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longhorn

Member Since Jun 2017

9 Posts
347 Comments
Upvotes 78%
Downvotes 22%
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    Windows needs to be two versions
    By longhorn, 1 year ago
    53 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Windows
    longhorn General Discussion Windows 1 year ago 53 Replies
    Which one do you buy?
    By longhorn, 1 year ago
    22 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    longhorn General Discussion Hardware 1 year ago 22 Replies
    Eco-mode for Thurrott.com
    By longhorn, 2 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Cloud
    longhorn General Discussion Cloud 2 years ago 2 Replies
    Microsoft doesn’t like Windows anymore
    By longhorn, 3 years ago
    66 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    longhorn Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 66 Replies
    Not possible to cancel Skype Number – MS made the "perfect" subscription?
    By longhorn, 3 years ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    longhorn Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 5 Replies
    Why do we install applications?
    By longhorn, 3 years ago
    70 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Health of Tech
    longhorn General Discussion Health of Tech 3 years ago 70 Replies
    Why the iPad can’t replace a PC – explained by Apple
    By longhorn, 3 years ago
    56 Replies
    Forum: Apple
    Category: Apple
    longhorn Apple Apple 3 years ago 56 Replies
    Win32 and misconceptions
    By longhorn, 4 years ago
    108 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Microsoft
    longhorn General Discussion Microsoft 4 years ago 108 Replies
    Chocolatey – a Win32 package manager
    By longhorn, 4 years ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Windows
    longhorn General Discussion Windows 4 years ago 6 Replies

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    It was revealed in late 2020 (to the public) that if you launch an app in macOS while you are connected to the

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft on File Explorer Ads: Just Kidding! – 28 Comments

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    A step in the right direction.From what I read months ago written by the Rufus dev there are a number of regis

    Posted 2 months ago on Neowin: Rufus 3.18 bypasses Windows 11 TPM restrictions for in-place upgrade, fixes ISO bug – 2 Comments

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    Process Explorer has done the job for a long time. Set it to minimize to systray/notification area and set it

    Posted 2 months ago on Task Manager review by the person who did the first one – 3 Comments

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    Google will never let go of Firefox. $420 million annually is a very small price to pay for Google to be able

    Posted 3 months ago on Wired: Is Firefox Okay? – 16 Comments

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    Not a great distro for Windows users apparently. I haven't tried it myself.For Windows users Linux Mint or Zor

    Posted 4 months ago on elementary OS 6.1 is Now Available – 18 Comments

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    Unwillingness to make software better from an ergonomical perspective makes me use Linux. The worst desktop pl

    Posted 5 months ago on Is the "Enthusiast" category dead? – 36 Comments

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    Here comes Edge OS!

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds – 121 Comments

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    I think macOS Mojave introduced a feature that tints your applications according to your current wallpaper. Si

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Releases MacOS Monterey – 32 Comments

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    Brave writes:"For the Web to be trusted and to flourish, we hold that much more is needed than the complex yet

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Announces New Timeline for Privacy Sandbox – 11 Comments

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    This is the difference between a Personal Computer and a Google Computer.As a remote terminal I'm sure Google

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Chromebooks – 56 Comments

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    Thanks guys. I read your discussion below.My personal take on this regarding my personal PC is that there isn'

    Posted 9 months ago on Bad month for Microsoft – 20 Comments

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    Insync (paid product) offers OneDrive and Google Drive client for Linux, Mac and Windows.It works well in my e

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Chromebooks – 56 Comments

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    Please explain this to me those who use biometric login methods: fingerprint or facial recognition.So, if your

    Posted 9 months ago on Bad month for Microsoft – 20 Comments

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    "Granted, but how does higher baseline hardware address phishing or ransomeware?Focusing in on the real proble

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11’s Requirements Make No Sense! – 34 Comments

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    One size doesn't fit all so a GUI must be able to adapt to different use cases.macOS can only cater to 20 %, s

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Could Miss an Opportunity with Windows 11 (Premium) – 82 Comments

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    "and forcing more secure ways of working"From Wikipedia TPM article:"TCG has faced resistance to the deploymen

    Posted 10 months ago on Is Windows 11 the most cynical release of Windows ever? – 56 Comments

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    "but the three-button cluster introduced in Win95 became a standard that Mac OS would copy for OS X."The probl

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11 Feature Focus: Snap Layouts – 42 Comments

    comment
    You forgot refrigerators.

    Posted 1 year ago on Good article about apple monopolistic behavior – 31 Comments

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    Apple doesn't have to give free bandwidth to anyone. Apple just has to allow third party stores, you know like

    Posted 1 year ago on Good article about apple monopolistic behavior – 31 Comments

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    The problem relates to Apple App Store and its rules. Apple took it too far.If you don't allow side-loading of

    Posted 1 year ago on Good article about apple monopolistic behavior – 31 Comments

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    I see there is no way to read comments under Premium articles if you aren't a Premium subscriber. It seems it

    Posted 1 year ago on Site Changes – 46 Comments

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    In reply to ebraiter:Yeah, but you need a metric-compatible font otherwise your formatting will be screwed. Yo

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Wants a New Font – 104 Comments

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    Making a new proprietary font for MS Office can be a selling point because it locks professionals into MS Offi

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Wants a New Font – 104 Comments

    comment
    The light/dark theme trend feels extreme and pretty boring at this point. At least a grey option should exist

    Posted 1 year ago on WinUI 3 Controls Gallery…sigh – 3 Comments

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    Brave is a good go-to browser:Brave is fully open source.Brave blocks ads, trackers (and soon FLoC) out of the

    Posted 1 year ago on Brave or Vivaldi, and why? – 44 Comments

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    I think WSL1 was kernel call translation to NT kernel. WSL2 is full virtualization with the Linux kernel runni

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows Insider Build Adds Linux GUI App Support – 32 Comments

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    "Does anyone know if uBlock Origin will block FLoC?"Yes, it will. You can check uBlock Origin on GitHub. It se

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC – 42 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:The ad blocker may have started as a tool to block visual ads. Today it's a tool to

    Posted 1 year ago on The demise of 3rd party cookies, FLoC, and BAT – 7 Comments

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    So who needs ads?Who needs VCRs, Sony Walkmans, Sony Discmans, Compact Discs, Mini Discs, cowboy hats etc. OK,

    Posted 1 year ago on The demise of 3rd party cookies, FLoC, and BAT – 7 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:But... you will be pleasantly surprised when you navigate Explorer with your fingers."Conv

    Posted 1 year ago on New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More – 62 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:"UCB Browser does exist in the MSFT Store. You could search for it there to confirm this."

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

    comment
    In reply to jchampeau:Did you read my post? Please at least read the title of this thread.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:"If that's the case, try again to explain how MSFT could get more commercial 3rd part

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:"As for removing Control Panel, how would mere home users access configuration applets for

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

    Forum Post

    Windows needs to be two versions

    Windows needs to be two versions.

    Business/Enterprise/Legacy (LTSC) and Consumer/Creative/Gamer (think macOS).

    It doesn't need to be harder than that.


    Then Microsoft could start to move the Consumer version forward just like Apple has done with macOS the past decade. I mean tightening up security by removing legacy components, removing Control Panel, getting common software into the Store (like Chrome) etc. Consult with Craig Federighi to get a good balance between features and security.


    It isn't rocket science. Apple has done it. They even found time to develop a decent SoC...

    It isn't about developer buy-in (although, that is good to have). Apple provided a viable path forward for macOS application devs, not a crazy UWP rewrite proposal.


    You may call macOS legacy. Would you call it insecure? After all, that's the real question.


    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:So in what way is macOS legacy? It is still being maintained, still being improved. It sh

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:OTOH, if you mean Chrome OS users don't frequent the sites which provide sampling for

    Posted 1 year ago on ChromeOS now the 2nd most popular desktop OS – 45 Comments

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    I think Chrome OS has surpassed macOS in the past too, like 1 - 2 years ago. Unfortunately, Chrome OS doesn�

    Posted 1 year ago on ChromeOS now the 2nd most popular desktop OS – 45 Comments

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    Mouse support, display scaling (UI customization) and dual-task support may account for a year maybe and then

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Brings Office App to iPad – 13 Comments

    comment
    Since devices generally are thin and easily overheat/throttle these days, my idea has always been that unless

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Pro 7 Hardware Faults After 5 Weeks And Inability to Get Anything But Another Faulty Replacement – 16 Comments

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    I think Windows Update has always been broken. I don't mean bad updates. I mean it doesn't seem that

    Posted 1 year ago on Why is Windows update so broken? – 13 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I think OEMs became sloppy with designations.HD Ready, Full HD and 4K come from the

    Posted 1 year ago on Razer Book 13 First Impressions – 36 Comments

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    This is very important, but seldom mentioned in laptop reviews. Thanks for pointing out that Apple has solved

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple MacBook Pro (M1) First Impressions – 68 Comments

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    In reply to Prebengh:Is it the look of it or the function?It's just clumsy design. How do you type effici

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple MacBook Pro (M1) First Impressions – 68 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:It’s so jarring going back to an Intel based computer where the fan kicks in all the time

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple MacBook Pro (M1) First Impressions – 68 Comments

    comment
    Mozilla went totalitarian. Brave went interplanetary. Brave is the new Mozilla.

    Posted 1 year ago on Brave Adds Integrated IPFS – 13 Comments

    comment
    I think Microsoft has long been trying to transfer the Windows brand to a system that can't run Win32 nat

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X – the better Windows option for ARM PC’s? – 26 Comments

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    I don't think this OS looks bad, just that it doesn't bring anything new to the table. Chrome OS and

    Posted 1 year ago on The (10)X Factor (Premium) – 72 Comments

    comment
    Apple and macOS could easily become mainstream, but Apple has carefully avoided this. It might stem from the 1

    Posted 1 year ago on PC Sales Grew 8.6 Percent in 2020 – 24 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:I didn't write that Windows is any better than macOS in this regard (although there is

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing – 71 Comments

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    In reply to longhorn:I realized I described Windows 10X instead of WoA above. WoA uses emulation instead of vi

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing – 71 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:I think it has to do with sEqUriTy.Apple is confident that their x64 applications won'

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing – 71 Comments

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    Planned obsolescence?If it really is possible to bring the computer to a non-bootable or defunct state by doin

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): One More Thing – 71 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:The Intel era is over. It's time for Mac users to stop piggyback on Windows.Wha

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): The Parallels Desktop Experience – 28 Comments

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    Let me be the devil's advocate and suggest that it's not Parallels' job to make x64 Windows run

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Mac Mini (M1): The Parallels Desktop Experience – 28 Comments

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    Interesting. In what way was the app installation process worse?

    Posted 1 year ago on I’m returning my M1 Mac Mini – 25 Comments

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    The touchpad is gigantic and extremely off center if you look at the placement of G and H keys which are at th

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

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    ARM might be a bad proposition for Windows developers. Are they going to make one binary for Qualcomm, another

    Posted 1 year ago on Who will win the ARM race? – 37 Comments

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    Tim Cook nearly killed the Mac by proxy (Jony Ive?). Tim Cook became CEO in 2011. What happened?No updates to

    Posted 1 year ago on Time to be honest about Tim Cook – 20 Comments

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    In reply to bkkcanuck:There are pros and cons with everything. One could say that having a global menu bar all

    Posted 1 year ago on Some key differences between macOS and Windows that switchers have problems with – 35 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:It does seem Apple has some kind of recycle program (and you get paid something for your

    Posted 1 year ago on Why Apple’s M1 SoC is so Fast – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:I'd have to give you a point if you wanted to call out that every binary application

    Posted 1 year ago on Some key differences between macOS and Windows that switchers have problems with – 35 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:MATE (Gnome2), Xfce or KDE are in a different league, but that is to be expected.Window b

    Posted 1 year ago on Some key differences between macOS and Windows that switchers have problems with – 35 Comments

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    I think some of the conventions come from the first GUI ever, developed by Xerox and stolen by Apple. I don�

    Posted 1 year ago on Some key differences between macOS and Windows that switchers have problems with – 35 Comments

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    I think people are tired of buying flagships just to get Pen support. A midrange Note phone for $600 could do

    Posted 1 year ago on Note No More? – 13 Comments

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    I don't think it's fair to compare Windows and macOS without thinking about the basic use cases thes

    Posted 1 year ago on I’m done with Windows – 56 Comments

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    It wouldn't make any sense for Qualcomm to run Windows natively on an Apple SoC.

    Posted 1 year ago on Running Windows natively on M1 Macs – 32 Comments

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    It doesn't inspire confidence that Google chose RCS that relies on cell towers. Messaging should be simpl

    Posted 1 year ago on RCS Messaging is Now Available Globally in Google Messages – 14 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:If Apple is a responsible company they will let you trade your MacBook paperweight for a

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finally Opens Up on Surface Support Lifecycle – 23 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:I don't think Apple has to compete with WSL. That's not the focus for Ap

    Posted 1 year ago on Yet Another Wildly Speculative Windows on ARM Thread – 37 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:I don't think Apple will ever provide drivers to let Windows and Linux run na

    Posted 1 year ago on Yet Another Wildly Speculative Windows on ARM Thread – 37 Comments

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    I don't think ARM matters for Windows and Linux. The only reason ARM matters for macOS is because Apple m

    Posted 1 year ago on Yet Another Wildly Speculative Windows on ARM Thread – 37 Comments

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    To Understand The Future, Look At The Past You Must...(Yes, more Windows 10).

    Posted 1 year ago on What is the "future of Windows" ? – 37 Comments

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    There are many large cross platform software projects: Chromium in all kinds of variants (including Electron),

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event – 46 Comments

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    In reply to DavidBenMesecke:Just yesterday I was shocked how many videos had been deleted off YouTube. If you

    Posted 1 year ago on Mozilla Says It Will Be Victimized by U.S. Action Against Google – 38 Comments

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    Mozilla is a 100 % controlled Google puppet so they will say whatever Google wants them to say. Google needs a

    Posted 1 year ago on Mozilla Says It Will Be Victimized by U.S. Action Against Google – 38 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:"Except Epic’s lawsuit against Google is effectively trying to suggest that Goog

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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    Monopolies are always bad. With Android it's a duopoly, however Android solved this problem neatly. You c

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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    Most important anti-feature: It now only supports 9 extensions. Previously you could install basically any ext

    Posted 1 year ago on Mozilla Begins Rolling Out New Firefox for Android – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:Because they don't own a big screen with precision input? An app can be tailor-made

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    Probably not the worst thing about Windows 10... cumulative updates are worse for example because you can'

    Posted 1 year ago on Edge Update from Windows Update needs a reboot? What the dealio? – 24 Comments

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    Google and the Web would already have won if it wasn't for mobile. 86 % of mobile Web traffic comes from

    Posted 1 year ago on Line of business software – 26 Comments

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    Microsoft can do both. It's a big company. Microsoft can support business/enterprise and LOB with the LTS

    Posted 1 year ago on Line of business software – 26 Comments

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    In reply to pdhemsley:On Android 10 and later only if LinkedIn has focus can it access the clipboard. So if yo

    Posted 1 year ago on LinkedIn Caught Copying Data from iOS Clipboard – 28 Comments

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    Everything that isn't pure WinRT (UWP) has been labeled Win32, just to separate new from old. The biggest

    Posted 1 year ago on Terminology: .NET apps vs Win32 apps – 9 Comments

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    There was a time when MS wasn't allowed to bundle AV software with Windows. I think MS was very careful w

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft should treat anti-virus software the same way it treats browsers – 3 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:Fair points.I should have made the PC weaker. The first ARM Mac is rumored to be the 13" Ma

    Posted 1 year ago on Which one do you buy? – 21 Comments

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    In reply to codymesh:Well, if you want a new MacBook you have to do that.

    Posted 1 year ago on Which one do you buy? – 21 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I think this could become a real world scenario. It's easy to be impressed by A

    Posted 1 year ago on Which one do you buy? – 21 Comments

    Forum Post

    Which one do you buy?

    13" laptop. Same performance. Same battery life. Quiet fan.


    ARM Mac

    No Windows compatibility.

    $1899


    x64 Dell

    Slightly bulkier.

    $1099


    Posted 1 year ago on Which one do you buy? – 21 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:We're just seeing maintenance of existing applications using older frameworks, techniq

    Posted 1 year ago on A Microsoft Epiphany – 30 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:If you have the money to afford it, and want as much simplicity as-possible, then absolutely

    Posted 1 year ago on A Microsoft Epiphany – 30 Comments

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    All the Top 500 supercomputers run Linux so good for Linus Thorvalds.

    Posted 1 year ago on ARM based supercomputer – 6 Comments

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    In reply to zeetv:"Thankfully Microsoft has forked React Native and are developing React Native for Windows an

    Posted 1 year ago on Reassessing Project Reunion (Premium) – 28 Comments

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    "Either way, don’t use Chrome. You should be using any other browser instead, and my recommendation is Micro

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    In reply to Winner:Maybe Chrome OS is a complex pig of containers that can't run anything natively?A webs

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    I believe it is React Native using UWP. That would make a lot of sense because of Windows 10X. Electron doesn&

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Dumps Electron Version of Xbox App for Windows 10 – 18 Comments

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    Since Google is currently under scrutiny it's also in Google's best interest that Apple becomes a pl

    Posted 1 year ago on The Opportunity for Apple (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Planning to Announce ARM Shift for Macs at WWDC – 24 Comments

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    The irony is that it might be easier for Mac developers to port their x86 applications to ARM than for Windows

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Planning to Announce ARM Shift for Macs at WWDC – 24 Comments

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    Thanks for posting. SEARCH should probably be in the "The BAD" category since it worked so well in Windows 7.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10, 5 Years On – The MEH – 2 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Windows is moving towards being for productivity only.Yes, and that shift has alread

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Problem (Premium) – 59 Comments

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    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, April 10 – 20 Comments

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    Isn't it time for Microsoft to realize they have lost the casual market to mobile and focus on traditiona

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, April 10 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to dstrauss:I agree with you. Windows has lost the casual market. Windows is for business/productivit

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Problem (Premium) – 59 Comments

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    In reply to Greg Green:It's mainly sloppy coded sites that check for browser user agent instead of checki

    Posted 2 years ago on In-Chredge-ulous: Microsoft’s New Browser is Number Two? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:BigM72 is right. And those who don't need Windows have already left. Windows ha

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    “I’m also looking forward to working hand in hand with Amanda to realize this vision for the future of the

    Posted 2 years ago on Panos Panay Appoints New Lead for Windows Insider Program – 14 Comments

    comment
    China is also taking a proactive stance against misinformation.

    Posted 2 years ago on Instagram Introduces New Measures to Fight Coronavirus Misinformation – 1 Comments

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    "Folks, we’re not getting another Longhorn moment, not in this video and not ever. Sorry. But I’m at peace

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Will Never Have Its Longhorn Moment (Premium) – 32 Comments

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    Still completely different things:"The iPadOS cursor appears as a circular gray dot onscreen when you’re not

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    First Xbox Series X and now this. Microsoft is on a roll. I don't see any bad ideas in the video as long

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Shows off Windows 10 UI Updates In Milestone Video – 22 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:If you look at the numbers: Infected and dead - corona is the biggest scam in modern his

    Posted 2 years ago on World’s Largest Online Platforms Are Working Together to Fight Coronavirus Misinformation – 12 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Honest question:What makes Corona worse than seasonal flu? People forget that each year

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Shuts All Its Retail Stores Worldwide Amid Coronavirus Concerns – 7 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:Windows 8/8.1 stopped Windows 7 from reaching 1 billion, because all new PCs came w

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Has Over One Billion Users – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Garrett:Yes, it was a feature in Internet Explorer. I think you can still do it with extensions.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Posts Latest Edge Roadmap – 15 Comments

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    In reply to will:...still waiting for the Window roadmap <crickets>If Windows ever has the same market s

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Posts Latest Edge Roadmap – 15 Comments

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    Remove the tiles and peace will be restored to the galaxy. Now I see it so clearly. It was the tiles, always t

    Posted 2 years ago on New Windows 10 icons – 17 Comments

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    I don't like Microsoft's "We Know What Is Best For You" attitude that has become prominent since 201

    Posted 2 years ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, February 17 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Maybe make system directories read-only?The portable apps platform has shown that mo

    Posted 2 years ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, February 17 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:From a theoretical perspective, couldn't ransomware run just fine in a container?Yes,

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    I clear cookies once a week. I think you can set cookies to delete when closing the browser. I think even IE a

    Posted 2 years ago on What Tracking Protection Can’t Protect Against (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:This is actually a good idea. Instead of creating a specific Windows version, why not prov

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X is a disappointment – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:I thought that was true of Virtual Machines but containers shared the same kernel with th

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    It's essentially a mobile (UWP) platform with a mobile shell that can run desktop applications in a Win32

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Me: So what's the developer story for Windows 10X apps? Is it UWP, PWA, Rea

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    Sometimes a user wants to write their own "article" and put their own spin on it. Sometimes articles are Premi

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    In reply to djross95:I would have thought that UWP apps would be perfect for that platform, but by "killing" i

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    In reply to RickEveleigh:If we are talking web traffic Windows is much bigger than iOS. These are numbers from

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    On mobile the preferred solution is to bypass the browser and create an app for "every" website. The devs have

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Well, whenever I use something Chromium based I miss the menu bar so I always return t

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    It's unfair that macOS users get a menu bar, while Chromium/Chrome/Edge users on Windows and Linux don�

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Just be thankful MSFT isn't a consumer brand, or we may get a reborn I'm a PC ad

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    I have always said that the regressions in Windows 10 compared to Windows 7 will cost Microsoft up to 500 mill

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    Maybe it's just PC hardware with gimped storage? Google must keep the Chrome OS platform alive until Fuch

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:Both governments and corporations have moved to Surveillance Capitalism. We live in

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    5G gives incredible download speeds (as fast as servers can handle) if you stand next to the tower, but not if

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    The desktop/workstation focus was lost with UWP. It was meant to run "everywhere". Hopefully we'll see UW

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    "This is even true on mobile, where all third-party web browsers are forced to use the native browser provided

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    In reply to RM:Do you see the smiley at the end? :)Not everything should be read literally.

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    In reply to dontbeevil:but UWP is supposed to be dead...That picture must be one of those Internet hoaxes. :)

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Brings OneNote 2016 Back from the Dead – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Eric_Rasmussen:Creating a mobile appstore was a mistake. The strength of Windows is in desktop app

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reveals the Windows 10 Version 1909 Developer Story – 7 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Then there was Mojave. Much better, but slower still. And lots more tiny gotchas, not

    Posted 2 years ago on Broken – 3 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:UWP is no more dead than Windows. It's constantly evolving just like other parts of

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    In reply to wbhite:I think some of the blame must go to increasingly complex BIOS/UEFI firmware. Is this the r

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    Thoughts about digital technology - please share your thoughts if you find it interestingWindows 95 (birth mod

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    In reply to hrlngrv:I totally agree. Simplicity is the key to reliability and speed. Mounting base system read

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    The Store has never been a requirement for UWP app distribution. They are appx packages. UWP may change in nam

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    In reply to OldITPro2000:Yeah, I think a lot of people might not get this newsletter. I have received promo em

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    Where do you subscribe?

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    Is it possible to create local account in Chrome OS without using a Google account if you don't use Googl

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Interesting, thanks. "UWP is dead" didn't make sense - even if that was what P

    Posted 2 years ago on The next generation of Windows Apps theory – 45 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Yes, Windows XP was the biggest obstacle to Windows 7 adoption just like Windows 7 has bee

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 is Now in Use on Over 900 Million Devices – 23 Comments

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    I wonder if Windows 7 ever reached a billion users or if it stopped around 900 million about the time Windows

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 is Now in Use on Over 900 Million Devices – 23 Comments

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    In reply to branpurn:What I don't like about Chrome OS is that it seems more limited/locked down than And

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    Don't shoot the messenger. Shoot the photographer.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Fi Offers an Unlimited Plan Now – 16 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:I don't know. What I was trying to say is that UWP is future proof. You probably do

    Posted 2 years ago on The next generation of Windows Apps theory – 45 Comments

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    According to Rudy Huyn there is no need to migrate UWP apps."Let’s be clear about that. No, UWP is far from

    Posted 2 years ago on The next generation of Windows Apps theory – 45 Comments

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    Do you have a pdf download like last time? Probably quite a few people wanting to know what it is all about an

    Posted 2 years ago on From the Editor’s Desk (Monday, September 16) – 33 Comments

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    Very possible.But Microsoft can't pull the rug out from under existing applications. Now Edge is a classi

    Posted 2 years ago on The next generation of Windows Apps theory – 45 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:For (4), Macs are definitely an alternative, but the number of people willing to embrace K

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    I have Outlook/Hotmail for Thurrott.com account. Nothing. Checked Junk folder too.

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    Chrome OS is not a thin client any more than Windows. The Linux kernel and Chrome browser and Android applicat

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    In reply to lvthunder:No, because this is desktop/laptop share only and if anything that market has stagnated.

    Posted 2 years ago on Mozilla CEO to Step Down – 7 Comments

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    Firefox 3 series November 2009 32.21% market sharehttps://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worl

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    In reply to F4IL:It used to be $5 to $15 per Android handset so Android is likely one of Microsoft's most

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft to Bring exFAT Support to the Linux Kernel – 29 Comments

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    A shiny rainbow is displayed and these words fade in and out on your screen:Win32 is back!Browse like a champ!

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    In reply to F4IL:It must be.

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    In reply to wright_is:I think Canonical has licensed it. It would be stupid to distribute something in the off

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    In reply to ghostrider:In this particular case there could be a nicer explanation. Now that Microsoft is using

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    What's interesting is that Microsoft was able to deliver Windows 95 to Windows 7 with maybe 1% of the dat

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    I have seen Linux partition tools having the exFAT option for a long time so someone must have paid license fe

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    When Cortana is removed from Windows 10 maybe there will be fewer privacy settings. I mean Cortana is responsi

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    I think the debate is about this:Are you willing to accept a walled garden OS with one browser?Smartphone user

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    In reply to hrlngrv:"And 0.36% of 300 million units shipped is about 10.8 million Chromebooks shipped. Multipl

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    In reply to hrlngrv:You probably have to use the (Chrome) browser to access other cloud providers than Google

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    In reply to Hypnotoad:You can unlock Chromebooks by installing Linux. Use every browser and cloud provider you

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    In reply to Thom77:Yeah, I believe the phone was called Atrix and it might have been in 2011. It looked cool,

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    Eco-mode for Thurrott.com


    I set Windows theme to Dark and then I noticed that this site is really white! I tweaked the colors with Advanced Night Mode add-on for Pale Moon browser.





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    In reply to codymesh:No, the codename for Windows 7 was Blackcomb. It was later changed to Vienna. The product

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    In reply to wright_is:"Updates are forced on you by the handset maker (if you are lucky) and apps update thems

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    I think Windows 95 started the Personal Computer revolution that ended with WaaS (Windows 10). Today your phon

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    It's dead, Bill.

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:If people are willing to pay for Surface Laptop, why wouldn't they be willing t

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    It has always been possible to build a 2-in-1 with 16:10 screen and certify it for Windows. It's laptops

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    Thanks for your answer."The person at Microsoft who killed UWP said point blank that he/she had done so and th

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    Do you still believe UWP is dead?(WoA is essentially a bet on UWP, because I don't think it's that e

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    Thanks for your answer Paul!"If this LiteOS offering succeeds, it could over time become more popular than Win

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    With more than 1 billion PCs shipped since the launch of Windows 10 (more than 250 million per year for 4 year

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    UWP isn't dead. You need it if you want your app in the Store. Win32 isn't dead. PWA isn't dead

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    Embrace the modern era with the Windows 95 app.https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows95

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    Nice to see Apple stepping down from the Ive-ory tower. Show us some great design again. Things that last. Thi

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    Excellent Paul, excellent!I like Windows, but Microsoft can't be trusted with anything these days. In the

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I think what is happening is that they are backporting UWP features to Win32. I thin

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    I think we should be careful with absolute statements, even the source from Microsoft shouldn't make them

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    For a mega corporation (monopoly) communication can be beneficial, but it isn't necessary. Customers won&

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    I wish they didn't call it Windows. They could call it NT on ARM, because the Windows brand makes people

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    If the Surface devices aren't supported out of the box with Windows 1903 that's crazy. What's t

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    In reply to Intara:I listened to a podcast and a developer said that when Microsoft announced that the start b

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    In reply to bluvg:That's sad... Huawei's laptops are lovely standouts with their 3:2 displays.Huawei

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The Skype Number renewal is set to use "Skype Credit". I have removed my VISA card from Sk

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    Not possible to cancel Skype Number - MS made the "perfect" subscription?

    I noticed there was no cancel button to deactivate my Skype Number subscription. That's kind of weird. And I'm not the first to encounter this problem. There are at least two Microsoft support threads with annoyed users. I tried to do it from the Skype application too, but it redirects to the same Skype page without a cancel button. The cancel button was there before, but now it's gone. I think this is a pretty remarkable mistake that hasn't been fixed since 2017. If someone has info about this please comment.


    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/all/how-do-i-cancel-my-skype-number-which-is-about-to/fb75e5f8-0d37-4e86-9789-7b5936180fd5


    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/all/how-to-cancel-skype-number/661d4c18-225f-4a6d-80c8-be097b1038e7


    Sometimes I think Microsoft is just trolling users, because the bug was reported almost two years ago.


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    In reply to curtisspendlove:Windows is simply just not shiny and attractive anymore; the consumer space has mo

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    In reply to Bats:Don't worry, Windows won't be gone anytime soon. Because businesses are afraid to m

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft doesn’t like Windows anymore – 66 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:It doesn't matter if you are doing business in 1998 or 2018. Losing 500 million

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft doesn’t like Windows anymore – 66 Comments

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    Microsoft should port their new mail sync engine to Windows Live Mail because it was the best free mail/calend

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: May 17 (Premium) (Updated) – 11 Comments

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    Microsoft doesn't like Windows anymore

    The more I think about Windows the more I get the feeling that Microsoft doesn't like Windows anymore. I have to wonder why because the only things that are wrong with Windows are things they easily could change. How can Microsoft take something that is so good and make it so bad with ads, bloatware, telemetry, forced updates/upgrades and a crazy release model (aka WaaS)? I don't get it. This affects the family members of people working at Microsoft too. There must be a hidden agenda... Kill Windows and move people to the cloud. One problem; Microsoft doesn't have a mainstream CloudWindows solution yet...


    One reason Chrome OS is still alive is that Microsoft made Windows 10 painful for normal people. Microsoft should be proud of Windows because it generates money. I doubt Chrome OS generates money, only in an indirect way through services. Why degrade the Windows user experience when it's a paid product that is profitable? Are those people responsible for the Windows 10 user experience complete morons costing Microsoft billions of dollars per year? Maybe this is how Microsoft fights piracy???


    What is the price of losing 500 million users - short term and long term related to revenue and software ecosystem? Why does Microsoft want to kill Windows? There must be a greater plan, but what?


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    In reply to Waethorn:Um, what? Windows 10 Current Branch is production-quality?! LMAO! On what planet??It'

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    In reply to Waethorn:Yes, but Windows 10 is a production OS and after using Linux for 10+ years I don't c

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    In reply to skane2600:You have a point and I think Flutter works on Fuchsia (in fact it might be the main tool

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    In Microsoft's world a version number is not a release date. This is different from for example Ubuntu wh

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    In reply to skane2600:Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Android a Java virtual machine running on the Li

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    "Microsoft can’t make EdgeBook happen quickly enough."Edgebook? Do you mean Windows 10 S? They tried that.

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    Microsoft used to label it "Monthly Active Users", which is basically the same as "Monthly Active Devices", al

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    In reply to Winner:Doesn't Windows contain a crapload of drivers for like almost every device out there?

    Posted 3 years ago on Android 9 Pie Adoption Up 250 Percent Over Previous Version – 23 Comments

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    "It modularized Android so that the core OS is now separated from “the device-specific, lower-level software

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    I fail to see how Microsoft is better than Apple. Windows 10 certainly collects a lot more data than macOS. ma

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    Windows 7 RTM had maybe 1 % of the telemetry data mining that Windows 10 has. So you could almost make the arg

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    Web tech is cross platform and seems to be the choice for a large number of applications including those from

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    In reply to Winner:I'm wondering if the poster who always mentions the term "Adoogle" for Google, is goin

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    In reply to red.radar:There is no 32-bit subsystem in 64-bit Linux so that will save some space. Windows (8)/1

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1903 Requires at Least 32 GB of Storage – 40 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Thanks, skane2600. And to answer lwetzel:Downvotes without comments are just as bad as t

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    Chris Hoffman sums it up:Users: "We want a tabbed file manager and command prompt."MS: "Okay, also we put them

    Posted 3 years ago on Is Microsoft Still Working on Sets? – 25 Comments

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    To be honest I don't think Groupy is that popular that such a feature should be built into the OS. Why no

    Posted 3 years ago on Is Microsoft Still Working on Sets? – 25 Comments

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    I think Microsoft will lose up to 500 million users because of Windows 10 and especially WaaS. The scary thing

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s WaaS Changes Are All About Windows 7 (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I think WoA is a way to promote Windows Store more than competing with Chromebooks. I wo

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    Windows Phone was a huge success compared to WoA and it's dead...I don't think Firefox will change a

    Posted 3 years ago on Firefox for Windows 10 ARM is Ready for Testing – 40 Comments

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    Great interview! Lots of good questions and answers.I would like to mention Electron because I think it's

    Posted 3 years ago on Dev Interview: Corel’s Gérard Métrailler – 30 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir:I'm desperately insisting on using switching but I can't find a decent email cl

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    In reply to skane2600:Medical treatment is a personal choice. Medical treatment should never be forced on some

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Is Cracking Down on Anti-Vax Hoaxes – 48 Comments

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    The problem with pro-vaxxers is that they want to make decisions for other people. They say: If I take a vacci

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    In reply to blackcomb:"I agree. It's getting to a point where even the LTSC releases are getting bloated

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows losing focus? – 118 Comments

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    I like LTSC. Thanks for recommending it in your previous post. It's just a platform to run Win32 software

    Posted 3 years ago on Win 10 from one extreme to the other – 10 Comments

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    I'm not sure what Google is trying to create and I'm not sure Google is either. They are trying to g

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Hires Apple Veteran to Bring Fuchsia to Market – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Greg Green:I agree with you. Small businesses are probably hit the hardest. It's also easier

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    For businesses Windows 10 isn't a huge problem. They already pay sysadmins to take care of Windows. The W

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    Apple offers little to no competition to Microsoft in the PC (desktop/laptop) space and that's why Window

    Posted 3 years ago on Why Windows 10 on ARM Matters (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    Nice article. We can also point to the failure of the Courier software platform. Ballmer was unsure what to do

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 8: Still Crazy After All These Years (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader:I'm not a native English speaker, but you are correct and Paul is wrong. "Legac

    Posted 3 years ago on The State of Windows 10 in 2019 – 77 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:Windows 10 LTSC is the spiritual successor to Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise and it&

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Windows 10 Takes Over Windows 7 – 43 Comments

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    Spectre, Meltdown and Foreshadow software fixes are not making computers faster. Kernel performance (doesn

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    In reply to Michael_Jones:Special deal? What special deal?By principle I don't like the dual pricing for

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    Microsoft contributes to many open source projects. I don't think Microsoft starts its own open source pr

    Posted 3 years ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    Chromium isn't currently a WinRT/UWP/Desktop Bridge app so it isn't allowed in the Store.

    Posted 3 years ago on Chromium coming to the Windows Store is completely unavoidable (PWA’s) – 2 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus:Most mainstream browsers will support Windows 7 far longer just like they did with XP. C

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

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    Blink/Chromium/Chrome is the reference PWA platform so Microsoft kind of had to do this if it wants to fill MS

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft dumping EdgeHTML for Chromium? – 14 Comments

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    Chrome is not a WinRT/UWP/Desktop Bridge app so it cannot be submitted to the Store. I'm pretty sure Goog

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Chrome is now allowed in the Windows 10 Store – 28 Comments

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    A good move. Intel became too dominant with Apple as a customer. I do think it will be a painful transition fo

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Steven Sinofsky delivered Windows 7 at a time when Microsoft desperately needed it.

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    Let's first define the problem.Is Linux better than NT for a desktop OS? Not really.What's wrong wit

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    If Windows annihilates Chrome OS, Windows can increase the usage share by 1 %. I don't know If that'

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    In reply to cacarr:OneDrive is most likely a horrible experience on Chrome OS. I haven't heard of anyone

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    "This is the Chromebook on which I would spend my own money."I wonder if someone else on this site would spend

    Posted 3 years ago on Acer Chromebook Spin 13 Review – 42 Comments

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    It's the version that makes sense for everyone, except Insiders on the cutting edge and beta testers on t

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    "If you create the USB stick using a utility like Rufus that can create a native UEFI-boot stick, Windows will

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    "Platform destroyer"

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    "Ultimately, what this comes down to, I think, is that Surface Laptop 2 is both future-proof and affordable in

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    The Surface Laptop will only last as long as its battery lasts. If the battery loses strength on the MBA then

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    There is an official Chrome for Linux x64 version which can be found on the same Google download page as all t

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    Why the iPad can't replace a PC - explained by Apple

    • Apple's SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi gave an interesting answer to Wired when asked if we'll ever see a Mac computer with a touchscreen.


    • "We really feel that the ergonomics of using a Mac are that your hands are rested on a surface, and that lifting your arm up to poke a screen is a pretty fatiguing thing to do," Federighi said.


    • Federighi's statement unwittingly explains why the iPad is not a good replacement for a laptop or desktop computer.


    https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-exec-craig-federighi-ipad-bad-computer-replacement-2018-6?r=US&IR=T&IR=T



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    Why do we install applications?



    Yo, that’s the question I’ve been thinking about. I don’t know all the technicalities so that’s why I wanted to write something about it.


    Windows has portable exe files. Mac has dmg files which are mounted once and the application is dragged to the Applications folder. Linux has AppImage which is similar to these.


    I believe both exe and AppImage could act like a Mac equivalent. Depending on how the application is configured it could set up a user profile when launched for the first time. I don’t think that counts as installation.


    I’m not talking about applications such as WindowBlinds or Groupy which require deep system integration. I’m talking about ordinary applications.


    I have been using LibreOffice with extensions and dictionaries as AppImage on Linux and that experience was the same as using an installed version, but without the system integration.


    I believe Apple figured this out long ago and you get complete system integration by just dragging a file to the Applications folder.


    It’s almost like I want to get a Mac just to use this “magic” myself.


    Both Windows and Linux are good at spreading files all over the system and I’m thinking why not do it like macOS?


    One file (archive) = one application. No need to pollute the system with files everywhere.

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    Win32 and misconceptions

    My Internet is flaky, but will try to get this uploaded...

    Images from Thurrott.com (thanks)


    Where can I find great software for Windows?


    Browse your file system like in the 90s!



    Win32 and misconceptions


    There has been a fear campaign targeting Win32. Microsoft is responsible for it. This site is adding fuel to the fire that Win32 doesn’t belong in a “modern” world. Let’s look at common misconceptions surrounding Win32.


    One can argue that downloading programs from the Internet isn’t the safest way to get software. I can agree with that. So let’s put Win32 programs in controlled environment, a Store. This is what I always thought would happen. I’m still surprised it hasn’t happened.


    If you want “modern” Win32 program management outside Enterprise you are limited to “hobby” solutions such as Chocolatey. Chocolatey gets the job done, but it isn’t something a regular Windows user installs. Steam exists for games so the lack of a Win32 application store is surprising. After all Win32 is the world’s greatest software platform for any form of productivity, at home or at work.


    What makes people afraid of downloading Win32 programs from a controlled environment like Windows Store? I don’t get it. Well-written Win32 programs don’t slow down your system. In a store they would be checked for malware and annoying installers would be a thing of the past.


    Let’s address sweeping accusations of “Windows rot”. I have never experienced Windows-rot, simply because it isn’t real. What is real are identifiable problems related to programs, drivers, Windows updates or Windows itself. Malware also exists.


    Many “Windows rot issues” stem from OEM images. Often junk-filled with lots of unnecessary programs and processes. Starting with a clean Windows iso is the best way to never get caught by “OEM rot”. If you lose special drivers from the OEM image you can download them manually. Just make sure you have the network driver before you wipe your disk clean. OEMs have been a disaster for Windows’ reputation. Some machines are barely usable out of the box. Some Lenovo consumer machines can’t be cleaned, because Lenovo will reinstall crapware through UEFI when you reboot. I’m not making this up, but business ThinkPads seem spared.


    So say you experience “Windows rot”. What to do? Well, start by looking in Windows Task Manager or use the excellent program Process Explorer. What’s eating your CPU cycles? Also look in Task Manager for start-up programs which may be legit programs, but don’t need to run all the time. Ccleaner gives you a better view of start-up programs, scheduled tasks and even browser extensions.


    If a program is problematic, upgrade/downgrade/reinstall or uninstall it. Same goes for Windows updates (and drivers). If it is a System process causing trouble, use services.msc or a GUI tweak tool to disable it or set it to manual start. Black Viper (blackviper.com) has a list of services for every Windows version which are safe to disable.


    I have rarely seen a Windows problem (in 20+ years) that couldn’t be identified (and solved) by basic troubleshooting. Google is there to help you. When you have identified what is causing “Windows rot”, just search for it and Internet will help you solve it. My Windows machines tend to become faster - not slower - because I optimize them more and more the longer I use them. Windows Update can be a problem, but waiting a week or two gives Microsoft the time to pull a bad update. That’s why manual control of updates is crucial, not only for Enterprise.


    The problems we have discussed are related to Windows, but not particularly to Win32. Some people like to blame Win32 for “Windows rot”, when in fact Win32 is just an API for writing Windows programs. Sure, programs may cause problems, but bad programs, drivers and Windows updates will always cause trouble. Win32 programs installed from a Store would be just as tested as Windows updates, wouldn’t they…?


    This may be one reason for Microsoft’s Win32 resistance. MS doesn’t want to test every Win32 program so instead they write a “UWP-sandbox” that isolates the program from the system. It saves MS a lot of work (developers have to do that work), but also enforces handicapped apps. This is the “lazy approach”. Bad UWP apps can find their way into the Store because not much testing is done. MS is confident that these apps can’t cause harm anyway.


    Compare this “lazy approach” with small teams of Linux distro maintainers who build and test 40K – 50K packages every release. There is no reason MS can’t have 500K well tested Win32 programs in the Store including automatic testing of all the updates. MS could even put a few restrictions on the programs like Apple does in the Mac App Store. For example no auto-start, all installed files go into a specific folder, even not touching the registry... Portable programs would fulfill those requirements from day one, just needing the Store to put an icon in the start menu. I think developers would support Windows Store if Windows Store supported their Win32 programs with minor modifications.


    Conclusion: There are no sane technical arguments against Win32 which can’t be solved with minor modifications and a Store. It’s just politics… and unwillingness to actively curate a Store. Steam can do it and so can Microsoft.


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    Chocolatey – a Win32 package manager

    Not finding your favorite apps in Windows/Microsoft Store? There is a way for home users to install/update Win32 apps just as Store apps. One-click install of thousands of Win32 apps. The solution is called Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/


    It’s not perfect, but it’s great. For starters there is no graphical installer. You have to bring up the command prompt and install chocolatey. After that I rebooted and installed the GUI package, chocolateygui. Installing Chocolatey isn’t difficult, but it would be simpler with an ordinary installer.


    Once you have Chocolatey GUI up and running it’s smooth sailing. Ok, to be honest the search functionality isn’t the best. Pretty much everything I use is in here. Even MS Office, but it requires a license of course. I installed MarkdownPad 2 and it installed without a hitch only asking me to select the correct language.


    If you are like me with 40+ Win32 apps, then I recommend you to try Chocolatey before you get old. You may save yourself a whole lot of time.


    Searching for Google:



    Searching for markdown:



    MarkdownPad 2 has been installed and it works like you would expect. No sorcery or special libs necessary:



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