windows 8
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Enable Windows Defender’s ‘Unwanted Application’ Protection
2With great, free options for protecting your PC from internet badness, Windows Defender doesn’t see much action. However, if you’re still using it on the front line and you’re on Windows 8 or above, you can get some added security by enabling the application’s “PUA” support.
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I Actually Really Like My Laptop’s Touch Screen
When Windows 8 came out, touch screen laptops became incredibly common, much to most tech nerds’ annoyance. After all, they seem like a needless accessory: why touch the screen when you have a trackpad? But I took the tactile plunge and have slowly grown to love my touch screen.
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Stop Windows From Automatically Updating Your Hardware Drivers
Automatic updates sound like a great idea in theory, but having a newer driver install itself behind your back, cause a problem and force you to troubleshoot for a few hours is no fun at all. Fortunately in Windows, it’s possible to tell the operating system to apply platform patches only and leave the driver…
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Stealthy Patch For Windows 7+8 Includes Windows 10 Downloader
Updating your PC is often an innocuous process, but those running more recent versions of Windows may find that their latest round of patching included a nice surprise — a downloader for Windows 10.