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  1. Microsoft Launches Windows 365 Link: The Future of Cloud Computing

    The tech industry is abuzz following Microsoft's unveiling of the Windows 365 Link, touted as the first true cloud-based personal computer. This new offering aims to revolutionize how we think about computing by merging traditional hardware with the boundless capabilities of the cloud. Let's...
  2. Start sync link is now no longer highlighted in WMP

    In my Windows 10 WMP, my Start sync link is no longer highlighted when I have my phone connected to my personal computer. I'm trying to download songs from my computer into my phone, which I have done dozens of time, but now the Start sync link won't highlight so that I can click it. So, does...
  3. Windows 10 W10 Pro Laptop suddenly cold boots slow (has SSD for C:)

    Hello, I am a help desk tech with 25 yrs experience so pretty skilled I would say. I am having a sudden issue with my personal laptop. It has recently as in within the past week started taking an unusually long time to get Windows to start from a cold boot. I wind up sitting for approximately...
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    Windows 10 500GB SSD Drive what's the best way to use it .

    Hello all , I bought a 500GB SSD Drive about 2 years ago now . I had a bit spare money , a inheritance gift . I decided to build my own computer , there was someone building a gaming PC on youtube . And i thought that looks pretty easy , I went to a couple of dealers on Ebay ( just to make sure...
  5. Windows 7 Can someone help me with my advanced Light touch deployment

    I have the problem details listed in a technet post. Please provide any assistance you can. Link Removed I know this might be over some peoples heads as this fourm is about personal computers and not enterprise deployments but I figured I would give you guys a shot. I cant get it to go.
  6. The History of Microsoft - 1975 | The History of Microsoft

    Thirty-four years ago, a nineteen year old kid and his twenty-two year old business partner sold their first program to a little computer company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program was called BASIC, and it was the start of this company we call Microsoft. Today, we’re beginning a brand...
  7. The Commodore VIC-20

    Commodore VIC 20 Computer The VIC-20 (Germany: VC-20; Japan: VIC-1001) is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first computer of any...
  8. Windows 7 Save Money on Backups: Use Built-in Windows 7/8 Software Instead of Paid Family Packs

    If you want to back up your computers you have to buy afamily pack for 3 times the price. A couple of years ago before the familypacks you could put software on all your personal computers but now you have tohave a license for each "Personal" computer. So why pay a hundreddollars for your backup...
  9. Lab Review: Microsoft eyes tablet market with Windows 8

    MICROSOFT gave a sneak preview of Windows 8, a next-generation operating system designed to work on both personal computers and touchscreen tablets. Link Removed
  10. Windows 1.0 through Windows 7 installed and upgraded on one machine

    When I got my first PC it was a Hewlett Packard 486DX-66 running Windows 3.11. I have no recollection of ever having used Windows 1.0-3.0 as the computers we used at school were BBC Micros, so my home PC was my first Windows experience. This video is therefore both informative and a visual...
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    Windows 7 Win7 UAC, file permissions and the like

    Win7-64 HP OEM on a new desktop at my home and used -only- by myself ... Win7 and I are new to each other. I've heard that it is a good idea to run a user account in my circumstance and avoid using the Admin account for the most part. That's what I've trying to do, and it is a sizable...
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    Windows 7 Installing XP after Windows 7

    Hello, I have Windows 7 curently installed on my personal computer. I uninstalled Windows XP to get it. After trying Windows 7 I like it alot except I changed my mind. I would like to have Windows XP installed on the machine just in case I ever need it. I want to keep Windows 7 as the primary...