Microsoft Windows 10 operating system articles
Need Help With Windows 10? Microsoft has set up a comprehensive Windows 10 help site covering from upgrade and activation through to step-by-step guides on a slew of important settings and options, even instructions on how to deal with common issues. I suppose it could […]
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*Applies to Windows 7/8.1/10 – this tutorial explains the steps in Windows 10 but it is very similar in Windows 7 and 8.1. We’ve seen lots of appearance changes and innovations introduced with each new Windows operating system but one thing has remained constant throughout,
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Insider Preview Build 14267 For those who may not be familiar with the Insider program: Microsoft set up its Insider Program primarily as a means for pre-testing changes and new features in Windows 10. Microsoft account holders were invited to join the program and install
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The Windows 10 free upgrade period has now passed the half way mark with just over 5 months left until the July 29th, 2016 deadline. But, will Microsoft in fact cut off the free upgrade as per schedule? That, my friends, is the burning question.
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Windows 10 Store Search Broken The latest news on broken functionality in Windows 10 has recently come to light after a significant number of app developers protested that their apps cannot be readily located in the Windows 10 Store. Apparently, unless the user inputs the
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Microsoft has announced significant changes to its Windows 7 and 8.1 support policy which will effectively force owners of PCs fitted with the latest processors to run Win 10. Until now, Windows users have enjoyed considerable freedom to combine older operating systems with newer hardware
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If you are like me and carry a laptop or similar with you on trips and vacations, you will no doubt be connecting your device through various Wi-Fi networks at different locations. Windows 10 maintains a record of all these network settings for easy access
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Microsoft has announced plans to broaden the availability of the Windows 10 upgrade for users still running Windows 7 and 8.1 on their computers. The company is also responding to the angry voices about the intrusive push tactics for Windows 10 by offering a good
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In the latest news on Microsoft’s aggressive quest to make Windows 10 the ubiquitous operating system it hopes for, the company recently announced that it will soon commence pushing the Windows 10 upgrade to small businesses and organizations. In conjunction with this move, Microsoft has
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In light of recent news that the move to Windows 10 was slowing in some parts of the world, such as the U.S., someone at Microsoft decided to do a little bragging on Windows 10 usage facts. They are probably wishing, right about now, they
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No intention of upgrading to Windows 10? Fed up with the constant nagging? Read on! If you’re running Windows 7 or 8 and do not want to upgrade to Windows 10, you are probably growing rather tired of the persistent upgrade notices. There’s also a
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So, about 3 or 4 weeks ago, in my Windows 10 Insider Preview build, I started getting this message through Update & Security… “There’s a problem with getting preview builds. Your preview build settings need attention. Go to Advanced options to fix this issue.” I
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Just had a call from a guy whose Aunt lost her desktop icons on a Windows 10 laptop. My first suggestion was just right-clicking on the desktop, clicking on View and then checking Show desktop icons. However, in this case, it didn’t seem to be
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Globally, the number of people adopting the Windows 10 operating system (OS) as a replacement for their current operating system appears to be slowing. The early numbers that showed relatively good growth in the adoption rate of Windows 10 may have been due to the
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