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Fortnite Battle Royale Collection action figures go on sale at Amazon
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Metro Exodus PC is hiding Steam support with some sneaky stickers
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Windows 10
Batch for beginners
Running your first batch script on Windows 10
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Wibbly wobbly timey wimey
Microsoft starts testing next year's Windows 10 feature updates
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Skipping Along
First 20H1 Windows 10 build heads to Insiders on Skip Ahead ring
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The switch
Ditching a Microsoft account for a local account on Windows 10
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System and Data Protection
Keep your system and files secure creating a full backup on Windows 10
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PC Reviews
All-around great package
Lenovo's IdeaPad 730S is a lean 13-inch notebook with strong performance
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Judging a book by its cover
How well does the Surface Book 2 hold up after a year?
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MateBook Air?
Huawei's MateBook 13 may be the best MacBook Air rival yet
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Modern Dad
Modern Dad on the Huawei Matebook D 14
The best of 2018
These are our picks for the best laptops, PCs and tablets of 2018
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Analysis
Windows Central Podcasts
How it's done
All the tech gear we use to record the Windows Central Podcast
Podcast
On this week's podcast ... Discussions about WCOS, Build 2019, new builds
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Are live tiles dead?
Windows Central Podcast 120: Are live tiles dead?
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Foldables are coming
Windows Central Podcast 119: Windows for foldables, Microsoft at MWC 2019
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Apps
Visual Studio 2019 to launch April 2 with all-day event
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New Controls Ahoy
Windows Community Toolkit 5.1 brings tools for animations, image cropping
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Read 'Em
'Your Phone' app starts testing unread message badges with Insiders
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App-licable savings
These are the best sales on Windows 10 apps this week
Windows Mixed Reality and VR
The next HoloLens
Everything we know about the upcoming 'HoloLens 2'
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More room for less money
You can extend your Oculus Rift's cables for about $20
HoloLens 2?
Microsoft's Alex Kipman teases MWC announcements with a cryptic trailer
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Adding to the package
How many of these accessories do you have for your HTC Vive?
October 2018 Update
A mistake
How Microsoft missed the major file-deletion bug in the October Update
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Patch it up
February 'Patch Tuesday' updates now rolling out for Windows 10
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On The Ups
October 2018 Update crosses 12 percent of Windows 10 PCs, AdDuplex says
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Batch 'em Up
Fresh cumulative update rolls out to Windows 10 October 2018 Update PCs
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Get your game on
How to use the Windows 10 Game Bar and DVR game capture
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Mobile
what's in my bag
Daniel Rubino is loving these 3 Android phones right now
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On the Inside
All of Microsoft's iOS and Android beta programs, and how to sign up
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Buyer's guide
Lumia 950 XL is the only good Windows phone still available
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The final year
Microsoft outlines end of support plans for Windows 10 Mobile
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One day early
Best Buy's Presidents Day sale is open to all with huge electronics deals
You no longer need to be a Best Buy member to get these awesome deals.
War of the wheels
Which Driving Force racing wheel is right for you?
Both the Logitech G920 and the Logitech G29 are excellent driving wheel controllers, but which one is right for you? Here are our thoughts.
Action Figures
Fortnite Battle Royale Collection action figures go on sale at Amazon
Due to the tremendous popularity of the game, Fortnite has launched a series of collectibles. According to Epic Games, the Fortnite Battle Royale Collection features mini action figures. They don’t cost a lot and are available at retailers.
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In this guide, we show you the steps to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 10 using Control Panel and PowerShell.
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Which should you buy?
How to choose between Samsung's 970 EVO Plus and 860 EVO
Samsung makes some of the best SSDs around, but which should you go for between the 970 EVO Plus and the also recently launched 860 EVO? We have all the details you need.
Don't miss out
Google Home speakers are up to $50 off during this President's Day sale
Smart speakers like the Google Home, Google Home Max, and the Google Home Hub are included in this weekend's sale.
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Metro Exodus PC is hiding Steam support with some sneaky stickers
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Epic Games has been on a roll recently, and many could argue that the company is by far the most popular developer in the world after the unprecedented success of Fortnite. Not only that, but it also launched the Epic Games Store.
From us to you
What Team Windows Central is watching, reading, and listening to this week
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There's no better way to unwind than with a great movie, TV show, album or book. And that's just what Team Windows Central rounded up right here, just for you.
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Does Anthem support cross-platform saves?
Anthem won't support cross-platform saves between Xbox, PS4, or PC at launch, but a statement from one BioWare developer indicates that it will support them across console generations.
Bring The Popcorn 🍿
Anker's Nebula Mars II portable projector is at its best price in months
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Turn any wall into a movie screen and any room into a private theater.
Create some Harmony with Alexa.
How to connect Harmony Elite or Harmony Companion to Alexa, Echo Dot
If you're looking to harmonize the relationship between your Echo Dot and the Harmony family of devices, here's a quick and easy way to do it.
Squad up
Does Anthem support cross-play?
Anthem doesn't support cross-play between different platforms at this time, but that doesn't rule out cross-play support in its future.
A brave new world
Everything you need to know about Anthem lore before launch
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BioWare's upcoming science fiction game Anthem is only a week away, and to get you ready, we prepared an informative introduction to the game's lore.
Big deal
Friday's top deals: Bluetooth for your car, the Surface Pro 6, and more!
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Ouch
Crackdown 3’s co-op campaign may be locked at 30 FPS on PC
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Crackdown 3 was supposed to launch many months ago, but was pushed back to February 15 to polish up the experience. Luckily, it’s available right now through the Microsoft Store. You can buy it for $60, or you can grab it with Xbox Game Pass.
A Series of Tubes
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Passport to savings
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