As we get closer to the official release of the first major update for Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS, more details of features are emerging, and some of them are looking extremely useful indeed. The expanded features list comes courtesy of WPSauce.com and includes… AppChecker – a feature that will find appropriate applications in the marketplace [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Fixing a Common Windows Phone Update Issue
Now that mobile carriers around the world are beginning to roll out updates to Windows Phone, many Windows PC users are finding that the update(s) cannot be installed because they encounter an error. The error, commonly 801811A5 for those who are interested, is caused by the Zune desktop software hasn’t enabled a particular service in [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Where’s My Phone Update?
If you, like me, have a Windows Phone and are wondering just when you’ll get a message telling you that an update is available, fear not. Already we have two updates for Microsoft’s new mobile OS. The first was released back in February and simply contained an update to the phone update process itself. Ther [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Full Tilt Poker, There Is A New Version To Install
If you like to play poker online you may be a member of the popular online poker room Full Tilt Poker. Users download a software and register an account to play online for cash or play money. The Full Tilt Poker application receives regular updates that increase the application’s functionality and stability. I have recently [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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WSUS Windows Offline Update, Updated
The easiest way to update the Windows operating system, regardless of the version and edition used, is to use Microsoft’s Windows Update service. It takes a few clicks to select the updates from the listing, and even less if automatic updates are configured. But not all users have a permanent Internet connection, or a computer [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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First Windows Phone Update Delayed to March 8th
It’s been reported that the first update for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system has been delayed until March 8th. The report by NeoWinsays that sources have told them the update should be expected on March 8th. The cause for the delay is apparently last-minute changes that Microsoft has implemented. Carriers also need two [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Will We Get the First Windows Phone Update on February 7th?
There’s no confirmation about this, but the buzz about the long-anticipated first Windows Phone update is that it will be released on Monday February 7th. The news which was being broken by LiveSide today could appear on that day. The update is going to bring cut and paste and some performance improvements. This would put [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Microsoft Windows Update Overview, All You Need To Know
Windows Update is a free computer service provided by Microsoft that provides Operating System (OS) patches and service packs to computers running the many versions of Microsoft Windows. These updates are either enhancements or corrections to OS features, or security updates meant to protect your system from malicious attacks and malware. Reliability, security and performance [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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How To Block Specific Updates In Windows Update
It is usually not necessary to block updates in Windows Update, Microsoft’s integrated updating tool for Windows operating systems. Windows Update notifies the user of new updates by displaying a notification in the system tray, that is, if the update service is up and running. There are two scenarios where Windows users or admins may [...]
