For a pre-Beta, Win 8 is impressive, but it freezes after a period of time - often while in media player.
The O/S has been clean installed, over installed and refresh installed repeatedly. Search is disabled via services.msc. Live tiles and various contact-the-net or sharing options are also...
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One of the major concern people had about Windows 8 is the inability to close Metro Applications but Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 pre-beta builds include a touch gesture to close Metro applications. Winrumors has released a video that explains how it works.
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Microsoft has launched a developer preview of Microsoft Windows 8 to the general public. The location can be found here:
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The information contains an assortment of details about the operating system, including the core OS itself, as well as the Metro UI. While unofficial leaks have...
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It’s a great day for Windows enthusiastic and developers, Microsoft has released Windows 8 Developers Preview after the Windows 8 Build developers conference. The Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers.
Windows Developer Preview with developer tools...
Anticipation for Windows 8 is building, and Microsoft apparently is going to be using its Worldwide Partners Conference from July 10 to July 14 to show off a pre-beta build of Windows 8. There is also a rumor that not … Continue reading
Source: Yahoo! News
angry tapir writes "While Microsoft has not announced the release date of its follow-up to Windows 7, an early pre-beta version of Windows 8 (although its official name has not been confirmed) has surfaced on the Internet, the second version to appear within a month. It is the second milestone...
Latest version is second to appear within a month While Microsoft has not announced the release date, or even the official name, of its follow-up to Windows 7, an early pre-beta version of the OS has surfaced on the Internet, the second version to appear within a month.
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While Microsoft has not announced the release date, or even the official name, of its follow-up to Windows 7, an early pre-beta version of the OS has surfaced on the Internet, the second version to appear within a month.
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While Microsoft has not announced the release date, or even the official name, of its follow-up to Windows 7, an early pre-beta version of the OS has surfaced on the Internet, the second version to appear within a month.
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If you haven't upgraded your current computer setup to Windows 7 yet, hold your horses -- the landscape is about to change with Windows 8 now becoming the center of attention. Shortly after Microsoft released a pre-beta build of the operating system to select partners, screenshots have begun...
Secrets gleaned from pre-beta builds of Windows 8 show an Immersive version of Internet Explorer and Modern Reader, a native Microsoft PDF reader.
Source: Yahoo! News
Photos taken from pre-beta builds of Windows 8 sent to various Microsoft partners show greater use of the ribbon interface, a new welcome screen, and a few other surprises.
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The first pre-beta version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has leaked, and as promised there are no noticeable functional changes. Here are some screenshots of the Setup experience.
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I really dont knw,..
but could someone throw light whether the OS which i run is windows 7 build 6801.. could be upgraded directly to windows 7 the beta release...
Okay, I know this is irrelevent (partly because it's outdated), but I do care. The 'old' taskbar which comes with the pre-beta build 6801 doesn't work properly with Aero on my NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200. It just becomes a black bar during Aero mode. Strange, it's worked in the past. I am posting...
A security issue has been identified that could allow an authenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.
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