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Thanks to this new feature, Microsoft takes the cross-device web-browsing experience to the next level. Here’s how to enable phone linking on Windows 10 The phone link feature is available under Settings. First, add your phone to be linked. You will then receive an SMS inviting you to install an app called “Microsoft Apps” for Android to complete the link between your phone and PC. Once you have linked your phone to your PC, you can easily switch your browsing sessions from your phone on to the PC and the other way around....

Despite that, it seems like a lot of users are reporting problems with their keyboards, more precisely that their media keys are not working. That’s kind of a big issue for users, especially for a media-hungry users. If you have the same problem, be it on a laptop keyboard or an external one, we’ve got the solution for you. Why are my media keys not working? The most probable cause is that you haven’t set the default app properly....

The company already sells Windows and Office subscriptions, but Microsoft 365 is meant to combine Windows 10, Office 365, as well as Microsoft’s mobility and security suites into one big subscription package. The tagline here is that “people are at the heart of digital transformation”. These services allow your employees to work and collaborate with ease, even when moving from one device to another. The bundle is also about Microsoft encouraging more use of its cloud services....

Ryzen is AMD’s first processor model to sport simultaneous multi-threading technology. According to AMD, Ryzen is 40% more efficient, consuming less power than its Intel counterpart. However, it seems that Windows 10 doesn’t really like it. AMD Ryzen low performance on Windows 10 The Windows 10 scheduler is not able to correctly identify Ryzen’s principal core threads from virtual SMT threads. Actually, the OS believes that each CPU thread of a Ryzen processor is a real core with its own L2 and L3 cache....

Don’t freak out because Microsoft also explained that the new computers would have the locked down OS, but there will also be an option available for users who prefer switching to regular Windows 10 Home or Pro without any costs. Windows Insiders are currently checking out the “Switch out of S mode” Now, Windows Insiders have the chance to take a look at this option that’s included in the Micorost Store....

The Games with Gold service on Xbox Live, has just become even more joyous for the holiday season as Microsoft is giving gamers a chance to play one of the best Xbox 360 racers on the Xbox One, the Burnout Paradise. This time, Microsoft is granting its subscribers four impressive games as part of the Games With Gold feature of its Xbox Live Gold member program. As for the unsubscribed users, Gold costs $10 per month or $60 per year, and if you choose to maintain your subscription, you are definitely going to be a part of all the generous giveaways Microsoft offers every month....

That is why Microsoft was forced to place an upgrade block on certain devices. Microsoft blamed AMD RAID drivers for blocking the update on most systems. Microsoft stated some other potential reasons that can block Windows 10 version 1903 on your system. BattlEye compatibility bugs The tech giant blocked Windows 10 May 2019 Update on devices that are running incompatible or outdated BattlEye software versions. However, Microsoft encourages its users to install the latest version of BattlEye software....

Microsoft shuts down Groove Music Microsoft recently announced that its music streaming service, Groove Music, would be shutting down soon. According to an official statement coming from Microsoft, Groove Music will no longer be available or functional after December 31st, 2017. In addition to this, the Windows maker also announced that it would be teaming up with Spotify, the largest music streaming service in the world. Users that have been using Groove Music can export their libraries, playlists and things like that over to Spotify, which is what Microsoft recommends they do next....

Changes were made to the log’s format In the past, the Windows Update log would appear as a simple text file. This was very convenient for anyone that would try to access it because there was no need for anything other than a simple text editor in order to view and manipulate the update changelog. With Windows 10, this system was changed. The latest iteration of Windows made it so that Update logs would appear as binary files....

As it stands right now, no other new features are in active development. The goal is to work on the bugs and overall improvements. We’ve also come to understand there’s a possibility Microsoft might also improve the Settings app, though the publication did not specify what we should be expected. As for the Anniversary Update version number, it could turn out to be 1607. The number makes a lot of sense seeing as the update will land in July 2016 (2016 and the 7th month equals 1607)....

Additionally, Microsoft revealed several vulnerabilities that it managed to identify and fix along the way. For example, Microsoft confirms the existence of an Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability through one of its CVE threads. What is this Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability? Apparently, Android apps using Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) 0.3.1-Alpha or later suffer from an information disclosure vulnerability. However, it would seem that certain conditions need to be met in order for the vulnerability to be exploited....

So far, several users have reported that they are unable to find the FM Radio app in the newest Windows 10 Mobile build. At first, it was thought to be a bug, but that is no longer the case after a member of Microsoft’s Insider team confirmed their plans of getting rid of the app on Twitter: — Jason (@NorthFaceHiker) April 29, 2016 — Jason (@NorthFaceHiker) April 29, 2016 While Microsoft has decided to do away with the official FM Radio app going forward, users can still take advantage of third-party offerings from the Windows Store....

This news was pretty shocking for many Windows fans because, let’s admint it, we’ve all have been playing these games for years. Microsoft explains in a recent post: The company made it clear that support for Microsoft Internet Games services on Windows 7 ends on January 22, 2020. As a quick reminder, this is the date when the big M will officially end support for the good old Windows 7 OS as well....

One good example of a new feature included across multiple Chromium-based browsers is the implementation of the QR code generator. The QR code generator first discovered in Google Chrome’s Canary builds has made its way into the Microsoft Edgebuilds as well. This should come as no surprise since both browsers are Chromium-based, so feature transfer is easily done between one and the other. The QR code generator will now make it easier to share webpages between PCs and mobile devices....

On the other hand, Microsoft is actually “rewarding” customers who are purchasing the Surface Book with some free headphones. However, this is not something new, as Microsoft has done this before, when the Surface Pro 4 was released with the “Office 365 + Master & Dynamic ME05 Earphones” offer. In other words, if you purchase a Surface Book, you will be able to use the “Office 365 personal” package for free, for one year, for one Windows PC, a Mac or a tablet....

Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would no longer automatically update users to the latest build version for every Windows 10 feature update. Instead, the big M now gives users an option to decide whether they want to update their build versions to the latest one. However, Microsoft confirmed that it would still automatically update users with Windows 10 versions reaching end of support date. The big M’s Corporate Vice President for Windows stated: Thus, Microsoft is now rolling out 1909 updates for users with version 1809....

Up until now, Windows 10 users who were forced to upgrade took a deep a sigh of resignation and told themselves they’d get used to Windows 10 in time. Other hot-blooded users took the war to the forums against Microsoft. However, one businesswoman decided to truly stand her ground against Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade practices and filed a lawsuit against the tech giant. In the end, she won and Microsoft paid her $10,000 in damages....

This installer comes as a standard executable file, will download Windows 10 S, and then install it on your machine regardless of what version of Windows 10 you might be running. The only important thing is that you are not a Windows 10 Home user. Microsoft also launched an official ISO for Windows 10 S the other week that offers users the opportunity to try out the operating system on a virtual machine or an actual hardware....

Today, we have a piece of good news for you. Microsoft is no longer planning to move Paint to the Windows Store. This means that the company won’t kill the app completely and you’ll be able access it directly on your Windows 10 computer. Here’s the proof Interestingly enough, the Redmond giant has removed the product alert for Paint in the latest Windows 10 Insider builds. This clearly indicates that Microsoft changed its plans and decided to keep Microsoft Paint around....

Since this is just a cumulative update, it brings no notable features, but only some system enhancements and bug fixes. Because of the way Windows 10 cumulative updates work, if you’ve missed any of the previous cumulative update, you’re going to get all improvements and bug fixes with this one. Here’s the complete changelog of cumulative update KB3198585 for Windows 10 version 1597 (July 2015 release): Besides this cumulative update, Microsoft also released updates for two newer versions of Windows 10, version 1511 and the Anniversary Update....