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The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure That means, however, that Azure needs to catch up , and apparently this has shaken up the release timetable a bit. The Windows 10 April 2019 Update is almost here , built on the December 2018 internal release. Normally,...

Windows 10 should never reboot your PC without your express permission, researchers conclude The paper’s conclusions are fairly straightforward: Users need more information about updates and more control over when they happen , and Microsoft should simply never reboot the PC to install an update wh...

Microsoft launches new Office app for Windows 10 The existing My Office app has many of these features, but the new Office app puts the focus on the free online versions of Office if you’re not an Office 365 subscriber. That’s something Microsoft has struggled to promote, and many consumers simply ...

Join the QB64.org forum and get some better code from the members. That WIKI page got messed up somehow. Tell them to fix it...

Probably not on modern computers, but you could simulate it in an INKEY$ input loop using LINE BF graphics at proper text coordinates.

Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019 Microsoft has published a timeline for migrating these operating systems to SHA-2 , with support for the algorithm coming in standalone updates. On March 12, Microsoft is planning a standalone update with SHA-2 code sign ...

New updates and Chrome browser no longer starts up after login on 32 bit laptop: https://i.postimg.cc/MKFwfsnG/screenshot-86.png Then this one two days later installed on its own: https://i.postimg.cc/Hn0dm1wx/screenshot-87.png 64 bit Desktop got similar 1809 updates a week ago and froze upon use: ...

Scammer groups are exploiting Gmail 'dot accounts' for online fraud For example, Google considers john.doe@gmail.com, jo.hn.doe@gmail.com, and johndoe@gmail.com as the same Gmail address. Regular users have been using this feature for years to register free trial accounts at online services using t...

Laptop got following update ‎1/‎30/‎2019: KB4100347: Intel microcode updates Applies to: Windows Server version 1803 Windows 10, version 1803 Intel recently announced that it has completed its validations and started to release microcode for recent CPU platforms related to Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 20...

Ever hear of or see those FAKE web tutorials on YouTube using LED bulbs and magnets for "FREE ENERGY"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UgAUb3uRsU I made a fake set up using a dead LED bulb where my LED tester actually found all of the LED's were still good. The tester lit the LED's up pr...

Microsoft turning the screws on Windows 7 users by targeting Windows Media Player This means that new metadata won’t be updated on media players that are installed on your Windows device. However, any information that’s already been downloaded will still be available. This change doesn’t affect any...

1809 desktop PC now cannot find the hard drive... WTGO M$! Made the decision for me did you... Desktop went to DOS with warning to choose a boot option. Reboots did same thing. Decided to replace 2032 battery which necessitated taking out the CD and hard drive to get to. Replaced and got 5 beeps se...

Qbasic can read any text file. Parsing the data would be your problem.

Microsoft: Switch to iOS or Android because Windows 10 Mobile is ending Windows 10 Mobile will receive its last patches and security updates on December 10, 2019 as Microsoft winds down the last remaining bit of development on its smartphone platform. Certain online services will continue to operat...

1803 Laptop takes up to 10 minutes to wake up enough to run any program. Chrome browser needs a reboot at least once per day to use, some days more... It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat Microsoft announced that it would integrate Cortana with Amazon Alexa , and it finally enabled ...

Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine' This time they've found that its January security updates are bricking Windows 7 devices with an errant ' Not Genuine' Windows license error, and a bug that blocks administrator access to remote shares on Window...

Update: January 8, 2019—KB4480966 (OS Build 17134.523) Windows opened with Chrome browser already running as it should finally. No notification that the PC was updated... Windows 10 Version 1903 to grab 7GB of your storage so big updates don't fail In the next major release of Windows 10, Microsoft...

How Microsoft lost the web That meant Microsoft abandoned almost all of its customers to the competition. At the beginning of 2016, about 89% of all Windows PCs ran Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1. Nearly 9 out of every 10 Windows machines, then, looked at a dead-man-walking browser if they ran IE. ...

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