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Does anyone know if Telemetry is only for the Technical / Consumer Previews? I've installed Windows 10 via the provided ISO's on the Microsoft website. These are not the Technical Preview ISO's. My question is, do these versions still contain Telemetry methods? I have nothing to hide, I'm just...

I have this little green marker on the left top of my avatar. Does that mean anything? Just curious.

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I’m hoping that those of you who are already Linux users will share some insight, perspective, and experience to help guide those of us who are ready to jump in. Some specific questions are listed below. Please answer as much as you feel inclined. All input helps. It is not necessary to...

Hi All, Just curious about the Media Center that I was able to get free with Windows 8 pro. In Windows 8 it was a separate download. Is the Media Center included with windows 8.1 pro? Or when I upgrade to 8.1 next month will it be available for me to download free...

Hi all I was wondering if the price for Consumer Windows 8 has been announced? I know that Windows 8 Pro will cost 40$ but i haven't heard anything about the regular Windows 8. This is just of pure curiosity, and i am sorry if this has been answered before, but i couldn't search it up, and a...

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I've had 2 spurious emails sent from here but with Nobody <[email protected]> the sender. Both are stating that a post I put up 3 years ago has been deleted. Wasn't overly concerned but just curious as the msg was apparently generated as a private msg to me hence wondered if it...

My home network has XP Vista and W7 so I never bothered with Home Group. Are W7 and W8 Home Groups compatible? Just curious really. Joe

Well, y'all knew I'd toss my 2 cents in here Yes, I, too, knew the numbers, the specs, even the motivators & goals, in advance AND what it all suggested... hell, I even sat through a whole morning of listening the Steve rant about its greatness & appeal... I muddled about w/ the DP. We are...

PONDER •I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. •There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead. •Life is sexually transmitted. •Healthy is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. •The only difference between a...

As one era ends with the shuttle another one starts with Mars? You can read more on this nuclear powered vehicle here: Link Removed due to 404 Error

A court trial in Florida has turned life upside for a 43-year-old man from Darby, Pennsylvania. Watch video and full story: Link Removed due to 404 Error

just curious on what people would say on this :D if you had the chance to invent something new, never been done before, never been thought of what would it be? if you can post the name of the invention and what it does :)

# snapjudgment Microsoft yesterday released a video walkthrough of its brand new interface , and while it's notably touch-friendly, Microsoft noted that this is the new Windows for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices alike. It's still too early to understand exactly how it'll work in practice...

Under users I have a folder with the following name UPdatUser, all the sub folders are empty and the Icon for the User folder has locked symbol on it. I am wondering what this is? It really takes no space, so just out of intellectual curiosity can it be deleted and what function does it serve?

The real-time Internet is crowding out the future and the past. Here's what to do about it. Search the Internet for a time machine and you may end up with an empty wallet and painful injuries, if the movie Napoleon Dynamite is accurate. I don't recommend buying a time machine on eBay. But...

Here's one for you......Why is it when widows releases updates and you receive them, and you have more than one computer....networked or not......that each computer some running the exact same specs than others, that the updates for each computer arrive at different days and times? Very...

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I installed Windows 7 Professional without problems, including updating all my drivers. After loading the basic operating system I noticed, as part of the boot-up process, following the 4 colour moving Microsoft logo, there then follows exactly 60 seconds of blank screen, followed by the final...