About this tag
The tag 'pc world' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions referencing articles and reports from PC World, a technology publication. Topics include security threats such as rootkits and DDoS attacks, Microsoft's Windows 10 S mode, hardware announcements like the Nvidia Titan X, and E3 gaming highlights. Users also share experiences with PC World as a retailer, including issues purchasing Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 installation media. The tag reflects community engagement with PC World's tech news and retail services.
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Windows 10 Stay away from S5Mark VPN it's a rootkit really
PC World just posted a article where Bitdefender found S5Mark VPN to actually be a rootkit and not a VPN. Article link : S5Mark is a 'VPN' that is actually a rootkit in disguise, BitDefender says- brkkab
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- article bitdefender cybersecurity disguise internet safety malware online security pc world privacy protection risk rootkit s5mark scam security software tech news threat detection user awareness vpn
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 10 Microsoft's Windows 10 S Joke of the Year !!!!!!
Appqrently Microsoft thinks all us Windows 10 user's want Windows 10 S more than Windows 10 and our desktop programs/software that work's better, might I add much better than any of Microsoft's Modern App's. Funny article to prove this Microsoft lame claim. Microsoft expects the 'majority of...- brkkab
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- article claims community consumer expectations critique desktop apps feedback humor microsoft modern apps pc world performance software technology update user experience windows 10 windows users
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Nvidia announces the Titan X
Here's a link to a articele PC World put up about Nvidia announcing the new Titan X kast night. Surprise! Nvidia reveals a new Pascal-powered Titan X and it looks like an utter monster- brkkab
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- announcement components gaming graphics hardware nvidia pascal pc world performance titan
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 10 PC World made E3 Easy for gamers
PC World just made E3 easy for gamers. They just put up a article that has videos of each game announced at E3. 47 must-see PC gaming gems revealed at E3 2016: Watch every trailer- brkkab
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- announcement games gaming pc world trailer video
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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A few security articles PC World put up.
**Worth Reading** Here are a few articles PC World put up today about security and new threats. Massive DDoS attacks reach record levels as botnets make them cheaper to launch Check your BITS, because deleting malware might not be enough 5 ways to stop spam from invading your email- brkkab
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- article botnet cybersecurity ddos email malware pc world security spam threats
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 8 MS Indonesia chief said Win 9 is free for Win 8 users
Read this article ..... PC World, Sep 28, 2014 11:20 AM excerpts: According to Indonesian news site Detik.com (via BGR), Andreas Diantoro, the president of Microsoft Indonesia, confirms that Windows 9 will be a free upgrade for all Windows 8 users. We don’t yet know if Windows 9 will be free to...- davidhk129
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- andreas diantoro article consumer data free upgrade indonesia microsoft pc world tech news upgrade windows 7 windows 8 windows 9 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows Users In England WON'T Be Able To Buy Windows 8.1 In High street Stores.
For the past 3 weeks now I have been trying to buy a windows 8.1 installation DVD so that I can install Windows 8.1 on one of my netbook. So i phoned up PC worls which is the main computer store here in England where I am. The customer services adviser told me they only sell Windows 8 but not...- Andrea Borman
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- app store customer service download dvd england high street installation iso metro ui microsoft netbook online shopping pc world retail software availability technology telephonic order windows 8.1 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 windows 7 32 to 64
hi im 15 and i bought windows 7 from PC world i asked about changing my 32 bit computer to a 64bit and the employee said to just stick the 64bit disk and it would work i put the disk in and it said it wouldnt allow me to install 64 bit which got me annoyed i put on 32bit and its alright but i...- mattheweve15
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- 32-bit 64-bit error help installation pc world quad core support upgrade windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Win 7 to Win 8: The system's biggest improvements
PC World has the article. I did not see this referenced anywhere. If it is , sorry.- Medico
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- compatibility features improvements pc world performance system changes upgrade user experience windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows update now no Internet PC world said delete hard drive.
Hello this being my first post so a BIG hello. A couple of weeks ago my laptop installed windows 7 up dates then shut down and restarted only to find there is no Internet connection. my laptop come with a warranty from PC world so after hours of trying to resolve the problem I took it to PC...- Craigmac
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- hard drive internet access laptop issues pc world software troubleshooting user support warranty windows 7 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Computer restored to factory settings yet CD drive on the computer
Okay I'm fixing my sisters computer, It froze on her, when she tried to start it up again it went into some sort of system repair mode and after about 20hrs of this (no joke) it gave me the option to restore the computer to factory settings, it also gave me the option to install some sort of...- Redharc
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- amd processor backup installation computer fix device repair factory reset hard drive hp pavilion laptop issues memory issues pc world software recovery system repair system settings tech support troubleshooting user help windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win 7 HP boot files missing or corrupt
I have an Advent Roma 2001 configured, in PC World style, with a "recovery partition" alongside the system partition and, after resolving a hard disk problem, I found that the machine would not start/boot Windows 7. clearly some necessary files are missing or corrupted, but the normal system...- slowhand59
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- advent boot issues command line corrupted files data recovery error guidance hard drive installation issues pc world recovery partition recovery tools repair disk startup issues system repair system restore tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Connection failure for one specific address: PCWorld.com
Hi, I have been having, for a week or two, the weirdest problem ever. Let's say I try to follow a link in PCWorlds newsletter, I then get an error message saying: "Connection Failed. Firefox cannot connect to the server at Reviews and News on Tech Products, Software and Downloads - PC World. -...- Commander_Cool
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- access browser connection error failure firefox internet issues links network pc world problem server support tech industry troubleshooting website
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 My head not my heart (or 0x80070005)
How I wish I listened to my head not my heart. I wanted Windows 7 to be a success because I like using Microsoft's software, I'm not a Mac fan simply because I never used one. A couple of months ago I bought an Acer Aspire 5810T, great computer but with Vista installed. No problem I thought, I...- Nimrod
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- acer clean install error installation mac microsoft network issues pc world software tech support upgrade user experience windows 7 windows upgrade windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Anyone got there Windows 7 delivered early
Went round my friends house today and in his porch was a parcel been posted so he opened it and inside was a copy of Windows 7 Professional which he ordered from PC World and so he checked his emails and they said they would be posting it out on the 22nd and will take between 5-7 working...- Tip-Top
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- delivery email order parcel pc world professional royal mail shipping strike windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 upgrading to rtm (ultimate) which one to buy
Hi everyone i was randomly searching the web and came upon this web page : Link Removed confirming that i can upgrade from rc1 to rtm ultimate However it doesn't tell me if what version to buy windows 7 ultimate upgrade or...- nishi100
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- forum rules pc world release candidate rtm software purchase tech support ultimate upgrade windows 7 windows upgrade
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 UK Sales Still Strong
Windows 7 Preorders for the UK and are still very strong. Comet have now sold out of both Home Premium and Professional. So now the only stores left are: Currys PC World Staples Tesco Direct ----------------------------- Amazon and microsoft store are selling it at the full price...- PcBoyGeorge
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- amazon comet currys home premium pc world pre-order pricing professional sales staples technology tesco uk sales windows 7
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- Forum: Windows News
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Amazon Stoped Pre-order
Amazon has got so many windows 7 preorders that they have removed it from microsofts site and are offering it at the retail price of £74.99 But stores such as pc world and comet are still selling at £44.99 I luckily got mine at Comet!- PcBoyGeorge
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- amazon comet pc world pre-order pricing retail prices sales windows 7
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows Vista Vista compabaility with budget laptops....?
Hi - I have a simplish question I was hoping someone could help me with. Basically I'm about to buy a budget laptop (say £500 / $1000) for simple home use (writing, DivX film watching etc)... just the usual stuff. My problem is that I'm encountering contrasting advice about the...- Unregistered
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- advice budget laptops compatibility dell divx graphics card home use online literature pc world premium specs upgrade windows vista windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support