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Ask Paul: Does the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Workaround Still Exist?

Ask Paul: Does the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Workaround Still Exist?

Good news: You can still use an Office 365 Personal offer to add time to…

Ask Paul: What is Happening to My Outlook.com?

Ask Paul: What is Happening to My Outlook.com?

Microsoft has been plotting a major upgrade to its Outlook.com web email service for quite…

Ask Paul: Can I Turn Off Cortana in Windows 10 Version 1607?

Ask Paul: Can I Turn Off Cortana in Windows 10 Version 1607?

Starting with Windows 10 version 1607---which you get by applying the Anniversary Update---Cortana, Microsoft's personal…

Ask Paul: What Do You Use for Backup?

Ask Paul: What Do You Use for Backup?

This is a bit random, but three readers have asked me the same question over…

Ask Paul: Turn Off OneDrive in the Windows 10 Photos App

Ask Paul: Turn Off OneDrive in the Windows 10 Photos App

If you sign-in to your Windows 10-based PC or device with a Microsoft account, the…

Ask Paul: How Can I Deactivate Office 2013?

Ask Paul: How Can I Deactivate Office 2013?

Customers who upgrade to a new PC may understandably want to move their copy of…

Ask Paul: Windows Phones and Google?

Ask Paul: Windows Phones and Google?

With Windows 10 Mobile now shipping, it's time we revisit a long-standing issue with Windows…

Ask Paul: Can I Rent Movies on PC and Watch Them on Xbox One?

Ask Paul: Can I Rent Movies on a PC and Watch Them on Xbox One?

What if you rent a movie from Microsoft's Movies & TV service on your Windows…

Ask Paul: What Are the Windows 10 Device Limits?

Ask Paul: What Are the Windows 10 Device Limits?

With Windows 10, Microsoft is instituting various devices limits that determine where you can use…

Ask Paul: Movies & TV App in Windows 10 Won’t Keep Playing When Minimized

Ask Paul: Movies & TV App in Windows 10 Won’t Keep Playing When Minimized

In Windows 10, Microsoft has overhauled its media player apps with new versions. But the…

Ask Paul: Windows Home Server/Essentials Connector and Windows 10?

Ask Paul: Windows Home Server/Essentials Connector and Windows 10?

I've received a number of questions about the compatibility of Windows 10 with products like…

Ask Paul: Should I Stick with Windows Phone?

Ask Paul: Should I Stick with Windows Phone?

With Microsoft surrendering the smart phone market to Android and iPhone, many Windows phone fans…

Ask Paul: Which Surface?

I get a lot of questions about Microsoft Surface: Should I wait for Surface Pro…

Ask Paul: Why Do You Need to Reserve the Windows 10 Upgrade?

Ask Paul: Why Do You Need to Reserve the Windows 10 Upgrade?

I'm getting a lot of incredulous email from readers who noticed a Get Windows 10…

Ask Paul: Replacing a Zune HD

Ask Paul: Replacing a Zune HD

For the few, the proud, the Zune HD users, there is Zune HD and then…

Ask Paul: Surface 3 with Windows 8.1 Pro?

Ask Paul: Surface 3 with Windows 8.1 Pro?

If you buy Surface 3, you will normally get Windows 8.1 “Core,” and not Windows…

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