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Anyone know if I can upgrade to windows 10 and try it out with my current install, then install it again with a clean install?

Being older than some rocks, I get up often at night. When I got up at 1:00, I turned on the computer. Nothing. I checked Windows Update and was shocked when it asked if I were ready. That would have been 1:15 and by 1:45 I had Windows 10. The downloading and installation was automatic. My only...

The countdown to our Windows 10 launch continues. Today, we’re talking about multi-doing on Windows 10. Our lives are busier than ever requiring us to juggle more tasks, both big and small. Wouldn’t it be great if our devices could help make accomplishing our tasks simpler? With features like...

With just 2 weeks to go, Microsoft is rolling out what could be the last Windows Insider Build before July 29. read more Continue reading...

Hi everyone. A while back, we held a contest to give ten Windows Insiders a chance to win a trip to Microsoft headquarters here in Redmond. Winners were selected based on videos they submitted on what they like most about Windows 10 and the Windows Insider Program. As usual, Insiders came...

:)) My Macbook was stolen a few days ago and now it's time to get a new computer. Not certain that I'll get another Mac. Aside from several things that I'm not crazy about with Apple and the Macbook, there's this consideration. I backed up my whole hard drive onto an external hard disk. Whenever...

Read how Microsoft IT applied a unique development paradigm from their toolset to design an integrated productivity solution. This toolset design provides sales and marketing teams a dashboard view of essential apps, tools, and data sources to make decisions, to meet targets, and to improve the...

The Countdown Show continues, with Episode 13! Link Removed joins Link Removed and Link Removed to cover the details of the Ignite Attendee Celebration and the online broadcast experience. They fill you in on what to expect as well as give you some helpful tips. See a special video message from...

Just a reminder that there’s still time to enter our Windows Insider contest for a chance to win a trip to the Microsoft World Headquarters here in Redmond. We are inviting 10 Windows Insiders for a two-day event to have a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how we’re co-developing...

I've been using my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 as my primary device in recent months as opposed to my desktop As I am trying to embrace the mobile age and one of the things that I'm a little bit disappointed in is that a lot of its office apps are not too good with a lot of catches like subscriptions...

Today's inspirational project is one that, well, sells itself... (and one that I want in my Man Cave :) Link Removed A lost puppy and his Clydesdales stablemates may have commanded the advertising spotlight during Super Bowl XLIX, but for our money, the real marketing magic from brewer...

Rick and Mark have now completed 3 in a row! We're back - covering the news items MSFTies are Ping'in each other about. We cover your comments from last time and are trying to talk about OTHER new items since the BIG Windows event on January 21st... It's hard. ;) Link Removed Drop box now has...

Hi I'm still interested in running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine. What free VM software do people use. I'd pay for VMware Player if I was sure it would work but after my experience with Virtual Machine I'd like to actually try it out before I buy it. Mike I just found that there is a free...

I need to use this program for my programing class, each window search a different task. My problem is, it is very difficult to switch between those opened windows because they all look the same. When I go down the list, there is no animation show the list move because every window's name is...

I had a Windows error, and when I rebooted a disk check started. This has happened before, but I've never had anything that looked like this. After I logged in and started Chrome, all of my extensions were missing. Any advice/experience with something like this? Link Removed Link Removed...

Media eXperience Analyzer (MXA) is a visualization tool that assists engineers with optimizing performance and quality for Media scenarios such as audio/video playback & capture, Miracast, and Skype. Link Removed

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...

If your running Windows 8.1 then in order to keep the os regularly updated the 8.1.1 update should be applied. Microsoft have extended the period for 30 days after which point the vanilla version of 8.1 will stop receiving updates: Ref: Link Removed We have a thread containing links for the...

Today being the 8th of April 2014 means that Microsoft have finally stopped supporting this amazing operating system. See the link below for more information. Ref: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help

I'm familiar with the basic differences in these drives, as far as specs go. I'm quite familiar with the WD30EZRX drives, but am wondering if I can expect similar reliability in the 4TB green label drive, or if they have any kind of bugs that I should be aware of? I would like to get a 4TB...