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How to roll back from Windows 10 Mobile preview to Windows Phone 8.1

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It’s the first preview of the universal version of Office apps, and starting with build 10080 the operating system now expands to new phone headsets, including the Lumia Icon/Lumia 930, Lumia 640/Lumia 640 XL, and HTC’s One (M8), which is the first non-Lumia phone joining the Windows 10 preview program. Although, now more users can get access to Windows 10 Mobile preview and get their hands of on the new preview of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, Microsoft warns that there is a significant number of bugs in this particular…

Could Microsoft’s biggest Windows 10 feature be AllJoyn powered interoperability?

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  The new, more open Microsoft has been implementing support for a lot of popular cross platform and open source technologies previously held at a distance by Redmond. Recently we’ve heard of support for open source projects like Node.js and SSH. But last November, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would work with a new technology called AllJoyn and this led Time magazine to speculate that it could be the biggest secret Windows 10 feature. AllJoyn is a protocol or common language that allows for devices to talk with each other…

Microsoft explains what you’ll lose by upgrading to Windows 10

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Microsoft announced today that it will be launching Windows 10 on July 29th, encouraging Windows 7 and 8.1 users to reserve their free upgrade with a notification in their task bar. However, while the company has been busy highlighting all the shiny new features in the upcoming OS, it’s been a bit quieter when it comes to spelling out the limitations — including making updates automatic for Windows 10 Home users. Firstly there are the software losses. Most of these will only affect a small number of users, but upgrading will mean…

Microsoft backtracks on free Windows 10 update for pirates

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The confusion has revolved around Microsoft’s offer to give free Windows 10 updates to people running Windows 7 and 8.1. In a statement last March, Windows chief Terry Myerson was reported to have said that the offer would extend to pirated copies, too. Microsoft quickly began issuing vague clarifications, while still implying that there would be a way to upgrade at no cost, even if pirates would be required to pay eventually. Now, we’re finally getting a full clarification: there’s no free upgrade at all. Pirates just have to pay.…

Windows 10 to Come in at Least Seven Packages Targeting Consumers, Education, Enterprise and Mobile

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While Windows 10 is designed to run across phones, tablets, PCs and more, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it plans to package up the software slightly differently for separate markets. Windows 10 will be released in at least seven different flavors if you count the versions offered for home, education, enterprise, internet-of-things devices as well as standard and enterprise editions of Windows 10 for phones and small tablets. To be clear, apps created for Windows 10 will run on all the flavors, with some tailoring needed to make apps work across…

Microsoft announces Windows 10 release set for this summer in 190 countries

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Microsoft plans to release Windows 10 this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages, the company announced today, though a specific date was not named. In a blog post on the Windows website, Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft’s operating systems team, didn’t elaborate on the release time frame beyond saying it was shared at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community event in Shenzhen, China, today. The time frame aligns with an earlier Neowin report that the company is planning to finish the operating system in June to ready it for consumer…

Don’t delete Windows10 root certificate expiring this month

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Microsoft warns to don’t delete Windows10 root certificate expiring this month because it could cause problems with the operating system. Earlier this month, BornCity reported that the ‘Microsoft Root Authority‘ certificate in Microsoft’s Trusted Root Certification Authorities was expiring at the end of the month, on 12/31/20. While other newer Microsoft root certificates are not expiring this year, some users are concerned that the expiring certificate could prevent software, hardware, or the operating system from performing correctly. When we contacted Microsoft regarding the expiring root certificate, we were referred to a support…

Switch to dark mode automatically on Windows

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In this post, I talk about to switch to dark mode automatically on Windows. Why? Although Windows 11 comes with an option to switch between the light and dark modes, it’s a manual process that requires several steps. Auto Dark Mode X is an open-source application that allows you to configure a schedule to switch between the light and dark modes (and vice versa) automatically. Furthermore, the application also includes exceptions to prevent the switch while you are gaming or running on battery. You can even specify whether apps, including…

Next generation of Windows is here

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Next generation of Windows is here

Microsoft has created an event for showing the next generation of Windows is (almost) here on June 24th. Here the event to add to your calendar. After teasing the next generation of Windows during Build last week, Microsoft announced that it’ll officially unveil the new version of its operating system on June 24th at 11AM Eastern. The company has begun sending out invites to media. It’s revealed that CEO Satya Nadella and chief product officer Panos Panay will be headlining the event. The promise at Build At Build, Nadella said he’s been testing the…

Exciting time for Windows users

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Windows10 Sun Valley - Exiting time for Windows users

This week it is quite an exciting time for Windows users and developers. Let me tell you why. Microsoft isn’t talking about its big Windows plans at Build 2021 this week, and that’s because the company is preparing to detail what’s next for its PC operating system separately. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella teased this announcement during his Build keynote this morning, revealing he has been testing “the next generation of Windows” in recent months. “Soon we will share one of the most significant updates to Windows of the past decade…