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As the Windows Insider program celebrates its 10th anniversary today, it brings forward a wave of nostalgia and mixed feelings among its members, especially for long-time enthusiasts who once buzzed with anticipation for each new build. The original release of Windows 10 marked a pivotal moment...

Link Removed just turned 2. To celebrate, the Minecraft team is holding a series of festive in-game activities that will be available until June 15. "As with all birthdays, the most important thing isn’t about commemorating the occasion – it’s about the presents, which the anniversary event has...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22478 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR To celebrate the 7-year anniversary of the Windows Insider Program, we’re releasing special desktop backgrounds designed by the Microsoft Design Team. The much-anticipated new Fluent...

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Language Pack is now available for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607), Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) (Catalog download only), and Windows Server 2016 (Catalog download only). Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Starting with today’s build, Windows Insiders will notice that the name of the branch we are releasing builds from has changed to FE_RELEASE. Just like we did back in May...

State of Decay 2 recently celebrated its two-year anniversary with new weapons, clothes, gameplay improvements and more. Now its fans can enjoy a new Plunder Pack and Green Zone updates. The new Plunder Pack adds Sea of Thieves-themed weapons, outfits, hats and one seriously salty vehicle to...

May 22 marks the 30th anniversary of Microsoft Solitaire, which has come a long way since it debuted as Windows Solitaire on Windows 3.0 in 1990. Today, the game is played on computers, laptops, tablets and phones in every corner of the globe, arguably by one of the most diverse gaming...

My Dell Inpiron 7250 has been working on updates at 90% for days now. I recently as a last resort tried to turn it off to boot into safe mode or see what my options were. However, pressing or holding the power button puts the pc into sleep at the slightest touch and upon waking up, it resumes...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18995 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with pre-release builds, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch...

If I remember correctly, XP's EOL had a HUGE reaction because of all the people's fond memories of it. So Win7's will be that, but bigger in my personal opinion.

Link Removed Over the last month, I’ve spent a lot of time with the team reflecting on the last five years since we launched Surface Pro and it made me realize that while much has changed, many things have stayed the same. In hindsight, it’s clear that Surface Pro created the foundation for who...

Just in time for Chrimble: ref: Ubisoft giving away Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and RTS World in Conflict

It has been a little more than a year since Microsoft first shipped the number one requested feature for Microsoft Edge – extensions! Today, we are excited to share a few updates on the progress we have made since then, and a quick look at what’s planned for the future, as we continue to listen...

We are excited to announce a preview version of a brand new WinDbg. We’ve updated WinDbg to have more modern visuals, faster windows, a full-fledged scripting experience, built with the easily extensible debugger data model front and center. I’ll start this by saying that WinDbg Preview is using...

How on earth do I uninstall the Windows Anniversary Edition. I can't rollback which is all the options I'm finding across the internet.

Link Removed Link Removed is now available to download in the Windows Store. We’re excited to announce that Link Removed is now available to download in the Windows Store*. We first announced our partnership with Spotify in early May and are thrilled to bring the Spotify app to Windows 10...

I like to use the on screen keyboard (OSK) when accessing my financial sites. The OSK itself works fine, but the problem is it won't close. When I click on the "Fade" key the OSK disappears below the screen but as soon as I attempt to do anything on the computer it pops right back. The only way...

I go to the Mozilla site and download FF, but it doesn't install. At the end of the installation, I get a message: " your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible. " I've tried several times on different days, but still the same Toshiba laptop L55-A5226, W10 Home...

Hi I just booted up my computer and what do I see on my desktop? An icon to open Google Chrome. Why is this weird, because I haven't downloaded and and installed Google Chrome or anything else in a while. I quite using chrome about a year ago because for some reason it didn't work with...

Hey everyone, I just switched over to windows the other day. My Macbook Air took a dump and i was not willing to spend $1000 on a new computer!! I went ahead and picked up a Lenovo 310-15ABR at Best Buy for $450. Its has all the specs i need. I'm only using it for school and the internet. I've...