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Microsoft now supports a Buy Now, Pay Later service that is offered by ZIP on Microsoft Edge. ZIP is well known for providing Buy Now, Pay Later services alongside its counterpart, Afterpay. This service works because shoppers get all the products they need, then make payments for them later in terms of installments over time. Microsoft and Zip have partnered, Edge users can now use the service to make purchases that range between $35-$1000 in the browser....

ISO images come with a variety of languages As it is already known from the previous ISO images, the new one comes with a variety of languages and is build for both operating systems versions — 32-bit and 64-bit. But that’s not all, because you can also use the ISO files to clean-install Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. As a quick reminder, Windows 10 October 2018 Update has recently been declared ready for broad deployment within organizations....

Eligible Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users who still haven’t upgrade to Windows 10 will now receive a new full-screen message that will prompt them to upgrade. The new message says: “Sorry to interrupt, but this is important. Windows 10 free upgrade offer ends July 29.” Users who receive this message will have a couple of options: Remind me later, Notify me three more times, Do not notify me again, Upgrade Now....

Microsoft was really determined to get rid of its legacy apps to make room for new UWP applications including Paint 3D and OneNote. The company never bothered to add more features to its classic Paint application. But the tool still has a huge user base even today. As a quick reminder, the announcement of Paint’s retirement was followed by huge backlash from user. Microsoft definitely didn’t expect the app to enjoy such strong support from users....

This article provides you with some brief highlights of the new Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Improvements. New Japanese IMEs for a cleaner interface Microsoft received amazing feedback from Windows 10 users following this announcement. That is why the tech giant decided to pull down Japanese IME. Starting with Insider Preview Build 18875, Microsoft is back with a more stable and secure version that offers better compatibility with games. The company says that the installation of this build will automatically bring the new Japanese IME for existing users....

Cumulative Update KB4478877 fixes What known issues are in this update? The known issues are pretty much the same as they have been for the last month or more. Let’s have a quick look at them: After you install the August Preview of Quality Rollup or September 11, 2018 .NET Framework update, instantiation of SqlConnection can throw an exception. For more information about this issue, see this article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base....

Microsoft Photos is an app that allows you to organize, edit, and share all your digital photos and videos. It brings the photos and videos from all your devices in one place via One Drive and lets you put the finishing touches on your creations. You can also organize your photos into beautiful albums and share them with your friends or print them. You can browse through your photo albums by date, album or folder whenever you want to remember those beautiful moments....

The live streaming platform has known an incredible growth in the past couple of years, as Chad Gibson, Mixer general manager confirms: He also acknowledges that the community was a big help throughout the evolution of the platform: What are the biggest changes to Microsoft’s Mixer? Some of the most noticeable changes to Mixer are: You can now report inappropriate content directly from the player window. A new Streamer Review system to better monitor new streamers on Mixer....

Now, looking a bit deeper, we found another gem, a Micro LED Display System patent published just a few days ago. It’s obvious to say that the company will rely on their precious information from their HoloLens but the new ones promise to be a lot more thin and easy to wear. What are the smart glasses that Microsoft is working on? First of all, the biggest problem for HMDs today is the bulkiness that makes them harder to wear....

Project Rome’s origin can be traced back to the SmartGlass app Microsoft developed for the Xbox. How does this new API work? First, it’s install on all main devices used irrespective of the platforms they’re on. Once the API is installed, users can simply transfer the current state of the app to any other device and resume work. For example, imagine editing a very important presentation on an iPhone but suddenly, its battery reaches a critically low level....

Besides the Middle-East, Microsoft also plans to open two cloud sites in Switzerland and two new locations in Germany. The company announced in the beginning of this year that it’s looking to boost spending to add cloud capacity. Besides this, however, there’es also the problem of local laws. Thus, most often than not, there needs to be a legal presence of the entity in each country. Name * Email * Commenting as ....

What to do if Microsoft Store won’t load after update Solution 1: Solve the problem with PowerShell The one way to solve the ‘not working App Store’ problem is through PowerShell, but this method is only checked on Windows 8.1, so we’re not sure if it works properly on Windows 10 Technical Preview or the full version of Windows 10, as well. Anyway, here’s what you should do in order to fix the Store problem through PowerShell:...

He added that Microsoft seems willing to replace Surface laptops with swelling batteries that are within three years of original purchase date. However, a good number of Surface laptops with swelling batteries might be older than three years. Thus, not all users might be able to get free replacements for Surface laptops with swelling batteries. Microsoft remains tight-lipped Microsoft has seemingly not provided much of a response to the battery swelling issue....

Surface line starts getting nice sales Microsoft didn’t yet reveal Surface sales, but we know that Surface revenue was $908 million this quarter, up a massive 127 percent from the $400 million this time last year. However, if we assume that the average spent amount on the purchase of this year’s Surface Pro 3 was around $1000, then we have less than 1 million units sold, which isn’t that impressive, but it’s a good start....

According to them, they are getting Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost needs to be installed correctly error message, so let’s see how to fix this problem. How can I fix Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost? Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost needs to be installed correctly error can be problematic since it will prevent you from opening Start Menu. Speaking of Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost, users reported the following problems as well: Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost has stopped working – This is a relatively common problem that can occur on Windows 10....

Since KB3192404 is a Monthly Rollup Update, it includes improvements and fixes that are a part of the current Monthly Rollup KB3185331 released on October 11, 2016, as well as new quality improvements. The update is available for both the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 platforms. Monthly Rollup Update KB3192404 improvements Addressed issue with a shared drive that becomes unavailable and takes up to 20 minutes to recover....

According to Mozilla, 2016 has been by far the most unfortunate year for Microsoft as many prominent names drew their support from Microsoft’s OS on PCs and mobile devices. It was in September 2016 when Mozilla joined the faction as well. They officially declared that all XP and Vista users would automatically be moved to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). Firefox ESR is a version of the browser designed for schools, universities, businesses, and others who need help with mass deployment....

After the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, we haven’t had a lot of news on the next entry in the popular racing series. In a recent blog post, Ghost Games finally confirmed that a new Need for Speed is getting ready for release and revealed more details about the game’s direction. Need for Speed new features The developer confirmed that car customization will still be a part of the game in a new big way, and added that police chases would also make their grand return....

But, unfortunately, as with many other popular apps, Netflix is not without problems or errors. Whenever users are trying to connect to the Netflix app they get the error code tvq-st-131, without even passing through the initial login page. In this article, we will explorewhat are some steps you can make in order to solve this error code when trying to play Netflix. How can I fix the Netflix error code tvq-st-131?...

The Angry Birds mojis are essentially animated emojis. The birds bring their goofiness, sarcasm and — obviously — anger into your chats. If words are not enough to describe what you want to say, use an Angry Bird moji — people will definitely understand what you mean. If you want to access to the new mojis, get the latest version of Skype and go to the new Angry Birds section of the emoticon picker....