- 8 years ago Sticky: /t/Windows is now for Legacy Versions of Windows Software
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Updategate: Microsoft clarifies its ‘automatic’ updates to Windows 10 Pro
Pure Douglas Adams from Redmond. By Chris Merriman.
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What to know before using Windows 10’s new Linux system
Curious about what the new Linux subsystem in Windows 10 can and can't do? Here's what we've learned about its first release.
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Malware is getting nastier, but that shouldn’t matter
Sure, cybercriminals are always improving their wares, but nothing has changed about how our machines actually get infected.
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So I installed Windows 95 on my Apple Watch
With a 520 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage, the Apple Watch packs a lot of computing horsepower into a very small package. On paper, its processor alone is about twenty-five times faster than the average 386, and 512 MB was the size of a hard drive in the mid nineties, not memory. As a result, I was feeling confident that the Apple Watch had the ability to run one of the most revered desktop operating systems Redmond has ever produced.
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Windows Registry As Fast As Possible
The Windows Registry is mystifying to many users. What does it do, and are Registry "errors" really a problem?
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Microsoft gives up on its Chinese web portal
Microsoft is killing off its web portal in China. The tech giant said its MSN website in China -- which provides news and lifestyle content as well as a search function -- will be shut down on June 7. Microsoft remains "deeply committed to China," the company said in a statement, noting that the country hosts its biggest R&D facility outside the U.S. and is a market for products like Windows 10 and cloud computing services.
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Scammer Reacts To Virus.Win32.BlastButton
This is one of the best scamming the scammer jokes I've ever seen. It's long,but funny.
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How to re-activate Windows 10 after a hardware change
In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to re-activate Windows 10 after you made hardware changes that no longer let activate your version of Windows using the Activation Troubleshooter tool.
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Would you subscribe to Windows?
Instead of buying Windows, you may soon be subscribing to it — that’s how much Microsoft wants you off of Windows 7.
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No, Windows 10 Won’t Require a Subscription: Here’s How Microsoft Plans on Making Money Instead
Microsoft’s Windows 10 message hasn’t always been clear. They’ve declared the Windows 10 upgrade will be free for the first year and that going forward they’ll be pushing “Windows 10 as a service.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Available August 2
We are committed to delivering continuous innovation to you: including features that bring Windows Ink and Cortana to the mainstream; a faster, more accessible and more power-efficient Microsoft Ed…
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Dark Patterns are designed to trick you (and they’re all over the Web)
No, it’s not only you—some user interfaces today intentionally want to confuse and enroll. By Yael Grauer.
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Bungling Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea
Microsoft leaked the golden keys that unlock Windows-powered tablets, phones and other devices sealed by Secure Boot – and is now scrambling to undo the blunder. These skeleton keys can be used to install non-Redmond operating systems on locked-down computers. In other words, on devices that do not allow you to disable Secure Boot even if you have administrator rights – such as ARM-based Windows RT tablets – it is now possible to sidestep this block and run, say, GNU/Linux or Android.
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Guy tricks Windows tech support scammers into installing ransomware
Windows tech support scammers have fleeced an unbelievable number of people out of their hard-earned cash. One geeky vigilante decided to turn the tables. Now, plenty of tech-savvy folks have had a little fun at the expense of these fraudsters. Generally they play along and waste as much of the caller’s time as possible and watch them harmlessly fiddle with a virtual machine. This guy took things to the next level.
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I want out of Windows patch hell
You’d think that when it made patches pretty much inescapable, Microsoft would have made darn sure those patches were problem-free. But you’d be wrong.
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Want to Buy a Windows 7 PC? Hurry! Halloween Marks End of Sales
Soon, Windows 10 will be the only Windows operating system you can buy officially. On October 31, Windows 7 and 8.1 are reaching their end of sales milestone. We explain what that means for you.
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Microsoft announces new VR headsets for Windows 10, starting at $299
Microsoft’s partners will ship a new line of virtual reality headsets to take advantage of Windows 10’s VR and holographic capabilities. At today’s event, Microsoft said that the headsets will start at $299 and will include inside-out tracking sensors, obviating the need for external cameras or laser systems like those on the current Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer are all listed as partners.
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Admit it: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
I've been an Apple fanboy since I bought my first Macintosh IIsi — complete with color CRT monitor! — secondhand from a friend at college in 1993. There followed my first color Powerbook in 1996, my cool purple plastic iMac in 1998, my 2003 Powerbook G4 (the first aluminum one, which Steve Jobs introduced with the unforgettable equation "Power + Sex = ?") and at least a half-dozen other Powerbooks, Macbooks, iMacs and Macbook Pros.
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Microsoft Replaces Command Prompt with PowerShell in Latest Windows 10 Build
The latest Windows 10 insider build brings a change that puts the Windows PowerShell in the spotlight, as it replaces the super-popular Command Prompt in some essential parts of the operating system.
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Microsoft pays out $650 for wrongly upgrading a PC to Windows 10
Microsoft once again had to pay out compensation for upgrading a PC to Windows 10 against the intention of the user. The latest victim of the unintended upgrade was grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease, whose Windows 7 PC had been set up to look like Windows XP, as this was the only environment he was familiar with.