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Guides, analysis and licensing advice for Windows, Office, Visual Studio and more — from the Software Supplies team.
Two perpetual licences, £10 apart in price, with very different futures. The comparison is straightforward — once you know what each version actually includes and how long it lasts. Buy Office Professional Plus — UK perpetual licences, instant delivery Recommended Office Professional Plus 2024 £79 Buy Office Pro Plus 2024 If you need Publisher Office […]
Windows 11 Run PC Health Check first. It gives you a pass or fail in under a minute, and if something fails it tells you exactly what. If your PC passes, you’re done — buy a licence and upgrade. If it fails, the rest of this article explains why, and what you can realistically do […]
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. Microsoft’s Extended Security Update programme lets you keep receiving security patches — for a fee that doubles every year, covering only critical vulnerabilities, with no features, no bug fixes, and no technical support. Windows 11 costs £34. The decision isn’t complicated. Genuine Licence — Instant Digital Delivery Upgrade […]
Updated 7 September 2026 — still no Office 2026 announcement from Microsoft. Office 2021 loses support on 13 October 2026, and Microsoft 365 business prices rose on 1 July. Figures and lifecycle dates rechecked against Microsoft’s documentation. Microsoft Office 2026 is generating a lot of search traffic. That’s partly the Office 2021 end-of-support date of […]
Support for Office 2021 ends on 13 October 2026. The apps won’t disappear — but every security vulnerability discovered after that date stays open, permanently. Here’s what actually changes, what your options are, and why the decision is simpler than Microsoft’s messaging makes it sound. Published 2 May 2026 Gary Walsh 7 min read ⚠️ […]
Windows Licensing 7 min read Windows 10 hit end of support in October 2025. Millions of people are upgrading right now, and most of them are overthinking the Home vs Pro question. Here’s the answer — with a free adviser tool if you want it personalised. ⚠ Still on Windows 10? No more security patches […]
Updated 7 September 2026 9 min read Visual Studio Microsoft’s published figures for Visual Studio 2026 are 4 GB of RAM minimum, 16 GB recommended, and “works best” with 64 GB. That last number did the rounds and alarmed a lot of developers — but it is a best-case target, not a requirement. Here’s what […]