Office 2010 – End of Support

Office 2010 was built to help users to become more productive. But, as we know, software and technology development force us to adjust to the new digital era. Many organizations moved to the cloud and they already went through the digital transformations of their businesses.

So, why is Office 2010 not appropriate for your organization? Its extended support will end on October 13, 2020. And from that date, users will no longer have:

  • bug fixes, security fixes, including security updates that protect your computer from malicious attacks
  • software updates
  • phone and chat technical support

Also, they will not be able to download Office 2010 apps from the Microsoft web site.

We recommend an upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps.

What will happen if you don’t upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps?

If you decide to use Office 2010 after the end of the support date, your Office applications will function, but your business will be exposed to potential risks.

Stay secure and supported: contact 3 PRO, and upgrade your Office apps today! We have highly experienced IT engineers who will help you run your IT operations without any complications.

Microsoft Surface Devices Now Available from 3 PRO

Need a perfect device for your business? In combination with Microsoft 365 services, Surface devices provide the best working experience for remote and office work.

As a Microsoft Partner, 3 PRO can deliver the Surface devices listed below.

List of available devices

  • Surface Pro 7 – a powerful 12.3″ 2-in-1 laptop that transforms into a tablet. It’s enriched with a long life fast charge battery that can last up to 10.5 hours.
    • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
    • SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
  • Surface Go 2 – the smallest Surface device! Ultra-portable, with a 10.5″ screen.
    • Processor: Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor 4425Y, 8th Gen Intel® Core m3 Processor
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
    • Storage: 64 GB eMMC drive, 128 GB SSD
  • Surface Laptop 3
    • Available in two sizes and two colors – Black and Platinum – with a bunch of possible accessories such as the Surface Dock, Surface Pen, Mini Display Port Adapter, USB-C Adapter, additional Power Supply, etc.
      • Processor: Intel i5-1035G7 and i7-1065G7
      • RAM: from 8 GB up to 32 GB
      • SSD: 256 GB up to 1 TB

  • Surface Book 3 – an all in one computer with a touch screen.
    • 13.5″ model
      • Processor and graphics: Intel® i5-1035G7 with Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics and i7-1065G7 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q Design w/4GB GDDR5 graphics memory
      • SSD: 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB
      • RAM: 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
    • 15″ model
      • Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 models: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Design w/6GB GDDR6 graphics memory
      • SSD : 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB
      • RAM: 16 GB or 32 GB
  • Surface Pro X – an ultra-thin laptop with the edge to edge 13″ screen. Available only in black color with four different configurations:
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
    • Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD
  • Surface Pro 5 LTE – 4G LTE tablet/laptop for users that work remotely.
    • Processor: Intel Core 7th Generation i5
    • RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
    • SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB
  • Surface Studio 2 – available in three versions:
    • Inter Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD
    • Inter Core i7, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD
    • Inter Core i7, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD

3 PRO can help you to find a perfect device that will meet your business needs. Contact us for more information about prices and warranty.

The New Edge Browser

The Internet has become a pillar of everyday life. Most of the computer-based jobs require work within the web browser. That was the main reason why Microsoft wanted to create the best browser for its users. The stable release of the Edge browser is available from today, and there are several reasons why you should get it!

New features

Edge is bringing new features focused on business users. You don’t need to use a Google account; it supports sync services directly through both Microsoft personal and work accounts.

It also has tracking prevention turned on by default, which protects user privacy, and helps mitigate malware. Edge gives you more control over your data, and it will not send any information to Google, which is mandatory if you use the Google Chrome browser.

The new Edge browser offers the best performance with more privacy and more value for your business.

For web content management, there is a feature called Collections which helps you to organize your research and allows you to export that content to Word or Excel.

Another new feature allows users to customize a new tab page layout and design, and to choose the type of news they want.

New visual identity

It is not crucially important information, but it’s good to know that instead of a well-known blue “e” logo, the new browser has a new visual identity that looks like a wave.

Start using Edge today!

It’s supported on Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, and macOS, in more than 90 languages.

You can download it directly from the Microsoft Edge site, or you can wait for the automatic release for your device via Windows Update.

For Android and iOS users, the app is available directly on the appropriate platform store.

3 PRO wholeheartedly recommends the new Edge browser because it integrates closely with the existing Microsoft infrastructure/ecosystem, and does not depend on 3rd party services, such as Google’s. All Microsoft services are natively built-in; for example, logging in with a Microsoft or Work account, Policy and Conditional Access support for Corporate users, integration with other enterprise services such as Advanced Threat Protection, etc.

As an added benefit, the new Edge browser can also utilize almost the entire base of pre-existing Google Chrome extensions!

Windows 7 – End of Support

The Windows 7 End of Support date is approaching: January 14, 2020. Microsoft will no longer provide software updates, technical assistance, nor security updates.

Without security updates, your system is vulnerable.

Upgrade to Windows 10

To avoid unpleasant situations, we recommend that you move to Windows 10 before January 2020. You can keep your files on your PC when upgrading and the user interface is similar to Windows 7, so orientation should not be a problem. Windows 10 can be used on multiple devices including PCs and tablets. And also, it is faster than Windows 7 on modern hardware.

Back up your files before the upgrade just to be sure.

Windows 10 Requirements

The minimum system requirements for Windows 10 are as follows:

  • Latest OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1
  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
  • Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
  • GPU DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
  • Display: 800 x 600 resolution

For an optimal and comfortable experience, we recommend the following baseline:

  • Installation of the 64-bit variant of Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • SSD: 240 GB
  • Display: 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)

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