If you don't want Windows 10, do this!
Reports are coming in by users from around the world on sites like Reddit that machines running Windows 7 or Windows 8 have been updated -- once again -- to Win
Latest Windows 10 News
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Windows 10: Make better use of "best match" search results
Windows 10 ships with an improved search interface which I like for the most part.
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Setting up a Pin on Windows 10 for authentication
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships with several means of authentication, including Pin authentication to sign in to the operating system.
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Manage Snap functionality in Windows 10
Microsoft added features to the "snap window" functionality that it added back when it released the Windows 7 operating system in Windows 10.
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Turn off the Microsoft Consumer Experience on Windows 10
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system ships not only with a selection of applications created by Microsoft but also third-party apps or application links that
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Windows Defender Offline integrated into Windows 10
Windows Defender Offline is a new feature of Insider Builds of Windows 10 that enables you to scan the computer system during boot time and without Internet con
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Disable Skypehost.exe (Windows Skype) on Windows 10
Skypehost.
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How to customize This PC on Windows 10
Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system provides virtually no option to change what the "This PC" in File Explorer displays.
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New Windows 10 Insider Preview 14267 brings Edge improvements
The last Insider Preview builds that Microsoft released to the Fast Ring were rather uneventful as they did not introduce new features or major changes to the o
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Remove old Wireless networks in Windows 10
Whenever you connect to a wireless network using a device running Windows 10, a profile is saved to the computer.
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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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Windows 10 usage share continues to rise
Windows 10's usage share continued to climb in November 2015.
