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Windows Server 2012 Storage Enhancements

Microsoft Windows Server family is going to have their new most significant and awaited member to be added by the end of year 2012. This is one of the most significant releases of the Microsoft Windows Server series. The enhancements [...]

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What you want to know about Windows RT, including Support Lifecycle

Windows RT – Microsoft’s latest tablet hardware which stands for Windows “Runtime’ is a special version of the Microsoft’s latest OS, Windows 8. It has been designed to run specifically on mobile devices, running on CPUs designed around an architecture [...]

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Windows Phone 7.8 – List of expected new features

Microsoft took its mobile operating system to whole new level with announcement of Windows Phone 8. Endowed with new features, Windows Phone 8 makes its place among the best smartphone operating systems. Along with such a hefty update, Microsoft also [...]

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Features of Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7

The latest version of Internet Explorer 10, optimized for touch was made available for download for Windows 7 a few days ago. Here are some of the features of this new browser, in brief. Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 Internet [...]

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How to use Selective Sync option in SkyDrive

As we have been seeing, SkyDrive is continuously improving and the SkyDrive team has been implementing user feedbacks and feature requests. Recently we have seen SkyDrive improvements like the Recycle Bin feature, Excel Survey feature,  Inline Twitter image support for SkyDrive links, [...]

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How to Take Full Ownership of Files & Folders in Windows 8

After introducing the User Account Control in Windows Vista, Microsoft increased the security of its core system files by hardening its Effective Permissions. Most times,  to replace a System file, rename a System folder or a folder under the root C [...]

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Enable or Turn on IIS or Internet Information Services on Windows 8

IIS or Internet Information Services is a technology included in Windows Server, which provides a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage web server for developing and reliably hosting web applications and web services. This enables organizations to deliver rich, web-based experiences. IIS is not [...]

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Enable Or Disable Flip Ahead Feature In Internet Explorer 10

Flip Ahead is a new feature introduced in the ‘Metro’ version of Internet Explorer 10, that is similar to a feature called FastForward in the Opera browser. Flip Ahead allows users in Windows 8 to quickly flip to the next page of [...]

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How to use Perfmon or Performance Monitor in Windows 7 | 8

The Reliability and Performance Monitor introduced in Windows Vista, is a good built-in tool that lets you monitor and study how applications you run affect your computer’s performance, both in real-time and by collecting log data for later analysis. In [...]

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Windows 8 Weather App – Features, Settings & Download

Recently Microsoft has started rolling out updates to the Windows 8 built-in apps. Microsoft is adding new features and improving the apps that come with Windows and rolling out updates for these apps before general availability (GA) which will be [...]

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Disk Error Checking in Windows 8

Users of Windows 8 may have noticed that Disk Error Checking is a bit different from the earlier versions of Windows. Checking your hard disk, every once in a while for errors - usually caused due to improper or sudden shutdowns, [...]

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Understanding Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) technology in Windows 8

Windows 8 introduces a new security feature called Secure Boot, which protects the Windows boot configuration and components, and loads an Early Launch Anti-malware (ELAM) driver. This driver starts before other boot-start drivers and enables the evaluation of those drivers and helps [...]