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Lenovo published a BIOS for the ThinkStation P620 on September 10, 2026, four days before this article was written; one for the P520 on June 4, one for the P720 and P920 on May 26. Those are 2017 and 2018 machines, and every one of those dates is newer than the n … read more

A 525 W HP Z440 and a 700 W HP Z440 are the same computer with two different ceilings on what can go in the graphics slot. HP prints both in its Z440/Z640/Z840 Maintenance and Service Guide (c04823811): “Up to 225 W graphics or compute card in the … read more

Correction, September 27, 2026. SOLIDWORKS 2026 and 2027 do not support Windows 10: Dassault's system requirements page marks Windows 10 64-bit “no” for both releases and ends Windows 10 support at SOLIDWORKS 2025 SP5, so of the three releases in our requirements ta … read more

Main Differences in Architecture Windows 11 promises a more modern and streamlined experience, but it no longer supports older 16-bit applications. That’s because it doesn’t include components like NTVDM or WOW16, which helped run 16-bit apps on 32-bit versions of Win … read more

Correction, September 5, 2026. The HP Z4 G4, Dell Precision 5820 and Lenovo ThinkStation P520 with Xeon W-2100/W-2200 processors are on Microsoft's Windows 11 processor list. The August 2026 version of this guide said the opposite and marked them as not supported in their stand … read more

If you are one of the many people still using Windows 10, then there is a big date up on the horizon: October 14, 2025. That's right—it's called the End of Life for Windows 10. But what does that mean anyway?End of Life Explained:When we say Windows 10 is reaching its EOL, it … read more