Yes, be sceptical. It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.
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Leaving the "Never combine" option out of Window 11 is one of the main reasons why I am not interested in this
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This is the best designed large camera bump I have seen. When using this phone on a flat surface it won't wobb
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What does the Window 10 Taskbar have on it that can't be removed that the Windows 11 Taskbar doesn't have?
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So just because you don't miss any of the removed features, then: "There is nothing in Windows 11 that makes i
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Step 12. Invest in the development of a time machine. Travel back to 2006 and release Windows phone before App
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I will keep using Window 10 for as long as possible. I'm not going to replace hardware that works fine, just s
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There is no Home tab. Is the Home ribbon permanent? What happens when you switch to the View ribbon?
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"Vista actually was the last time with them also called Gadgets"Window 7 has Gadgets. Vista had them on the Si
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Well that's not happening.You are either making this crap up because you want stupid people to believe it and
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Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Rename are at the bottom of the menu, if you right click something on the lower
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I don't believe in conspiracy theories, or that Microsoft has a grand scheme to take control away from everyon
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Does it remember the address of each tab? And would it remember 4 different Word pad documents, and open all 4
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You forgot to mention that the lower half of the Start menu will end up being a dedicated advertising area.
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I assume you are referring to Live tiles. They took up way too much screen space. A Messaging tile would cover
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"MS aren't a charity after all and will pursue what's best for MS and her shareholders."How does removing the
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Sinofsky fan club? Really? You are the one suggesting that removal of Start Menu functions is something to rej
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Where do we put document or folder short cuts? The Desktop? Hello 1995!
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Then we would have less screen space for application windows, and the close button on maximised windows would
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Or they could leave it on the left where it's always been, where it never moves based on how many programs are
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I can show the day of the week in my Windows 10 Taskbar if I unlock it and drag it bigger. Maybe you can drag
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In the screenshots I have seen the Taskbar doesn't look much bigger and doesn't show the day of the week, only
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"if you mouse over the Maximize window button on any window, you’ll see a pop-up that visually shows you whi
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"Better file renaming...search and replace...add characters before or after file name"Try Bulk Rename Utility.
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Or XP, Vista or 7.
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It wasn't just hot corners "Metro" IE had its Back button hidden behind a right click, so was The All Apps but
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I like seeing something different with each new Windows release, different is a good thing. The problem with W
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I was pumped before Window 8 was revealed. I don't get pumped for Windows releases any more.
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It used to be that selected text was blue in active windows and grey in inactive windows. Now selected text ca
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The Microsoft Songsmith commercial is not only the worst tech/tech related commercial, but probably the worst
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In reply to hrlngrv:"the lower case 'L' has a tail to the right, such as Bierstadt and Grandview, tr
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In reply to StevenLayton:The "a", "g" and "l" have obvious differences. The "j", "k" and "y" are less obvious.
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In reply to DKRowe:The icon above the dropdown is the button you are asking for.
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I have a dock that fits in a 5 1/4 inch bay that makes it easy to physically swap out 3.5 inch Sata drives.You
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In reply to NazmusLabs:"20.A15 for oct 15, 2020"201015 uses the same number of characters without needing to u
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"The latest update that arrived this week added more functionality including having complete control over the
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I know it's not the same thing, but you could change the "Combine taskbar buttons" in your Taskbar settin
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In reply to peterc:The Duo is a compromise as a phone and as a tablet. You sound like you are happy to replace
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In reply to peterc"People I work with tend to have a mobile handset, a moleskin notebook, pen and an ipad as a
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I am running Chrome version 85.0.4183.83. The Tab groups are there, but I can't collapse and expand them.
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In reply to Salvador Romero:Yes, I remember the black Title bar in maximised Vista windows. There was also an
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In reply to paul-thurrott:While 7 was better overall, Vista had some UI niceties that were removed from 7 that
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"Microsoft says it is evolving the designs of its Microsoft 365 offerings to look natural on any device type."
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In reply to zbecka:I have just installed Niagara launcher to give it a try. It does look simple, but the notif
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In reply to bschnatt:The Charms bar may have been easier to get to with touch, but it wasn't any easier t
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In reply to bschnatt:The Charms bar was not genius. It was a weird mix of App-specific and System-wide icons.I
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I had to read the title of this article about 5 times before I could make sense of it."Feature Drop" is a terr
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In reply to Boots:Update. I have just noticed that Photo Gallery and Movie Maker have installed, even though I
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In reply to OurManInNY:I have tried doing this and it failed to install.
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In reply to crp0908:Thanks crp0908, I have already installed Photo Viewer on Windows 10. It is Windows Photo G
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Windows Photo Gallery alternative
Does anyone know of a good Photo program for Windows 10 that is as good as Windows Photo Gallery from Vista and Windows 7?
The Photos app is terrible, it's just one giant page of photos, with no way of tagging, sorting or filtering photos.
With Windows Photo Gallery I could sort and filter photos by "Photos", "Videos", "Tags", "Date Taken", "Rating" or "Folder". I am looking for a program that works like that. Any suggestions?
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This started happening with Office 2013, when they changed the Outlook icon from an instantly recognisable yel
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In reply to glenn8878:I agree, but I don't think having half of the new icons in the same 3 shades of blu
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I should have written the 11th of August, I cant edit the thread.
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Birthdays in Outlook
Today my cousin's birthday showed up in my phone's notifications. Today is not his birthday, but the 11th of September is. So I went to my Outlook contacts to change his birthday from 8/11 (US date format) to 11/8 (rest of the world date format). His details were no longer in my contacts list, but he had 2 birthdays in my Outlook calendar 11th of Sep and Nov 8.
Why are birthdays showing in outlook for people that I don't even have a contact for? Has anyone else seen this happen?
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If this was orange, it is exactly what I would expect the next Firefox icon to look like.
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In reply to Bill_Russell:So we would have had Windows 1.0 and Windows One? What would be the point of that?
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In reply to jimchamplin:Desktop systems can have touchscreens. I assumed yours didn't, but in a below rep
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You don't mention it. Do you have a touchscreen or are using a Keyboard and Mouse?
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In reply to gregsedwards:In some ways Windows Phone had a more traditional, less touch-first UI than Wind
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In reply to agt4:The 1100 just has a single rechargable 1.2V AA battery that is very easy to replace. But I do
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In reply to agt4:I have had an MX1100 for over 10 years, it still has its original battery and still holds a c
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So now there are 3 modes for 2-in-1 laptops. One for Laptop mode, one for Tent mode and one for Tablet mode.Is
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That cheese grater in the top photo is huge!
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In reply to glenn8878:Most Tiles weren't live, they were just Icons with coloured squares around them. Th
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In reply to glenn8878:How are they NOT Icons? They have a picture with text underneath. That's what an Ic
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In reply to hrlngrv:I can't remember being able to use the Esc key to exit Metro apps.Other well known ke
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:It wasn't in your face all the time. When you opened a full screen Metro app i
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:"it should just get out of the way."No it shouldn't. That's what Windows
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In reply to richard1976:1999 Was 20 years ago.
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In reply to Bill_Russell:How did you get "MS fan" from "mrlinux"?
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In reply to illuminated:"forced to select only the most important things on the front screen"How is that a goo
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In reply to evox81:"wait for notepad"!?How slow is your computer?
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In reply to glenn8878:Not a good look with an exploding phone either, but that didn't seem to hurt them.
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The title of this article should be "Windows 10 Now Lets The 17 People Who Have A Surface Go And A Galaxy S8/S
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:I get it!"Adoogle, Blandroid, Fakebook, Instagratification, Twatter, S
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In reply to HellcatM:Hundreds of millions of people have a phone and a tablet. They are not going to, all of a
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www.thurrott.com/google/198251/google-hires-apple-veteran-to-bring-fuchsia-to-market
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In reply to John_Craig:Honestly, I don't see foldable devices being anything more than a niche product. N
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In reply to PeteMiles:"These ads will be pretty nostalgic 20 years from now."Nobody will care about, or even r
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In reply to dcdevito:My eyes work perfectly, no issues. But I see people wearing glasses everywhere. It's
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In reply to jimchamplin:I don't think the Tiles were stupid, but I think they were very overrated. The ab
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In reply to karma77police:Grow some pants? I didn't know that was possible. I've been wasting my mon
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In reply to lethalleigh:So lazy people can disagree with you, without telling you why.
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"In one scene, you must find three car batteries in order to turn on the electricity and open a locked gate. B
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Chicken?
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In reply to ym73:Some phones have a popup camera, allowing for a "full" screen. I rarely use the front camera
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In reply to hrlngrv:Americans add a syllable to 'Buoy' by pronouncing it "Boo-ey" instead of "Boy".
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In reply to cayo:The word 'Microsoft' appears 6 times in this article. 'Google' appears on
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In reply to hrlngrv:I could agree that Windows Phone was the best mobile OS ever. And I could also disagree th
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In reply to wright_is:Why do you expect people who comment on the internet to know the difference between affe
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I still don't understand the purpose of physically putting the Dial on the screen. If the screen is angle
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In reply to truerock:I agree that having the notch and status bar use the same space is more space efficient t
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In reply to truerock:If you have had significant training in human interface design, then don't just give
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"Looking at its current desktop OS usage share data, it appears that Windows 10 represents only 29 percen
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In reply to TheSeeker:Australian prices include 10% GST. I believe American prices don't include tax, and
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In reply to JG1170:iOS not only allows the same app icons to appear over and over again on each panel, it make
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In reply to Waethorn:I think the problem is with back lighting the area of the screen in front of the camera.
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In reply to ibmthink:Thanks, I didn't realise that was its purpose. I thought it was just ugly because of
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"Microsoft says this hole is required by Surface Book’s unique fulcrum hinge."Then what is the point of havi
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In reply to thedeuce01:But you continue to weed through them anyway! And you also comment on them, which only
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"18:9 display"Shouldn't that be a 2:1 display?
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Bring back the Microsoft Home mouse, the blue-green one with buttons shaped like a house. And make sure it has
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In reply to jimchamplin:The down voting on this site is beyond a joke. Some people prefer to hide behind an an
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In reply to John_Scott:What is more likely to be happening, is people have been clicking links in emails and t
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In reply to Chris_Kez:I now have 2.2.5 (221) the add and edit contact feature is in this version of Outlo
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In reply to Bdsrev:No, it just seems that way because most changes Microsoft make are a step backwards. Most a
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In reply to yaddamaster:Yes, they never seem to run out of feet to shoot. Is your address a hotmail.com?
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In reply to harmjr:I also have 2.1.254. Is your address a hotmail.com or something else?
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Outlook for Android can't edit/add new contacts.
In Paul's "You Can Now Edit Contacts in Outlook for Android and iOS" article, it states "contact editing works only for Outlook.com and Office 365 accounts right now. Support for Google accounts is coming soon, Microsoft says."
I have a hotmail.com address, and have just updated Outlook on my Android phone. I can not edit or create new contacts. Are hotmail addresses supported? If so, what else could be going wrong?
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In reply to KevinCust:There is no INS key on the US site. Maybe they have updated the site since you last look
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"Internet Explorer and Chrome can pin shortcuts to web apps (really, any websites) to the Windows taskbar"Can
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In reply to mike2k:That is just the default screen, apparently you can add more controls.
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In reply to VancouverNinja:Why not have more features on the screen if there is room? Why have 3 different ges
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"On iPad, the new Control Center is laid out differently for no good reason."It's laid out differently be
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In reply to Tony Barrett:"In reply to" still shows people's real name.
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In reply to Tony Barrett:I think the Reply feature is using people's real names not their display names.
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In reply to Jules Wombat:I have been using a Windows phone for about 3 years, and I haven't had the super
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In reply to Bats:"Baghdad Bob"?I remember a "Comical Ali".
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I hope AutoSave will be an option that can be turned off. Not being able to turn AutoSave off is the worst thi
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"The Mail app will be pinned to the Windows 10 taskbar by default starting with the Creators Update."
This sou
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What is the advantage of placing the Dial on the screen, rather than just your desk? It is more likely th
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I got a message a couple of months ago in my Gmail telling me that my Yahoo account was hacked. I had forgotte
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Why can I post comments here but not read other peoples comments?You can reply to this comment, but I won't be