The Windows 8 upgrade assistant tool makes it a lot easier than in previous versions to install the new operating system, but if during the upgrade process you choose to format the hard drive, you will lose the ESD folder, which contains the OS installation files. This is a problem, because if you didn’t create [...]
Although Microsoft is now fully focus on finishing and releasing Windows 8.1 later this year, the company still keeps releasing regular firmware updates for Surface RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro. The Patch Tuesday that the company is rolling out today is a series of updates to address low speaker volume and to improve system [...]
Today Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming update, Windows 8.1, will be available for free for current users running Windows 8 and Windows RT, including Surface. And also the company has officially confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be the official name of the update, in the past also known as “Windows Blue”. The announcement was [...]
In a new interview from 60 Minutes, Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates talked specifically about Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and his efforts to use technology to help the world prevent and eradicate diseases. But things got emotional when the inevitable conversation shifted to the long time rival Steve Jobs. During the interview with Charlie Rose, Bill [...]
We already heard that Microsoft may be considering building a set-top box specifically target as a consumption device. But now The Wall Street Journal is writing that the rumor might just be true, as there are already a number of prototypes circulating in Redmond headquarters for an affordable streaming media device (video and music), and some [...]
So you installed Microsoft Office 2013 and now you’ve got a new context menu item: “SkyDrive Pro”, when you right-click a file, that is gray out, right? Although, this is not a big issue, it is a little annoying to have the option listed, when you don’t actually have the feature. Honestly, this is a pointless [...]
After installing Office 2013, one of the first thing you’ll notice when saving a file is the new cloud integration to SkyDrive. This is a very convenient way to keep your files safe from accidental deletion in the mighty cloud. But the problem is that Microsoft has only added SkyDrive to the list, there isn’t [...]
The report is in: Microsoft is saying today that the company has just passed the 100 million Windows 8 license sold. The number reflects the amount of licenses sold in the first 6 months period of the life of the operating system since its release back in October, 2012. And the software giant is also [...]
We’re getting closer to the Public Preview of Windows 8.1, the last leak, build 9385, provided us with further insights of new improvements and features such as a new desktop auto scaling settings, the Internet Explorer 11 Developer Tools, Microsoft upgrading PowerShell to version 4 and much more. In addition to all the changes we [...]
We’ve been seeing multiple Windows 8.1 leaks for the past several weeks, from build 9364 all the way to the 9379. Now there is a new leak, Windows 8.1 build 9385, and it has already emerged in various file sharing sites. Similar to previous builds, 9385 includes several changes and improvements. For starters, there is [...]