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  1. News

    Have you tried Meet Now? No better time than this year’s holiday meals

    There’s no getting around the fact most of us are going to miss being together with friends and family for the holidays. But of course we can still gather online, and Windows can help, with the Meet Now tool. Meet Now makes it easy to share a meeting link that everyone can join, no sign-ups or...
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    Plan ahead to celebrate the holidays with loved ones virtually

    Families are already planning to get together virtually this holiday season, but have you thought about what you can do to make those meetings fun and memorable? Especially for kids, a video call is only going to hold their attention for so long. Fortunately the Windows team has come up with a...
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    VIDEO The Secret to Getting a Perfect Paint Finish with no Brush Marks

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    VIDEO Carpenter Pencil Tips And Tricks 99% Of People Don'T Know!

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    VIDEO How to LOWER Temperatures on Ryzen 3000 CPUs

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    Windows 10 one laptop heats up too much this time

    The next door neighbor (well almost) left his laptop on the stove, which when not noticing it, the wife turned on one of the burners to cook supper. Needless to say, the case was more than slightly warped but he turned it on and it seemed to work well. Leaving it on while he went to the pantry...
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    Windows 10 windows upgrade 7 to 10

    I am tasked with upgrading Win 7 workstations to Win 10. I have successfully upgraded two(2) windows 7 machines to Windows 10 using the Media creation tool with the option "Upgrade this PC". The process took about 30 minutes for each and one workstation was a 32-bit OS and the other was a...
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    Microsoft solitaire question

    Both Klondike and Freecell now have choices of levels to play at, such as Master and Random. It specifically notes that some Random choices will be impossible to solve. Does this imply that other categories' games are always solvable? I've had some really bad setups in Klondike which appear...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance very slow

    Friends, Can anyone suggest us, which are basic hardware Requirement for windows 10 OS? and also if we fulfill the basic requirement for Windows 10 OS still we getting a slow performance of Windows 10 So, what changes we should do to enhance better performance of Windows 10 Please Suggest
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut List

    Thought I'd put together a list of keyboard shortcuts available in Windows 10. This is by no means a complete list, and feel free to PM me with any contributions. will be used to denote the Windows Key Two Key Shortcuts + Q : Opens up the search pane +W : Opens the Windows Ink workspace...
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    Windows 7 defragmentation step 6 does not load.

    hey there my defragmentation stops at step 6 and does not load after reach step 6. its defenetivly stoped and not loading any more, take hours on Zero % without go ahead from 0%. any tipps or windows functions i can use there ? ty
  12. Hydrarchos

    Cloning your SSD onto a new SSD

    Hi all, I'm currently in the process of moving over from MacOS to Windows. While it has not been a problem-free experience (is there really no affordable and user-friendly ref manager for Windows?) I'm generally satisfied with my machine. Thing is, though, that just now that I have everything...
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    Tips for Securing Windows XP (Yes, Win XP)

    Win XP may still be lurking in your organization. Here's where you might find it and how to go about securing Windows XP. Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 How To Auto Log Onto Win10 Without Entering Password After Reboot

    I have recently notice that after I changed the name of my PC, my computer no longer automatically logs into Windows after a reboot. It gets hung up on the login screen and now I notice TWO profiles at the lower left hand corner. I don’t need the profile which is highlighted in red. I assume...
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    Windows 10 New to Windows. Any tips, things to do etc...

    For my whole adult life life had a Macbook Pro and last week that was the last thing to go as I've spent a year or so getting out the Apple Eco system. Can anyone give me some advice on tips on using Windows 10? Things you wished you knew it could do sooner? I'm doing some casual gaming. Using...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 phone: How to add ringtones to existing phone list

    I have downloaded ringtones, however they don't get added to the ringtone list available for the phone. With Windows 10 phone, I don't see where I can select a ringtone for incoming messages, I'm hoping it comes with the next Windows 10 build. Mean while I would like to find out how to add...
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    Privacy and Security Discussion

    What do to protect your identity online? What's your threat model? How did you come up with your threat model? What are your primary concerns with your information being online and the online services and apps you use? How do you protect yourself online? Do you use Gmail or Protonmail? Do you...
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    Windows 7 I'm finally going to go to Win 10 from Win 7

    I don't really want to do this, but it seems my 290x-TriX could really use some DX12 love at this point in it's life cycle. So, as far as gaming is related: Have you noticed any difference between Windows 7 and 10? Any have any issues with Steam library needing to be re-downloaded? (Steam...
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    Windows 10 Tip: Organize your busy lives with a family notebook in OneNote

    Grocery lists. Vacation planning. Shared notes. Families share information every day, and often, it’s challenging to capture it all and keep it up to date. That’s where a family notebook comes in. Share to-do lists, recipes, vacation plans, and more Once your notebook is created, it will be...
  20. Going all in on Microsft

    So I'm trying a little (actually big) experiment. I'm switching over to all Microsoft services and products; Edge, email, music, Office, and apps. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations? Or some good websites that are dedicated to being all in on Microsoft, maybe some aspirin to use as I...