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I can't believe I've never blogged about this project from Link Removed. I spend a good 30+ minutes going through all my post resources, looking for past posts on this. Yet nothing. What was I thinking? Well to make it up to you and Mads he gets not one post this week, but two! :) Anyway...

The difference between winning and losing on the racetrack can be measured in microseconds. The Lotus F1 Team uses Microsoft technology to maximize performance and efficiency on and off the track. Link Removed Equipped with Link Removed smartphones, members of the Lotus F1 Team have access to...

Original release date: August 28, 2015 Systems Affected Networked systems Overview US-CERT has observed an increase in Domain Name System (DNS) traffic from client systems within internal networks to publically hosted DNS servers. Direct client access to Internet DNS servers, rather than...

I just noticed that my Network Frame 3.5 was turned off. When I turned it on my boot up time went from 7 seconds to about 30 seconds. Do I need it turned on in Windows 10? I turned it back off and my boot up time went back to 7 seconds. I have been running 10 without it with no problems since...

Windows 10 offers a more enhanced Snap Assist feature than its predecessor, Windows 8.1. But, mastering it takes some practice and know how. read more Continue reading...

Today’s Internet of Things landscape is a modern day Tower of Babel – a proliferation of communication protocols and data formats across the device ecosystem that make it difficult for devices to “speak the same language” and work together in harmony. This reality makes it difficult for us to...

Travel just got easier with the updated Link Removed. Now, the Marriott app gives you the freedom and ease of making your reservations, checking in and checking out 24/7 from just about anywhere with your Windows Phone. With this update you’ll enjoy the following features: Mobile check-in and...

This week, we are in Germany for Hannover Messe 2015, the world’s top industrial technology trade fair. Industrial manufacturing relies on cutting-edge technology and Windows plays an increasingly vital role in that future. From plant operations to sales and marketing to global corporate...

Windows devices can be lightweight and highly mobile, yet, when you need it, have the full capabilities of the Windows OS. The Windows Storage and Deployment Teams, the people who bring modern storage APIs, Storage Sense, setup, and servicing to your phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop would like...

I’m thrilled to announce our partnership with Election Systems & Software (ES&S). ES&S has chosen Windows tablets to power a new and innovative fleet of industry-leading electronic poll books! We are so proud to be the technology of choice for a company doing such important work and on such a...

I just set up a brand new laptop running Windows 8.1. I am not new to Windows. I have been using it since the first version came out. Since I will be using this for work and would like it to run as efficiently as possible, I installed Start8, so I can just use the start menu and not have to...

Really like the multiple Desktops. @ 1st thought it was much like Alt-Tab or hovering across Taskbar, basically, another View/Select approach. In 7 (& 8) would run more than one tabbed browser grouping related sites in each. This does that and on a higher level. Can EASILY be done by...

I need to have a shortcut in file explorer go down a list of three targets and pick the first that works. Since I need this for about ten folders, it isn't really efficient to use separate shortcuts and just test which one is working at the time. The problem is that the name of the target is...

Okay, where to start... I start off here. February 10th, 2014 I try to take the side off of my tower, and end up screwing something up. My dad is extremely handy and puts all of the screws back perfectly. However, when I log on, I get the "The RPC Server is Unavailable" error. However, Windows...

It won't be with us just yet but an MSDN blog explains what the new API will mean for the future of gaming: Read the full blog here: Link Removed

I mean, i understand that text files are meant to be simple, but why isn't there a format that allows using colors in your text file, and possibly bold, italic and underline. I mean it would be very useful, since windows doc files are too slow to open and to complicated to edit. Also .java...

This is what I'm doing, and it's a drag. So, if there is a better way, I'd like to know about it. I have a 7 page document, with graphics, that I want to save to my harddrive as a pdf file. I right click the printer/scanner that I have, and select "start scan", then click the button that says...

There are some things w/in Windows 8.1 of which you may not be aware but, should be. 1. Bottom-Left Corner... There is now a Windows logo button on the Taskbar. This acts much the same as the Windows key on the keyboard. Hitting it will give the Start screen & one can toggle back & forth w/...

Hi I just got finished setting up a new laptop for the mother of a friend of ours. She is 88, years old and hasn't used a computer since some time in the 90s. Naturally it has Windows 8 on it. I tried to look at it as if I was 88 years old and didn't' know anything about modern computers. I...

I just used the folder sync function of TI to move a few hundred video files from one drive to another, it worked as expected except that when checking the target drive after completion, it was highly fragmented, and it looks as though it is going to take many hours for defragging. I only used...