How to make any program the default on Windows 10
When Windows 10 users want to change default apps on their system, they will likely stumble upon the "default apps" options menu in the operating system's Setti
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Beware, KB3135173 for Windows 10 may reset default apps (again)
Reports are coming in that the recent patch for Windows 10 with the identifier KB3135173 may reset default applications on systems it is installed on.
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How to analyze and reduce battery use on Windows 10 PCs
Whenever a new operating system is released, regardless of whether it is a new version of Windows or a mobile operating system, it is almost a given that batter
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Quantum Break will be a Windows 10 exclusive game
Microsoft revealed yesterday that the company's much anticipated game Quantum Break will come to the new operating system Windows 10 the same time it is release
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Win10 Wizard is a Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant
Win10 Wizard is a free upgrade assistant to upgrade old versions of Windows to Windows 10, and to configure these upgraded systems once Windows 10 is installed.
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Microsoft promises to implement full Windows 10 data tracking controls
Microsoft informed Forbes recently that it plans to release updates later this year that puts users of the company's new operating system Windows 10 in full con
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Microsoft, please publish support pages before updates
If you are a regular here on Ghacks Technology News you know that I cover Windows Updates each month here on this site.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 has an install base of 16% (November 2015)
It is difficult to find out how well -- or not -- Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10 is doing, and whether it is likely that Microsoft will hit the 1 b
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Windows 10 PC's phone home even after privacy hardening
When you install Windows 10 on a new PC or upgrade an existing version of Windows to the new operating system, you get the option to customize select preference
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Block programs from loading untrusted fonts in Windows 10
Microsoft implemented a new security feature in Windows 10's November update build that added an option to the operating system to block the loading of untruste
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Windows 10 is a recommended update now
Microsoft changed the state of the "upgrade to Windows 10" update for Windows 7 and 8.
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TripAdvisor app to be preloaded on Windows 10 devices
Microsoft is giving away Windows 10 for free until mid 2016 to customers running Windows 7 or Windows 8 machines.
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Aegis: Block all Windows 10 components on Windows 7 and 8
Aegis is a powerful script for Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices that takes care of all components related to Microsoft's news operating system Windows 10.
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How to disable Windows Feedback on Windows 10
Windows 10 does a lot of data collecting by default which you may disable for the most part using the Settings application or one of the third-party privacy too
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Microsoft: next-gen processors only supported by Windows 10
Microsoft announced an upgraded support policy for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Missed Features Installer for Windows 10
Missed Features Installer for Windows 10 is the latest version of the popular application that brings back removed or altered features to Windows 10 that were p
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Survey indicates US consumers like Windows 10
How well is Windows 10 received, that is one of the core questions that is not only of interest to Microsoft but also to any end user and company that considers
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Microsoft starts pushing Windows 10 to domain-joined PCs
Microsoft really, really wants you to upgrade to its new operating system Windows 10.
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BlackBelt Privacy: install Tor, WASTE and MicroSip on Windows
BlackBelt Privacy is a free program for Windows that installs the anonymity focused applications Tor, WASTE and VOIP on the device you run the installer on.
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This preference (DisableOSUpgrade) prevents the upgrade to Windows 10
Windows users who run Windows 7 or Windows 8 on their devices have for the most part probably run into offers to upgrade to Windows 10 by now.
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How to change the name of a Windows 10 computer
Win-S2K84IAC4V4, that's the default name of the Windows 10 system that I just set up.
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Microsoft may be collecting more data than initially thought
Microsoft recently told the world that its new Windows 10 operating system was active on over 200 million devices, a fact that leaked a week earlier already.
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File History on Windows 10: How to use it?
File History on Windows 10 automatically backs up files in your Libraries, Desktop, Contacts, and Favorites, allowing you to restore previous versions.
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Microsoft reveals why it decided to limit OneDrive storage
Microsoft announced some time ago that it made the decision to limit OneDrive storage for many paying and all free customers of the service.
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Find out if Microsoft stores encryption recovery keys in the cloud
A recent The Intercept article reveals that Microsoft is storing device encryption keys in the cloud under certain circumstances automatically.
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Report: Windows 10 installed on more than 200 million devices
Microsoft is doing what it can to reach the goal of 1 billion Windows 10 devices two to three years after the release of the operating system.
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Microsoft responds to Windows 10 upgrade concerns
Microsoft Marketing Chief Chris Capossela joined the Windows Weekly team this week for a questions and answers session covering HoloLens, Windows 10, Surface 4
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Disable NVIDIA Streamer Service and other NVIDIA processes
NVIDIA Streamer Service, NVIDIA Streamer Network Service and NVIDIA Streamer User Agent are three of the many processes running on Windows machines that are pow
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Windows 10: display 30-days worth of network activity
Monitoring network activity can be a complicated, tedious process, but it is also essential in finding out which programs connect to the Internet, and how much
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GWX Stopper: Block the Windows 10 upgrade offer
GWX Stopper is a free program for the Windows operating system that's been designed to block the upgrade to Windows 10 prompt on machines running previous versi
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Why Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 hard
Microsoft's new operating system, released on July 29, 2015, has been available for nearly five months at the time of writing.
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Microsoft launches EMET 5.5 Beta with Windows 10 support
Microsoft EMET 5.
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Two Windows 10 tools to block automatic updates
Automatic updates are not necessarily a bad thing as they assist users in keeping their systems and programs up to date, but recent trends diminished the useful
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Windows 10 Family Features changes
So called family features, or parental controls, are designed to provide parent or legal guardians with options to control the computer use of minors.
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Install Windows 7 Games on Windows 10
Games that Microsoft shipped with Windows 7 are fundamentally different from those that it included in Windows 8 or 10.
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Get Windows 10 prompt without "no thanks" option
Microsoft's Get Windows 10 application is deployed on computer systems running Windows 7 or Windows 8.
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Microsoft continues aggressive upgrade strategy for Windows 7 and 8.1 systems
It is quite difficult to block the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 on operating system's running Windows 7 or Windows 8.
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Windows 10 usage share continues to rise
Windows 10's usage share continued to climb in November 2015.
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W10Privacy update brings even more privacy options to Windows 10
W10Privacy is without doubt one of the most comprehensive privacy-focused tweaking tools for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system.
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Add Adware Protection to Windows Defender
Microsoft announced recently that it added additional means of protection against the installation of so-called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) to Wind
