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Bluetooth devices, from PC accessories like keyboards to headsets and speakers, are part and parcel of your everyday life. They make it much easier to connect to devices like smartphones and PCs without any of the usually messy cables. But a driver issue can cause these wirelessly-connected devices to malfunction when you are performing certain tasks on your Windows 10 PC. If you have been experiencing such a bug with your Bluetooth gadget, try installing the Intel drivers to fix it....

This is usually an issue those with multiple drives encounter. This generally happens because the computer may not know which drive has the bootloader by default. One common misconception is that the drive that has the Windows install files is also the drive that has the bootloader, but that couldn’t be more wrong. Thus, you may need to change the Master Boot Record (MBR) if it is not on the intended drive....

Here is what one user stated in a Microsoft forum post: To fix slow USB 3.0 transfer speeds, check out these potential resolutions. How can I fix a slow USB 3.0 transfer speed? 1. Update the USB drive driver Let us tell you the first thing that you should do when your USB 3.0 transfer speed is slow. You should definitely try updating the USB 3.0 stick’s driver. As you can already guess, driver updates are as important as Windows updates....

This issue usually occurs when trying to use iTunes with your phone, and in today’s article, we’re going to show you how to fix this issue once and for all. How can I fix iTunes error 0xe8000015? 1. Disable restrictions on your phone After doing that, check if the problem is still there. In addition, make sure to select Trust this Computer notification when you connect your iPhone to the computer....

As it is in a preview form, Kaizala remains a work in progress, which means Microsoft Garage is working on new features that it will roll out in future updates. You will need a 2G connection and Windows 10 Mobile device to use the app, meaning Windows Phone 8.1 devices won’t be able to run the productivity tool. The ability to use the app even with a 2G network is a game changer....

Some of them, Microsoft managed to resolve. But for the most part, big problems are still present even after a couple of patches and updates. KB4505903 leads to freezing and GPU problems That’s the case with KB4505903. It seems like the patch is causing a lot of problems in the Windows community, many complaining about their system freezing or their drivers reverting back to Windows’ defaults. Here’s what one user who contacted us directly had to say about KB4505903: Reverting back the drivers seems a very odd issue, but the re-installation of the drivers is the big problem here....

As you already know, Windows 10 v1909 was released last month. This version of Windows shares the core operating system and the system files with Windows 10 v1903. Because of that, many of the new features of v1909 were included in the v1903, thanks to the latest quality update. But they are inactive until the installation of a enablement package meant to activate the v1909 features. For that reason, Windows 10 v1909 and v1903 share most of the new changes and features that come with KB4530684....

Lenovo System Update triggers errors on Windows 7 Lenovo’s System Update 5.07.0042 appears to be incompatible with Windows 7’s KB3172605 and KB3161608 updates. As a result, Windows 7 computers can’t install the latest Lenovo system update and display an error message inviting users to uninstall the two cumulative updates. It appears that System Update 5.07.0042 triggers random cmd.exe errors on particular Lenovo computers. For the time being, users confirm four computer models are affected: Lenovo T440, Lenovo Thinkpad W540, Lenovo W541 and Lenovo T540....

According to Microsoft, this is the very first version of the inbox class driver, therefore not all features are supported. For now, Insiders can only playback; recording and other features will be introduced in future Windows 10 builds. Here’s what Microsoft said about adding native USB Audio 2.0 support with the inbox class driver: Microsoft also advises users who have third party drivers for their USB Audio 2.0 devices to switch to the inbox class driver....

According to Chinese websites Expreview forums and ITHome, Intel had initially planned to launch its ARC Alchemist graphics lineup in January 2022. However, the plan got postponed to the very end of the first quarter, possibly even to the second quarter, but with no official information, it’s hard to know for sure. It is also rumored that, besides ARC A380, which features the DG2-128 GPU (SOC 2), Intel will have another two ARC Alchemist graphics cards based on the DG2-512 SKU (SOC 1)....

The first thing to do before upgrading to Windows 10 version 1607 is to check if your computer is compatible with this OS version. Major computer manufacturers, such as HP and Dell have already published their lists of computers compatible with the Anniversary Update. If you own an Acer computer and you’re planning to upgrade to the Anniversary Update, check if your device is present on the list below. If your computer doesn’t support Windows 10 version 1607, it is very likely that you encounter various issues when running this OS....

According to various Reddit users, the Lumia 635, which comes with only 512MB of RAM, is listed as Windows 10 Mobile upgrade-ready on the Microsoft Brazil store page. As you may probably already know, Windows 10 Mobile isn’t available for devices with 512MB, so how is the Lumia 635 marked as a legit device? Nobody except Microsoft knows for sure. Only in Brazil! Users have been debating this on Reddit for the past couple of days, with a few of them theorizing that the Lumia 635 is available for an upgrade only in Brazil because the 512MB variant of the device is the only one available in this country....

We’re sure most users haven’t even had the time to install the game, let alone thoroughly test it. However, there are some who have already managed to get their hands on the game and test it — with disappointing results. It appears the game has major frame rate limitations and could actually be locked at 30 FPS. Actions such as lowering graphics settings don’t seem to fix this issue. The gamer who reported this bug tested Mafia III on an i5-6600K machine, overclocked to 4....

Now, the change seems to be poaching top Microsoft employees. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the technology doesn’t appear to be gaining much traction in the consumer space hence the large number of employees switching camps. Meta recently changed its name and expanded meaning it would need more employees. Microsoft has about 1500 people and the team appears to be dwindling by the day. Loss of employees According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the matter,” Microsoft has lost a number of employees to both Apple and startup Meta....

Microsoft has added an ebook section to the Windows Store. However, it’s not a dedicated page but will only be integrated into the Edge browser, which will provide users the ability to read electronic books. After purchasing your e-books, you’ll find them in your Books library, which is a new hub entry in Microsoft Edge next to your favorites, history, downloads and reading list. For the time being, this new feature is only available to US Insiders....

Microsoft Desktop App Installer was released after the company’s Desktop App Converter, a tool that allowed developers to convert their Win32 apps to a UWP App and distribute it via the Windows Store. Redmond is thus focusing heavily on extending its apps and making its Windows phone more attractive to potential buyers, especially after the not-so-satisfying phone sales from Q3. Microsoft Desktop App Installer allows developers to install .appx or ....

Microsoft Edge usage doubles in the last year Currently, Microsoft Edge holds between 4% and 5% of the market share, but its number of users has doubled in the last year. According to Microsoft Edge Dev team, Edge is currently used on 330 million devices worldwide. In comparison, the number of users was about 150 million back in April 2016. Microsoft had a Microsoft Edge Web Summit 2017 on September 13, 2017 and they presented their user statistics during the keynote....

The end of support clearly means that Microsoft is no longer working on the product. The upcoming versions releasing after Windows 10 version 1903 will be released without it. Microsoft announced the news on Twitter. What is Windows To Go? Microsoft initially launched Windows To Go at the Build Developer Conference 2011. The product was introduced for Windows 8 users. Windows To Go also supports Windows 10 (Education and Enterprise editions)....

This is how one user described the issue on Skype’s forum: Usually when this happened, users would try to find the browser that was making the noise or search each and every tab and app on their devices to detect the ringing source and shut it off. Of course, all this was very annoying because sometimes detective work was required. When people could not find the source of the ringing, the only thing that made it stop was restarting their devices....

Apparently, Microsoft learned from the mistakes of the past and have finally released the first round of major updates for the game, promising an end to the long-standing issues that plagued it. Microsoft Flight Simulator just got a lot more stable According to the official patch notes, here are the major changes that users should see once they update their game client: While the fixes and improvements are indeed quite significant, the main focus of most users was probably the stability and installations issue mentioned earlier, as many have been unable to play the game entirely....