This is a great tool that Windows 7 and even Windows 8 users will be able to take advantage of, because as you know the upcoming operating system from Microsoft will not feature the traditional Start menu, instead the new Start screen will be the replacement. One of the problems with the Start screen, or something that can be a little bit irritating, is that you may find out that it can be a little be distracting switching back and forth between Metro and the desktop environment....

Start Faster only works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 for the time being. If you are curious, this is what the add-on does: It installs a service in Windows that allows to speed up the loading time of Firefox’s gorillaesque DLL libraries; this is a service that runs under administrative privileges and permits Firefox to bypass the Windows prefetcher, improving the start-up time of Firefox up 2x faster. One thing to notice is that after you install the Start Faster add-on a shortcut named Faster Firefox will be added to the desktop, which will be the one that you now are going use to start Firefox faster....

Although this October 2017 firmware updates are mostly to update address issues and improve the stability on the Surface line, the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro are getting Windows Mixed Reality support after installing the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Here’s the list with the changes included in this wave of firmware updates. Surface Laptop update released on Oct. 18, 2017 Marvell AVASTAR Bluetooth Radio Adapter – Bluetooth: 15.68.9120.47 required to support Windows Mixed Reality features....

As for tech specs, you’ll find a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, which is similar to the one found on the Surface Laptop 3, but it’s clocked at a lower speed and graphics are not as powerful. You get options up to 16GB of memory and up to 256GB of storage. Also, the device is advertised with 13 hours of battery life with normal use, and there’s fast charging that should charge the battery about 80 percent in about an hour....

The new Pro X is a 12-inch device sporting a gorgeous 13-inch display, and this is possible because the bezels have been slimed down on either side. Also, there are two USB Type-C ports version 3.1 with support to drive two 4K 60Hz external monitors, and there isn’t 3.5mm headphone jack, so you’ll need a USB-C or Bluetooth headphones. Inside, you’ll find a custom Qualcomm 3Ghz ARM processor, which Microsoft refers it to the “SQ1” processor....

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As part of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, this week the company released a new firmware update for Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 with various new tweaks. The monthly update for Windows also included a new update that allows Surface Pro 3 to use the pen to take screenshots and sync content right to OneNote. This week at E3, Microsoft focused Xbox One just on games, there are many titles coming this year and in 2015, including Halo 5, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and many more....

Cumulative update KB3216755 rolls out for Windows 10 version 1607 addressing a number of issues, but it’s only available through the Release Preview ring at the moment of this writing. Microsoft released the first Creators Update preview for Xbox One. In this update, you’ll find an updated version of the Home dashboard to get tasks done faster. The Xbox One Creators Update includes a new updated Guide with new options, and new media control playback for background music....

Windows 10 Creators Update gets update KB4022716 addressing a number of issues, including network printing, slow Wi-Fi speeds, Bluetooth, graphics problems with NVIDIA drivers, and more. Alongside this new patch, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and previous versions also receive a new quality update. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and OpenSUSE Leap 42 arrive to the Windows Store to run native Linux tools on Windows 10. If you’re an Xbox Gold member, the new game titles that you’ll be getting for free in July 2017 are already available....

Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.164 for Insiders and non-Insiders handsets releases without new features but with a number of fixes and improvements. Windows 10 for PC gets a new cumulative update KB3140768, which brings the operating system to build 10586.164 aligning with the mobile version of Windows 10. The new update includes various improvements for Bluetooth devices, hibernation performance, and it fixes several security issues on Microsoft Edge, USB storage driver, ....

Alongside with the PC version of the operating system, Microsoft began rollout of Windows 10 Mobile build 14267 to the Fast ring of updates. However, the company notes that the first Redstone preview for mobile devices is only available for phones that originally shipped with Windows 10 Mobile, but it will expand the availability in the future. Early this week, Microsoft announced the Lumia 650, a new low-end phone running Windows 10 Mobile target to business users and without support for Continuum....

Windows 10 build 10568 leaked onto the web, but it only includes minor refinements since the last official build release for PCs. Sources confirmed this week that Microsoft will call its next major update “Windows 10 Fall Update”, and Windows Update will display the update as “Windows 10 November 2015”. The update is also expected to roll out sometime in November. While, the software giant plans to release various improvements on Microsoft Edge with “Windows 10 Fall Update”, it’s been confirmed that extension support won’t ship in November, instead the company plans to release the feature during the second roll out of Redstone, which is the next major update for Windows 10 and it will arrive in two parts during 2016....

The Windows 10 November update is available now, but it will take some time until it reaches everyone. In addition, the software maker notes that users who have upgraded to Windows 10 for less than a month, it will take longer for them to get the update to prevent removing the ability to roll back the operating system to a previous version. Along with November update, the software giant also made available for download the Windows 10 ISO files through the Media Creation Tool and as standalone downloadable files....

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Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving, all the goodness of turkey and pumpkin pie? While we still weeks away from the holiday, here in Pureinfotech can’t wait to share a great set of wallpapers to set the mood on your computer with this Thanksgiving desktop fun wallpaper collection. Heck! you can even find dogs wearing pilgrims customs and eating turnkey out of the table in this set. You can find more great free themes at our Pureinfotech — Desktop Fun section or at the Windows Personalization Gallery website, also check our previous wallpaper, icons, and Windows 7 themes collections with Thanksgiving theme....

This work in progress or test-build of Firefox can be downloaded as a traditional installer or as zip package (portable). Here is a screenshot that gives you a glance of how Firefox Austrails looks like. One thing that you’ll notice right away is that the user interface now is really similar to Google Chrome with some slightly differences. Other thing you’ll notice, for example, is that all non-active tabs are transparent but the active tab, which blends quite nicely in the back; however you’ll find difficult to read non-active tabs labels if you are using a dark background (Windows 7 or Windows 8)....

This year thanks to Microsoft and Google, no matter what device you own, you don’t have any excuse to track Santa going around the world. Like last year, Microsoft once again is working with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (“NORAD”) to create the ultimate Santa Tracker website. The NORAD Santa Tracker website is a renovated site that includes the most advanced technology to track Santa using Bing Maps. It features a traditional holiday style optimized for touch-enabled devices....

On January 14, Windows 7 reached its end of life, meaning that the company no longer supports the operating system, and no more updates of any kind will be available. If you’re still running the decade-old operating system, it’s time to upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 build 19546 released this week in the Fast ring with several fixes and a preview of an upcoming update for the Calculator app that includes a new graphic feature to explore linear algebra....

Outside of the regular Patch Tuesday schedule, the software giant released update KB4534321 for devices running the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) to address a slew of problems. In addition, updates were also made available for the April 2018 Update, Fall Creators Update, and Anniversary Update. Windows 10 build 19551 was released in the Fast ring with several fixes and a preview of the new driver updates delivery system....

Windows 11 21H2 is expected to introduce new shortcuts to navigate and perform actions in the new Task Manager. The software giant also quietly announced that it is making the Windows 10 21H2 fully available, which means that the update doesn’t have any critical or unknown issues, and it’s safe to install on versions 2004, 20H2, and version 21H1. Surface Book 2, Laptop Studio, Duo, and Duo 2 received the April 2022 update to address several vulnerabilities and improve system stability....