Lenovo, Asus, and HP are among the first companies to use ARM processors to build Windows 10 devices, and while we’re still waiting to see these devices, it appears that battery life will be the best feature. According to a report from Trusted Reviews, during Qualcomm’s annual summit in Hong Kong, both companies confirmed that these devices will start appearing by the end of December. Furthermore, Microsoft also said that ARM devices running Windows 10 can expect “multi-day battery life....

Although this can be considered the biggest acquisition in the history of the company, we have to remember that Microsoft has paid $8.5 billion to acquire Skype back in 2011. Nonetheless, this is the first strong signal from the company on becoming the “devices” part in the new “devices & services” model. According to the official press release the purchase goes like this: “Microsoft will pay EUR 3.79 billion to purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, and EUR 1....

According to the company, the reminder should help to inform users that after the end deadline, their device will no longer receive maintenance or security updates. The notifications are expected to appear multiple times throughout the year, but if you prefer not to see them, you’ll be able to select the “do not notify me again” option to stop the reminders. If you have a device running Windows 7, now is a good idea to upgrade to Windows 10, which not only is a far more secure operating system, but every time there’s a new release, you can install it for free....

The arrangements in these photographs let the saxophone, the piano, and the violin shine, among other amazing instruments, making them perfect for your desktop backgrounds. Play with this carousel of images free to download for Windows this new week. If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme on Settings > Personalization > Background, and use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency....

As part of the October feature update, the company released an updated version of the Photos app with an entirely new interface that further matches the design language of Windows 11. For instance, this update brings mica material, rounded corners, and changes to simplify browsing, finding, managing, and consuming the photos you have in your collection. In addition, the app now allows Apple users to connect and access their pictures and videos from the iCloud service....

The Cloud Download option will reinstall the same build, version, and edition currently installed on your device, and it’ll remove all your apps. In addition, if the “Remove everything” option is selected, the user data will also be deleted. Basically, the new option works like the Media Creation Tool allowing you to perform a clean installation keeping your files or removing everything without the need of extra tools or hardware....

In this article you are going to learn step-by-step how to upload music to Music Beta from a Windows 7 PC and keep those songs synced in the Google Cloud. Sign in to your Music Beta account or request an invitation here. In the top-right corner of the screen, click the ADD MUSIC link. This service needs to download and install a small application that will allow you to upload your music collection....

Downloading the Windows 8.1 ISO only works with your Windows 8 “retail” product key, such as the one you obtained from the promotional upgrade last year — remember the one that costed you $40 –. TechNet, MSDN, DreamSpark, free Windows 8 Media Center Pack offer key, OEMs keys won’t work. If the Windows 8.1 setup doesn’t download the ISO, this could be the caused of a previous download. Go to your PC’s main drive (C), make sure you can view hidden files and move the ESD folder elsewhere....

The theme is available through the Microsoft Store, and it is available at no cost to set as wallpapers on devices running Windows 10 only. If the background images rotate too quickly, after applying the theme on Settings > Personalization > Background, use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency. You can download more themes from the Themes and Wallpapers for Windows 10 section. To install the Sun and Sand theme, use the download link below, click the Get button in the Microsoft Store, click the Apply button, and then select the wallpaper collection from the “Themes” settings page to apply it....

This absence of the drivers cause major system instability, Windows 10 will suddenly freeze and at time the screen will become unresponsive. The workaround was to simply restart the system every time it happened. Today, there is available the first preview drivers that can be easily downloaded from the Windows Update services, for those running Windows 10 build 10074. If you’re holding off to install the latest public preview, you can now install the operating system, but you must go to Windows Update and download the drivers as soon as possible to make all work smoothly....

These are the improvements, fixes, and new features with the August 2022 update. Surface Duo 2 Improves device stability. Improves video quality during video calls. Software version: 2022.519.47 Addresses Scenarios outlined in the Andriod Security Bulletin- August 2022 Surface Duo Improves device stability. Software version: 2022.519.29 Addresses Scenarios outlined in the Andriod Security Bulletin- August 2022 The update will download and install automatically, but you can install it manually from the Android update settings page if your Duo has not received it....

Although Microsoft isn’t technically saying that the event is to introduce the long-awaited Surface Mini tablet, it’s very likely the company will indeed unveil a new smaller version of the tablet. As far as we know from previous leaks, the Surface Mini will be a 7- to 8-inch tablet (perhaps a 7.5-inch) with an unusual screen resolution of 1440 x 1080 pixels and with 4:3 aspect ratio, which would be very similar to Apple’s iPad, but with the difference that it will come with some sort of stylus....

The Type Covers are identical to the previous keyboard, but you can get them in four different colors, including classic black, burgundy, cobalt blue, and platinum. Surface Pro Signature | See at Microsoft Surface Pro Type Cover (black) | See at Microsoft The new July 2017 firmware update for Surface Pro 4 should download and install automatically. However, if you have not received the update on your Surface, then go to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update and try to force the download manually....

According to the release note (via Neowin), the August 2017 firmware update isn’t meant to address any security, performance, or stability issue. Instead, it’s an update that enables support for Windows 10 S on Surface Pro. What’s new with the Surface Pro’s latest firmware Here’s everything included with the firmware update: Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant: 8.2.11004.3973 enable support for Windows 10s. Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Power Participant: 8....

In this rollout, all Surface Studio 2 as well as devices from the first generation are getting a graphics update and improvements for the Surface Pen latency. Surface Studio 2 September 2019 firmware Here are all the new fixes and improvements in this new Surface Studio 2 update: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 – Display adapters. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 – Display adapters. 26.21.14.3140 improves Pen latency, and improves device stability with updated NVIDIA driver support....

However, it seems that the company hasn’t shown everything just yet. According to a new report from Thurrot.com, Microsoft is planning to bring a new system wide dark theme and the option will be easily accessible from the Settings app. The report also notes that internal Microsoft builds of Windows 10 already have a “Dark Theme” toggle in the Settings app, which when enabled anything that it isn’t using a color set from your personalization options will turn dark — very similar to what users get today using Window Phone 8....

How to disable Facebook Home (Step-by-Step): Facebook Home is out for a limited number of Android phones, it is a fun experience, but it may not be for everyone. So this step-by-step instructions will help you to disable or remove the suite of apps from your phone easily. 5 reasons why you shouldn’t install Facebook Home: Although the Facebook phone software is a great idea, there are certain things you need to understand you are getting in the first version and how it will affect you personally....

I have published a how-to guide on reinstalling Windows, as it is the only way to guarantee a clean Windows installation without adware, spyware, virus, and other type of crapware. Moving along… Workaround was published this week to enable users to install the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones on unsupported Windows Phone 8 devices. Microsoft releases update KB3040021 and KB3038930 to prepare Windows 10 build 9926 for the next build....

On Windows 10, Microsoft talks about management features coming to the operating system and we now know that Windows will natively play MKV and HEVC (H.265) file formats. New leaked screenshots of Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879 show that the company is adding options to hide the virtual desktops (Task View) and Search buttons from the taskbar. This week I also showed you how to get new Windows 10 preview faster than other Windows Insiders....