Google this week suggested that organizations can use its ChromeOS Flex operating system to stave off trashing their old hardware. Google conducts a certification process with older hardware on ...

Old laptops are often a pain in the ass: they boot slowly, get hot, and Windows 10 runs like a snail. But that’s no reason to give up. Instead of filling up landfills with electronic waste, you can ...

I recently came across ChromeOS Flex and wondered if I could use it as a replacement OS for a laptop running Windows 10, which will reach end of life (EOL) in October 2025. ChromeOS Flex -- unlike ...

Deadlines have a way of sneaking up on you. If you've got an old PC running Windows 10, the deadline you have to keep in mind is the end-of-support date for that operating system: October 14, 2025.

In my last two articles, I explored using ChromeOS Flex as an OS replacement on a decade-old, dual-core laptop running Windows 10, as Windows 10 will soon reach its end of life (EOL). I found that it ...

October 14, 2025, marks the end of support and security updates for the Home and Pro versions of Windows 10. That means it’s also the end of official guaranteed feature and security updates for ...

Google has announced a solution for businesses facing the end of support for Windows 10 next year. The company is introducing ChromeOS Flex, an auto-updating version of the Chrome operating system ...

It's useful for old hardware that you want to re-purpose, but I don't know that I'd call it a viable path instead of Windows 11, especially given that a lot of the systems getting blocked from ...