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COMPUTERS 
April 8, 2016 Never 10 Prevents Windows 7, 8.1 PCs From Upgrading to Windows 10
Plenty of people, including us, like Windows 10. It’s a substantial upgrade over Windows 8.1, giving users a plethora of improvements and features. We aren’t, however, a big fan of how Microsoft is pushing this upgrade to some people. Ten months since Windows 10’s release, users on Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 continue to report […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 8, 2016 Windows 10’s Latest Preview Brings Bash Support, Skype UWP, and More
Microsoft took everyone by surprise last week when it announced that it is bringing Linux’s command line Bash to Windows. If you’re a Windows Insider, you can already begin using this feature. Microsoft has released a new preview of Windows 10, build 14316, for Insiders on Fast Ring, with a range of features including cross-device […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 3, 2016 Windows 10: 7 Default Settings You Should Change Immediately After Install
Released on July 29, Windows 10 is the newest desktop operating system from Microsoft that is nowrunning on over 110 million devices. It comes with a plethora of useful new features including a revamped Start menu, digital assistant Cortana, and Action Center. Also, in terms of functionality and performance, the new operating system offers substantial […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 3, 2016 How to Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates
Microsoft has made it mandatory for Windows 10 users to update their computer. The company has set the new operating system to automatically receive new updates by default. Windows 10 Pro users have an option to delay the updates they receive, but if you are on Windows 10 Home, there isn’t much you can do […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 30, 2016 Microsoft Makes Special Edition of Windows 10 for China’s Government
Microsoft is said to have made a special version of Windows 10 for the Chinese government. Dubbed Windows 10 Zhuangongban, or “Windows 10 Specially-provided Edition,” the variant boasts of fewer consumer-centric features when compared to Windows 10 Home (hence, Windows 10 Pro), but offers additional security measures as mandated by the Chinese government. Chinese publication […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 30, 2016 Popular BitTorrent Client Transmission Now Available for Windows
Popular BitTorrent client Transmission is finally available for Windows users. The open-source app, which has been present on OS X and Linux for years, was released for users of Microsoft’s desktop platform recently. Transmission is a community-driven application that offers a “fast, easy, and free” downloading experience. Used by millions of users, the Windows application […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 28, 2016 Windows 10: 7 Default Settings You Should Change Immediately After Install
Released on July 29, Windows 10 is the newest desktop operating system from Microsoft that is nowrunning on over 110 million devices. It comes with a plethora of useful new features including a revamped Start menu, digital assistant Cortana, and Action Center. Also, in terms of functionality and performance, the new operating system offers substantial […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 28, 2016 CMD Commands Every Windows User Must Know
Back in the day, using a desktop computer meant typing in a range of commands. You have to realise that roughly two decades ago, there wasn’t any Start menu or a taskbar. The friendly graphics user interface as we know it today didn’t exist, and a black screen with a blinking cursor was all we […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 Windows 10 Now a Mandatory Update – Here’s How You Can Stop It From Installing
If you’re running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. You never requested it, so why are you getting it? The automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has […]
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NEWS 
March 19, 2016 Microsoft Launches Windows 10 Update History Portal to Highlight Changes
Microsoft on Tuesday released a new update (build number 10586.104) for Windows 10 to fix a number of bug fixes including security vulnerabilities in its Edge Web browser. The Redmond-based company also launched a dedicated portal on which it now showcases all the features and changes it seeds with the new Windows 10 update. Since […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 NexDock Claims to Turn Windows 10 Mobile Smartphones, Mini-PCs Into Laptops
Over the past few months, we’ve seen smartphones such as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL getting so powerful that they can nearly serve as a Windows 10 desktop when connected to a display. We also have miniature computers such as the Raspberry Pi that can be plugged into a display and work as […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 Hybrid With Windows 10 Launched at MWC 2016
Huawei at its pre-MWC 2016 on Sunday announced that it is entering the PC business. The Chinese conglomerate unveiled its MateBook, its first 2-in-1, or laptop-tablet hybrid. The retail price of the MateBook starts at $699 (roughly Rs. 48,000). The MateBook runs Windows 10 Pro. The MateBook, which has a metal unibody, resembles the Microsoft’s […]
