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If you sign-in to your Windows 10-based PC or device with a Microsoft account, the personal photos and videos you store in OneDrive will appear automatically in the Photos app. But what if you don't want that?

Customers who upgrade to a new PC may understandably want to move their copy of Microsoft Office to the new PC as well. Is this possible? And if so, how do you do it?

With Windows 10 Mobile now shipping, it's time we revisit a long-standing issue with Windows phones: Is it possible to access Google services from Microsoft's mobile platform?

What if you rent a movie from Microsoft's Movies & TV service on your Windows 10-based PC and want to watch it on the Xbox One instead? Is that possible?

With Windows 10, Microsoft is instituting various devices limits that determine where you can use apps, games, subscription music and purchased videos.

In Windows 10, Microsoft has overhauled its media player apps with new versions. But the new Movies & TV app won’t keep playing when it’s minimized.

I've received a number of questions about the compatibility of Windows 10 with products like Windows Home Server and Windows Server Essentials.

With Microsoft surrendering the smart phone market to Android and iPhone, many Windows phone fans are wondering whether they should abandon the platform.

I get a lot of questions about Microsoft Surface: Should I wait for Surface Pro 4? Should I choose Surface 3 or Surface Pro 3, and so on. Let's take a look.

I'm getting a lot of incredulous email from readers who noticed a Get Windows 10 icon in their system tray. Why is Microsoft forcing a registration process?

Here are some answers to reader questions about this new site, thurrott.com.