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  1. bradenill

    Windows 8 Why was Windows 8 so bad? update issue or Bugs

    Hi, I use window 8 recently and this was bad experience for me because many apps were not doing well and I read about its updating that was not coming. And I think there was some kind of bug in it.
  2. News

    Serving our customers more effectively with new release cycles for Microsoft Edge

    Innovation has been part of Microsoft Edge since day one, whether you’re seamlessly accessing corporate apps online for work or saving money shopping with built-in coupons. As contributors to the Chromium project, we look forward to the new 4-week major release cycle cadence that Google...
  3. News

    Change your app recommendation settings in Windows 10

    Go to Settings > Apps & features to change whether you're shown app recommendations when trying to install apps from outside the Store. Continue reading...
  4. T

    Microsoft Lost a Long-Standing Customer Yesterday

    I have been long customer with Microsoft and have always favored your products. I had a Microsoft Kin phone up until I bought a Windows Smart phone. I stayed with Windows Phone until I was forced to switch to Android when Microsoft ceased to support Windows Phone. I was sad to see it go. When I...
  5. Brendan McCourt

    Windows 10 'Apps and Features' taking up 890+ GB in my hard drive. Added up the space all my games are taking up and it only adds up to around 500 GB.

    My PC has a 2TB hard drive, and I currently only have 866GB free. When I go into Settings and go to storage, it shows that my 'Apps and Features' take up around 890GB, which seems extremely high. All the other categories seem fine, only taking up around 20GB. I went into Steam/Uplay/Origin and...
  6. Peter Hill

    Windows 10 How do I get a list of apps to reinstall after a "reset"

    My computer is running Windows 10H2. It was upgraded from Windows 7, I have no install media. The "run as admin" doesn't work so I may need to do a "Recovery", "reset". If I reset I need to reinstall a lot of programs, "Apps and Features" says 173! How do I get a full list of these so I can...
  7. P

    Windows 10 not uninstalling in apps and programs

    For several weeks I've been trying to uninstall a app (wrongly appearing in apps and features list. I opened the setting page, clicked the app then uninstall, at first a message popped up stating the app was being uninstalled but it was not uninstalled. Still remains listed in Apps and...
  8. A

    Simple games to play at night

    Hi, I'd like to play some simple games at night like cross word puzzles or jigsaws however I am not remotely impressed by the fact you have to read thirty pages of terms and conditions of the free apps on android play store. Is there any way I can use my old smart phone or android pc tablet to...
  9. A

    Simple games to play at night

    Hi, I'd like to play some simple games at night like cross word puzzles or jigsaws however I am not remotely impressed by the fact you have to read thirty pages of terms and conditions of the free apps on android play store. Is there any way I can use my old smart phone or android pc tablet to...
  10. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Sign of Impending HDD Failure?

    I've noticed that most apps launch slower than usual. Is this a sign of a degrading hard drive? Thanks. Toshiba laptop, Windows 10 Pro
  11. News

    Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 20197 Bringing Disk Management into Settings We mentioned we had more Settings work on the way, and here’s the next one – as of today’s build you’ll...
  12. P

    How to Open PDF Files in Outlook.com and Windows Mail without Adobe Reader

    I read that Edge is windows PDF reader not Chrome, however, I just received a PDF file which I clicked on and it opened with no trouble. I have no extension to do this. I vaguely saw something about Reader DC and am wondering if I downloaded it but cannot find anything like that. I used...
  13. P

    Your Phone problem

    I wanted to link my new mobile to my laptop. I clicked on settings, link an android phone, add a phone. My phone didn't appear but a Nokia phone did. Nobody in my house owns a Nokia. I was able to see messages on this phone so I quickly unlinked the phone, not wanting to be accused of hacking. I...
  14. Edward177

    Windows 10 Cant open images or install new apps

    iv tried reinstalling photos and installing other photo apps different apps and games but i keep getting the same error i cant restart my computer either when i do i just get an error had occured
  15. U

    Windows 7 removing win7 machines from domain

    my home net is a win2008 domain with win7 notebooks. so all the notebooks login to the domain. i'm planning next year to do away with the win domain. 1). what's the safest way to remove my win7 machines from the domain and still be able to use the installed apps as they are on the machines...
  16. M

    Windows 10 What is this thing?

    For about a week now I have been assailed frequently by the window shown in the attachment. Note: I can't see the attachment in preview, so I don't know if it will be seen by you. At the top, the window has "Top Apps". I don't recall agreeing to have this thing, and I don't want it. It pops up...
  17. News

    Countdown to 2020! Shop the final holiday deals of the season from Microsoft Store

    We’re counting down to 2020 with another round of Microsoft Store deals in the U.S., offering huge savings across Xbox and PC digital games, movies, TV, apps and more. It’s our biggest Xbox sale of the holiday season, with deals across your favorite games, consoles, controllers and more. From up...
  18. S

    Windows 10 Windows Apps Not Working (Including Store App)

    Hello new guy, here so recently I ran into a problem. Just recently I notice that none of the in built windows apps is working. This includes things like photos, microsoft store, and even the troubleshooter itself (to be exact, the the prompt that asked me to send feedback when it doesn't find...
  19. L

    Windows 10 Unable to pin apps to taskbar

    After I updated on 8/5/2019 all apps pinned to the taskbar were removed and I am no longer able to pin an app to the taskbar. Is there any way of restoring my ability to pin apps to the taskbar?
  20. P

    Windows 10 Can I uninstall "Mail and Calendar", "Store" and "MsOffice Desktop"?

    Can I uninstall (permanently) from my Win10 system: - "Mail and Calendar" (I want to use Thunderbird email client instead) - "Store" and "Wallet" (I never want to install Apps+Programs from MS Store) - "Microsoft.Office.Desktop" (I want to use LibreOffice resp. an older version of MS Office...
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