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JimP

Member Since Oct 2016

43 Posts
196 Comments
Upvotes 70%
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  • Subject Posted By Forum Category Last Activity Activity
    Paramount+ Displays a Netflix Logo
    By JimP, 1 week ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Music + Videos
    JimP General Discussion Music + Videos 1 week ago 3 Replies
    How to get rid of "Check this out –" when sharing a link in Edge?
    By JimP, 1 month ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 1 month ago 3 Replies
    I Upgraded to Win11, Taskbar’s Data No Longer Brings Up Calendar, Can It Be Fixed?
    By JimP, 4 months ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 4 months ago 2 Replies
    Windows Hello Camera Stays On When I Close Laptop Lid
    By JimP, 5 months ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 5 months ago 0 Replies
    How to disable “Top results” from Mail Search results?
    By JimP, 10 months ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 10 months ago 1 Reply
    How to stop Windows Update from installing PREVIEW updates?
    By JimP, 1 year ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 3 Replies
    How to delete email address from Outlook.com if there’s no delete button?
    By JimP, 1 year ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 1 year ago 1 Reply
    How do I get back Edge’s old History screen?
    By JimP, 1 year ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 2 Replies
    Troubleshooting Win10 performance issue
    By JimP, 1 year ago
    11 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 1 year ago 11 Replies
    Edge – How to load tabs in background?
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 1 year ago 2 Replies
    My comments keep disappearing
    By JimP, 1 year ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Paul
    JimP General Discussion Paul 1 year ago 6 Replies
    Can you pin different apps to the taskbars of virtual desktops?
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 3 Replies
    OneDrive Icons in File Explorer Question
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 1 Reply
    "saying "Hey Cortana" does nothing. All those third-party skills are no longer operative"
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    JimP Microsoft Uncategorized 2 years ago 3 Replies
    How Do I Stop CNN Videos From AutoPlay on Chromium-Based Edge
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    12 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 12 Replies
    How do I type in Cortana app?
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 0 Replies
    Windows Phone Lives Again?
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    23 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Mobile
    JimP Microsoft Mobile 2 years ago 23 Replies
    ETA on Edge (built on Chromium)?
    By JimP, 2 years ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 9 Replies
    Windows 10’s “Sets” App Tabs Are “No More”
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 3 years ago 1 Reply
    What happened to sets?
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    20 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    JimP Microsoft Windows 3 years ago 20 Replies
    Dev Tool in Chromium-Based Edge
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 3 years ago 0 Replies
    Is GMail Down?
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Cloud
    JimP Google Cloud 3 years ago 3 Replies
    What’s the current version of IE11?
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 3 years ago 5 Replies
    Facebook changed how it shares posts
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Cloud
    JimP General Discussion Cloud 3 years ago 7 Replies
    The Death of EdgeHTML – What About Chakra?
    By JimP, 3 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 3 years ago 2 Replies
    How to move from Windows Phone to Android
    By JimP, 4 years ago
    11 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Mobile
    JimP Google Mobile 4 years ago 11 Replies
    Andromeda’s Name: Surface Fold?
    By JimP, 4 years ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    JimP Microsoft Hardware 4 years ago 6 Replies
    I asked Cortana if aliens landed at Roswell…
    By JimP, 4 years ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 4 years ago 7 Replies
    Android Auto versus Cortana
    By JimP, 4 years ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 4 years ago 5 Replies
    How to delete emails from Outlook.com search results?
    By JimP, 4 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    JimP Microsoft Microsoft 4 years ago 4 Replies

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    I remember when Microsoft did similar contests to promote WinJS and WinRT. They were the future, right? I wo

    Posted 2 days ago on Microsoft Announces the .NET MAUI Beautiful UI Challenge – 7 Comments

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    It's only displayed for a split second. But yeah, I'm in the US so it may be different in the UK.

    Posted 5 days ago on Paramount+ Displays a Netflix Logo – 3 Comments

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    I didn't FitBit had this feature. But if I wanted to sync my desktop music to a mobile device, your smart pho

    Posted 5 days ago on Fitbit is Killing Desktop Sync – 26 Comments

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    Paramount+ Displays a Netflix Logo

    This is weird. I'm watching Star Trek Discovery (S01EP01) on Paramount+ and at the very end of the episode, they display a Netflix logo.

    Posted 1 week ago on Paramount+ Displays a Netflix Logo – 3 Comments

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    Sounds promising. I set a reminder in my calendar for July 28.

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Announcing Hands-On Windows! – 38 Comments

    Forum Post

    How to get rid of "Check this out –" when sharing a link in Edge?

    Is there a way to get Edge to stop pre-pending "Check this out –" when I share an article from Edge? Currently, I manually delete this text, but it would be nice if there's a way to stop Edge from inserting this all the time.

    Posted 1 month ago on How to get rid of "Check this out –" when sharing a link in Edge? – 3 Comments

    Forum Post

    I Upgraded to Win11, Taskbar's Data No Longer Brings Up Calendar, Can It Be Fixed?

    I just upgraded to Windows 11 this morning. In Win10, when I clicked on the date/time, it would show my calendar with my events and appointments. Now, it just brings up a date picker. Is there a way to get Win11 to work like Win10? I miss this feature. :(

    Posted 4 months ago on I Upgraded to Win11, Taskbar’s Data No Longer Brings Up Calendar, Can It Be Fixed? – 2 Comments

    Forum Post

    Windows Hello Camera Stays On When I Close Laptop Lid

    When I close my laptop, the Windows Hello camera's red lights come on as if it's trying to find me. I would hope that Windows would be smart enough not to turn on my Windows Hello cameras when the laptop lid is closed, but apparently not. Is there a setting I can set to change this behavior?

    Posted 5 months ago on Windows Hello Camera Stays On When I Close Laptop Lid – 0 Comments

    comment
    What an idiotic comment. It's hard to believe that (some) people are that stupid, but there you go.

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

    comment
    Thurrott is absolutely correct. The pandemic would be over (no more lockdowns or masks) if weren't for anti-v

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

    comment
    "Vivaldi has announced the latest major update to its flagship web browser"Does Vivaldi have a non-flagship br

    Posted 8 months ago on Vivaldi 5.0 Arrives on Desktop, Android – 7 Comments

    comment
    Isn't Hot Reload basically what we used to call Edit & Continue in VB6 days?

    Posted 8 months ago on Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 are Now Available – 4 Comments

    Forum Post

    How to disable "Top results" from Mail Search results?

    Is there is a way to disable "Top results" from Mail (Microsoft's default mail client in Windows 10)? I already figured out how to do this with Outlook. Now I want to do it with Mail. Can anyone help me please?

    Posted 10 months ago on How to disable “Top results” from Mail Search results? – 1 Comments

    Forum Post

    How to stop Windows Update from installing PREVIEW updates?

    For some strange reason, my Windows Update is starting to download and install preview versions of updates. I don't mind regular updates, but I have no interest in preview versions of updates. Is there a way to set Windows Update to only download and install updates that are done?

    Posted 1 year ago on How to stop Windows Update from installing PREVIEW updates? – 3 Comments

    comment
    OK, that might not be bad. I'll have to watch the demo again.

    Posted 1 year ago on Cortana, Skype, More are Being Removed or Deprecated in Windows 11 – 123 Comments

    comment
    No tablet mode? Is that a typo? So, what happens if you flip a laptop's keyboard and screen into a physical

    Posted 1 year ago on Cortana, Skype, More are Being Removed or Deprecated in Windows 11 – 123 Comments

    comment
    Is there a way to turn this on manually?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Launching News and Interests in Windows 10 – 69 Comments

    Forum Post

    How to delete email address from Outlook.com if there's no delete button?

    At some point, I accidentally mistyped an e-mail address. Since then, whenever I create an email, Outlook.com keeps suggesting this mistyped email address. How do I get it to stop suggesting the mistyped email address?

    Posted 1 year ago on How to delete email address from Outlook.com if there’s no delete button? – 1 Comments

    comment
    Do these FEPs eventually get rolled into Windows 10 or do they remain separate downloads?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Brings Another FEP to the Windows Insider Beta Channel – 9 Comments

    comment
    What about the Galaxy S9+?

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung to Provide at Least 4 Years of Android Security Updates on Many Devices – 42 Comments

    Forum Post

    How do I get back Edge's old History screen?

    I hate Edge's new history popup. I prefer the old, full-screen version. Does anyone know how to get the old, full-window History page back?

    Posted 1 year ago on How do I get back Edge’s old History screen? – 2 Comments

    comment
    That's hilarious that the top article is about a command line tool only available in the Windows Store.

    Posted 1 year ago on Thurrott.com Top 10 Articles of 2020 – 14 Comments

    comment
    It is a sad day. It's even sadder given that since VB.NET compiles to IL, it can't be too hard to c

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Plots the End of Visual Basic – 59 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Sorry, I didn't know. - Jim

    Posted 1 year ago on My comments keep disappearing – 6 Comments

    Forum Post

    My comments keep disappearing

    For the past few weeks/months or so, I've noticed that when I post a comment to an article, my comment disappears. For example, yesterday, I posted a comment to the "HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions" article at https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/245254/hp-spectre-x360-14-first-impressions# and now I don't see it.


    Why are my posts disappearing?

    Posted 1 year ago on My comments keep disappearing – 6 Comments

    comment
    In reply to JimP:Actually, I take part of that back. An HDMI port would be nice, but you can get around that.

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions – 73 Comments

    comment
    Not to brag, but I've had mine since Dec 8th. I ordered the blue, but got the ugly copper (which is star

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions – 73 Comments

    comment
    In reply to JimP:I finished the Windows Reset keeping my files. I'm still having performance issue. I&#

    Posted 1 year ago on Troubleshooting Win10 performance issue – 11 Comments

    comment
    Sorry, I forgot to mention that I have done soft and hard reboots and that did not resolve the issue.I also tr

    Posted 1 year ago on Troubleshooting Win10 performance issue – 11 Comments

    Forum Post

    Troubleshooting Win10 performance issue

    Sometime today, for no apparent reason, my Windows 10 laptop's performance dropped dramatically. Task Manager doesn't indicate anything is amiss:


    CPU: 15%

    Memory: 41%

    Disk: 0%

    Network: 0%

    GPU: 50%


    Any recommendations on how to troubleshoot this?

    Posted 1 year ago on Troubleshooting Win10 performance issue – 11 Comments

    comment
    In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, you're killing me.

    Posted 2 years ago on Cortana on Invoke end-of-service offer – 16 Comments

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    Ugh. Microsoft sucks. There was no good reason for them to lose the digital assistant market, or the smart p

    Posted 2 years ago on Cortana on Invoke end-of-service offer – 16 Comments

    Forum Post

    Edge - How to load tabs in background?

    I lke the new Edge, but there's one feature that's driving me crazy. When there are several web pages I want to open, I will frequently use the "Open link in new tab" option and allow the tabs to load in the background. However, with the new Edge, pages no longer load in the background. Instead, you have to give each tab focus for the page to load.


    Does anyone know how to turn this off? I *want* pages to load in background tabs.

    Posted 2 years ago on Edge – How to load tabs in background? – 2 Comments

    Forum Post

    Can you pin different apps to the taskbars of virtual desktops?

    I'm trying to use Windows 10 Virtual Desktops. I'd like to be able to pin different apps to the taskbar of each virtual desktop. However, it seems that pinned apps are shared across virtual desktops.


    For example, I'd like Virtual Desktop #1 is just for general purpose computing. I'd like Virtual Desktop #2 to be for software development. So, I'd like to pin SSMS, VS2019, VS Code, Git Bash, etc. to the taskbar of only Virtual Desktop #2. But it seems as if pin an app to the taskbar of Virtual Desktop #2, it also gets pinned to the taskbar of Virtual Desktop #1.


    Is there a way around this so that each Virtual Desktop has its own exclusive set of pinned apps on the taskbar?

    Posted 2 years ago on Can you pin different apps to the taskbars of virtual desktops? – 3 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:OK, I just installed the new version and no, it does not fix the 'Natural won't wor

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases Edge 84 – 16 Comments

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    Does it fix the 'Natural speech won't work' issue? The robotic voices sound so artificial.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Releases Edge 84 – 16 Comments

    Forum Post

    OneDrive Icons in File Explorer Question

    I'm reading the article below on what the OneDrive icons mean in Windows Explorer.


    Specifically, I'm trying to understand the difference between the 'Green tick' and 'Solid green circle with the white check mark' icons.


    Based on the explanation in the article, they sound identical. They're both online files that are also available locally. Is the difference between the two is that the 'Green tick' files are only downloaded on-demand and the 'Solid green circle with the white check mark' icons are pre-downloaded?


    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-do-the-onedrive-icons-mean-11143026-8000-44f8-aaa9-67c985aa49b3?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

    Posted 2 years ago on OneDrive Icons in File Explorer Question – 1 Comments

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    Well, I just saw this in the news from yesterday: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/237250/amazon-b

    Posted 2 years ago on Does anyone actually use the Microsoft Store? – 84 Comments

    comment
    > Edge tabs will now be accessible with alt+tabUgh. That sounds awful. As I type this, I have 22 tabs ope

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Refreshes the Start Menu in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build – 56 Comments

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    "saying "Hey Cortana" does nothing. All those third-party skills are no longer operative"

    According to this article, "saying "Hey Cortana" does nothing. All those third-party skills are no longer operative".


    I just tried it and I can still say "Hey Cortana, play Michael Jackson on Spotify" and hear Billie Jean begin on my Invoke.


    https://www.zdnet.com/article/whatever-happened-to-cortana/

    Posted 2 years ago on "saying "Hey Cortana" does nothing. All those third-party skills are no longer operative" – 2 Comments

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    In reply to crp0908:I don't have a Block option. I only have Allow and Limit options.

    Posted 2 years ago on How Do I Stop CNN Videos From AutoPlay on Chromium-Based Edge – 12 Comments

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    How Do I Stop CNN Videos From AutoPlay on Chromium-Based Edge

    Does anyone know if there's a way to stop CNN's auto-play videos from playing on Edge?

    Posted 2 years ago on How Do I Stop CNN Videos From AutoPlay on Chromium-Based Edge – 12 Comments

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    Has this feature been released? If so, it would have been nice for the article to explain how to get to this

    Posted 2 years ago on Facebook Gets Built-in Quiet Mode to Prevent Distractions – 3 Comments

    comment
    This is pretty unoriginal. People have been joking for *years* that the primary use of Edge (and before that

    Posted 2 years ago on Babylon Bee takes shot at Edge – 4 Comments

    comment
    I use Groupy and Fences. Fences works fine, but beware of Groupy: it is very buggy.

    Posted 2 years ago on Star Dock software Bundle – 11 Comments

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    How do I type in Cortana app?

    My Cortana app only accepts voice input. I want Cortana to accept typed input. Does anyone know how to type in Cortana?



    Posted 2 years ago on How do I type in Cortana app? – 0 Comments

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    Ha! The screenshot is of VB4, the least popular and stable of all time for VB. I wonder if that was intention

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Plots the End of Visual Basic – 59 Comments

    comment
    I'm still waiting for support for Klingon.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Translate Gets Support for New Languages After Four Years – 2 Comments

    comment
    Do people actually care about what sounds Windows makes?

    Posted 2 years ago on Stardock SoundPackager 10 Modernizes Sound Schemes in Windows 10 (Updated) – 88 Comments

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    In reply to JustMe:Good point.

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Phone Lives Again? – 21 Comments

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    Windows Phone Lives Again?

    https://www.windowscentral.com/emperion-teases-phone-running-windows-10-arm-can-run-android-apps

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Phone Lives Again? – 21 Comments

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    Bring back Windows Phone. Even after all these years, Windows Phone is still better than Android and iOS.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Redesigning Its Mobile Apps – 12 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:Actually, the announcement only applies to Android and iOS, not Windows itself.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Killing Cortana for Android and IOS – 51 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:Well, the US is all I care about. :)Also, it appears that Cortana will still be supported

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Killing Cortana for Android and IOS – 51 Comments

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    This article appears to be incorrect. Microsoft is NOT shutting down Cortana for Android and iOS. Instead, it

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Killing Cortana for Android and IOS – 51 Comments

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    ETA on Edge (built on Chromium)?

    Is there any ETA (or guestimate) on when the Chromium-based Edge will be released to the general public?

    Posted 2 years ago on ETA on Edge (built on Chromium)? – 9 Comments

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    In reply to meauxx:That's scary, you guys need to stop and re-evaluate the technologies you're using

    Posted 3 years ago on UWP is dead and even the fanboys now get it – 11 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:And to think that this was Microsoft's second attempt to replace Win32. Circa Lon

    Posted 3 years ago on UWP is dead and even the fanboys now get it – 11 Comments

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    "splitting up Cortana from Windows 10 means the company will be able to upgrade Cortana more frequently"I woul

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Is Turning Cortana in Windows 10 Into a Standalone App – 29 Comments

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    Pandora already has a Windows desktop app, or at least they used to.

    Posted 3 years ago on Pandora Launches Native Mac App, Windows Support Coming – 7 Comments

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    Windows 10’s “Sets” App Tabs Are “No More”

    If I'm reading this right, apparently, Microsoft is canceling Sets and instead will be implementing tabbed interfaces on per-app basis. The only app they've mentioned so far is Console. No time frame was announced.


    https://www.howtogeek.com/411932/windows-10s-sets-app-tabs-are-no-more/

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10’s “Sets” App Tabs Are “No More” – 1 Comments

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    Would it have a Windows-like UI?

    Posted 3 years ago on A case for Microsoft flavoured Android Phone – 27 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Microsoft is infamous for repeatedly screwing up what their customers want. Remember, thi

    Posted 3 years ago on What happened to sets? – 20 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Tabbed interfaces are now the standard on browsers, so virtually all desktop users are fam

    Posted 3 years ago on What happened to sets? – 20 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:For me, these are the apps that I use. For other users, it would be different apps. For

    Posted 3 years ago on What happened to sets? – 20 Comments

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    "Compatibility" is misspelled. There should only one 'a'.

    Posted 3 years ago on Sony PlayStation 5 Will Feature 8k Graphics, Ray Tracing, and PS4 Compatibility – 32 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The advantage to me is that it gives a tabbed interface to apps that don't support ta

    Posted 3 years ago on What happened to sets? – 20 Comments

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    What happened to sets?

    What happened to sets? I use Groupy, but it's very buggy. I would think MS's implementation of Sets won't be as buggy as Groupy. What's the latest on Sets?

    Posted 3 years ago on What happened to sets? – 20 Comments

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    Do you think it's possible that some of them don't even realize it's a scam? That they're

    Posted 3 years ago on Just lost my temper with a tech support scam caller – 40 Comments

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    Dev Tool in Chromium-Based Edge

    Does anyone know if the developer tools in the new Chromium-based Edge are Edge's tool or Chrome's?

    Posted 3 years ago on Dev Tool in Chromium-Based Edge – 0 Comments

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    In reply to snow.steve22:Thanks for checking. I tried an Incognito window with Chrome. I'm able to get

    Posted 3 years ago on Is GMail Down? – 3 Comments

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    Is GMail Down?

    I tried logging into Gmail this morning at home and got the error below. I figured maybe something was screwy on my home laptop, but when I tried to access Gmail from my work computer, I get the same error.


    We've detected a problem with your cookie settings.

    Enable cookies

    Make sure your cookies are enabled. To enable cookies, follow these browser-specific instructions.

    Clear cache and cookies

    If you have cookies enabled but are still having trouble, clear your browser's cache and cookies.

    Adjust your privacy settings

    If clearing your cache and cookies doesn't resolve the problem, try adjusting your browser's privacy settings. If your settings are on high, manually add www.google.com to your list of allowed sites. Learn more

    Posted 3 years ago on Is GMail Down? – 3 Comments

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    In reply to timo47:Hmmm...interesting. I hadn't noticed that with the numbers. Part of the reason I am as

    Posted 3 years ago on What’s the current version of IE11? – 5 Comments

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    What's the current version of IE11?

    This might sound like a stupid question, but what's the current version # of IE11?


    At work, we have a VM of Windows 10 that's running IE 11.5. Out of curiosity, I checked the version of IE on my home computer, and I have IE 11.2. This doesn't make sense to me because my home computer is up-to-date with all the latest RTM changes.


    WORK:

    Windows 10 Enterprise Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.523)

    IE Version 11.523.17134.0


    HOME:

    Windows 10 Home Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.292)

    IE Version 11.253.17763.0


    I don't understand how my home computer has an older version of IE but a newer version of Windows than the work computer?

    Posted 3 years ago on What’s the current version of IE11? – 5 Comments

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    In reply to cadrethree:I've never heard it confirmed by my understanding is the the Invoke speaker actual

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    Facebook changed how it shares posts

    Paul, if you're looking for a scoop, I haven't seen anyone report on this yet. Facebook has changed the way it shares posts. I run a FB page and we frequently post links to news articles with our commentary about the news article as part of the post.


    Previously, if one of our followers shared our post, they would share our entire post. This means not only our commentary but the name and link to our FB page (in addition to the link to the news article).


    Starting apparently yesterday, if one of our followers shares one of these posts, only the link to the news article is shared. Our commentary is stripped from the shared post. Also, the name and link to our Facebook page is stripped from the post.


    This is huge to FB content authors because having our readers share our posts is a great way to build name recognition and possibly gain new followers. Now this is gone.


    Yes, there is a way to override the default behavior, but realistically, nobody is going to do this. As an example, we recently posted something that has received 14 shares. Normally, that means the name of our FB page would be included in all 14 shares. But not a single user clicked the checkbox to override the default behavior. So, we lost 14 opportunities to expose the name of our FB page to new people.


    Hopefully, FB is only beta-testing this. But if you run the type of FB page I do, this is a huge blow to us building a bigger audience.


    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook changed how it shares posts – 7 Comments

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    Net neutrality was a solution in search of a problem.

    Posted 3 years ago on One Year Ago Today, the FCC [Did Not] Kill the Internet – 74 Comments

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    In reply to jwpear:The internet exploded in the 1990s. In past 20-30 years, net neutrality existed for only 2

    Posted 3 years ago on One Year Ago Today, the FCC [Did Not] Kill the Internet – 74 Comments

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    In reply to reason42:Lack of stability.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Confirms It Will Adopt Chromium for Microsoft Edge – 36 Comments

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    UWP was dead when they killed Windows Phone (Mobile).

    Posted 3 years ago on UWP really is dead (Edge is now Win32 app?) – 53 Comments

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    The Death of EdgeHTML - What About Chakra?

    Now that Microsoft appears to be abandoning its Edge HTML rendering engine, does anyone know if that means that they're also dropping Chakra in favor of V8?

    Posted 3 years ago on The Death of EdgeHTML – What About Chakra? – 2 Comments

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    In reply to f2point8:I'm not sure what you mean. Discover Weekly automatically resets every week for me.

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Premium Gets Revamped With Improved Personalization – 6 Comments

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    Ugh. Another feature most users don't need or want. How about better search?

    Posted 4 years ago on Mail for Windows 10 Picks Up Ink Support – 9 Comments

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    Andromeda's Name: Surface Fold?

    I just had a great name for Microsoft's Andromeda device: Surface Fold. It's a simple, catchy name that emphasizes the foldable nature of the device.


    But perhaps even better, how about the Surface Phold? This emphasizes that the telephony features make the Fold into a phone.

    Posted 4 years ago on Andromeda’s Name: Surface Fold? – 6 Comments

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    Yay! Another feature nobody asked for.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge for iOS Now Supports EBooks – 22 Comments

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    It also works with Bing.com. If you ask it "Did aliens land at Roswell?", it says that FBI files confirm alie

    Posted 4 years ago on I asked Cortana if aliens landed at Roswell… – 7 Comments

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    I asked Cortana if aliens landed at Roswell...

    I asked Cortana if aliens landed at Roswell. On my Invoke speaker, Cortana says, "Yes, aliens landed at Roswell".


    But when I asked the same question of Cortana on my Windows laptop (running RS4 I believe), she says it was a weather balloon.

    Posted 4 years ago on I asked Cortana if aliens landed at Roswell… – 7 Comments

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    > having no real alternative to Chrome would be extremely bad for many reasons.There are already real alter

    Posted 4 years ago on does Microsoft care about Edge? – 66 Comments

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    Android Auto versus Cortana

    True story: I bought a new car with Android Auto. On the way home from work, I told it, "Play Put it There by Paul McCartney". Spotify did not play the song. Instead it, played some (sort of) random Paul McCartney songs with some Kanye West intermingled. (I'm not joking about Kanye). I tried the same thing at home with my Cortana Invoke speaker. It played the correct song.


    Both Android Auto and Contana used Spotify but for whatever reason, the Cortana played the right song.

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Auto versus Cortana – 5 Comments

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    Mehedi, there's a typo in the first sentence. It's "progressive", not "progress".

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Confirms PWA Plans for Windows 10 RS4 – 79 Comments

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    In reply to arunphilip:Thanks, I installed the Outlook Android app to my phone and setup my account. Inside t

    Posted 4 years ago on How to move from Windows Phone to Android – 11 Comments

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    How to move from Windows Phone to Android

    I'm moving from a Lumia 950XL to a Galaxy S9+. I'm trying to figure out the best way to move from the Windows Phone world to the Android world.


    How do I sync my Outlook contacts and calendar to Android's contacts and calendar? Is this a one time setup or do I have to repeatedly sync them? IOW, if I add a new contact to Outlook.com, will it appear on my Android phone? Or do I have to resync everything every time I make a change? If I have to constantly resync everything, does it make sense to abandon Outlook mail and calendar and just use Google services?

    Posted 4 years ago on How to move from Windows Phone to Android – 11 Comments

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    Thanks, I just downloaded it.

    Posted 4 years ago on Groupy Updates Goes Where Microsoft Fears to Tread – 9 Comments

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    Is there any improvement in GPS? There's supposed to be a new GPS chip in phones that goes from 5-meterâ

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9 Preview: The 2018 Flagships Have Arrived – 45 Comments

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    In reply to arunphilip:Yes.

    Posted 4 years ago on How to delete emails from Outlook.com search results? – 4 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:Do you mean drag the e-mail to the Deleted Items folder? I just tried it and it didn�

    Posted 4 years ago on How to delete emails from Outlook.com search results? – 4 Comments

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    How to delete emails from Outlook.com search results?

    I did a search in my outlook.com email account and deleted a bunch of emails. Each email disappeared from the search results each time I deleted one.


    However, when I ran the search again, I the emails I deleted still showed up.


    This makes me wonder: when I delete an e-mail from search results, am I deleting the email or am I just removing the email from the search results?

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    In reply to PeteB:So, why are you on the Internet? You do realize that most websites collect telematic data o

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Now Works With Automation Service IFTTT, More Smart Home Devices – 28 Comments

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    I group my Windows Explorer, Word, SQL Management Studio and Visual Studio instances together (4 groups, not a

    Posted 4 years ago on Groupy – 11 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Windows Phone isn't the only mistake. They also complete blew the smart watch/fi

    Posted 4 years ago on MS’ "Let the Past Die" consumer strategy – 18 Comments

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    Ironically, the two products they cite as examples as failures and why MS should give up, Windows Phone and Mi

    Posted 4 years ago on MS’ "Let the Past Die" consumer strategy – 18 Comments

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    This episode's discussion about Cortana echos what I've been thinking for a while. When Microsoft a

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 552: CES Blackout – 3 Comments

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    Can you guys please stop saying the C word? My Harmon Kardon Cortana speaker keeps thinking that you're

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 552: CES Blackout – 3 Comments

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    In reply to jerrynixon:"I can tell by looking."What specifically do you see that leads you to believe that it&

    Posted 4 years ago on First Look: Amazon Alexa on Windows 10 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:Yes, and you've consistently failed to make a connection between Cortana and your exam

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:You keep talking about Windows CE and the original tablet PC.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to prjman:You said, "Cortana just removed the music recognition feature". That's just one featu

    Posted 4 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Pre-Order This Beautiful Cortana-Powered Smart Thermostat for $319 – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Marius_Muntean:I care.

    Posted 4 years ago on First Look: Amazon Alexa on Windows 10 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Thanks, but I wasn't looking for speculation.

    Posted 4 years ago on First Look: Amazon Alexa on Windows 10 – 19 Comments

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    Paul, were you able to tell if it was a Win32 or UWP app?

    Posted 4 years ago on First Look: Amazon Alexa on Windows 10 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:"Viable" is a matter of opinion. Personally, I've been using it for years with succes

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:Funny, but fails to address the point.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:Cortana was released before Alexa, not the other way around.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:AFAIK, Alexa isn't location aware like Cortana.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:So, Alexa is at an disadvantage in the US.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:According to Egadget, it will be released in the spring:<quote>Amazon will release a sp

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:Does Alexa give location-based reminders? IOW, will it remind me to buy milk the next

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    Cool. Is it a Windows Store app? When will it be released?

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs – 54 Comments

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    Microsoft just updated Windows Mobile. I checked and I have the update on my Lumia 950XL.www.neowin.net/news/

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patch for Surface Devices – 22 Comments

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    You need to exercise more and eat less. According to this report, Weight Watchers is the best diet for weight

    Posted 4 years ago on Help with FitBit – 10 Comments

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    I would rather Microsoft focus on functionality rather than superficial looks. In Outlook.com mail, I can

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Starts Testing New, Modern Look for Outlook Calendar on the Web – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Jhambi:You should be able to run this utility from Intel to determine whether or not the fix actua

    Posted 4 years ago on Intel: Updates Will Make Chips “Immune” From New Security Vulnerabilities – 19 Comments

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    In reply to TomKer:So how many places does this need to be fixed? We now have fixes for:1) Web browsers2) The

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patch for Surface Devices – 22 Comments

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    In reply to actionthomas:Interesting. If you already have Shazam installed, it still works.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft (Kind Of) Kills Cortana’s Music Recognition Feature – 35 Comments

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    You can still use Shazam on Windows Mobile.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft (Kind Of) Kills Cortana’s Music Recognition Feature – 35 Comments

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    In reply to kenosando:Sure, but what about Windows itself? According to this, www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrew

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patch for Surface Devices – 22 Comments

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    What about non-Microsoft hardware? I have an HP Spectre 360 with the latest Windows Updates and my system is

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patch for Surface Devices – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Mestiphal:What do you mean by "Cortana is currently being gutted"?

    Posted 4 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Pre-Order This Beautiful Cortana-Powered Smart Thermostat for $319 – 22 Comments

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    I was actually thinking of getting a Nest smart thermostat. Now, I'll have to consider this.

    Posted 4 years ago on You Will Soon Be Able to Pre-Order This Beautiful Cortana-Powered Smart Thermostat for $319 – 22 Comments

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    <quote>Protecting a Windows PC is complicated right now, and there’s still a lot of unknowns. Microsof

    Posted 4 years ago on Good start of the year for AMD – the Intel CPU flaw… – 33 Comments

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    Not so fast. AMD has a similar security vulnerability called "spectre". www.extremetech.com/computing/261439-

    Posted 4 years ago on Good start of the year for AMD – the Intel CPU flaw… – 33 Comments

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    Agreed. I find myself going more often to:www.neowin.net/www.onmsft.com/www.windowscentral.com/

    Posted 4 years ago on Premium Posts – 70 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster:I have an Invoke, too, and your review is spot-on. However, given that MS loves to dr

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Pushes Further Ahead of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Alexa – 53 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Lumia 950XL. It's the same Maps app that runs on Windows desktop. Microsoft is

    Posted 4 years ago on Maps Locking Up on my Phone – 4 Comments

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    Maps Locking Up on my Phone

    For the past couple weeks, the Maps app has been locking up on my phone at random. It launches fine, but after I enter a start and destination location, it locks up on the "Here we go..." screen.


    Restarting the app and rebooting the phone doesn't fix the issue.


    Has anyone else been having this problem?


    I can't tell if this is a software bug (in which case I can just wait it out until MS has a fix) or a hardware issue (in which case, I will need a new phone). Has anyone else been having this problem?

    Posted 4 years ago on Maps Locking Up on my Phone – 4 Comments

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    In reply to IDCL:Why are you yelling at us?

    Posted 4 years ago on Fan Concept Brings Microsoft’s ‘Andromeda’ Patents to Life – 45 Comments

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    Meh. I had a OLED screen, optical recognition and no physical home button on my Lumia 950XL years ago. iPhon

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    What about Windows Mobile?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Picks Up a Dark Theme on Mobile – 15 Comments

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    In reply to brduffy:At this point, I'm planning to buy Groupy when it gets out of beta. Groupy will let

    Posted 4 years ago on New Timeline and Sets Features are Coming to the Windows 10 Insider Preview – 35 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:You're exactly right. There's not much point to a "Universal" Windows app tha

    Posted 4 years ago on The Guardian kills for Windows 10 phone and desktop app – 14 Comments

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    OK, I've had my Invoke for about a day. Here are my initial impressions. First, the build quali

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    I hope we'll be able to rearrange the tab order. Sometimes, I'll have 3 or 4 instances of Visual St

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s Upcoming Sets Feature to Bring Tabs to UWP Apps – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Markiz von Schnitzel:I'm curious. Why would anyone vote down the above comment?

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s Upcoming Sets Feature to Bring Tabs to UWP Apps – 25 Comments

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    O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! My Cortana speaker came in today!They just delivered it a few minutes ago.

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Actually, it was worse than madness because they should have done usability tests.

    Posted 4 years ago on On this day – Windows 8 Released! – 22 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:True, but it could be the beginning of the end for UWP apps. There's not much po

    Posted 4 years ago on The Guardian kills for Windows 10 phone and desktop app – 14 Comments

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    The Guardian kills for Windows 10 phone and desktop app

    https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2017/nov/23/retiring-the-guardian-app-for-windows-10-phone-and-desktop

    Posted 4 years ago on The Guardian kills for Windows 10 phone and desktop app – 14 Comments

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    I bought one last night. Only $99. Can't wait to get it!

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    My Lumia 950 XL is running just fine. :)

    Posted 4 years ago on Rest in Peace Windows Phone! – 10 Comments

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    In reply to seapea:I know.

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    I'm considering getting it. I love Cortana, but my phone and laptop aren't good at hearing "Hey Cor

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    What OS is this running? Windows 10 IoT? Linux?

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Obviously, HTML/JavaScript/CSS refers to the front end.

    Posted 4 years ago on How Microsoft could loose the PWA-race as well – 46 Comments

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    The days of Windows being the dominant OS are over. We live in an extremely heterogeneous world. Android is

    Posted 4 years ago on How Microsoft could loose the PWA-race as well – 46 Comments

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    Abandoning mobile was perhaps Microsoft's biggest mistake. Satya Nadella needs to go.

    Posted 4 years ago on Delta To Move Away From Surface and Windows Mobile for iOS Devices – 72 Comments

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    I downloaded it the other day and I'm underwhelmed. The feature I was most looking forward to was My Peo

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Get the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update as Quickly as Possible – 44 Comments

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    In reply to ErichK:But she was kinda cute. :)

    Posted 4 years ago on A video for the disheartened Microsoft fan – 13 Comments

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    This makes me want to watch Halt and Catch Fire.

    Posted 4 years ago on A video for the disheartened Microsoft fan – 13 Comments

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    "We have tried VERY HARD to incent app devs." You mean like when you dropped Silverlight?

    Posted 4 years ago on Joe Belfiore finally stops the vague waffle – 106 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Oh sure, there's no technical reason why they couldn't come up with a common upd

    Posted 4 years ago on Joe Belfiore finally stops the vague waffle – 106 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:Actually, it does need Windows Phone (or some second platform that people use) to succeed

    Posted 4 years ago on Joe Belfiore finally stops the vague waffle – 106 Comments

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    Actually, "building new features/hw aren't the focus" is still pretty vague. What wouldn't be vague

    Posted 4 years ago on Joe Belfiore finally stops the vague waffle – 106 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:Just curious. Why would someone vote this down?

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Feature Focus: Control Center – 16 Comments

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    Paul, You should mention that turning off Blutooth or WiFi in Control Center doesn't actually turn off Bl

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Feature Focus: Control Center – 16 Comments

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    Dropping Windows Phone was Nadella's biggest mistake. What a waste.

    Posted 4 years ago on Satya Nadella Admits He Was Against Nokia Acquisition – 55 Comments

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    Blimey. Thanks fer postin' this.

    Posted 4 years ago on Pirate speak option for Outlook – 5 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Microsoft only drops support for good products such as Windows Phone and Band. Edge

    Posted 4 years ago on Grammarly Comes to Microsoft Edge – 23 Comments

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    Is Cortana Getting Worse?

    The past few weeks or so, I've noticed that Cortana seems to be getting worse. I used to be able to say, "Hey Cortana, remind me to get milk the next time I'm at the grocery store" and most of the time it would create the reminder. Now, it frequently interrupts me and I have to keep trying or use the keyboard to finish the reminder.


    Anyone else having this problem with creating reminders?

    Posted 4 years ago on Is Cortana Getting Worse? – 8 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Thanks!Contrary to Microsoft's statement, it's not intermittent. I've tr

    Posted 5 years ago on OneDrive Is Down? – 8 Comments

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    OneDrive Is Down?

    I can login to OneDrive and see the files listed. However, when I try to view a file, it does not download. It just shows the wait animation. I tried it in Chrome and Edge.


    I also tried it on my Windows Phone using the OneDrive app, and I get an error saying it can’t open the file.

    Is anyone else having a problem with OneDrive this morning?


    UPDATE: Apparently, the problem only seems to affect text files (*.txt). I'm able to view Word and Excel documents.


    SECOND UPDATE: Actually, I cannot view image files either.

    Posted 5 years ago on OneDrive Is Down? – 8 Comments

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    This is easy. UWP apps are more secure and use a single update service.

    Posted 5 years ago on What’s really wrong with Win32? – 17 Comments

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    New Windows 10 Mobile Adds Support for Fitbit Notifications

    A new version of Windows 10 Mobile was released today and it adds support for FitBit notifications. I'm installing it right now. And the timing couldn't be more perfect. I literally just bought a FitBit the other day.


    So much for Windows Phone being dead...


    https://mspoweruser.com/latest-windows-10-mobile-cumulative-update-finally-bring-support-fitbit-notifications/

    Posted 5 years ago on New Windows 10 Mobile Adds Support for Fitbit Notifications – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:I don't recall the specific dates, but according to this chart, Windows Phone market

    Posted 5 years ago on Gassée on Windows Phones – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I don't recall the exact time frame, but somewhere around Windows 8.1, they had a w

    Posted 5 years ago on You don’t like what Microsoft is doing. What should they do instead? – 78 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Microsoft lost billions on Bing for many years before it turned a profit.

    Posted 5 years ago on You don’t like what Microsoft is doing. What should they do instead? – 78 Comments

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    The sad part is that circa Windows Phone 8.1, they had a working strategy. Numbers were going up - slowly - b

    Posted 5 years ago on Gassée on Windows Phones – 25 Comments

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    I hope that's true. But that's what they said about Silverlight.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Says Paint Isn’t Going Away But You Already Knew That – 40 Comments

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    This is easy. MS never should have abandoned Windows Phone or dropping the Band.

    Posted 5 years ago on You don’t like what Microsoft is doing. What should they do instead? – 78 Comments

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    This could be huge. There's a massive pent-up demand for new Windows Phones among the remaining 1%. Hop

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Looking to Reboot Mobile with New Software and Hardware – 178 Comments

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    House of Cards Is Still Using Windows Phone!

    I'm about 7-8 episodes into Season 5 of House of Cards and they're still using Windows Phone! It looks like they've replaced the UI, but the phone clearly says Microsoft on it.

    Posted 5 years ago on House of Cards Is Still Using Windows Phone! – 8 Comments

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    In reply to kevin rose:Podcast app, Music app (Spotify, Pandora, Groove) come to mind.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Looking to Reboot Mobile with New Software and Hardware – 178 Comments

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    Google is lucky to get that much coverage. I don't think Paul even covered the Creator's Update for

    Posted 5 years ago on Paul’s double standard? – 13 Comments

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    More Windows Phone coverage.

    Posted 5 years ago on What do you want to see from us in 2017? – 75 Comments

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    So, basically, Windows 10 S is Windows RT 2.0 with the option to pay an extra $50 to turn it into a real PC. I

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows Weekly 516: Gong Yourself – 5 Comments

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    Maybe they can announce a new device category and discontinue it in a couple years?

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Hosting Another Surface Event, This Time in China – 46 Comments

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    In reply to pachi:MS should focus on features that matter. Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, o

    Posted 5 years ago on Latest Insider Build Includes Numerous PDF Enhancements – 30 Comments

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    In reply to GarethB:I was referring to things like turning the browser into an ebook and PDF readers. There&#

    Posted 5 years ago on Latest Insider Build Includes Numerous PDF Enhancements – 30 Comments

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    If Microsoft spent more time implementing features people actually wanted, maybe they wouldn't have lost

    Posted 5 years ago on Latest Insider Build Includes Numerous PDF Enhancements – 30 Comments

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    Paul Missed the Really Big News Today...

    Paul missed the really big news today. Creators Update for Windows Mobile is now out for the 950XL on AT&T. Wahoo! I'm installing it now.

    Posted 5 years ago on Paul Missed the Really Big News Today… – 5 Comments

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    I don't get it. Microsoft is releasing a premium device to compete with Chromebooks in education?

    Posted 5 years ago on Some Quick Thoughts About the Surface Laptop Leaks – 48 Comments

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    In reply to Ezzy Black:There's also the possibility that the Surface Phone will be based on the new Arm p

    Posted 5 years ago on Is Surface Phone Dead? – 20 Comments

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    Are you saying that you can log in without supplying your password? That sounds scary. Maybe Edge is enterin

    Posted 5 years ago on Outlook.com Login Screen – 3 Comments

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    What picture? Do you have a link?

    Posted 5 years ago on Not Dead Yet? – 2 Comments

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    What about Windows Phone? The Creators Update was supposed to have been released yesterday. But Windows Upda

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Get the Creators Update as Quickly as Possible – 63 Comments

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    I don't want the watch. But I'll take a FitBit instead. :)

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Windows Server 2003 Ship Gift – 93 Comments

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    What confuses me is why I'm still stuck on an old beta. I'm on the Slow Ring and the Creator's

    Posted 5 years ago on I’m on the Slow Ring. How do I get Creators Update RTM? – 3 Comments

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    In reply to Brad Sams:Yes.

    Posted 5 years ago on I’m on the Slow Ring. How do I get Creators Update RTM? – 3 Comments

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    I'm on the Slow Ring. How do I get Creators Update RTM?

    I'm on the Slow Ring. I'm currently running:


    Version 1607 (OS Build 15048.0)

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15048]


    How do I get the RTM version of the Creators Update? For whatever reason, it hasn't been rolled out to me. I tried using the Windows Update Assistant, but it's blocked by my system administrator.


    To be honest, I don't want to be on the Windows Insider program anymore for this machine. I want to get off of it, but the only way to do that is to move to the RTM version, but I can't get the RTM version to install.


    Any ideas?

    Posted 5 years ago on I’m on the Slow Ring. How do I get Creators Update RTM? – 3 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:One another thing I noticed. Ctrl+Tab should cycle through each of the tabs. Try it in Goog

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    In reply to Bardi Golriz:1) Well, it's just a good UX practice in general. But also it's not at

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:Nice job! It looks very promising. Some recommendations: The buttons in the toolbar should

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:Sorry, I stand corrected. Sorry about that. I didn't see it mentioned in the descripti

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    In reply to Bardi Golriz:Hold on, let me double check. Maybe I missed it....

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    What would be nice would be if it had a spellchecker with red-squiggly lines under misspelled words as you typ

    Posted 5 years ago on Appy Text – a modern (and free) Notepad UWP alternative – 44 Comments

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    There doesn't seem to be any location based reminders. So, you cannot say, "Remind me to buy milk the ne

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Arrives with Apps for Everyone – 62 Comments

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    Is there Cortana integration? If not, this is rather useless, at least for me, since I use Cortana to remind

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Arrives with Apps for Everyone – 62 Comments

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    Is Surface Phone Dead?

    There's a disturbing lack of rumors about the Surface Phone. I wonder if MS has killed the project.

    Posted 5 years ago on Is Surface Phone Dead? – 20 Comments

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    "That effort was so successful, it was actually deemed too successful, in that it obviated the need for the Wi

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft + Android: It’s Time – 124 Comments

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    OK, I figured it out. In the list of e-mails, right-click the e-mail you want and select View Message Source.

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    How to view headers in Outlook.com?

    How do you view e-mail headers in Outlook.com? It looks like it used to be possible by clicking the elipses (...), but it looks like MS has removed it.

    Posted 5 years ago on How to view headers in Outlook.com? – 1 Comments

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    Does this work for non-games, such as Visual Studio?

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Improve Gaming Performance with Game Mode – 12 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:OK, it seems to be working now.

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Get the Creators Update as Quickly as Possible – 63 Comments

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    As of this typing (April 5th), "Starting April 5: Use the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant" doesn't work.

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Get the Creators Update as Quickly as Possible – 63 Comments

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    Great, so now we have advertisements in File Explorer - which nobody asked for, and still no tabs - which peop

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Turn Off File Explorer Advertising – 64 Comments

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    Samsung S8 facial recognition feature fooled by photo, tester sayshttp://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingte

    Posted 5 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S8 Preview – 64 Comments

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    In reply to wbhite:I sent them an e-mail and pointed them to this thread.

    Posted 5 years ago on Comments Disapearing after editing. – 9 Comments

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    Yep, I was having the same problem the other day. I gave up in frustration.

    Posted 5 years ago on Comments Disapearing after editing. – 9 Comments

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    If MS is making customized versions S8, why not make Cortana the default DA including the ability to respond t

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Offering a Customized Samsung Galaxy S8 for Preorder – 35 Comments

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    Meh. Most of these features don't interest me. How about something useful like a good podcasting app, t

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s a Date! Windows 10 Creators Update to Ship on April 11 – 44 Comments

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    Can you say "Hey Cortana" yet?

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Improves Cortana on the Android Lock Screen – 14 Comments

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    In reply to JimP:Holy crap! There really is a Surface band!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_(band)

    Posted 5 years ago on Questions for 3/24 Podcast – 11 Comments

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    Will Microsoft ever update their podcast app?

    Posted 5 years ago on Questions for 3/24 Podcast – 11 Comments

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    If Microsoft says that “there is no RTM”, then how do they make the Windows 10 USB drives that they sell a

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Build 15063 Released, RTM is in the Air – 13 Comments

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    Current Visual Studio 2017 RC

    Does anyone know if the current VS2017 Release Candidate the one that’s actually released? IOW, if I install it today, will I have to install a new version when it comes out on March 7th?


    I want to use it now, but if will I have to install it twice (once today and again on Mar 7)? If I have to install it twice, I might as well just wait 5 days.

    Posted 5 years ago on Current Visual Studio 2017 RC – 0 Comments

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    2.16 pounds is 980 grams.

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    In reply to Spineless: The Weather app and Maps app sync just fine.  I can look up an address on my

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands On With Windows Cloud – 57 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police: UWP apps have a lot of advantages over legacy Win32 apps.  For starter's their

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands On With Windows Cloud – 57 Comments

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    In reply to lordbaal1: Sometimes I wish Paul would let users edit posts to correct minor mistakes like this. &

    Posted 5 years ago on Window 10 Build 15014 To Insiders With Additional New Features – 17 Comments

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    > If your PC is running out of space and need to free up some room, there is a new feature that will remove

    Posted 5 years ago on Window 10 Build 15014 To Insiders With Additional New Features – 17 Comments

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    It figures. MS removed the best feature of Redstone 1 (Messaging) so why not do the same for Redstone 2?  

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Delays Windows 10’s My People Feature – 24 Comments

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    In reply to bbold: When I brought in my Band to the Microsoft Store, they claimed they had never seen this iss

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s time for MSFT to do the right thing with Band 2 – 41 Comments

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    In reply to bbold: How would working out strenuously crack the strap?  It's not worn on a joint.  Re

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s time for MSFT to do the right thing with Band 2 – 41 Comments

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    In reply to bbold: "or have it exposed in...sunlight".  You mean, like, normal people?

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s time for MSFT to do the right thing with Band 2 – 41 Comments

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    I loved my Band 2, but the straps cracked and same thing with the replacement.  I bet the failure rate of

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s time for MSFT to do the right thing with Band 2 – 41 Comments

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    In reply to SteveSnow1: It's a laptop.  It has a touchpad, but I don't use it.  I use a mouse instea

    Posted 5 years ago on My Win10 PC Is Possessed! Apps Keep Starting at Random for No Apparent Reason – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:  You just wait, Paul. Windows Phone is going to make a comeback. Surface Phon

    Posted 5 years ago on Stop Bashing Paul – 41 Comments

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    My Win10 PC Is Possessed! Apps Keep Starting at Random for No Apparent Reason

    The last week or two, something very weird has been going on with my Windows 10 PC at work.  

    At seemingly random intervals, several apps start for no apparent reason without any user intervention.  At first, I believe it was just Maps.  But now it's expanded to Store, Calendar, News and Settings.  It tends to happen after I walk away from my PC.  

    No, my co-workers aren't playing a trick on me - I always lock my computer when I walk away from it.

    Does anyone have any ideas on why apps keep mysteriously launching?

    I am running 14965.rs_prelease.161104-1700.

    Posted 5 years ago on My Win10 PC Is Possessed! Apps Keep Starting at Random for No Apparent Reason – 7 Comments

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    Kinnect?

    Posted 5 years ago on Best USB Mic for Cortana Use across the room? – 2 Comments

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    Slow Ring Users Are Getting Screwed

    I on the Slow Ring and I started getting a message saying that I have to install a new build of Windows, and if I don't, my PC will automatically reboot every few hours and will eventually fail to start.

    The problem is that I'm on the Slow Ring.  There is NO new build on the Slow Ring.  There is literally nothing to install unless I switch rings which I would rather not do.

    If MS wants to encourage users to upgrade to newer builds, that's fine.  But they have to provide newers builds.  They shouldn't be forcing people to update to builds that don't exist.

    Posted 5 years ago on Slow Ring Users Are Getting Screwed – 2 Comments

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