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Is Office 2019 or Office 365 right for you?
These are the major differences between Office 2019 and Office 365 to help you decide which one to get.
Mauro Huculak
Mauro Huculak is technical writer for WindowsCentral.com. His primary focus is to write comprehensive how-tos to help users get the most out of Windows 10 and its many related technologies. He has an IT background with professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA, and he's a recognized member of the Microsoft MVP community.
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Sharing for HomeGroup users
Sharing files and printers on Windows 10
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In this guide, we show you every step to share files and printers with network users without the need of HomeGroup, now that the feature isn't available on Windows 10.
Avoiding issues
This is how you suspend Windows 10 BitLocker to perform system changes
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In this guide, we show you multiple ways to temporarily suspend BitLocker on your computer to perform firmware, hardware, and Windows 10 updates without issues using Control Panel, PowerShell, and Command Prompt.
Switching devices
Yes, you can transfer a Windows 10 license to a new PC — here's how
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In this guide, we'll show you the steps that you need to follow to successfully transfer a Windows 10 product key to another device to save money when retiring an old system.
DIY DNS
How to change DNS settings on your PC running Windows 10
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In this guide, we'll show you three methods to change the DNS settings on Windows 10 for more reliable and private resolvers.
Config file
Yes, you can customize Windows Sandbox — here's how
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In this guide, we show you the steps to create and customize a configuration file to control various aspects of Windows Sandbox, including vGPU, networking, shared folders, and startup commands and scripts.
Windows 10 tip
Permanently disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10
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Although Windows 10 doesn't include an option to uninstall Windows Defender Antivirus, you can still permanently disable the feature, and here in this guide, we show you how to do it.
Scaling
This is how you can find out which Windows 10 apps are DPI aware
In this guide, we'll show you the easy steps to quickly find out which apps are DPI aware and which apps will be blurry and stretched as a result of scaling factor changes on Windows 10.
Self-healing
Windows 10 can now fix issues automatically with Recommend Troubleshooting
In this guide, we show you the steps to get started setting up the Recommended Troubleshooting feature available beginning with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903).
Getting to know the new version
Everything you need to know about the Windows 10 May 2019 Update
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Microsoft has unleashed the new version of Windows 10 (May 2019 Update), and in this guide, we'll give a hand with everything there's to know to master the new features and changes.
It's getting better
These are the biggest complaints about the May 2019 update
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The May 2019 Update (version 1903) for Windows 10 is now rolling out to compatible devices, but not entirely without issues. In this guide, we highlight some of the most interesting problems and complaints from users during and after the installation.
System and Data Protection
Keep your system and files secure creating a full backup on Windows 10
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In this guide, we show you how to create a full backup of your computer, which includes your settings, applications, and files using the System Image Backup tool on Windows 10.
Installing Windows 10
Two ways to create a Windows 10 USB bootable media with UEFI support
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In this guide, we'll show you the steps to create a USB bootable media to upgrade or perform a clean installation of Windows 10 on devices using UEFI.
Customization
You can now set startup tab on Task Manager — Here's how to do it.
In this guide, we show you the simple steps to open Task Manager using a preferred tab using the new option available starting with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903).
Customization
Want to start with different font settings in Office? Here's how.
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In this guide, we show you the steps to make a new default font start working immediately with your preferred type settings in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Update Control
In the May 2019 Update, you can decide if users can pause Windows updates
In this guide, we show you the steps to prevent users from trying to pause updates on Windows 10 using the new option available in the May 2019 Update.
New customization options
Command Prompt now has new customization settings — Here's how to use them
In this guide, we'll show you the steps to customize the background, text, and cursor of Command Prompt using the new Terminal settings tab available with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903).
Switching up
Stuck running Windows 10 32-bit? Here's how to switch to 64-bit version.
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In this guide, we'll show you the proper steps to change from the 32-bit to the 64-bit version of Windows 10.
More control
You can now control Storage sense using Group Policy — here's how
In this guide, we'll show you the steps to manage the Storage sense settings using the Group Policy Editor options available starting with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903).
Tamper free
You can enable or disable Windows Security Tamper Protection — Here's how.
In this guide, we'll show you the steps to enable or disable the new Tamper Protection feature on Windows Security to prevent settings changes that aren't made through the app using Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903).