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Honestly, this is a pointless option for regular users to have, did you know that SkyDrive Pro and SkyDrive are different products? The SkyDrive Pro option will only work for businesses with SharePoint and not with the actual cloud storage service you’ll get when creating an Outlook.com account. Microsoft may have its reason to append the option there, but it should have included an option to remove it too. Now if you want to remove the SkyDrive Pro option from the context menu list follow the steps below:...

The process is possible using the recovery settings. The only caveat is that the option is only available for the first ten days after the initial upgrade. After this period, Windows 11 will delete the files from the previous installation to make room in the hard drive for your files. It’s important to note that after uninstalling Windows 11, you may need to reinstall some apps and lose some settings configured while using the newer release....

The feature includes various functions to quickly and perfectly snap windows to the sides or corners of the screen using the mouse, keyboard, or touch. The idea is to use this assistive feature, so you don’t have to take extra steps to change the size or move the window manually on the screen. Snap Assist isn’t new to Windows 11. It’s been available since Windows 7, but it’s been evolving throughout the years, and now, you have access to many more functions, such as Snap Layouts, Snap groups, more accessible shortcuts, and more....

The option to uninstall the Snipping Tool is available starting with Windows 10 build 21277 and later releases. In this guide, you will learn the steps to uninstall (and reinstall) the legacy Snipping Tool on Windows 10. How to uninstall Snipping Tool on Windows 10 How to install Snipping Tool on Windows 10 How to uninstall Snipping Tool on Windows 10 To uninstall the Snipping Tool app, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the legacy Snipping Tool app will be removed from your device....

As a result of this change, you now get an actual Linux kernel with a solution that improves performance and app compatibility while maintaining the same experience as the original version of WSL. (See also the video tutorial to complete this task on the Pureinfotech YouTube channel.) Although the ability to run Linux on Windows 10 is a useful feature for developers and users who need access to both operating systems, it might come the time when you no longer need the platform, or you may need to reset it to fix problems....

The problem is that when the hard drive has issues reading and writing, data corruption, or other physical problems, using Windows’ cut and paste may not be the best solution, as it could take hours and even days to skip files with errors, or it may not even work at all. This is when Robocopy can help out. Robocopy, short for “Robust File Copy”, is a command-line copy utility within Windows 8, Windows 8....

At the keynote, we are also expecting to see a new MacBook, a new update for iOS, and a few more things. The press event will be held in California and it’ll begin at 1 PM Eastern Time / 10 AM Pacific Time. Apple will offer a live stream of the keynote that anyone can watch. Watching the live stream requires Safari 5.1.10 or later on OS X 10.6.8 or later and Safari on iOS 6 or later....

So, you might be asking, what is Instant Pages? For you to have an idea, I am going to explain what is prerendering, which is the technology behind this new feature. In certain occasions websites are able to figure out which are the links that a user may click next, e.g., the next page link in a web article with multi-pages. If this can be predicted, it is a good idea to have the web browser start loading in the background of the next page, and then when the user clicks the link, the page is already loading; as a result web pages look like they are loading much faster....

If you were waiting for new features this is not your update, but it recommend that you make the update to Service Pack 1 as soon as you get a chance. This SP1 release brings better support by delivering ongoing updates, which many of them have already been made available in Windows Updates in past. But Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 seems to be the one that is going to bring some new features like: Dynamic Memory, which enables servers running Hyper-V for server virtualization to adjust dynamically Virtual Machine memory usage based on demand, making the server more efficient, and RemoteFX, which allows to deliver a local like experience for remote users through Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and also Windows updates previously made available....

LastPass is not an ordinary password manager tool, one of the cool feature is that all your sensitive data is encrypted locally in your computer before it is transmitted to your account, so you know that is pretty secure; additionally if you are using other password manager software like: 1Password, Password Safe, RoboForm, KeePass, Sxipper, MyPasswordSafe, Passpack, TurboPasswords, Internet Explorer and Firefox’s built-in password manager, you also have the ability to import all your passwords and as well as export them, and many other features....

Microsoft didn’t share which tech specs the new HP “Stream” will feature, however HP won’t be the only one as Acer and Toshiba are getting into the low-end PC wagon by offering a $249 laptop options. Acer will launch a 15.6-inch laptop featuring a 2.16GHz Intel Celeron processor, while Toshiba’s laptop will include a 11.6-inch screen. Microsoft COO Kevin Turner also revealed that HP is planning a 7- and 8-inch tablets running Windows 8....

The news comes just days after Microsoft announced that Office 365 users (personal and business) will be upgraded to unlimited storage on OneDrive. Although, Microsoft patterning with a competitor may seem surprising to many people, it all has a logical explanation. For Microsoft the money isn’t on OneDrive, it’s on Office 365 subscriptions, and integrating Office 365 to work properly with Dropbox helps the software giant to expand and get more customers to use the popular suite of applications, but more importantly you get more people dependent on Office....

Although the conference has been typically aimed at software engineers and web developers, the company moved the event online in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year, it continues to be online, and anyone can attend since the registration is also free. Microsoft has planned a long list of sessions that will allow attendees to learn more about the products that the company has been working on, including for Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, and many other products....

Although, the new discount is set to expire before the end of the month, Microsoft seems to be centered on price cuts to boost sales of its first generation of tablets, and it will not be a surprise if the price cut becomes permanent. Microsoft has also recently suggested that the next generation of Surface is on the works. The word in the street is that the company plans to update the Surface Pro models with Intel’s Haswell processor and it’s also prototyping a new Surface RT with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor....

In a new post from the Building Windows 8 blog, the software make demo a new method that shorten the sign in time from 17 seconds in average typing a password in a keyboard to just a few seconds with pictures password, and allows users to sign in to Windows 8 in a fast and fluid way in tablets, other touch enabled devices and in PC’s as well by sketching three different patterns over an image....

Recently, the software giant published a new documentation page (via Neowin) announcing that starting January 25, 2019, Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center will no longer update metadata for music and videos. This means that using those experiences, you won’t be able to see information, such as title, artist name, genre, director, actors, and TV guide for songs and videos (if not available locally). While the move may seem as another push from Microsoft to get users to a newer version, the company says that the decision has been made based on feedback and usage data....

Current members will be able to take advantage of the service until it expires, but for new families trying to get a subscription will have to opt to get a $59.99 subscription for each family member, which it could cost anything from $180 or $240 for a base family of 3 or 4 people (Of course, you can always shop around and maybe find a better deal). Still a puzzled to why the software giant decided to put and end on this feature....

The rumor first surfaced at the Digitimes, but today a new report from Windows Central confirms from reliable sources that Microsoft is in fact developing a Surface AiO device for the living room. Microsoft hasn’t publicly comment on the new device carrying the Surface brand, but it’s said that the production of the device will heavily depend on availability of Intel’s new 14-nanometer Kaby Lake processor. Surface AiO PC could launch in early 2017 The company is also planning to unveil hardware refresh for its Surface line, including the new Surface phone, alongside the release of Windows 10 “Redstone 2”, in spring of 2017....

Today Microsoft is stepping up to remove the third-party from the equation and allowing eligible students to sign up by themselves and download Office 365 on their own. Requirements Your school has to be using Microsoft Office purchased via the Microsoft Volume Licensing program You must be 13 years old or older You must supply a valid email address provided by the school What do you get? Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, and Publisher....