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However no matter when we get the early bits, we’ll have to prepare to safely test drive this new operating system. For starters Windows Technical Preview, is a preview, meaning that it isn’t a finished product, it could be stable enough to run on your PC, but there will be a lot of bugs and a lot of things that might not work properly. Also Microsoft won’t include all the features in the preview, some changes like the new Start menu, windowed modern apps, and other features are expected to arrive in the preview....

Lively Wallpaper is an open-source application that allows you to set videos, webpages, and GIF images as desktop wallpapers and screensavers. The application offers a library with many live wallpapers you can choose from to set as background on Windows 11, but you can always add custom ones. This guide will teach you the steps to set live wallpapers on Windows 11. Set live desktop wallpaper on Windows 11 If you want to set moving desktop wallpapers on Windows 11, you first need to install the app and then select the animation....

If you just bought a new laptop or desktop computer, and you want to set it up properly without junk programs, instead of using the “Reset this PC” feature, you can use the “Fresh Start” feature, which allows you to reinstall Windows 10 using a clean image. Starting with the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Fresh Start is part of the Reset this PC feature, and it’s not longer available from the Windows Security app....

A virtual private network (VPN) is one of the most popular methods for hiding your IP address by letting a service redirect your traffic through a specially configured remote server. When you connect to a VPN server, the connection between your device and service will be encrypted, and the VPN server becomes the source for anyone else. In other words, a VPN hides your IP address, protecting you from hackers on unsecured networks and minimizing online tracking for better privacy....

The idea behind of virtual private network (VPN) is to provide a point-to-point encrypted tunnel that uses the internet as the primary highway to connect users to a remote network offering access to the same resources as if the user was physically present at the remote location. While people who aren’t tech-savvy may find a little difficult to configure and understand this technology, Windows 10 includes easy-to-configure options in the Settings app to get connected to a private network without the need of extra software....

However, if you want to keep automatic updates disabled for Windows 10 while continue getting definition updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus, you’ll need to create a schedule task to download updates automatically. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to download and update definitions manually for the Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10. How to schedule task to definition update on Microsoft Defender How to update definitions with Command Prompt on Microsoft Defender...

Although Windows 11 22H2 will be available as a free upgrade for existing devices running the operating system’s original release, if you have Windows 10, the hardware still needs to meet the minimum requirements to continue the installation process. In a nutshell, you need an Intel’s 8th Gen or newer, AMD Zen 2 or newer, or Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series processor. These requirements are in addition to TPM 2....

When comparing JPEG vs. WebP, image quality are the same, but WebP can be over 30% smaller in size. This means that moving forward, websites can continue to have rich quality images, while saving on bandwidth and power, specially in mobile devices. Popular websites like Facebook and Google+ are already using this image compression technology to deliver faster web browsing in small devices. Google WebP supports lossless and lossy file compression, and transparency in the same way you’ll find in PNG images....

System is organized in four different sections with useful information about your computer: Windows edition shows you which version of Windows you are currently running and Service Pack number; System displays your computer’s Windows Experience Index based score, basically this is a number that tells you the overall capability of your computer, and important hardware detail (CPU make and model, installed memory, and if you are using 32-bit or 64-bit version); Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings shows just that information and you can modify these settings by clicking the Change settings link, and Windows activation, this verifies that you are using a genuine copy of Windows....

The good news is that if you won’t be attending the press event in New York City, Microsoft will be live streaming the hardware event starting at 10AM ET / 7AM PT / 9AM CT / 8AM MT / 3PM BST. Unlike Apple’s events, you won’t need special hardware or exclusive web browser, you’ll be able to watch the event live on Tuesday, October 6 on this Microsoft website or on your Xbox game console....

However, these file compression features are very limited to what other applications may offer. For instance, you can’t control the compression ratio, add password protection, or choose the encryption method. This guide will teach you the steps to create a zip file to compress content on Windows 11 or 10. Zip files on Windows 11 from File Explorer Zip files on Windows 11 from PowerShell Zip files on Windows 11 from File Explorer To zip files and folders on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the compressed zipped file will be created on Windows 11....

These photos of large birds will show you their sense of freedom and their ease in flying every time you open your desktop and get to appreciate these free wallpapers for Windows. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Themes at Microsoft. Large Birds theme | Download All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....

Today Khan Academy features over 2,100 videos and 100 self-paced exercises and assessments covering everything from arithmetic to math, science, history and much more; making education more accessible to anyone who wants to learn from anywhere using a Web browser and all is available for free. Not only you are going to learn great stuff, but registering for free in the site will also give the ability to practice with really cool tools and track your progress, and you always can help others too....

Microsoft is now issuing a statement confirming that indeed there is a problem. “Specifically, impacted Windows RT devices went into connected standby mode during the download of updates from Windows Update, causing the connection to be disrupted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and are working to correct the issue“. And the company also said that an update fix to solve the problem will be available the first week of February....

The Groove Music app is set to receive an update on Windows 10 to allow customers to quickly move their playlists to Spotify. The update will be available for users enrolled in the Windows Insider Program first, and in the coming weeks, the update will roll out to everyone. Once the update is available, you’ll have the option to move to Spotify until the end of January 2018. Groove Music will stop streaming on December 31 If you’re a subscriber, or you’re planning to use the service, it’s important to note that Microsoft will soon stop selling Groove Music subscriptions, and anyone who is already a subscriber will receive a refund after the Groove Music Pass is discontinued on December 31, 2017....

Although Microsoft hasn’t released any specifics of the deal, it’s clear that Microsoft waiving licensing feeds is to keep pushing Windows Phone into the market, but focus on lower price point handsets and to compete with Google Android operating system. Karbonn, for example, will reportedly offer a dual-boot phone with the choice of running Windows Phone and Android. Microsoft seems to be getting hit hard by Google, as the company is not only considering eliminating licensing feeds for Windows Phone, but the company is also cutting prices for the desktop version of Windows 8....

During the interview, Phil Spenser noted: “Now, players are playing the games across every device and we’re connecting those players across all of those devices. […] Somebody can be in a Nintendo Switch playing with somebody in an iPhone. They didn’t buy a device from us, but they’re using Xbox Live. […] Obviously for us, the console is an important part there […] but connecting to gamers wherever they are is the vision of Microsoft around what we’re doing in gaming....

The instructions appear after it’s been confirmed that the feature that supposed to protect your data stops working following the update, and it can cause data loss in many cases. According to the company, only storage with parity has been affected. The mirror and simple Storage Spaces are not affected by the issue. Storage Spaces is a feature that allows you to group multiple drives into pools, which you can then use to create storage spaces with different types of RAID-like technologies, such as mirror and parity, to help protect your data from drive failures, and expand storage over time....