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However, after the installation completes successfully, the user isn’t notify of the leftover folder. And this folder takes a lot of valuable hard drive space, especially if you are using a solid state drive, which still features far less capacity than the rotating platters drivers. Windows.old sits silently at the root of C:\ and contains the operating system files, the Users folder (with your personal documents), Programs Files and Program Files (x86) and other data....

While you can repair documents in the latest version of the suite (Office 365 and Office 2016), the ability to repair documents has been around for years, including on Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010, and Office 2013. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to repair Microsoft Office documents when you experience problems, such as: errors opening or saving a document, your computer freezes while opening a document, or the file contains unreadable characters or repeated redoes and page breaks....

Although without a password, you typically cannot sign in to your Windows 11 account. A workaround on virtually every version of Windows allows you to regain control of the computer and reset the password to re-access your account. Use these steps to reset your password or use a Microsoft account if you have configured the security questions. Also, this method works on Windows 11 with a local account on installations without encryption....

If you’re looking to stop notifications at certain hours of the day, everyday, this is how you do it: Instructions Use the +I keyboard shortcut to bring the Settings menu, and click or tap Change PC settings. From the PC Settings, navigation through Search & apps, and click Notifications. Finally, under Quiet hours set the time of the day when you don’t want to be bothered. (Make sure you understand that scheduling a time will repeat every day....

The settings are available through the “Appearance” page starting version 91, and you can customize them for each browser profile. If you use the stable version of the browser, these settings are not yet available. You will need to install version 91 from the Dev or Canary Channel to access the new Appearance settings page. In this guide, you will learn the steps to change Microsoft Edge’s look and feel using different themes and colors....

At first glimpse seems easy, you open the Mail app for the first time and you get prompted to sign in with a Microsoft account and you are in. Soon after you start reading emails, you realize that you want to add multiple email accounts, and this is when it may get a little bit tricky for many new users of Windows 8. You look around and it seems that there is not an option to add either a Hotmail, Gmail, or Exchange account, so what do you do?...

Although updates are critical to the system, and it’s not a wise idea to disable the feature, you have at least two ways to block specific updates from downloading automatically on Windows 11 using the “Show or hide updates” tool or the PowerShell “PSWindosUpdate” module. In this guide, you will learn two different ways to show or hide cumulative updates on Windows 11. Hide updates on Windows 11 using Troubleshooter Show updates on Windows 11 using Troubleshooter Hide updates on Windows 11 using PowerShell Show updates on Windows 11 using PowerShell...

If you no longer need a specific app or have to reinstall one of them, Windows 10 includes multiple ways to uninstall apps completely using the Settings app, Control Panel, Windows Package Manager, PowerShell, and even Command prompt. In this guide, you will learn the steps to uninstall apps on Windows 10. Uninstall apps using Settings on Windows 10 Uninstall apps using Start menu on Windows 10 Uninstall apps using Optional features Uninstall apps using Windows Package Manager on Windows 10 Uninstall apps using Control Panel on Windows 10 Uninstall apps using PowerShell on Windows 10 Uninstall apps using Command Prompt on Windows 10...

The Microsoft Launcher is a great alternative to Google’s default launcher on Android, especially for Windows 10 users, as it not only allows you to fully customize the look and feel of your phone, but it also connects with Microsoft services for an enhanced cross-device experience between PC and phone. However, it’s not an experience for everyone. So, if you have tried it, and didn’t meet your expectations, or you want to switch to a different launcher, you can easily uninstall the Microsoft Launcher from your Android phone....

Although you shouldn’t install the new feature update quickly to avoid potential bugs and other problems during the early days, you can upgrade manually in at least three ways using Windows Update, Media Creation Tool, and Update Assistant. If you have a device with versions 21H2, 21H1, or 20H2, the best way to install the version 22H2 release is using Windows Update because the new release of Windows 10 is a minor update, and you only need an enablement package to upgrade....

For those unfamiliar, briefly, Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption technology is put in place to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, without the need of a central bank. Now if you’ve been harnessing bitcoins as miner or purchasing each bitcoin, you can use them to add money to your Microsoft account to pay for goods at the store....

Office 2013 focus on allowing users to seamlessly work, share and collaborate with friends, family and coworkers, anywhere on any device. Now documents, settings, and even the applications are always with you wherever you go, making it easier to get things done quicker, which makes it the ultimate competitor to Apple’s iCloud and to Google Apps. Overview The new Office offers: Look and feel: New Metro style, fast and fluid, designed with good touch and stylus capabilities....

Help + Tips is a new app (or section) in Windows 8.1 that aims to help users navigate and get to know the new operating system using the mouse or touch with a series of tutorials that involves reading and short video clips — everything is just basics –. Although, isn’t very difficult to use the OS, this is something, that if you ask me, should have been since the first release of Windows 8....

These new features are mouse and keyboard shortcuts related, for example, now when you are checking your emails and right-click a message in your inbox a new menu will appear allowing you to Reply, Reply all, or Forward the message. When you work in front of a computer screen all day, every second counts, so this new menu gives you a way to get things done more quickly. Hotmail already support many keyboard shortcuts that you can also find in Outlook, but now also the Hotmail team wants to make a little bit easier for people switching from other email services, such as Yahoo!...

The only catch is for OEMs who will have to install Windows 8.1 with Bing on low-cost devices and set Bing as the default search in Internet Explorer. But it’s unclear if PC makers can also install a different web browser, such as Chrome and set Google as default search engine for this particular web browser. In any case, users will able to change the default search engine as they please once they buy the device....

Although the company already uses the “Defender” branding for its anti-malware protection, the new application isn’t meant to replace the default antivirus on Windows. Instead, the Microsoft Defender app provides a unified dashboard to manage your online security for a family of devices connected with the Microsoft account. The app offers real-time protection, notifications, security tips, and recommended steps to protect your devices from hackers and malicious code. However, the set of features will vary per supported platform....

Full video of Microsoft presentation for Windows 8 at Computex: Useful Links Watch the full Microsoft’s Windows 8 demo at D9 conference [Video] Microsoft has announced Windows 8, get a first look of what is to come All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes. Privacy policy info....

The move to remove the subscription option also leads to speculate that the service could eventually be retired or reworked for the Xbox Series X, which is expected to launch later in 2020. Although the company didn’t announce the change, it did confirm that the discontinuation of the one-year Xbox Live Gold subscription option was not an accident. “At this time, Xbox has decided to remove the 12 months Xbox Live Gold SKU from the Microsoft online Store,” a Microsoft spokesperson said to TrueAchievements....

The new logo seems to have been created using the same Fluent Design language that Microsoft has been using for Office and other icons across different services, and it resembles a wave that spells the letter “e” using blue and green colors. (The new logo kind of reminds you of the Firefox logo.) At the time of this writing, the logo isn’t available in the browser yet, but now that it’s been discovered, it’s just a matter of time until the company officially makes the announcement and share more details about the change....

According to Myerson, if during the upgrade process Windows can’t be verified a watermark will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen notifying the user. In previous versions of Windows, the message said “This is not a genuine copy of Windows”, we still don’t know how the new watermark looks like, but Microsoft is likely to show a similar message. The company advice that if you buy a machine that displays the watermark message, you should return the product immediately and demand a genuine Windows device....