Neowin News Feed for: Support

Windows 10 gets a funeral in France as furious activists parade a coffin, blasting Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:28:01 +0000

A literal coffin for Windows 10 hits the streets as protesters slam Microsoft's cutoff, warning millions of PCs could be pushed to the grave next. Read more...

Office LTSC 2021 support is ending, and Microsoft wants you to migrate to the cloud

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:12:01 +0000

Office LTSC 2021 apps will still run but lose security updates and support, and Microsoft is suggesting an upgrade to Microsoft 365. Read more...

A ten-year old Windows version now has official extended support from Microsoft

Sayan Sen — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:18:01 +0000

A decade-old Windows version released back in 2016 can now receive official extended support from Microsoft. Read more...

Microsoft warns IT admins that Windows Server 2025 is the last edition to support WINS

Usama Jawad — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the end of support timelines for a legacy component in Windows Server installations. Read more...

Microsoft warns customers about end of support for Access 2016 and 2019

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has cautioned customers using legacy versions of Access, warning them that they'll receive no support after October 14. Read more...

Pytype has been discontinued, leaving Google developers to search for other options

Usama Jawad — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:46:02 +0000

Google developers have discontinued Pytype, a tool that was once widely used within the company since its inception in 2012. Read more...

End of an era: AOL is discontinuing dial-up internet

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:22:01 +0000

34 years after inception, AOL has finally decided to discontinue dial-up internet services next month. Goodbye, 56Kbps internet. Read more...

Visual Studio 2015 is being killed off soon, here is what you need to know

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:54:02 +0000

After nearly 10 years of mainstream and extended support, Microsoft is killing off Visual Studio 2015. It has recommended that customers upgrade to Visual Studio 2022. Read more...

Intel is shutting down Clear Linux OS

Usama Jawad — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 04:54:02 +0000

Intel has suddenly shut down the Clear Linux OS project, urging customers to migrate to some other Linux distro. Read more...

Another ancient version of Windows 10 is losing support in three months too

Usama Jawad — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has warned customers that another ancient version of Windows 10 is losing support in October 2025, too. Read more...

Google Chrome is ending support for macOS 11 Big Sur

Usama Jawad — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:50:01 +0000

Apart from ending support two ancient versions of Android, Chrome is also leaving behind macOS Big Sur. Read more...

Google Chrome is ending support for two ancient versions of Android

Usama Jawad — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:46:02 +0000

Google has decided to finally drop support for two versions of Android, which means that users on those systems won't receive updates anymore. Read more...

Microsoft quietly extends Windows 10 support for M365 apps like Teams, Outlook, OneDrive

Sayan Sen — Sat, 10 May 2025 17:16:01 +0000

In a major move, today Neowin noticed that Microsoft has quietly added years to support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10. Read more...

PSA: Support for Exchange Server 2013 is ending soon

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:14:01 +0000

Support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 is ending in less than two months. Microsoft is recommending upgrading to Exchange Server 2019 or migrating to the managed Exchanged Online. Read more...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Linux Mint 19.x users should upgrade as support ends this April

Paul Hill — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:21:44 +0000

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Linux Mint 19.x will lose support this April. Anyone still running these or other Ubuntu 18.04-based distributions is urged to upgrade systems to stay protected. Read more...

Microsoft is halting some updates for older versions of Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has decided to permanently halt preview updates for a couple of older, but still supported, versions of Windows 10. These updates will now only be offered to Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11. Read more...

Safari in iOS 16 finally supports AVIF images, coming to macOS and iPadOS soon

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:48:02 +0000

Apple's release of iOS 16 also contains a new version of Safari which features support for AVIF images. Chrome and Firefox already support AVIF, which leaves mainly Microsoft Edge as the odd one out. Read more...

Microsoft 365 access for Office 2016 and 2019 isn't being cut off next year after all

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:38:02 +0000

Several Microsoft documents caused a lot of confusion by implying that Office 2016 and 2019 won't be able to connect to Microsoft 365 after October 2023. The company has now issued a clarification. Read more...

Microsoft discontinues Windows Information Protection in favor of Purview

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it is sunsetting its Windows Information Protection (WIP) solution in favor of Purview, which it says is a more advanced implementation that meets current customer needs. Read more...

PSA: Microsoft 365 Apps will lose support on these older operating systems soon

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:34:01 +0000

Microsoft 365 Apps are governed by Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy, which means that they will lose support on certain older operating systems that will reach the end of ESU on January 10, 2023. Read more...

End of an era: Internet Explorer 11 has retired, here is what you need to know

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:02 +0000

Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer 11 for most Windows client SKUs today. This will be a phased process where you will first be redirected to Edge, followed by a permanent disablement of IE11. Read more...

Overbearing Google Drive flagging innocent files as copyright infringement

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:20:01 +0000

Google Drive has been flagging innocent files as copyright infringement. Google has said that it will take a look at the issue to see if it can make the problem go away after the issue was replicated. Read more...

LastPass risking a €20 million GDPR fine due to unresolved bugs

Dean Howell — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:48:01 +0000

Of the many grievances listed, some really standout and they all revolve around tactics that make it hard, if not impossible, for a LastPass free user to export their personal data. Read more...

Microsoft is changing the way it bundles Python in Visual Studio

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a significant change to its Python bundling strategy in Visual Studio. Going forward, new versions of the IDE will support the current broadly available version of Python. Read more...

PSA: Microsoft is ending support for Silverlight next month

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:28:01 +0000

Customers still building web applications in Microsoft's Silverlight framework should know that the platform is reaching end of support on October 12, 2021. Currently, it is only supported in IE11. Read more...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows Thin PC next month

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued a reminder that it is retiring Windows Thin PC next month. The SKU is based on Windows Embedded Standard 7 and is a stripped down version of Windows 7 for low performance PCs. Read more...

Google is ending support for Meet on IE11 next week

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:24:01 +0000

Google is ending support for Meet on Internet Explorer 11 next week. As such, consumers still on the legacy browser are recommended to transition to supported browsers as soon as possible. Read more...

Microsoft is ending support for OneDrive sync app on older macOS versions

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:22:01 +0000

The OneDrive sync client will be reaching end of support on macOS 10.12 and 10.13 next month. Moving forward, only the three most recent versions of the operating system will be supported. Read more...

Microsoft Stores for Business and Education are not supported in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:24:01 +0000

The Redmond tech giant has confirmed that the Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education are being killed off in Q1 2023. The portals are not supported on Windows 11 either. Read more...

Google is deprecating Play Services support for Android Jelly Bean

Usama Jawad — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:36:01 +0000

Google is deprecating support for Play Services on Android Jelly Bean. After SDK version 21.30.99's release in August, developers will have to utilize workarounds to add new components to their apps. Read more...

Office Lens has been removed from the Microsoft Store

Usama Jawad — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has ended support for Office Lens on Windows and removed the app from the Microsoft Store. The company has recommended that users transition to the Android and iOS counterparts of the app. Read more...

Pokémon GO is losing support on some older Android and iOS devices next month

Usama Jawad — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:46:01 +0000

Pokémon GO is losing support for older Android and iOS devices, namely those running Android 5, iOS 11, and iOS 12. iPhone 5S and 6 are affected too even though they can be upgraded to iOS 12. Read more...

Microsoft reprimands Apple in Epic court battle

Usama Jawad — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:14:01 +0000

In the latest development to the ongoing legal spat between Epic Games and Apple, Microsoft has voiced support for the former, saying that the Cupertino firm's moves threaten Unreal Engine. Read more...

Google Chrome 82 will remove FTP support, set to affect 0.1% of users

Paul Hill — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:08:02 +0000

Google has announced that Chrome 82 will lose for FTP URLs and will instead try to open a third-party program capable of handling FTP links. The decision could affect Opera, Vivaldi, and Brave too. Read more...

HMD Global will support the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 8 for one more year than it promised

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:54:01 +0000

The Finnish company has decided to up the ante by promising to continue pushing security updates for its earliest phones by one more year than it promised. The phones are the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 8. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring a Windows Media Player feature on Windows 7

Usama Jawad — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 14:00:02 +0000

With Windows 7 nearing its end of extended support, Microsoft has seemingly begun retiring some services for the OS. The updating of metadata is now unsupported in Windows Media Player in Windows 7. Read more...

Google announces deadlines for the transition to 64-bit Android apps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:48:01 +0000

Google has announced deadlines for its transition to 64-bit applications in the Play Store. It is important to note that unlike Apple, support for 32-bit applications has not been phased out. Read more...

Windows 7 extended support ends one year from today

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:22:01 +0000

Microsoft is expected to end extended support for Windows 7, one of the most popular versions of the OS, on January 14, 2020. This means that the majority of users only have one more year of support. Read more...

Steam will apparently stop working on Windows XP and Vista after today

Usama Jawad — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:38:01 +0000

Steam will apparently stop working on Windows XP and Vista starting on January 1, 2019. Valve has recommended that users upgrade to Windows 7 or above in order to receive further updates. Read more...

24 Microsoft tech support scammers arrested from fake call centers in India

Usama Jawad — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:16:01 +0000

After a complaint filed by Microsoft India, 24 tech support scammers have reportedly been arrested from various fake call centers in India, for impersonating Microsoft support officials. Read more...