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Surprise! Here's what's new in Windows 10 build 10159

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By Mauro Huculak, Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 at 1:14 pm EDT

On June 30th, Microsoft surprised Insiders with Windows 10 build 10159, after only a day of releasing build 10158 to the Fast ring. However, the new build only include a few changes. Let's take a look at what's new.

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Windows 10 build 10158: Everything you need to know

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By Mauro Huculak, Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 at 2:54 pm EDT

Here is everything you need to know about Windows 10 build 10158. The new preview has just released to the Fast ring with a significant number of tweaks, changes, and improvements that brings this build closer to RTM than never before.

How to add quick access to Settings pages to the right-click desktop menu in Windows 10

By Mauro Huculak, Monday, Jun 29, 2015 at 1:26 pm EDT

In this latest how-to, we describe how you can add new Settings app items to the desktop right-click menu to access settings even quicker. Read on for everything you need to know!

Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 build 10147 unveils new password manager and subtle improvements

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By Mauro Huculak, Friday, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:24 pm EDT

Here are all the new improvements found in Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 build 10147, including a new dark theme, password manager, new settings options, and much more!

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How to remove the 'Get Windows 10' app from your PC and cancel your upgrade reservation

By Mauro Huculak, Monday, Jun 1, 2015 at 1:28 pm EDT

Here are the steps to cancel your upgrade reservation and the steps you need to follow to remove the "Get Windows 10" app from your computer.

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Windows 10 build 10130: Everything you need to know

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By Mauro Huculak, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 12:23 pm EDT

Here is what you need to know on Windows 10 build 10130. The new build has just released to the Fast ring with a number of tweaks, changes, and improvements that makes this version more stable and polished than before.

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Windows 10 build 10122: Everything you need to know

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By Mauro Huculak, Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:52 pm EDT

Here's what you need to know about Microsoft Windows 10 Preview (build 10122). It includes a number of new changes and improvements. Moving forward, we can only expect the operating system to get more stable and better.

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Microsoft Edge: Hands-on with features you can use today and a glimpse into the future

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By Mauro Huculak, Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 9:37 am EDT

Here is a look at the features and things you can do today in Microsoft Edge (Project Spartan) web browser for Windows 10 and we get a glimpse to what’s coming in future updates.

Cortana to offer tech support and business data answers in Windows 10

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By Mauro Huculak, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 6:27 pm EDT

This week, during the Ignite conference in Chicago, Microsoft demonstrated how Cortana can connect with other applications and help users to learn more about their computers.

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Windows 10 build 10108 includes some interesting UI changes

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By Mauro Huculak, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:37 pm EDT

It's been an interesting past few weeks for Windows Insiders as we have seen a lot of changes and improvements coming to Windows 10. We have seen changes from various leak version of the operating system and from official builds, such as the case of Windows 10 build 10074, which included the new blur effect in the Start menu and new UI elements for Cortana. We even got a sneak peek of what is come thanks to Microsoft's Joe Belfiore demo during the Build conference.

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New features and improvements coming to Windows 10

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By Mauro Huculak, Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:30 pm EDT

During the Microsoft 2015 Build conference, Joe Belfiore took the stage to talk about how developers can easily build apps and take advantage of the new operating system. More importantly, he showed off a bunch of features and improvements, which are not available on any of the public preview of Windows 10, but they will arrive eventually.

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Windows 10 build 10074: Everything you need to know

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By Mauro Huculak, Thursday, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:20 am EDT

Early this week, Windows 10 build 10074 leaked onto the internet unveiling a number of changes and features coming to the operating system. However, Microsoft is now officially rolling out build 10074 to the Fast and Slow ring of updates for everyone to download and install. Although, the software giant has recently released Windows 10 build 10061 with a bunch of improvements, Windows 10 build 10074 also shows significant changes over the previous build.

Without further ado, let's get a look to what's new in build 10074:

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Windows 10 build 10061: Everything you need to know

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By Mauro Huculak, Friday, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:01 am EDT

On Wednesday, Microsoft released a new preview of Windows 10 (build 10061) to the fast lane with a lot of changes since build 10049. However, it's only a minor improvement of build 10056, which leaked outside of Redmond's headquarters several days ago.

Instead of listing what's new in Windows 10 build 10061 since build 10056, we're going to be looking for the new official changes since build 10049. That will give Windows Insiders a better picture of what's going on.

10 Tips everyone should know after installing Windows 10 Technical Preview

By Mauro Huculak, Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015 at 2:08 pm EDT

While Windows 10 is still a preview and months away from final release (aka RTM), Microsoft's upcoming operating system is already taking shape with tons of new features and improvements. Every day more people are becoming part of the Windows Insider program to get a taste of what's to come later this summer, when Microsoft launches Windows 10 to the public.

As such, we thought we would share 10 of the most useful tips every Windows Insider should know to get started with Windows 10 Technical Preview.

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Windows 10 build 10056: Everything you need to know

By Mauro Huculak, Saturday, Apr 11, 2015 at 3:54 pm EDT

Microsoft has been keeping its promise on releasing more frequent builds of Windows 10, but this is not stopping private versions to leak onto the web. Windows 10 build 10056 was just spotted outside the walls of Redmond, and it shows significant cosmetic changes and various improvements coming to the operating system.

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'Redstone' is the rumored code name for the next major Windows update in 2016 [Update]

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By John Callaham, Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015 at 2:27 pm EDT

A new report claims Microsoft is using the code name "Redstone" for the next major update to Windows. It says that it will be released sometime in 2016 but details about what will be included have yet to be revealed.

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Microsoft sheds light on minimum hardware requirements for Windows 10 for phones and desktops

By Harish Jonnalagadda, Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:48 am EDT

At the WinHEC conference in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft has revealed the minimum hardware requirements needed to successfully boot, run, update and service Windows 10. The hardware maker has shared details for desktops as well as Windows 10 for phones.

Microsoft reportedly moving control of MSN to the Windows division

By John Callaham, Friday, Mar 13, 2015 at 11:57 am EDT

Microsoft is reportedly moving control of its MSN web portal from the Applications and Services Group over to its Operating Systems Group, the home for its Windows development teams. The move was announced this morning by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an internal company memo.

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Windows Phone revenue down 46 percent despite 'modest growth' in sales

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By John Callaham, Thursday, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:32 pm EDT

Microsoft's financial numbers for the quarter that ended September 30 revealed that the company took a hit with revenues from its Windows Phone division, as it recorded a 46 percent decrease compared to a year ago. The numbers may come as a surprise as Microsoft experienced "modest growth" in Windows Phone sales for the same quarter.

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Microsoft's operating system leader teases new Windows name ahead of Tuesday reveal

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By John Callaham, Saturday, Sep 27, 2014 at 11:42 am EDT

Terry Myerson, the leader of Microsoft's operating system division, has offered a playful teaser for the name of the next version of Windows, which will likely be revealed as part of the company's September 30 press event in San Francisco that will focus on what it will offer enterprise customers.

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