New Cortana
New Cortana experience for Windows 10 shows up in latest preview build
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A new Cortana UI is coming to Windows 10, and it's hidden in the latest Insider Preview builds.
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Gotta Go Fast
Windows 10 20H1 Insider build 18922 rolls out to the Fast ring
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Windows Insiders on the Fast ring can get their hands on a fresh new build today. Rolling out now is Windows 10 20H1 preview build 18922, which includes the usual batch of bug fixes, along with improvements to language settings and more.
An update awaits
A new cumulative update is available for devices running Windows 10
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A cumulative update is available for devices running Windows 10 version 1809.
Customization
How to restore the default view for folder on Windows 10
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In this guide, we'll walk you through the easy steps to reset the folder view in File Explorer to the template default settings on Windows 10.
Transliteration!
Phonetic Indic keyboards now available for Windows 10
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Microsoft released a smart phonetic keyboard for 10 Indian languages. These keyboards improve both accuracy and speed when entering text in different languages.
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.
Recorded June 14 2019
Windows Central Podcast 137: What's the Shell?
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This week on the Windows Central Podcast: Possible Windows Shell updates, Xbox at E3, and the IdeaPad S940.
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.
Gotta Go Fast
Windows 10 20H1 Insider build 18917 rolls out to the Fast ring
Windows Insiders on the Fast ring can get their hands on another new 20H1 preview build today. ,!--break--> The latest release pushes the build number up to 18917 and includes a slew of fixes and a handful of feature improvements.
Mysteries that need to be resolved
Halo Infinite E3 2019 trailer left us with 5 burning questions
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The Halo Infinite trailer shown at E3 2019 was fantastic, but after sleeping on it for a few days, we have several questions about the events of the trailer.
Alexa play some music
How to get started with Amazon Echo and Alexa on Windows 10
If you don't use an iPhone or Android phone you might have ignored the Amazon Echo. But this stellar piece of smart home technology gets on just fine with Windows 10.
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.
Patch it up
June 'Patch Tuesday' updates now available for Windows 10
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It's that time of the month again: Microsoft's latest batch of "Patch Tuesday" updates are now available for Windows 10 PCs. This month's releases include fixes for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and older.
A human story
We're VERY excited for Halo Infinite — for an unexpected reason
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Halo Infinite is slated to be released during the 2020 holiday season, and it's sure to bring plenty of incredible action-packed moments with Master Chief. However, this is why the new trailer from E3 2019 REALLY has me excited ... and it has little to do with the man in green.
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.
Recorded June 7 2019
Windows Central Podcast 136: Centaurus, Stadia, and Scarlett
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This week on the Windows Central Podcast: Centaurus is teased, E3 is soon, and is Stadia a threat?
Look closely and be rewarded
5 things you missed from the E3 2019 Halo Infinite trailer
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The E3 2019 trailer for Halo Infinite was nothing short of awesome, and there are some details hidden within it that will only be noticed by fans who look closely.