Category: Windows 10 & Software

If you’re planning to get one of the Microsoft Office products, Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 are good opportunities to get a deal on the world’s most popular productivity software suite. The first Black Friday and Cyber Monday Microsoft Office deals are expected to show up soon. But, some attractive Office discounts are available even now. You can find them below. For future updates, you can bookmark and check back this page. We will include new deals as soon as we find them.

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We probably all know the ubiquitous Alt + Tab Windows OS keyboard shortcut for switching between different programs. But what about keyboard shortcuts for switching between web browser tabs within a single Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Mozilla Firefox browser window? Yes, there are key combinations for that. They are simple.

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The simplest way to install Windows 10 OS on your laptop, tablet, or other PC is to upgrade your existing Windows 7 or 8.1 using an upgrade process via Windows Update service. However, if you want to install Windows 10 on an empty partition of your hard drive or solid state drive, you’ll have to perform a “clean” install using bootable USB Flash drive or DVD media. A clean install is a must if you’re running any operating system such as Windows XP or Vista or you have a laptop with no OS. In that case, you’ll have to pay for Windows 10 activation, whereas for owners of Windows 7 and 8.1 machines activation is free of charge.

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In this post, I’ll describe how I easily upgraded to Windows 10 an HP Pavilion 11 x360 2-in-1 test notebook which previously had Windows 8.1 version. On this laptop, I earlier reserved a free copy of Microsoft’s new operating system using the Get Windows 10 app. My goal was to upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 as easiest as possible, while keeping previously installed programs and user files intact. The Windows 10 installation/upgrade required only a few clicks, one system login, and a bit of time – roughly about 1.5 hours. No USB Flash drive or other media was needed. This process also applies to Windows 7-to-10 OS upgrades.

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Update: In the meantime, Microsoft has officially released Office 2016, which replaced the 2013 edition.

Microsoft Office is world’s most popular productivity software suite. On the other side, Microsoft’s Windows is the most used operating system for PCs. In this post, we’ll explain what options are available when it comes to Office use under the latest version of OS – Windows 10. Besides the old-school Microsoft Office suites, free Office Online web service, and free open source replacements for Office, in Windows 10 users now have a new option – touch-optimized “Universal” Office apps.

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UPDATE: Microsoft has made creation of Desktop shortcuts to both traditional and modern-style “universal” apps in newer builds of Windows 10 much easier than described in the old version of this post. Now you just need to open the Start Menu (click on the Start button in the lower left corner), find the item you want to create a shortcut to and simply drag it and drop on the Desktop. It works for almost all items displayed on the Start Menu, including programs and features you can find on the main list (left part of the Start Menu) and tiles (right part of the Menu). Exceptions are the “Power” and “All apps” buttons, as well as folders.

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