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. Slightly late with this posting but look out for the new cumulative update which brings a number of changes namely: Link Removed

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Today my Hotmail page has been replaced by 'outlook Mail (Preview) '. All the folders I created in Hotmail are missing with the emails they had in them. I did not instigate this change and would like my Hotmail back.

Microsoft's Onedrive Team have blogged that storage plans are to be changed: Link Removed So storage for normal users will drop to 5GB which if you already have data stored online you'll need to back it up. There are several free alternatives to be found around the Internet and if your...

The current build of Windows 10 released this week to Insiders, 10565, introduced major changes to the Windows Activation process and now Microsoft has provided more information about these enhancements. read more Continue reading...

Running Win7 SP1. I'm used to having Picture Manager automatically open and import photos from my camera when it got connected. Apparently, this changed recently and photos are now getting stored in Dropbox/Camera Uploads. I like it better the old way. Can I get it back?

Hi guys, sorry if this post is redundant. I changed the display language of my Windows 7 Ultimate to English from Mandarin, but many parts of the computer experience are still in Mandarin. For instance, when I go to twitter, facebook, etc. I'm taken to the Chinese portal. Also, installation for...

Hello, I've got a problem with desktop. After reboot/restart or even refresh desktop all icons are moved to left side of screen. I found this solution: In regedit go to those 2 destinations HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\ and...

Late last week Microsoft released a new build of Windows 10 for Insiders to test and so I take a look at some of the changes in this build. read more Continue reading...

Windows 10 offers different styles of the onscreen keyboard, allowing you to choose the right one for the right moment. read more Continue reading...

I want to install windows 8.1 on a new SSD, but I want the SSD to MBR instead of GPT. Before installation I changed the disk to MBR using diskpart (through the shift+f10 cmd function) However windows automaticly changes the disk to GPT during installation. How can I install windows 8.1 using MBR?

SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor Preview is a standalone tool that enables users of prior versions to run a set of upgrade rules against their SQL Server database to pinpoint breaking and behavior changes and deprecated features as well as providing help with the adoption of new features such as...

I have just received a long Email from MSN. Briefly, an extract: "We wanted to let you know of some changes. Three of our MSN apps will be discontinued this autumn along with some features on the MSN Food & Drink and MSN Health & Fitness websites. If you have stored any of your data in the...

All of the contents of my folders e.g. lists have had their colour changed to blue- previously it was black. I do not know how this has happened but can I change it back and if so, how?

Change of plan - while playing with various Backup options, I learnt how to select a whole lot of folders and to Copy/Paste them onto my external hard drive. As all my save-worthy Folders are only about 60GB, it's easy to backup the whole lot without bothering about Incremental or Differential...

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I was looking to change my name for Windows 8 because it was somebody else's. I can't find the Account Summary page to change it! Can someone please help me?

Hi I don't think this has been posted here anyplace... This covers a number of changes that are coming in the next update. Mike

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released nine security bulletins – three rated Critical and six rated Important in severity, to address 56 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Server software. We...

The first project demo in the new series with project members Jon & Mehmet joining me in the studio to discuss the Extracting Effective Permissions from TFS project by the Visual Studio ALM Rangers. The release of the Extracting effective permissions from TFS research findings, packaged in a...