The world’s second-most popular OS

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For ages now, every annual report on desktop operating system market share has had the same top two contenders: Microsoft’s Windows in a commanding lead at number one and Apple’s macOS in distant second place. But in 2020, Chrome OS became the second-most popular OS, and Apple fell to third. Here is the year-over-year breakdown (IDC’s numbers include desktops, laptops, and workstations): Windows: Down 4.9 points, from 85.4% in 2019 to 80.5% in 2020 Chrome OS: Up 4.4 points, from 6.4% in 2019 to 10.8% in 2020 macOS: Up 0.8…

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Don’t delete Windows10 root certificate expiring this month

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Microsoft warns to don’t delete Windows10 root certificate expiring this month because it could cause problems with the operating system. Earlier this month, BornCity reported that the ‘Microsoft Root Authority‘ certificate in Microsoft’s Trusted Root Certification Authorities was expiring at the end of the month, on 12/31/20. While other newer Microsoft root certificates are not expiring this year, some users are concerned that the expiring certificate could prevent software, hardware, or the operating system from performing correctly. When we contacted Microsoft regarding the expiring root certificate, we were referred to a support…

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