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Error Trying to Claim All Access Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox Series X / S
Xbox All Access offers free hardware up-front, and Game Pass Ultimate for a 2-year subscription price of $24.99 for Series S, or $34.99 for Series X. Game Pass Ultimate includes xCloud streaming, hundreds of Xbox and PC titles, every Microsoft Studio game, and all of EA…
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Why I Still Teach Malware Removal
When Microsoft introduced Windows 10, it used the tagline “The most secure Windows ever – and built to stay that way”. In a perfect world, everyone would now be running on Windows 10 and enjoying the enhanced security features that are included. This is real…
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XP End of Support Popup Notifications Start March 8th (tomorrow)
Windows XP End of Support is on April 8th, 2014. Click Here to learn more. Don’t show this message again Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP, and it’s about to let every XP user know. On Saturday March 8th, and then the 8th of every month after, XP users will see…
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Don’t Be Scammed by Fake Tech Support Calls
It’s happened to me a number of times. The phone rings, and often the caller id display reads “Private.” Upon answering, I’m greeted by someone with a heavy Indian accent who informs me that he/she is calling from the Windows Support Center, and that for…
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Leaked: Nokia’s Android Smartphone
Guess who’s joining into the Android Club? Yes, Nokia has finally realized that Windows alone cannot save the face of Nokias fortune. This has been rumored around for quite a while now, but recent image leaks show that this just might be true. Nokia might just bring out…
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The Number 1 Most Powerful Windows 8 Shortcut for Power Users
Much has been written about the lack of a Start button in Windows 8, but if you’re a power user you may find the lack of start menu items like My Computer and Control Panel just as troubling. Type Windows key + X (or mouse to lower left hot corner and right click) for the…
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Microsoft’s Surface Tablet is a Game Changer
Yesterday Microsoft announced the Surface tablet. Is Microsoft really entering the computer hardware business? Yes. Success on the tablet is crucial to the success of Windows 8. Microsoft has to ensure a well executed, competitively priced platform, and isn’t going to trust…
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Lesser Known Windows Features
The release candidate of Windows 8 is due in a couple of days. While this may have you thinking of features you hope will be included, we thought it a good time to review some of our favorite lesser known features that already exist in Windows 7, and earlier. 1. Screen…
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Was it smart to remove the start button in Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
It’s painfully obvious Windows 8 new Metro apps are not designed for multi-monitors, or large monitors. However, it’s a necessary evil for a unified operating system designed to work on 10-11” touch enabled tablets, as well as desktops. What’s not so obvious, is the reason for…
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Windows to Go–Consumer Preview Edition
Windows 8 has a new feature called Windows to Go that allows an installation of Windows 8 to boot from a USB drive, or external hard drive. Potential uses are many. Corporate networks might require you to boot from a Windows to Go USB key before connecting to their network.…