- 8 years ago Sticky: HOW TO: WINDOWS 10 INSIDER PREVIEW - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START
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Microsoft releases new license terms for Windows 10: Biggest surprise? No gotchas.
Sorry, conspiracy theorists: The new documents are simple and straightforward, with absolutely no gotchas.
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Microsoft opens all-inclusive app store for PCs, tablets and phones
Microsoft has officially opened an online store that combines its Windows Store and Windows Phone Store into one big virtual shopping mall. The new so-called universal app store is part of the company's attempt to unify the Windows 10 experience across all devices -- PCs, tablets and mobile phones.
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How to Set Up Microsoft Edge, the Default Browser in Windows 10
Microsoft's new Internet browser is called Edge. Known previously as Project Spartan, the name change allows Microsoft to keep the iconic E known from Internet Explorer and maintain the brand value. Edge made its first appearance on the Windows 10 Insider Preview 10158 very recently and will come pre-installed with Windows 10. Wondering what's new, how you…
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Candy Crush Saga is now available on Windows 10
Puzzle game Candy Crush Saga has now made its way to Windows 10. The game is a universal app and can now be downloaded through the new unified Windows store.
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Microsoft updates universal apps for iOS, Android, Windows 10
Microsoft is combining its formerly separate OneNote for iPhone and iPad apps, updating its OneNote for Android app and removing the preview tag from Office Universal for Windows 10.
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Microsoft starts the countdown to Windows 10 release with '10 reasons to upgrade'
Microsoft has released a new video series to promote Windows 10 that highlights 10 features of the OS and why you should upgrade when it arrives later this month.
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Windows 10 will get automatic updates for 10 years
In an update to its Window’s Lifestyle Fact Sheet, Microsoft says it will offer support for Windows 10 for ten years. The post notes that it will offer “mainstream security” support until 2020 and “extended security” support until 2025. The support lifestyle cycle is in keeping with both Windows 7 and 8.1. That means consumers with Windows version 7 and 8.1 who upgrade within the first year of Windows 10 will continue to receive free security updates and fixes until 2025.
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Windows 10 has a secret screen recording tool -- here's how to use it
Windows 10 has not even been released yet, but that's a perfect reason to start unearthing a few secrets. Over the coming weeks and months there will undoubtedly be an endless stream of tips, tricks, and tweaks to try out, but how's this for starters? Windows 10 has a secret screen recording tool that can be used to capture on-screen activity as a video file.
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How the Windows 10 Debut Will Be Unlike Any Windows Launch Before
For a critical launch, the company tries a new approach.
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Windows 10 review: It's familiar, it's powerful, but the Edge browser falls short
PCWorld's review of Windows 10 highlights the great features that make Microsoft Windows 10 shine: Cortana, a new Start menu, Task View and apps like Photos and even Solitaire.
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Microsoft highlights Windows 10's built-in apps with new video
Microsoft's first-party app family - Photos, Maps, Mail and Calendar, Groove and Movies & TV - has been highlighted in the latest video in Microsoft's '10 reasons to upgrade' campaign.
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Gamers Should Be Worried About Windows 10 Automatic Updates
Windows 10 has automatic updates that can't be stopped, leading to problems that could impact gamers with high-end graphics cards.
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Review: Windows 10
Windows 10 fixes what ailed Windows 8, and tries some big new things too.
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Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed
Your very own personal assistant, a better browser... and something called the Start menu.
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Xbox One will eventually stream your PC games
Xbox One streaming on Windows 10 is nice and all, but how about getting the power of your PC on the console? Xbox head Phil Spencer has confirmed to the Verge that Microsoft is working on Windows 10 streaming to the Xbox One.
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Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 & Windows XP Game Ready Driver Released
For the definitive gaming experience, on any Windows operating system, update to the new GeForce Game Ready driver.
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If anyone else is getting the "Something happened, Something happened" error when upgrading to Windows 10, change your region. It worked for me.
Windows 7: Control panel > Region and Language > Administrative (the tab) > Change System Locale > "English (United States)" / Windows 8: Region > Administrative Tab > Change System Locale > "English (United States)"
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How To Stop Windows 10's Spying Ads | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Windows 10's privacy settings very much need to be frowned at. Essentially: unless you pay close attention to the fluffy options offered when you first install
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How to Tweak Windows 10 and Fix Its Minor Annoyances
Windows 10 resolves a lot of the annoyances left over from Windows 8, but it also comes with a few of its own—little as most of them may be. Here’s how to tweak a few of the OS’s new features and fix its little quirks.
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Microsoft wants $1.49 a month to remove the ads it shows inside Solitaire on Windows 10
Windows 10 comes bundled with the Microsoft Solitaire Collection, combining various versions of the classic card game. But included within the game are ads...