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In Windows 10, Microsoft changed File Explorer’s default view from This PC (formerly My Computer or Computer) to Quick Access. Whenever you open a File Explorer window, you’ll see the Quick Access view, which provides access to frequently used folders and recently used files. *File […]
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The Windows 10 free upgrade period may have expired but legal repercussions from Microsoft’s heavy-handed upgrade practices are set to continue on for some time yet. In separate class action law suits: three Florida men have sued the company alleging that its Windows 10 upgrade
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update… is now available and being pushed to computers through Windows Update. Microsoft has included several new ‘features’ that come with this update. Notable features include a number of User Interface (UI) improvements to the Start Menu, Notification Center, Task Bar, and greater
Back in May this year Microsoft announced that the free upgrade offer would continue after July 29th for customers using assistive technologies. This decision was made to allow more time for assistive technology providers to overcome any potential incompatibilities. Microsoft has now launched the free
Some of the most common Windows issues, and most often posted solutions, must surely be regarding the erratic Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer is the component which provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for accessing many functions of the operating system as well as displaying user
ClearType is Microsoft’s implementation of subpixel rendering technology in rendering text in a font system. ClearType attempts to improve the appearance of text on certain types of computer display screens by sacrificing color fidelity for additional intensity variation ~ Wikipedia Clear as mud? Put simply,
Apparently, quite a few users are being prevented from upgrading their existing operating systems to Windows 10 due to incompatible graphics drivers – receiving a message similar to the following: Coincidentally, I came across this issue recently when a client brought over his Windows 7
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Speculation surrounding the possibility of Microsoft introducing a subscription based option for Windows 10 has been doing the rounds for quite some time. We even wrote about it way back in 2014: Subscription Based Windows OS – Is It On The Cards? Now, it seems,
Microsoft’s Director of Sales, Eric Ligman, is once again sponsoring a mega-giveaway of extremely useful eBooks to the masses. It is absolutely a free, no-catch giveaway that you should definitely explore. Included are multitudes of subjects from Windows to Office to Azure to SQL and
Gadgets We all love them. They not only dress up our Windows Desktops, but they serve a useful purpose, too. They will show you the weather, time and date. You can monitor your computer health with them. You can follow stock tickers, RSS feeds, and
*Applies to Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10 Do you remember the old “Copy to” and “Move to” options which were once part of the Windows right-click context menu? For some reason, beginning with Vista, Microsoft decided to do away with these
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Because it’s a hybrid operating system, catering for both desktop and mobile users alike, Windows 10 is a very different animal to Windows 7 and even more mobile-centric than Windows 8.1. You will no doubt have heard complaints regarding increased telemetry (data collection) in Windows
What is a Virtual Desktop? Virtual desktops have been around for ages on Linux systems but only recently did they see the light of day on a Microsoft operating system. If you own a single-monitor system or are confined to a laptop, then Virtual Desktops
Install & Play Classic Windows 7 Games on Windows 10/8.1/8 Fans of the classic Windows 7 games were pretty miffed when Microsoft chose to consign the games to oblivion with the release of Windows 8. The original FreeCell, Minesweeper, Hearts, Solitaire, etc. gained a pretty
