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It does not receive mention often but, Search has be much improved & expanded in Windows 8.1 Cheers, Drew .1

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A recent Official Microsoft Blog spells out how Microsoft see the recent launch of it's new operating system and the resulting criticism. Personally if all we hear about the next 8.1/Blue/Service Pack update is true regarding the inclusion of some legacy GUI features then I think Windows 8...

Did you know, you can search in Windows 8 without using the Charms Bar and clicking on "Search"? When on the Start Screen, just type what you want to search for. Doesn't work when on the Desktop. Nice little feature and improvement. Don

The forum looks 100% better! Thanks Mike!

Hello everyone, I have created an application for Windows 8, but I'm not having much success. Do you have ideas suggestions or tips to improve it? PerciGal Thanks a lot :nevreness:

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Some of you may have noticed us improving our defense-in-depth practices for bulletins by supplying sha1 and sha2 hashes in the Knowledge Base (KB) articles. This has been most visible in the KB with the addition of the “File hash information” section, but it is also noted in the...

Describes an update that improves the performance of the Printbrm.exe command-line tool on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

Bart De Smet is back and he's going to go deep into improvements made to Rx 2.0 RC (so, Rx 2.0 getting close to coming out of the oven!). As you'd expect, Bart and company have been very busy since Rx 2.0 Beta - lots of performance and reliability improvements and some heavy work in how Rx...

Address common security issues in Windows. Link Removed

Hi I love stuff like this, I'm always messing up my computer! But some of these things could be useful to some people. The 20 Best Registry Hacks to Improve Windows - How-To Geek Mike

Describes a hotfix that improves tracing for iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7. Link Removed

By Paul Thurrott With developers now tearing up the Windows 8 developer preview and looking for hidden gems, we’re going to soon see an amazing number of utilities aimed at improving the Windows 8 experience and, in some cases, making it work more like its predecessors. While I can’t endorse or...

While our announcements are usually more focused on serious matters related changes to the website, here is a change which many of our members will enjoy. Coming soon, we will be improving the quality of our forum smilies. The SmileyCompany, home to one of the most recognisable logos in the...

With our features laid to bare, we hope to re-assemble our team of volunteer experts around the world. Here at Windows 7 Forums, we are dedicated to providing our viewers and members with the best possible forum experience online. That includes the ability to use so many features, and take...

A recent poll conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that public satisfaction with Microsoft software continues to rise, large due to the success of the Windows 7 operating system (OS). Microsoft scored a record high 79 points in the latest poll figures, marking...

Nokia has described the current Windows Phone platform as useless, but now Microsoft executives indicate that Windows 8 smartphones will be better. Source: Yahoo! News

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a short site survey to gauge member satisfaction on the website. Link Removed (You must be registered and logged in to view this page) We hope to use this information to improve the overall experience on the website for the greatest number of visitors...