The update brings five main improvements. If you use the store to download apps on ARM64 devices, the new update brings native support for the platform that translates into faster and better performance when using the app. When updating apps manually, the Microsoft Store will now skip apps running on the desktop to prevent losing any critical work that hasn’t been saved. If you come across an Android app available through the Microsoft Store, you will now see a pop-up to install it on Windows 11....

Here are some instructions and details: nearly all the Windows PCs at the Microsoft Store online are eligible. The promotional offer is valid right-now until February 18, 2013; the purchase must be made on PCs with value over $699 — note that if you try to buy 2 $499 computers the voucher will not appear –. The $100 coupon will be delivered to you by February 19, 2013 and you must use it before March 17, 2013....

It’s worth noting that Microsoft retail stores in the U.S. and Canada are also participating of this $100 discount to purchase a new PC. This is how the trade-in works: Go to the MicrosoftStore.com and look for the “Upgrade PC Windows XP” page and simply choose one of the Windows 8.1 PCs participating in this promotional offer. If you’re running Windows XP the offer will pop-up automatically. If you prefer to go to a Microsoft retail store near you, just bring your Windows XP PC and you’ll save $100 in your new Windows 8....

According to the report Microsoft plan is to put the “Lumia” name front-and-center, phasing out “Nokia”, name that is hardly mentioned by Microsoft lately. Also it seems that the software maker is getting ready to kill the “Windows Phone” name and logo in its mobile operating system on ads and marketing campaigns in favor of simply “Windows”. The news should not come as a surprise to anyone, Microsoft’s latest advertisements promoting its Lumia 930 and HTC One M8 phones don’t even mention the “Windows Phone” name, they just say “Windows”....

I guess that when you believe in your product, losing a bit of money means nothing when you can gain new customers. The new trade-in program runs from June 20th and ends July 31st, it’s only valid at the Microsoft Store (not online), and it’s limited to stores in the U.S. and Canada. And in order for the MacBook Air to qualify in the trade-in, the laptop must be in a working condition....

Now let’s dive into Nokia’s specific features for the Lumia line of phones included in the Black update: As I wrote earlier the latest addition is App Folder. This app is currently available for Lumia 1020 and 925 devices and it adds the ability to group apps and settings in the Start screen using a live tile. Next is Nokia Camera, this app unifies all the Nokia’s photo apps into one really simple app....

To be able to send and receive emails using Hotmail, you need to create a Windows Live ID here, with any email address from any email service that you already have. After you verify your email address, you can then get access to Hotmail with the address that you used, e.g. “[email protected]”. Source Inside Windows Live All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....

OneDrive Files On-Demand, similar to placeholders, is the concept to store just tiny pieces of metadata with a thumbnail of a file, instead of downloading the entire file to your computer. This process allows to access hundreds of gigabytes of OneDrive files without having to download them and use storage on your computer. If you need to use a file, you simply double-click the placeholder which will trigger the rest of the download, and once opened it’ll stay on your device....

12 stunning images of snow covered mountains and lakes and all their splendor, are just the peaceful sight you need before getting your fingers into typing for long hours. You can download all of them free for Windows. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section. Theme direct download link All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....

Today I have picked 7 different themes, 7 wallpapers and 7 gadgets, which I think are worth to check it out: Themes 7. Bing Dynamic: If you have ever been in Bing.com, you have seen that they use a different image every day for the Bing’s home page. The Bing Dynamic theme has the ability to sync with those images and display them as wallpapers in your desktop automatically. To download this theme follow this link!...

Print preview is a great feature, following the new Google Chrome’s new settings interface, that not only makes it easier to preview the content you are about to print, but you also have the ability to use the option Print to PDF from the Destination drop-down menu (where you would usually go to change the print source). The benefits to print to PDF are abundant, for example, the more obvious are to save paper and ink, it saves money and the environment, and having a file instead of a piece of paper makes it better when you need to share....

The mechanism that FeedBurner uses to calculate your subscribers and reach counts are still the same, but the item stats reflects the traffic that is occurring right now. If you are curious, you can visit the new Google FeedBurner at http://feedburner.google.com/gfb/ or logging into your account and clicking the new link Try out the NEW (beta) version! And to go back click the Old interface link. As a personal note, I would really like to see real-time stats in Google Analytics, what do you think?...

The new version of the Outlook app includes a redesigned interface that looks very similar to the service’s web version to make the experience more consistent across platforms. Also, the new email client includes support for personal accounts from Outlook.com and older names of the service, such as Hotmail and Windows Live, which were missing from the beta version of the app. As part of the design changes, the team built a more straightforward Ribbon menu, dynamic calendar column widths to adjust the space to give to each day, and Quick Steps feature to show personalized triage actions and more....

However, since you are now in control of upgrading new feature updates, the question remains whether you should install it now or wait some additional time. The reason is that it’s a known fact that during the early days, devices have higher chances of running into problems. In this guide, we will try to determine whether you should install or skip Windows 10 20H2. Is it safe to install version 20H2?...

A great day to get together and honor The States by being United! Then start celebrating the Fourth of July by grabbing some inspiration while decorating your desktop computer of red, white and blue. This Independence Day wallpaper collection contains 10 beautiful high resolution wallpapers of waving flags, the Mount Rushmore which features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents, statue of Liberty, the majestic eagle, fireworks, and more....

Microsoft launches Office 365 Personal, a $6.99 subscription service for those customers who only need to install Office 2013 on one PC and one Tablet. With Windows XP getting closer to the end of support the Microsoft Store is now offering $50 gift cards to those who move away from the 23-year-old operating system and switching to Windows 8.1. If you’re in need of a new Xbox 360, you’ll be happy to know that the software giant is now promoting a new Xbox 360 Spring Value Bundle, which gets you a brand new console with 250GB of storage, and two free games....

New information also started surfacing this week about the next version of Microsoft’s operating system, which may or may not be called Windows 9. Among the new interesting details, Microsoft may be planning to release a Windows 9 preview by fall timeframe. Also we now have more information about how the new Start Menu is going to work in Windows 9. Before it arrives in Windows, Microsoft has decided to bring Office to Android, however the company also wants users and software enthusiast to help them get this suite of applications ready....

As part of the Redstone 3 update, Windows 10 build 16179 rolled to testers delivering a new power throttling feature, and now allows Windows 10 Pro users to disable the Lock screen. Microsoft announced that is targeting March and September of every year to release new feature updates of Windows 10, which also indicates that the upcoming Redstone 3 update will roll out to users sometime in September. Surface Studio received an audio driver update enabling users to use Cortana to wake up the machine, and Surface Pro 3 gets new firmware update to improve the power related performance....

Although the look and feel of Windows 10 remains the same, in this new version you’ll find a number of great new features and enhancements. If you want to know what’s new, watch my hands-on video review highlighting all the new features. Additionally, I’ve also added a guide listing everything that’s new in the new feature update of Windows 10. Microsoft also released cumulative update KB4015583 for Windows 10 version 1703 addressing a number of problems with the Creators Update, and update KB4015217 for version 1607 bringing a slew of fixes for devices running the Anniversary Update....

Along with the official release for phones, the software giant also released two new test versions of Windows 10 Mobile, as part of the Redstone 3 update, including build 15207 and build 15208. However, these new builds don’t introduce any new features, instead they only deliver a few fixes and improvements. Microsoft also released Windows 10 Redstone 3 (OS build 16184) for PCs enrolled in the Fast ring of the Windows Insider Program....