For some users, a previous Windows update installed a small app that can check your device compatibility as well as reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10. This app should appear as a Windows icon in the system tray when it is running. Not all users report seeing this app however, and Microsoft may not …
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Windows 10 is set to be released on July 29th, which is less than two months away. Microsoft has said that for a limited time, all Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users will receive a free upgrade to Windows 10 if they choose to. It’s a nice gesture and a great way to entice many …
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Windows fans that have been looking out for the next version, you’re in luck. Recently, listings were spotted for online retailers that indicated Windows 10 would be available to order and ship at the end of August. After these rumors spread, Microsoft officially announced that Windows 10 would be released on July 29th for the …
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When Windows 10 ships in just two months, it will come with a major change to how search is handled. Now, anytime you type anything into the search bar, Windows 10 will use Bing to search for results both locally and on the web. While some people might welcome this, others would see it as …
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If you’ve ever tried editing an image, you know that it can be valuable to selectively remove a large portion of it or a single color. Photoshop and many image editing suites come with tools like the magic wand and lasso that will do their best to select part of an image for removal. Sometimes …
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Computers aren’t perfect and from time to time you’ll get crashes or odd errors that might need some debugging or a bit of extra work to correct. If you’ve been a Windows user for a while, chances are that you’ve had to boot into Safe Mode at least a few times. Safe Mode is designed …
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