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Windows 10 ends 2015 with 200 million installs

Microsoft had big ambitions for Windows 10 and so far, adoption seems to be going pretty strong. Back in October, it was reported that Windows 10 had surpassed the 110 million installs milestone and now, it seems that the company has closed out the year with just over 200 million …

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Microsoft apologises over Surface issues

Since the launch of both the Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 tablet, Microsoft has received plenty of complaints from customers over a mix of both minor and major issues. Most have been fixed, but still, Microsoft has decided to apologise to early adopters of the two new Windows …

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Microsoft admits to Windows 10 privacy bug

If you're privacy conscious and have jumped on the recent Threshold 2 update for Windows 10, you may want to double-check your settings as reports are floating around that users had some of their that their options were reset. Users were coming back to their PCs to find things like cross-app …

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Google denies plans to phase out Chrome OS

Last week, we heard rumours that Google was planning to kill off Chrome OS for good and instead, merge some of its best features with Android to create a better desktop/notebook experience. This would have a few benefits, one of which would be no longer having two separate development teams working …

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A big Windows 10 update is due out next month

The next big Windows 10 update is on the way in November, currently referred to internally by Microsoft as ‘Threshold 2', suggesting that the update will be pretty significant to users of the new operating system. The update is said to contain fixes and user interface changes that were originally …

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Windows 10 preview testing resumes

Microsoft officially released Windows 10 to the masses a few weeks back but that doesn't mean the preview testing is over. Microsoft is now focussing on regular updates for the operating system and it wants those in the Windows Insider Program to help test them in on-going preview builds of …

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Windows 10 can seek out pirated software

Microsoft recently updated its EULA for Windows 10, noting that the operating system can seek out and potentially disable any pirated software, like games, running on your PC. The new clause in question is found under section 7b of the EULA, which says that Microsoft may check your software at …

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Start10 now available for Windows 10 users

Back when Windows 8 first launched, many desktop users were put off by the new start menu. Fortunately enough, third-party programs came to the rescue, bringing back the familiar start button that we are all used to and its functionality. Now Windows 10 is out and while it does improve …

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