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    How to Determine the Battery Manufacturer Installed in Your Surface Pro 3

    Use these instructions to determine if your Surface Pro 3 is affected by battery-gate. read more Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 How to Find Bluetooth on Your Laptop After Buying a Bluetooth Speaker

    just purchased a bluetooth speaker, ive never downloaded anything for bluetooth, how do i find bluetooth on my laptop?
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Anniversary Update Available August 2

    JUNE 29, 2016 5:00 AM Windows 10 Anniversary Update Available August 2 By Yusuf Mehdi / Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Group Today we’re excited to announce the next major update to Windows 10 – the Windows 10 Anniversary Update – is coming on August 2. We are committed to...
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    Windows 10 Can't set Headphones as Default Device.

    I'm using a Sades Model SA-901, it has worked perfectly fine until i switched to Windows 10. When i open Play Back Devices and try to set my headphones as the Default Device, the button is pressed but nothing happens. It gives me the option, but it doesn't do anything, for both sound and...
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    Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14366 & Mobile Build 14364

    Hello Windows Insiders! WOW, what a week. You all were on fire last week with the all of the feedback for the double dose of PC + Mobile. I also appreciated you sharing your career/business goals with me this weekend. This is why we build Windows—to enable those goals to happen. Thank you...
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    Sync music

    light off topic, but does anyone know the best software to sync music from windows 10 to Samsung ATIV S? I figure you might know and save me rooting around for 3 hours.:)
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    Windows XP Windows does not recognize USB devices

    I am trying to shut down my old computer and transfer the files to my new computer. I have tried to use a USB transfer cable and also a flash drive to move the files. Anything inserted into any USB port does not show up in Windows Explorer, but if I go into an application such as Word or excel...
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    Windows 8 Cannot connect to internet anymore

    Hi all, I have a Windows PC that I'm running as a media server. It was connected to the internet via Powerline Ethernet Adapter as there is no wireless capability on the computer. However, now it will not connect to the internet no matter what. I have tried the following steps. 1. Changing...
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    Windows 10 Troubleshooting SMS Synchronization Issues on Windows 10 Devices After Hard Reset

    I cannot get sms syncronization between devices to work in WP10. I had to do a hard reset of my phone, and the old sms doesnt come back. The sms's are listed if I go into a contact on my PC it lists the sms's in the log on the person. This does not happen on the WP10. And the old sms's are not...
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    Microsoft Build 2016: Windows 10 Reaches 270 Million Devices and Key Stats Unveiled

    Microsoft opens the latest Build conference with 3 days of reveals, news and of course tech... Reference You can watch Microsoft's Build conference here: Link Removed Conference currently live!!
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    Windows 7 No Sound from Speakers after pairing Bluetooth Headphones

    I have a dell N5110 with Windows 7. After pairing bluetooth headphones the other day, the speakers no longer work. I have tried everything I could think of to fix it. I reinstalled the audio drivers. There is no exclamation point in the drivers and they say they are working okay. I went...
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    Windows 10 win 10 ICON

    I have just installed win10 tho only problem I have is a icon by the clock that says when you cilc on it (open Devices and Printers) how do I remove this
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    Windows 7 How to directly (!) call printer preferences for printer X?

    Assume I installed previously some printer (drivers) for physical and PDF printers. They work. I can access the preferences of e.g. printer X by: START--->Control Panel--->Devices and Printers--->Right click on Printer X---->printing preferences from context menu But: Is there a way to...
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    Windows 7 Epson printer using lots of ink

    Couldn't find a good spot for this so I'll ask here... I have an Epson XP800 inkjet that I bought a few years ago and barely use, maybe 20 pages a year. But that doesn't stop the ink from going away. It's so annoying. Is this normal? Should I move to laser for low volume printing without the...
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    How to pair your Surface Pen with your Surface

    Here’s an easy two-step guide on how to connect your Surface Pen with your Surface 3, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, or Surface Book. Perhaps you just bought a new Surface tablet and skipped through the set-up instructions for the Surface Pen. Or maybe you upgraded to the new Surface Pen for...
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    Windows IoT Core Visual Studio Project Templates

    I guess it's kind of a getting started or template week, including today's Hardware Friday post... :) Link Removed This package contains project templates for Windows IoT Core Applications The Windows IoT Core Project Templates enables development for Windows IoT Core devices (such as...
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    Windows 7 I am looking for audio settings to enter MP3 as the player preferred

    I did RCL on the speaker icon, however the following were the options. open volume mixer playback devices sounds volume control options None of these were audio settings, or at least not the one that would allow me to enter MP3 as the player Lotec
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    Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10586.29

    Hi everyone, I wanted to give you an update on what to expect with Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview builds over the next few weeks and into next year. As our partners and Microsoft ship new Windows 10 mobile devices and existing devices are upgraded to Windows 10, all of our users will start...
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    Windows 10 Wifi is available but Windows 10 on Tablet is unable to connect to Wifi.

    Hi team, I have the user recently bought a new Tablet with Windows 10 installed but unable to connect to wifi Description User has bought a new Sony Tablet with Windows 10 installed. When he search for a wifi , he could see SSID available on his machine and Signal strength is good. However...
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    First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today

    Today, we reach our next milestone as the first major update to Windows 10 is now available* for PCs and tablets. With this update, there are improvements in all aspects of the platform and experience, including thousands of partners updating their device drivers and applications for great...
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