The answer to this, friends, was actually given by Microsoft’s Windows chief Joe Belfiore at the Microsoft Build conference, through the t-shirt he wore. Belfiore’s shirt had a binary code laid out in the shape…
Posts tagged operating system
Everything You Need to Know About Windows 10 (2014 Preview)
Microsoft announced Windows 10 (codename: Threshold) in September 2014. Unexpectedly, Windows 9 was skipped entirely. This post breaks down the first preview build and what to expect. 2026 note: Originally published in 2014. I wrote…
How to Format and Reinstall Windows 8.1
This post walks through formatting a PC and installing Windows 8.1 from scratch. The same flow applies — with only UI differences — to Windows 10 and Windows 11. 2026 note: Originally published in 2014….