Wednesday, April 1, 2015

How to Create a Local Account In Windows 10

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When you downloaded the Windows 10 tech preview as a Windows Insider, you agree that all information of you actions is sent to Microsoft. You might want to create a local account instead, and keep what you’re doing to yourself.
Or, you might need to create an account for someone in the household who just doesn’t have a Microsoft account. Whatever, the case, here’s a look at setting one up in Windows 10.

Create a Local Windows 10 Account

While logged in with your Windows Account, go to Settings > Accounts > Other Users and Then click Add a user.

On the next screen, click the Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended) link located at the bottom of the screen.
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The next screen will explain the difference between a Microsoft and local account. Click theLocal account button.
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Now enter in the user’s name, password, and password hint.
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After that, the new local user account has been created on your Windows 10 system. If this is an account for your kid, you might want to check the box that will turn on the Family Safety feature.
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When creating a new user account, they will be a Standard user by default, which is better for security, but you can change it to Administrator if you’re creating the local account for yourself.
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When it’s time to delete the account, go into Settings and that account and then the Remove button. Then you’ll see the following verification message, and if you’re sure you want to get rid of it, click Delete account and data.
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That’s all there is to it. There are several reasons why you’d want to create a Local account, but keep in mind, the user won’t be able to sync their setting across computers – that includes Mail, Xbox Music, or data stored in OneDrive.
Source : groovypost

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

First Look: Windows 10 preview with 'Spartan' browser

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Microsoft is making available to its Windows Insiders testers the first Windows 10 Desktop test build that includes its new 'Project Spartan' browser.





Microsoft released to those in the "Fast Ring" Build 10049, the first with Spartan, on March 30.
Today's Windows 10 Desktop preview is the second Microsoft has made available to testers in March, and the fourth Windows 10 Desktop build the company has released as of October 1, 2014.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Windows 10 Technical Preview Download

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Last week, Microsoft released Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10041 to Windows Insiders. Microsoft didn’t release any ISOs for Windows 10 Build 10041 at that time. Microsoft then announced that it will release ISOs when they release the build for Slow Ring users. Today, Microsoft is rolling Windows 10 Build 10041 for slow ring users and ISOs are available for download from Microsoft.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Microsoft reveals next set of phones to receive Windows 10

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Last month, Microsoft announced a limited set of handsets that would receive Windows 10. To put it mildly, a majority of the 'Windows Insider' community were not pleased with the devices on the list. Luckily, Microsoft has expanded the list this month and revealed the next set of devices that will receive Windows 10.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Windows 93 is Complete and Ready to Use, Try this Weirdly Genius OS Here

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What if Microsoft released another operating system between Windows 3.X and Windows 95? Windows 95 was around for a long times and it ruled the PCs for a long time. What if Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer released an OS in 1993?
Last night, couple of digital artists from France, Jakenpopp and Zombectro announced that the Windows 93operating system is finally complete. They released the first version of this bizarre but beautiful art project back in October 2014.

Friday, March 27, 2015

First look: Microsoft Office 2016

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IMAGE: MICROSOFT

First look: Microsoft Office 2016 for enterprise hints at easy searching, colorful UI

I’ve spent a good deal of time with it—and while there are a few interesting user additions, the bigger improvements so far are under the hood and will benefit businesses the most.
The preview is available for free to those who have an Office 365 ProPlus subscription, an Office 365 Enterprise E3 plan or an Office 365 Enterprise E4 plan. If you’re interested in getting it, go to Microsoft Connect, register and follow the installation instructions.

94 Secrets in Windows 7

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Whether you've just bought a second-hand PC running Windows 7 or you've been using it for a while, there are bound to be things you didn't know you could do.Whether it's tweaks to get the desktop the way you want it, tips for troubleshooting or ways to squeeze more performance from Windows 7, we've got it covered.We've updated our popular Windows 7 tips article with a load of new ones, including how to recover and reset your system, how to tweak your screen resolution and the legibility of text, play music on a network of PCs, and more.                            

1. Problem Steps Recorder                                                                                            

As the local PC guru you're probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems, yet having no idea how to clearly describe what's going on. It's frustrating, but Microsoft feels your pain, and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps Recorder.When any app starts misbehaving under Windows 7 then all your friends need do is click Start, type PSR and press Enter, then click Start Record. If they then work through whatever they're doing then the Problem Steps Recorder will record every click and keypress, take screen grabs, and package everything up into a single zipped MHTML file when they're finished, ready for emailing to you. It's quick, easy and effective, and will save you hours of troubleshooting time.                                                                                 

2. Burn images

Windows 7 finally introduces a feature that other operating systems have had for years - the ability to burn ISO images to CDs or DVDs. And it couldn't be much easier to use. Just double-click the ISO image, choose the drive with the blank disc, click Burn and watch as your disc is created.

3. Create and mount VHD files

Microsoft's Virtual PC creates its virtual machine hard drives in VHD files, and Windows 7 can now mount these directly so you can access them in the host system. Click Start, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter, then click Action > Attach VHD and choose the file you'd like to mount. It will then appear as a virtual drive in Explorer and can be accessed, copied or written just like any other drive.
Click Action > Create VHD and you can now create a new virtual drive of your own (right-click it, select Initialise Disk, and after it's set up right-click the unallocated space and select New Simple Volume to set this up). Again, you'll be left with a virtual drive that behaves just like any other, where you can drag and drop files, install programs, test partitioning software or do whatever you like. But it's actually just this VHD file on your real hard drive which you can easily back up or share with others. Right-click the disk (that's the left-hand label that says "Disk 2" or whatever) and select Detach VHD to remove it.
The command line DISKPART utility has also been upgraded with tools to detach a VHD file, and an EXPAND command to increase a virtual disk's maximum size. Don't play around with this unless you know what you're doing, though - it's all too easy to trash your system.