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# Omega Technical Solutions Blog

Omega Technical Solutions has been serving the Haymarket area since 2007, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

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##  [Microsoft is Gearing Up to Retire Windows 8.1](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/microsoft-is-gearing-up-to-retire-windows-8-1)

  Friday, 10 September 2021

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With Windows 11 releasing sometime this year, most users are looking to upgrade to hardware that actually supports it, but today we are instead focusing on upgrading away from one of the more controversial of Microsoft’s recent operating systems, Windows 8.1. With its end-of-life date creeping up in January 2023, it’s never too early to start thinking about how your company will move away from this operating system toward a supported one.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Working with a Virtual Desktop in Windows 10](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-working-with-a-virtual-desktop-in-windows-10)

  Wednesday, 03 March 2021

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With Windows 10, you have no shortage of features and capabilities to take advantage of. One such capability: the use of a virtual desktop. Found near the Start button in your taskbar, the **Task View** button enables you to create and manage these virtual desktops, which we’ll discuss here.

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##  [What’s Next for Microsoft Windows?](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/what-s-next-for-microsoft-windows)

  Monday, 31 August 2020

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It may be hard to believe but Windows 10 has been around for five years. It may not have reached the on-every-device OS Microsoft had planned, but it still can be found on over a billion devices worldwide. That’s pretty impressive. Today, we will be taking a look at Microsoft’s plans for Windows 10 and how it might just be the last build of Windows.

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##  [Windows 7 is Approaching End-of-Life](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/windows-7-is-approaching-end-of-life)

  Wednesday, 27 November 2019

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If you’re reading this on a computer that’s currently running Windows 7, I have some bad news: the End-of-Life date for this version is approaching. What does this mean for your business and the workstations that support it? Read on to find out.

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