windows
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Avoid Streaky Windows By Not Washing Them In The Sun
It’s good to clean your windows on the inside and out every once in a while, but ugly streaks can make it seem like you never washed them at all. You can reduce your chances of getting streak lines if you avoid washing your windows in the hot sun.
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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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Goodbye, Windows Vista
Image via Getty. This week, Microsoft ended support of Windows Vista, ten years after it arrived on our computers in frosted-glass splendor. Was it bloated? Perhaps. The demands of the interface were unforgiving on old hardware. But it felt like a glimpse of the future.
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Make Your Own Shortcut Keys In Windows 10
The standard keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 are all well and good — but have you ever wanted to create your own key combinations to launch the apps you use most often? It’s not difficult to set up, and the feature has been built into Windows for a long time. Here’s how to access it.