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Today at PAX West, Dell unveiled all-new Alienware gaming notebooks with Windows 10, including the introduction of its thinnest and first-ever VR-ready notebooks. To celebrate its 20th anniversary as a leading pioneer in specialty high-performance PC gaming systems, this new line of notebooks run on Windows 10 and boast the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series family of GPUs, desktop-class graphics performance on notebooks and more. Let’s take a look at these gaming-ready PCs: The Alienware 17 with Windows 10 Click to view slideshow. The new Alienware 17 is the ultimate gaming notebook with an emphasis on screen size, gaming performance and overall immersion. This flags…
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It’s been an exciting last few weeks watching our OEM partners introduce a collection of new Windows PCs at variety of recent industry events including gamescom in Cologne, IFA 2016 in Berlin, and PAX West 2016 in Seattle. Partners including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo have all unveiled their latest Windows 10 2-in-1s, ultrathin notebooks, unique desktop PCs, all-in-ones and gaming rigs. http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/98be03bab6ada8524646a3c2856b7a06.jpg Windows 10 is better than ever at helping people and businesses be more productive and secure, and our partners continue to introduce innovative devices that bring the Windows 10 experiences …
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Xbox Wire revealed a new trailer for ReCore this morning and shared the global release dates for ReCore on Windows 10 and Xbox One. Developed by legendary creator Keiji Inafune and Armature Studio, the team behind the Metroid Prime series, ReCore is an exclusive new IP for Xbox One and Windows 10 that marries action and platforming gameplay with incredible visuals, unique art and an emotional, engaging story. ReCore is the first game to feature Xbox Play Anywhere, with one purchase of $40 USD providing access to the game on both Xbox One and Windows 10 and progress shared across devices for easy picking up where you left off, no matter where you play. ReCore will …
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Today, we’re happy to announce that you can now pre-order Windows 10 PC games from the Windows Store. As we prepare for one of our biggest holiday launches ever, the Window 10 PC versions of ReCore, Forza Horizon 3, and Gears of War 4 can be pre-ordered from the Windows Store starting today. http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/9bfc09249c738318bffac9aeff319ad8.jpg Each of these games supports Xbox Play Anywhere, giving our community the freedom to play their games wherever they want. These are just the first few Xbox Play Anywhere games, with many more coming – check out the full list at Xbox Play Anywhere. When you buy an Xbox Play Anywhere digital…
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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Take the tour of everything new in the Windows Store with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in our Windows 10 Tips blog post, head over here to see all the Windows 10 devices announced at IFA, and keep reading for a great offer from Best Buy and everything new in the Windows Store this week! Save $150 on Lenovo Yoga 900 at Best Buy, Students can save an additional $150 http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/eaeb4a44aabf838cf760601dcbecd470.png From now until 9/3/16, Best Buy is offering $150 off the purchase of the Lenovo Yoga 900 and students can save an additional $150 off through Be…
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Today at IFA 2016, Acer unveiled several great new Windows 10 devices and desktop monitors, including PCs built ready for gaming or working on-the-go. The Acer Swift 7 and Spin 7 with Windows 10 are both less than three pounds and extremely thin, so you can take them anywhere. The Predator 21 X, a 21” Curved-Screen Notebook with Windows 10 comes with built-in eye-tracking hardware (infrared sensors and software), introducing new interactions in gaming like aiming, identifying enemies and taking cover simply by gazing at objects on the screen. The infrared sensors also enable Windows Hello for added security and convenience, scanning your face to unlock the device, in plac…
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Today, Paul Jensen, Studio Manager of Microsoft Casual Games announced on Xbox Wire that Microsoft Solitaire Collection on Windows has reached more than 100 million unique users. To commemorate the milestone, we’re sharing a few facts you might not know about Microsoft Solitaire Collection and details on a new game feature that will take your Solitaire gameplay to the next level! http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/39d7638b21e428aa7dd4355f89e0dfa6.png Some facts you might not know about Microsoft Solitaire Collection In its 26-year run, Solitaire still remains one of the most played games of all time on any Windows OS and with today’s Microso…
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Hello Windows Insiders! It’s been a busy few weeks here in Redmond. Last week, we had engineering reviews where each team presented their plans for the next few months to make sure that the customer scenarios we want to deliver are all prioritized appropriately. It was great to see all of the Windows leaders in the same room and the energy and excitement about this release was obvious by some of the live-tweeting that went on during the week. You will see the results of the reviews in the builds that will be coming out in the next few months. Now, onto the news you all have been waiting for! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14915…
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Today at IFA 2016, Lenovo announced great new additions to their multimode PC family, including the new Yoga 910 convertible laptop and the Miix 510 detachable. These new devices with Windows 10 arrive with the newest industry technology built-in, including the Yoga 910’s fingerprint reader that utilizes Windows Hello to simplify logging in. Let’s take a look at a few of the devices announced today: The Lenovo Yoga Book 2-in-1 tablet with Windows 10 Click to view slideshow. The new Lenovo Yoga Book with Windows 10 is a 2-in-1 tablet designed for unmatched productivity while on-the-go. It’s thin and light – weighing less than two pounds – and you can easily take …
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Today, HP Inc. debuted two new desktop PCs with Windows 10 that are revolutionizing traditional desktop design for the home and workplace. These PCs light up great Windows 10 features – for example, the dual microphones in the HP Pavilion Wave and the dual microphone module in the HP Elite Slice both enable Cortana* with voice integration, so you can communicate naturally by talking with your own digital personal assistant. Let’s take a look at these new desktop PCs: The HP Pavilion Wave with Windows 10 Click to view slideshow. With the HP Pavilion Wave, design, entertainment and productivity come together in an exciting new design. For customers who want a PC t…
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Well this year all my presents to relatives are Apple products. I am giving my wife a 64bit iPod Touch. Everyone else is getting some sort of iPod or iPhone extra. I have to say it will be a very Apple Christmas in my house.
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I am unable to complete setup of 'microsoft office home & student'.I've purchased a licence, what do I do:rolleyes:
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can any1 tell me how to get rid of the viruses on my computer?
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Hi everybody, Im new to your forum and not to up on computers.I was looking for a cure to the windows defender (application failed to initialise 0x800106ba)when i found your forum and read a few stories of the same tale of woe.I have windows vista home premium 2007 edition 32bit.I have checked my event log(problems/reports) and found that defender packed up at the same time bt changed my security from norton to mc affe.Wether these events are involved with each other i dont know.but in a round about way the events lead me to the following.Click on start, type in search b…
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Hi, This is my first time to post. "My computer icon" will not open and will not work when I try to get to it another way. Would that be a computer or a microsoft problem. I have Microsoft office professional edition 2003.
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My pc CPU Type: Intel Q9450 HDD Capacity: 500 GB Memory : 4GB DDR2 800 Mainboard: Asus P5N-D Video Card: Nvidia 9800GTX + 512M Case: Antec Nine Hundred Power Supply: ATX 600W It does not come with a OS, i have both XP and Vista installation discs. I will be doing regular thigns like word processing, surfing, editing of videos and music and mostly gaming. Which OS is right for this pc? (and if its vista, do i go with 64 or 32 bit?) Thanks
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Hello people Nice to join your group.I have been having mulitiple problems with my 2 gateway desktops with vista home premium.The first I had no ability to do shadow copys(back ups)I mean no back ups at all.I called gateway and they told me it was beyond there scope!!My media center in first computer froze up every time I ventured a step in.So on to second p.c have had problems with MP telemetry?Dont know why and aol is messing with me constantly and many minor little bugs.My question is this .In my problems and reports program they said I have solutions to some of my issues the first solution is the compatability issue with amt interface driver and vista (get new driv…
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