In reply to lvthunder:Is it better to leave things as they are and let your market shares go done? I know ther
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In reply to beatnixxx:For instance, PWAs. I dont use PWAs that much but other people like Paul do. When a brow
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Its so sad. Firefox lost its way. It doesnt bring inovations anymore. And the improvements are so small, you b
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In reply to bassoprofundo:Yeah, samw with me. When I have Edge open, it works. Otherwise it doesnt.
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Hi Paul, it looks like I have some problems with the new Edge. As I understand it, Edge should be able to send
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Would be interesting to know what is consumer nonsense for you.
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In reply to Pierre Masse:No surprise there. You are happy with everything Microsoft does.
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I was sad to learn that a crap free Windows 10 subscription isnt in it.
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Can some one correct the register link please? Thanks.
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In reply to dcdevito:Sadly enough, Microsoft was always that way.
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In reply to jmeiii75:Thats sad ;-)
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Office 365 March 30 event
Hi guys,
will there be a livestream from todays Office event? Thanks
Chris
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Is it just me or does Microsoft dont have any new ideas for Windows 10 anymore. Dont get me wrong, Im ok with
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I dont get it why some are so excited a guy from Microsoft uses some metaphors on a marketing post? It re
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“Amanda will … drive the Windows Insider Program forward by enhancing our communication with legacy Inside
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In reply to Tiny:Paul and Mary Jo discussed this many times on Windows Weekly.
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In reply to hrlngrv:Since when does Microsoft do the obvious?
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In reply to lvthunder:Sadly enough it wont be the first time that Microsoft has no strategy.
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Congrats. My guess is it could have happend sooner when Microsoft hasnt made some bad decisions.
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In reply to CalvusVir:Yepp, same thing happend to me. Looks like the slow ring updates are going out to everyo
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Hi Brad, I have a weird Computer science problem. On the New Edge, when I close the browser, Im automaticly lo
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Hi Brad, I saw an ad in Office 365 home for the first time today. I did a post in the forums with a pic on it.
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In reply to paradyne:Thats an ad because it shows you the office 365 mobile app. I cant think why guys like yo
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In reply to wright_is:I saw it the first time this morning.
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Ads in Office 365 Home
What the fuck is this?
For the first time, I see an ad in Office 365 Home. Microsoft, you are so stupid. Im paying for Office. And now I get not only ads in windows , but also in Office? Sorry guys, this is going too far.
The ad says: " Download the new office app. Be productive on the road. get more information."
Chris
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Thanks for sharing.
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, I have a question. When you really think that Google is an evil company, why d
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I like helping the underdog ;-)
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In reply to madthinus:Nothing you said is new to readers on thurrott.com. But it should be up to the user for
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In reply to j5:Every unnecessary send data to a company is a privacy issue.
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Guys, when you are concerned about Edge and/or Chrome, there is a simple way out: Use Firefox.
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Yeah, it is. But you need to host the domain with godaddy.com. At the moment the option is in the outlook.com
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lol it needs a cumulative update to update the copyright? Nice.
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Hi Paul, I looked at the ad in the Windows 10 Mail App again. I tested it with my outlook.com Domain and with
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And as it turns out, I did setup my G Suite account in the Mail App, and there was the ad again. Too bad.
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In reply to wright_is:For most of the time, I use Outlook too. But for writing a quick E-Mail, the Mail app is
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In reply to jumpingjackflash5:Yeah, very nice. It looks like a child did that.
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And it looks like the ad in the Mail app is gone.
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New Windows 10 icons
I just got the new icons for the Mail app and Calendar app. Man are those things ugly. 
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Not with that crappy new STAR TREK Show.
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In reply to simont:Not just a bit. Im in Germany and you can apply the Euopean data protection policies to G S
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In reply to paul-thurrott:lol nice. And thats why I use G Suite for E-Mail services. Microsoft is just too unc
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Jepp, the settings did change. If you had a personal e-mail setup before the change, you are fine. But as of r
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In reply to j5:I am jumping between Google and Outlook everytime. The truth is Google has a big advantage over
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Why is Microsoft so into ink? I dont get it. I dont even use the touch display on my laptop.
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The family calendar cant be removed. It simply can only be checked or uncheked that he will be displayed or no
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Why should any developer jump on the new Windows 10X wagon when Microsoft screwed them over so many times in
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Hi Brad, I know that you and Paul are in search for a desktop mail client. Have you considered https://getmail
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In reply to bnyklue:Do you know how many times I have heared that?
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Does that mean the ad in the Mail App will be gone, too?
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I have a weird problem with outlook.com. I got the new Premium feature to add a GMail account. Strangely, some
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In reply to wright_is:I did it with my .com Email domain. My de Domain I use for my website stays with Strato.
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My guess is that those who get this e-mail are leftovers from Microsofts last attemt in this field. In the pas
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Specially since they have adopted Chromium.
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Looks like Microsoft is desperate that at least somebody will use Bing. Sad.
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Jesus Paul, who do you want to kill with all those knifes in the kitchen ;-) Anyhow, just looked at the german
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In reply to jchampeau:You need to hold your creditcard or your smartphone to a terminal. I didnt say you need
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"contactless payments" is also a hoax. You need to hold your smartphone or your creditcard to the terminalIn e
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More data that Amazon can collect from me. No thanks.
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The company I work for recently moved away from the Google cloud to the Microsoft cloud. We started to use Sha
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Im a big fan of Firefox. But their problems are mostly made by themselfs. In my opinion, they lost the focus o
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I use it because Windows 7 is unsupported from now on. Linux isnt really an alternative for me. Windows 10 sti
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In reply to branpurn:Firefox also has mobile sync. Its called Firefox Lockwise. Windows Hello is only usefull
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I am running the stable version of Edge for a few weeks now. Its fine so far, but I dont see does it has any a
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In reply to lvthunder:Well, my PC retailer for example. Everytime I buy new hardware she asks: Would you like
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Interesting how this Update is called "Windows 10 Version 2004 Version Next".
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I configured my Workstation back in 2017. Its an olde AMD FM2+ mainboard. Its working great and I dont see why
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I get it. You ment 0.77 percent :-) Sorry.
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2018: 259 million units, -.77 percent77 percent. nice typo :-P
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In reply to michael.dice:Ah, I get it, thanks. No, I havent done that.
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In reply to red.radar:Simple answer: No. Just because the number of good apps in the Microsoft Store is so lim
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Paul question: How is it possible to have the Outlook Calendar as a seperated app?
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MaJoPad
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Hope dies last .....
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In reply to wright_is:Microsoft was generous to me after I talked to them. They gave me a Windows 8.1 Pro key
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In reply to wright_is:Yeah, I did. Its from the company I reported many years ago to Microsoft. It took Micros
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In reply to dftf:In some cases, yes. When it goes wrong, you can always go back to Windows 7 with that key. Bu
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Just update to Windows 10. Using Windows 7 after January 14 will be a pain in the butt, with or without leaked
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In reply to wright_is:One more problem with "Settings": You can find some settings in more then one place.
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In reply to djross95:I still use Windows 7 Enterprise at work and Im not tortured at all.
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In reply to paul-thurrott:OK, thanks. I guess it is really a like or dislike thing. Its really strange that Mi
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Paul for a while now, you are really a big PWA fan. I for myself dont understand what is so special about pinn
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Regarding to your post "What Brad uses". After many decades of using Firefox I intend to switch over to Credge
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In reply to hrlngrv:Thanks :-)
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:OK thanks. I guess I missed that.
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Hi Paul, I have a question regarding how do you get the old Office OneNote as was part of the desktop Office s
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In reply to learningtotech:I also dont get it why everything has to be free. Windows 10 being free, we all hav
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I have no problems with that. Then I pay for stuff I really need and the rest goes away. Like those stupid cra
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Hi Paul, I would love to extend my office 365. It's ending March 2020. Thanks.Christian
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In reply to waharris007:OK thanks. I must have overheared that since Chris talked a lot about his fav things i
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Hi Paul, you said you talk to Chris about the ads. But this wasnt part of Windows Weekly, was it? What did he
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In reply to lvthunder:I use the Mail App for quickly writing an E-Mail when I dont need the full power of Outl
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Hi Paul, since I dont have a shot at the Hardware (im in Germany), I would love to geta Game Pass Ultimate sin
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Hi Paul, do you have any idea why Microsoft started to push ads in the Windows 10 Mail app? I really find it i
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Im sticking with Firefox
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One reason could be that it is an Update thats no l,onger needed. Otherwise I wouldnt worry about it since eve
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Hi Paul, thanks for the answer. I think I will get a third party remote :-)
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Actually that name is not bad at all. Name the highend series x, die lowend series whatever. makes things easi
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I know this is maybe a dumb question but: Is it possible to ad a mouse and a keyboard to the XBox One S? It wo
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Allthrough I bought a XBox One S at the beginning of this year, Im still more of an PC gamer. I use the XBox m
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That depends on your needs I guess. 16:9 is better for watching films or TV Shows. 3:2 is better for productiv
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In reply to Lordbaal:It directs you to a Microsoft download site. Its an ad.
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I have a weird outlook.com problem, Paul. After I read an message in my inbox, the message is still marked as
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And the weird thing is, when you have more then one account, the text of the Ad changes too. Sometimes I hate
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In reply to wright_is:https://w2.outlook.com/l/mobile?WT.mc_id=LeftNav**Universal**All**GmailIts actually the
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In reply to Chris_Kez:It takes you to a download site for the mail clients on Android And IOS.
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Ads in the Windows 10 Mail App
OK, this is a first for me. Today, I saw Ads in a UWP for the first time.
It says: Get your Gmail on your phone because I have an G Suite Accout. That sucks.
Chris
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In reply to dave0:Best version of Windows? Yeah right. With all the bloatware and crappy apps in it.
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This willl most likely be my last post on this site. I send this post to Paul to explain why I made the other
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In reply to Pierre Masse:Thank you for that wise line of words.
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I find it amazing after three years of its release that Windows 10 still gets headlines after a new monthly Up
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"As Microsoft understands, monoculture is bad", really? Is this why Microsoft goes Chrominium instead of Firef
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Paul, my guess is you have to undo the personal adress to use it as the primary login to your Microsoft accoun
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Maybe its time to stopp speculations like this? PC Gaming is just a huge business market. PCs have one big adv
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Surface Go if possible to Germany. I need one for my stepson :-) Pretty please :-)
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Why not mute Cortana completely?
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Thats the beauty of this way. since its leaves the store where it is, you can reinst
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I use a storage solution from my webhoster in Germany. Simply because I trust german companies more then ameri
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Hi Paul, when you want to uninstall all preinstalled windows 10 apps, simply use the following line with Power
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Well, since I have uninstalled the Wivndows Store completely at all our four PCs, I have one lesser thing to w
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Hi Paul, thanks for the reply. I was affraid of that. But I dont want my main Domain on GoDaddy.
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Hi Paul, ich would be very happy to get a new Office 365 subscription. Mine will expires in a month :-) . Than
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And more personal data goes from your E-Mail account to Microsofts Cloud. No thanks.
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That wont stopp the death of this useless tool.
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So far I only see it in Outlook 2019.
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Because nobody uses Edge and want to develope for it?
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In reply to paul-thurrott:OK thanks.
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Hi Paul, any news about the outlook.com/GoDaddy thing?
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Jesus does every guy tell us now when they recieve 1809? Is it that important to you?
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I would buy it, when I can get rid of all the things I dont like. Like Cortana and Edge.
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In reply to jbuccola:Do you know what the term monopolist means?
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In reply to RonH:Because I dont want something on my PC that has Google underneath it. At least partly.
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I have one hope: The one that Edge will become a normal desktop app so you can uninstall it.
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There is no bad news here? Yes there is: One lesser choice.
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Hi Paul, could you ask around if it will be possible to use outlook.com Domains without have to move to GoDadd
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So the question I have is: Why is Microsoft offering the new Edge to Windows 7 or 8.1 users? And more: How?
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Guys, stopp asking that kind of questions. Nobody knows the answer to that since Microsoft just announced the
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:Thanks for a good laugh!
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In reply to lvthunder:S mode is a dead fish in the water. Nobody buys PCs in S Mode.
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I think guys like you are simply trying to find an excuse for Edge and how good it is. Its the same mothod as
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I have a problem with threads that start like "We all must do this or that." I like to decide for myself what
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The problem with Microsoft is: They never finish the job. My guess is that we have more then one style of icon
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In reply to paulkbiba:I think Paul said in the past that it is french.
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In that scenario Paul, whats the difference between Apple and Microsoft?
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In reply to christian.hvid:After Microsoft screwed up so many times in recent years, you still trust their tel
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Guys, whats the problem? If you really want it, simply download the ISO and update your PC by yourself.
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In reply to ghostrider:I did it: And guess what? It didnt hurt :-D
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In reply to ghostrider:The sad thing about this is that I see no sign that Microsoft will learn something from
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In reply to ghostrider:I actually thinking about the same thing of going back to Windows 8.1. I had an on and
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I dont get the obsession with the notch. Whats the point of it?
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Who needs Emoji on a Windows 10 PC? Focus on the important things, Microsoft!
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Can I make a wish to get rid of the Store?
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So whatelse is new? Is it really surprising to you that MSFT is unable to inform their consumers whats going o
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Paul, thanks for asking :-) "We always take user feedback about current and desired features into consideratio
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Paul, is there any new development regarding tha Windows 10 Mail App to get the opportunity to change the defa
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I decited to move to Google G Suite. Outlook.com has a Spam problem for me. Even whe
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I still dont get it why somebody chooses Chrome over Firefox. Name one single thing Chrome is better as Firefo
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It works just fine. What doesnt work anymore is: you cant setup the personal e-mail adress as your login.
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In reply to dcdevito:And how many phones did you buy to prove your statement?
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Hi Paul, do you have any idea of Outlook 2016 or 2019 will ever be able to do Toast notifications when closed?
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In reply to Stokkolm:How can you love a company that fucked up their consumers so many times?
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In reply to dcdevito:And what signs do you see that this will change in the near future?
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And here we go again. Pauls obsession on PWA apps. As it turns out, the PWA Apps didnt go anywhere so far. Wha
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In reply to anchovylover:Dream on. Microsoft so far was never good in admiting a mistake.
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Oooooops, they did it again. Sorry Microsoft, its getting more embarrassing with every Update. Thankfully I ne
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In reply to GarethB:Well I hope thats the case in this era too. ;-)
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Hi Paul, the thing I wanted to know actually is: Is the solution with outlook.com domains permanent now?
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Any news on the domain personalized E-Mail Adresses on outlook.com with an Office 365 subscription?
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Paul, just a question: You did use Firefox for an amount of time. Why did you go back to Google anyways? Firef
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In reply to Chris_Kez:OK got it. Its not the auto login for itself but what it does to your data.
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I dont get it why you are so upset. Microsoft does this since the start of Windows 10. It has long made it alm
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In reply to overseer:In light its really good. The dual camera setup works great. In dark it has the same prob
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In reply to wright_is:Yeah sorry. It was early in the morning ;-) I recently bought a Nokia 7 Plus with Androi
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My advice: Dont buy one. Everyone who buys a cellphone for a 1000 bucks is out of his mind.
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In reply to panderse:I did not install it via the Store. I intalled it the old way via the website. And it did
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Onenote 2016 not longer present in Office 365?
Hi there,
I just had to reinstall Office 365 Home on a PC and guess what? OneNote 2016 didnt install this time.
Did Microsoft remove the app?
Christian
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So far I can say that its working perfectly. I can set my personal e-mail as my primare login at my Microsoft
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In reply to Minke:Strange. I tried to use it with my old ISP. And Outlook.com told me that it isnt a GoDaddy d
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I just moved my domain to GoDaddy. It worked really quickly. After 24 hours you can setup your persolized E-Ma
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In reply to skborders:Agreed. I bought a Nokia 7plus recently for almost 400€. That is the most expensive ph
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Remember when Microsoft was a nice company? Ooooops, sorry. What time was that? I find it strange that nowaday
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Outlook.com domains are back
Hi guys,
I just noticed that the option to register your own domain with outlook.com is back when you have an Office 365 subscription.
But this time its different then the last one. You need a GoDaddy Domain. In the past, you could use every ISP.
Paul, do you have any information if this is now a permanent thing. Thanks.
Christian
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They will never learn the lesson.
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Windows 10 RS5 "Magic Window"
With the latest Windows 10 RS5 build 17758.1 it is again possible to leave the Windows Insider Programm completely.
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Hi Paul, the question I have is simple and then complicated. Why doesent Microsoft allow to uninstall the bund
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In reply to ghostrider:I had the same thought as you. Why does MS needs to include the Store into Windows? Now
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Can you also wish for the Store to disappear?
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In reply to will:My guess is Patch Tuesday September or October
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Its just something I found really interesting for people who dont like the Windows 1
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Things the world dont need.
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In reply to wright_is:Im near Cologne. Its nice that you have a little less to uninstall after a fresh install
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Windows 10 Pro N @ Paul
Hi Paul,
a few days ago I had to reinstall Windows 10 Pro on my main machine. Since I live in Germany I thought I could test to install Windows 10 Pro N since it was designed for the European market. And it worked.
The beauty of Windows 10 Pro N is, it comes without the crapware. And whats even nicer is: It comes without Windows 10 Mixed Reality Portal.
So what you get is a really clean Windows 10 install. After you have uninstalled the Windows Store and alld installed Apps via Powershell, you really have a plain Windows, just with Edge and Cortana.
The only downside is: It also comes without Windows Media Player. But you can download it from Microsoft.
I would like to hear what you think of it and I like to hear your thoughts on trying it.
Sherlock Holmes
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And where is the function to change the font permanently? Why is MSFT focusing always on the wrong things?
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Funny, GDrive File Stream does exactly that. Microsoft is always behind Google.
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In reply to karma77police:Why dont remove yourself from this site?
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In reply to karma77police:lol
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In reply to karma77police:Question: Why must you hate everything other normal people like?
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I wonder how long it will take for Paul to get it ;-)
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Funny I never get Spam Calls on my smartphone. But thats because I dont tell everybody my phonenumber.
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Agreed. The problem first started when MSFT thought it would be nice to give Windows away for free. But a litt
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In reply to paul-thurrott:That maybe so. But the way so say things and talk about PWA means that only your opi
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I cant believe that you are so obsessed with PWA. There is a real possibility that it wont go the way you expe
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In reply to paul-thurrott:To be honest, wasnt that the case right from the start of Windows 10? And I think th
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He worked for Microsoft. I think that diet enough.
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Its one thing when a company wants his users to love a product. But its a completely different thing when the
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Are there any news for how long Outlook.com Premium with my own domain (externally hosted) will work with Outl
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It would be more important that you could change the default font permanently. I dont understand why thats so
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In reply to karma77police:Dear Paul, is there a way to get rid of that dumb idiot?
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Thats the problem with Microsoft. They are unable to admit openly that a product failed. They want to push it
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In reply to Siv:I wonder what a Linux guy like yourself is still doing at Pauls site? Anyhow: Until Windows 10
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OK, maybe when Redstone 6 comes along, all the nonesense will be gone and by that I mean those useless build-i
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In reply to RamblingGeek:OK got it. Thanks
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Where is the setting for the night mode? It lokks like I dont see it.
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In reply to brad-sams:Im not into war games. So no but thanks for the tipp.
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In reply to simont:I dont have an UHD TV and not thinking of buying one. Full HD is enough.
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In reply to DaddyBrownJr:My thoughts exactly. Why should I type a question into an digital assistant when I ca
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In reply to paul-thurrott:OK thanks. Glad to hear it :-)
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Is XBox One S till a good deal?
Hello guys,
I am thinking of finally buying an XBox. The question is: Is the XBox One S still a good deal? I dont need the offerings of the XBox One X. I just need a good gaming consol. And for that I think the XBox One S is enough for me.
The questions I Have is: For how long does the One S offer a good gaming? When will Microsoft stopp surrporting One S?
Thanks for the advice.
Sherlock
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I have a solution for Microsoft Edge: Remove it from Windows 10. The browser war is over, Chrome won it. Those
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Why should they do it? In the past years, they have done a damn good job by getting out of the consumer market
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In reply to behindmyscreen:Not really. If they would be, why didnt MSFT present some own PWA on BUILD? For exa
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Sorry Paul, but you are too optimistic what the future of PWA on Windows is. PWAs is just another way to keep
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The one thing about the mail app that bugs me is: Why isnt it still possible to change the default font and si
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Just one keynote and you think Microsoft is back on track? Wow, you are optimistic.
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The problem with Microsoft is: For how long does this new policy last?
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This i why I went back to Windows 8.1 Pro on my production machine. I dont need to mess up my Windows twice a
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In reply to DeenVR:Thank you for that. Same goes for me. Im back on Windows 8.1 Pro with control over my OS. A
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Paul, I still dont get your obsession with PWA. What is so great about a website running in a window?
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Why do you so eagerly want it? There is nothing special in it. Why bother?
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Its nice to see that Microsoft focuses on important things ;-)
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In reply to NextWithoutFor:Are you a racist?
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In reply to Jeremy_Petzold:I hope you know that Chrome is the dominant browser anyways? And just because Micro
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In reply to Soundtweaker:And why should a Windows user visit the Store now when he has never done so in the pa
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In reply to Soundtweaker:And whats the difference in opening a app other then opening your browser?
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In reply to Usman:Again, what normal consumer needs that? Whats so better when a site opens in a shell then in
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In reply to pachi:As I said many times: I dont see the advantage why I should install a PWA app on my PC, when
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Is this the best promised future in PWA apps on the desktop? Wrapped websites? No thanks. Another dead end for
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In reply to miketheheadski:Everybody has the right to his own opinion. Even when you dont like it.
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In reply to MikeFromMarkham:Actually there is much that should be turned off in Win 10 by default.
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Game Developers still use DirectX11 more then DirectX12. So actually, yeah!
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In reply to wright_is:Because specially for Gamers, Linux is not an alternative.
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In reply to wunderbar:Better a "nice try" then sitting back and look at how Microsoft ruins Windows!
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In reply to paul-thurrott:True. Or simply go back and Update Windows 7 and forgett the whole leftovers of the
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In reply to Jules_Wombat:i dont really know why i answer to guys like you. Your answer wasnt to thepoint I mad
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In reply to Jules_Wombat:Windows 10 is perfectly ok. Yeah right. With Microsoft taking away choices from its c
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In reply to jumpingjackflash5:Clearly you didnt understand my post. The option is to use an older version of W
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Complaining about Windows
I hear a lot of complains lately from Paul and others about Windows 10 and where this train is going.
The only thing Microsoft understands is marketshare. So here is the problem I have with the complaining from Paul and others. Its easy actually.
Why doesnt all the complainers simply stopp using Windows 10 when its so bad? A drop in marketshares is the only thing Microsoft will understand. All complains will accomplish nothing when no action follows: And that action is: Stopp using the product!
I know i will get a lot of minus points for this post. But I strongly belief this is the only way out of this.
i started to use Windows 8.1 again a few month ago. And guess what? I didnt miss any of the Windows 10 features at all. So what does this tell us about the quality of the product?
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In reply to mikiem:The brought user base of Windows are normal users who dont use Isos to update. So Paul was
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:And why is that worth a minus point? Get a life.
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In reply to hrlngrv:I dont understand how someone can use a cellphone or tablet to do serious work. Im not tha
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I didnt count how many times someone predicted the end of Microsoft or the end of the desktop PC. It wont happ
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I never had a Facebook account.
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In reply to Jeremy_Petzold:No but MSFT is sending this data to third parties. Its in the agreement . And thats
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And again: Nobody explained to me why PWA is the glorious future on a desktop PC? Because it works on all plat
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And again, I dont get it: Why spent almost 1000 $ for a cellphone? Thats stupid. More so: Most of those guys r
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I still dont see a use for it on a PC.
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In reply to winlonghorn:That doesnt answer my question: Why is an App better as the website opend in a browser
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First it was Windows Apps. Then it was UWP Apps. Now its PWA. Sorry guys. Every new plattform Microsoft introd
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And why exactly is this article "Premium Content"?
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I didnt know MSFT had a quality standard in the Store. The Apps in the Store are crap.
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Why isnt Cortana available on Android in Germany?
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"The company’s Windows as a Service strategy has performed surprisingly well so far"? Did I miss something h
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The question I have is: Whats the main difference between outlook.com cvommercial and G Suite? Since MSFT kill
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In reply to peten1020:Not when you are looking for the use with a smartphone, specially to sync your Mails and
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Jesus. Who needs useless stuff like this?
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In reply to wright_is:Microsoft never promoted the service. Most people didnt knew about it.
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In reply to peten1020:Google provides a cheaper solution. For 4 bugs you get a customer domain E-Mail adress.
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In reply to Bart:We should applaud them? Why? Microsoft focuses on things only a minority needs. Like HoloLens
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In reply to overseer:Sadly enough, I feel the same way for a long time now. Thank God I didnt register my Doma
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And again, Microsoft slaps private customers in their faces. Im glad I did subscribe to outlook.com Premium a
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In reply to TheJoeFin:That may be so. But MSFT has a long history in doing things the wrong way.
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And I´m sure MSFT will get this "new" plattform wrong again like with UWP apps.
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In reply to Bart:Thats nonesense. Because. after you used a Win 7 or Win 8 key on Windows 10, the key still wo
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OK, I did a clean install of Version 1709. That fixed it. Thanks anyways for the tipps.
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In reply to snow.steve22:I dont use dev mode.
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In reply to hrlngrv:I use Windows 10 Pro at home. Thanks for the tipp. I give it a try.
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Command Line PopUp after boot
Hi guys,
after I Upgraded to Windows 10 Pro 1709 I see every time I boot up my desktop PC a command line popup for just a second and then its gone again. Does anybody else have this problem? Is there a fix?
Thanks
Chris
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OK to empty the cart also did it for me too. Thanks anyways.
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In reply to Tim:Its just when you click on monthly it adds yearly. That happens when you click either of zhe t
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Thurrott Premium monthly not supported anymore?
Hello,
I wanted to book Thurrott premium on a monthly basis again but thats not possible. I am directed to book a yearly sub. Error or wanted?
Sherlock Holmes
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So why is cutting the cord so important? Ever thought of using sat tv? In Germany it is totally free except yo
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In reply to hrlngrv:Im not so sure thats the goal for microsoft ;-)
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In reply to MutualCore:Take the mail app as an example. You cant even import or export your contacts. So why b
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Actually, it doesnt! Changing a OS´s wallpaper and colors doesnt make it look like another OS from the past.
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There is a way how to get Outlook.com outside english speaking countries: Simply subscripe to ad free outlook.
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In reply to Jacob-Bearce:With streaming app I mean streaming service. Not an Windows 10 app. Netflix lost thei
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Disney brings his own streaming app later this year. Thats the reason.
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In reply to hrlngrv:Because MSFT is desperate? I would love to see the numbers on how many do Upgrade to Windo
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Wow, MSFT already admits that Windows 10 S has already failed. Otherwise why the extention of this Upgrade Off
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In reply to karlinhigh:How old are you?
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That makes me think: Why bother with using Windows 10 at all? Every Update brings more and more features I mos
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Everybody says UWP apps are way more secure and easier to Update. But no-one has explained to me why. Or prove
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In reply to JG1170:Thank you for that statement.
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And here it is again. The American fascination with war. As the WW2 wasnt bad enough as it is. Now you have to
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LOL Windows 10 Pro outshines chrome. And then shows Edge logo. Very funny.
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In reply to bbold:The problem is either Delmont or you had arguments to backup your points.
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In reply to Delmont:You have just shown that you know nothing about the matter. It always happens when someone
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In reply to JacobTheDev:Even the Vivaldi browser in version 1.9 is better then Edge.
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:Oh yeah I forgot. Say something negative about a Microsoft product in the comments
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In reply to bbold:Everybody who prefers Edge over FF doesnt know anything about browsers.
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So Paul, does that mean the XBox S wasnt on sale before? :-D Seriously i dont think a cut off of 50 $ will cha
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In reply to prettyconfusd:Edge is so behind other browsers it needs to focus on more important features then p
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In times like this I just love that I can use windows 10 Enterprise and dont have to worry about Cortana and s
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Taskbar pinning is much needed? By whom? I use PCs over 20 years now and never had the need fo pinning a websi
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In reply to RLAbbott25:When you have this opinion about Paul, why are you still an Alpha member?
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In reply to Mark from CO:And yet another guy saying that MSFT is dead. LOL
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In reply to VancouverNinja:LoL, did you just copy the MsFT press blog?
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Sorry guys but pinned websites to the taskbar? Who needs that? The taskbar is already full as it is.
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In reply to Glenn:"There are a lot of good things going on in Microsoft"Name one? Specially thats good for pri
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In reply to arknu:Everybody who relies only on Windows Defender shouldnt be allowed to be online. Every Antivi
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Microsoft is arrogant as always. And thats sad.
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In reply to Demileto:And since Surface RT was so a success, MSFT could had put Aero glass or transparency back
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As a Windows 10 Enterprise owner Paul, I can say they have more benefits then control over Updates: Control ov
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:Oh and for those who got me a ( - ) ask yourself this: Why has MSFT removed transpa
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And here we go again. Why doesnt MSFT get the new UX out at one time? Until the change is complete, there will
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Mothers and fathers, lock up your daughters :-D
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In reply to narboza:Why does someone hate a company when he explains whats going wrong?
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And right there is the problem with UWP Apps: Why should anyone switch over from win32 apps to UWP with so muc
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In reply to bbold:Dont you get my point? Why would anyone bother with using UWP Apps when they are using Win32
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In reply to warren:And here again is the arrogance of the UWP fans. The issue here is that MSFT wants us to sw
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In reply to Fusciacastle:I agree. Where I have a problem with is when Windows guys tell me my opinion is wrong
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In reply to warren:OK, lets take the Mail app for an example. The Mail App didnt got better over the past two
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Well the good thing is you can still uninstall all UWP bullshit in Windows 10. As Paul pointed out many times,
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In reply to jrswarr:What kind? A realistic look at a dead platform? Then why is MSFT moving to its next platfo
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In reply to warren:Sure. it hasnt failed. And thats why there are only crapy Apps in the Store. Paul pointed t
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Why does MSFT bother with a UWP File Explorer when UWP has failed on all accounts?
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In reply to dbp:Good Chromebooks cost in Europe around 500 €. Do they really think they can hold up with thi
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And does MSFT really think every parents can afford a 1000 $ laptop for their kids? Specially when they have m
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The only thing that I would make the switch to the office store version would be: toast notifications like the
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:I have no complaints in where MSFT sees its future. What I do complain about is how
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Hasnt Microsoft already forgotten the consumer market? All they do these days is focusing on cloud and enterpr
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:I wonder why MSFT doesnt want live tiles on the desktop? That would make way much se
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In reply to karlinhigh:I agree. I switched to outlook.com Premium for an example. So I dont need to have to pa
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Great. That means more opportunities where things can go wrong.
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Paul, do I understand that correctly? That means when a certain office version is longer as 5 year on the mark
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I think I am an old fashioned guy. I do most work still on the PC. I use my Samsung only to check e-Mails on t
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In reply to Trapp:Someone how thinks something like that has disqualifyt himself. Tell that to the people in S
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In reply to Trapp:yeah. same thing entered my mind as i read your comments about war.
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In reply to Trapp:Then I hope war is so interested in you that it helps to shut you up!
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In reply to Trapp:I never heared something more stupid then this.
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The weird thing to me is: Why are the mail and calendar app and the people app still two seperate apps and not
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I dont get it. Why are Americans so addictive to war games?
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In reply to navarac:Finally. I hope they will insert this option before RS3 release.
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Brad, what if you build your own PC with newer CPUs? Are they supported under Windows 8.1 or 7?
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You know what? I would be happy if UWP would go away. To get those stupid apps off my PC.
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Strange thing. Often happens after I started my PC.
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Does anyone else have this probkem: The OneDrive folder opens even when I didnt want to open it? Opends random
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Brad, I have a question: Why isnt MSFT able to get one design right before going on to the next?
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In reply to jr.flynn:What about an option to get away from tiles all together? Because they make no sense in a
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Oh please. Why dont they work on something important, like: Putting the control panel completely into the Sett
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Outlook.com Premium outside english speaking countries
Hey!
Does anybody outside Outlook.com Premium offered countries want to have the service? Here is how:
You need to sign up for the Outlook ad free service first. Then you can go to premium.outlook.com and subscribe to Outlook.com Premium, either with your own domain or you can buy a new one.
Extra tipp:
When you host your domain through godaddy.com, they will setup the domain themself and you dont have to do anything.
Enjoy!
Sherlock Holmes
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100 Million people testing Windows 10 upfront. And they still dont get it right. Nice!
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Major OS upgrade? Really? Oh yeah. You are right. We get Paint 3D and ads. VERY major indeed.
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Why should I do that? MSFT Edge has lesser funktions then Chrome or, in my case, Firefox. I dont see any need
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In reply to DelmontMaybe Paul can cheer up when MSFT finally gets his job done right?
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Using the Current Branch for Business option can delay Upgrades for 180 days. In group policy you csn turn on
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In reply to davidblouin:Wasnt that actually the plan? To get the size down to 1 gig? Another promise MSFT didn
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In reply to matsan:I dont really understand what MSFT thinks from gaining by what they are doing right now. Wi
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With every Update of Windows 10, MSFT finds more and more ways to get their customers away from it. Sad.
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The sad thing is: As long as Windows 10 is doing well in marketshares, there is no need for MSFT to fix the ad
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:Its funny for what sort of comments you get dislikes on Pauls site.
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Thanks, Paul. But not only the ads needs to be fixed. Also that MSFT likes to tell you HOW you should use Wind
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In reply to Narg:I simply have a problem with the fact that I need to setup and configure more things then usu
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Btw. Paul, you just mentioned all the reasons why one shouldnt use Windows 10.
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That doesnt turn off the lockscreen. Because you cant turn it off on Windows 10 Anniversary Update anymore.
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And this "info" is labeled as "Premium" because?
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The question I have is: Will there be ads in Windows 10 Enterprise E3 Creators Update too? I hope not since I
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:By that I mean Gamers who use Steam, of course. Not all Gamers per se.
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In reply to BoItmanLives:Because Gamers are, all in all, a really small group of Windows customers? I wonder w
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And what would be the benefit if you could link your O365 Home account to Cortana? I can see no scenario here
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Outlook Win 10 App
Hi guys,
I have a question regarding the Windows 10 Mail App. Is there a way to choose a font and font size permantly so you dont have to change it every timme you write an E-Mail?
Thanks
Chris
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In reply to slbailey1:
You can host your domain on a different hoster and modify the DNS setting or let your h
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Strange. I use Outlook.com Premium in Germany since it entered the Preview.
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Paul, why do you use Google E-Mail instead of Exchange Online? I find the Microsoft solution way better then G
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Nokia Lumia 930
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In reply to Bart:
That doesnt fix the problems Windows 10 has.
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In reply to Demileto:
The problem is: you as a customer shouldnt have to do it. And what about those who bough
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Microsoft has surely done many things right with Windows 10. But on the other hand has done so much wrong with
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In reply to hrlngrv:
Because nobody needs the Windows Store but many like beer? :-D
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In reply to hrlngrv:
The problem is most users wont use Powershell. Like Mary Jo Foley for an example.
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In reply to Demileto:
So what makes you think that there wont be a feature cut with the Creators Update? The o
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In reply to Demileto:
It isnt only the ads staff. Its also that with every Update, MSFT did cut some features
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The only way to show Microsoft that you dont want ads in Windows 10 and all the other stupid things they are d
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Thats one of the reasons I did go back to Windows 8.1 Pro. With every Update MSFT has cut off features and opt
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Lumia 620
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Lumia 925
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In reply to gregsedwards:
Collecting data is a service? A lockscreen on a PC is a service? If it is so, I as t
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So why now? Why not at the launch of Windows 10?
The next thing that has to go is ads in Windows 10. MSFT alwa
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Sounds like Paul had a fun weekend :-D
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LOL i wonder what kind of beast my MSA is :-D
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Brad the question I have is: Is the "People Bar" in RS 2? Because that feature hasnt be seen in the Insider Bu
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It also works well in Germany. Just added an Office 365 Personal key a few days back.
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I´m surprised you left out the "ads and tipps"-gate in the article ;-). This and the fact that you still
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In reply to Narg:
The real question about this is: What about those people who bought Windows 10? Do they need
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And this kind of shit is keeping me away from Windows 10
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In reply to Samwel_Kazungu:
My god you are so arrogant, want to teach Paul a lession? And then why is it those
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In reply to PeteB:
Thank god I did go back to Windows 8.1 after the so called "Anniversary Update" came out. I
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In reply to hrlngrv:
The problem is: most normal users dont know how to use Powershell. I know how to use it.
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Bundled Mobile Apps are a Bright Spot for Windows 10? Really? More like a pain in the ass. Because as a normal