windows 7
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Patch Fixes Broken Updates On Windows 7 And 8.1 Running Ryzen, Kaby Lake CPUs
Microsoft has gone ahead with its plan to disable updates on pre-Windows 10 operating systems running on newer AMD and Intel processors. While your machine won’t suddenly stop working, it does mean your Windows 7 or 8.1 install won’t benefit from the latest updates. Fortunately, a simple workaround is now available.
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The Curtain Is Falling On Lots Of Old Windows Builds
Earlier in the week, Microsoft snuck an update in on one of the support notes. If you’re running on of Intel’s 7th-generation processors, an AMD “Bristol Ridge” or Qualcomm “8996″ processor, Windows Update will display a message telling you have reached the end Windows Update road.
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Change The Location (And Shortcut) For The Download Folder In Windows
Tweaking Windows’ built-in functionality usually involves a trip to the Registry, but sometimes you get lucky. Take the venerable Downloads folder and its shortcut in Windows Explorer — it’s extremely simple to change.
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It’s Time To Clean Up Your Windows Context Menu
We might agonise over operating system start-up times, but it’s not the occasional restart that affects your productivity. It’s the little delays that add up over time that you should worry about. Take the humble Windows context menu. It can get filled with crud from application installs and if it’s not appearing near-instantly when you…