scaling Made 4K Text ClearerUltra-high-definition monitors promised sharper images, but early 4K desktop users quickly discovered a frustrating trade-off: menus, dialogue boxes and…
Windows 9 Language Packs Move Into Windows UpdateDuring the development of Windows 9, Microsoft began changing how optional operating system features were delivered. Language packs were part of that shift.…
Windows 9 Education Edition And Streamlined School DeploymentMicrosoft’s education-focused Windows plans promised to make classroom computing easier to manage at scale. For schools, the appeal was less about a new…
Windows 9 Enterprise LTSB locks in five years of feature stabilityMicrosoft's Long Term Servicing Branch, or LTSB, is the conservative sibling of the regular Windows servicing track. Mainstream editions receive two feature…
Upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 9 without losing programs or filesFor many Australian households and small businesses, the promise of a Windows 9 upgrade was simple: move from Windows 7 to Microsoft’s next operating system…
Windows 9 Clean Install Media Arrives With the LaunchThe Windows 9 clean install media creation tool available at launch was expected to give users a practical route to Microsoft’s next desktop operating system.…
Windows 9 Insider Builds Put Feedback And Diagnostics In FocusMicrosoft’s early Windows 9 test releases gave participants a clearer way to report problems and a more visible view of the information sent during testing.…
Windows 9 Akamai analytics reveal which features users actually openWhen Microsoft pushed an unfinished build of its next operating system to Windows Update servers in October 2014, the leak spread across the globe within…