{
  "id": 1689084,
  "title": "Sources: China orders some state-linked entities to uninstall a government-tailored version of Windows 10, ahead of its February 2027 retirement timeline (Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sources-china-orders-some-state-linked-entities-to-uninstall-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/china-axing-microsoft-windows-from-state-agencies-ahead-of-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China is pulling the plug on an older version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows tailored for government agencies, taking another step toward rooting …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Microsoft: China streicht Windows bei Behörden schneller als geplant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/microsoft-china-streicht-windows-bei-behorden-schneller-als-geplant",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:11:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}