Whether you’re upgrading to the Windows 10 Insider Preview or the official build of the operating system, you’ll notice a significant hit on hard drive space—up to 20 GB taken away from you. For those...
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StartIsBack++ restores original Windows 7 start menu with all its features: search, pinned and recently used apps, fully customizable settings. Start button and Start menu look and behave exactly as they used to in Windows...
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Microsoft’s Windows 10, released to the public in July, brings back Redmond’s iconic Start-button. However, the new Start button appears to be slow for multiple users who naturally expect a workaround. Redmond Pie reports that...
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Because some people love their computers just the way they are, those people tend to put off operating-system updates for years and years. But if you’re holding onto an older version of Windows or OS...
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Microsoft has released another cumulative update for the Windows 10. Like other releases, this is also aimed at improving the functionality of and addressing the vulnerabilities in Windows devices. It comes with version number KB3105213...
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During Netflix’ keynote address at CES 2016, the company announced it has expanded operations to 130 additional countries, including India, Russia, South Korea and even Antarctica. While the addition of 130 countries brings Netflix to...
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The Consumer Electronics Show is always packed full of wireless routers and other networking gear, so much so that all of the announcements often blend together. Price is often a main focus among manufacturers looking...
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If you’re still browsing the web using Internet Explorer it’s time to hit the quit button. From January 12th the ageing software will no longer be supported by Microsoft and that’s bad news if you...
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Microsoft wants you to upgrade to Windows 10. They really, really, really want you to upgrade to Windows 10. We are almost halfway through the one-year, free, no-strings-attached upgrade offer that Microsoft has made available...
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Next week, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser (IE) will begin displaying nag notices to users who have not upgraded to the latest available for their operating system. Users can disable those notices and continue running retired...
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Yesterday it was announced that Ray Tomlinson, the man credited with inventing email and the ‘@’ sign to go with it, died aged 74. The engineer sent a message between two computers on the ARPANET...
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After two years of talking the talk, Microsoft is apparently getting serious about bringing universal Windows apps to the Xbox One. Microsoft will reportedly reveal the first universal Xbox apps during its Build developers’ conference...
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If you have a slow, old computer and want to try and hold onto it for a bit longer before throwing it in the bin, this could be the solution for you. A New York-based...
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Changes will come to the File Explorer and the calendar. Microsoft is preparing the next major overhaul of Windows 10, codenamed “Redstone,” and from the latest leaks it looks like the UI is getting a...
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Xbox One’s whopping March update is being rolled out to everyone right now. The big new feature is the addition of an Xbox 360 games store within the Xbox One dashboard. This means that you...
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