Installing a new OS from a bootable DVD or USB has many advantages. You could also upgrade over the internet from your version of Windows 7 or 8/8.1 but that would only apply to that individual PC and there is a chance that the download could be disrupted. With a bootable device, you can ensure …
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Cortana is Microsoft’s digital assistant and a big part of the new Windows 10. As expected, Cortana uses the Bing search engine and the new Edge browser for results wherever she is used. It’s not surprising that Microsoft would like to push their own search engine instead of using their competition in the form of …
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For the past three versions of Windows, a special way to access many administrator and system tasks has been hidden in a feature called ‘GodMode’. By accessing ‘GodMode’ you can perform many advanced tasks and have them all conveniently laid out all at once in a folder. Most if not all of these features can …
Windows 10 has a new feature called Wi-Fi Sense that allows you to share your local Wi-Fi internet access with people you know as well as access public, crowd-sourced hotspots. You can include Facebook and Skype contacts as well as anyone else you’d like to share your network with and they will then be able …
Some people have encountered an annoying error that reads ‘Setup Couldn’t Start Properly’ while trying to download the Windows 10 files with the Media Creation Tool. The next logical step would be to close the app and launch it again. However, this error will also prevent you from running the Media Creation Tool, as it …
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The Windows 10 launch has been quite successful and the majority of users are very pleased with their free upgrades. There are some users who have encountered problems and understandably want to downgrade their system to a previous version of Windows. This can be due to incompatibilities with certain PCs and hardware, little bugs that …
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