EA Sports UFC 3 Deluxe Edition is now available to play on Xbox One

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The Deluxe Edition of EA Sports UFC 3 is now playable on Microsoft’s family of Xbox One consoles. This Deluxe Edition bundle features the main game (which has been out for a week now) plus the legendary Bruce Lee as a playable character and 3,000 UFC Points to spend in-game. Here’s the official game description.

EA SPORTS UFC 3 revolutionizes authentic fighting movement with Real Player Motion Tech, a new animation technology that delivers the most responsive and authentic athletic motion in sports gaming. In G.O.A.T. Career Mode, players must build fight hype to gain fans, earn cash to train at new gyms, and create heated rivalries with other fighters to capture the world’s attention.

EA Sports UFC 3 is the latest in the EA Sports UFC fighting video game franchise. Unlike rival fighting series such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, the UFC games feature more realistic action and many real-world fighters.

Have you had a chance to play EA Sports UFC 3 yet on your Xbox One? Share your impressions with the community in the comments below.

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Xbox One’s Plex app adds support for live TV viewing & recording

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The official Xbox One Plex app has finally added support for live TV with its latest update. Plex users who pay for the monthly Plex Pass membership and have an antennae attached to their console will now be able to watch broadcast television from within the Plex app and also pause, rewind, fast forward, and record it.

Here’s the official list of other features added with this update.

  • Updated the sources selector UI
  • Added sources modal
  • Added ability to reorder sources from sources modal
  • Added ability to hide sources from sources list
  • Added support for inline collections
  • Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct stream audio fails
  • Playing an item from the play queue will automatically close the play queue

Are you a Plex fan and have you been waiting for this added functionality to come to the Xbox One? Let us know in the comments below.

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Your Trial Period Has Expired: 5 Ways to Fix it

Posted on by Ivan Jenic

Universal apps are one of the main parts of the Windows 10 operating system, but many have reported Your trial period has expired message.

This is somewhat different that Teamviewer trial expired issue that we covered earlier since this one affects only Universal apps.

This issue will prevent you from running certain apps on your PC, but there’s a way to fix it, and this guide will show you how.

Why does Your trial period has expired appear?

  • The app that you were using had a trial period, and that period has expired.
  • Glitches with Windows Universal apps can cause this problem to occur.
  • Your apps or your system files might be damaged, thus causing the message to appear.

What can I do when getting Your trial has expired message?

1. Restart Windows 10 Universal apps

  1. Make sure your Firewall is Enabled (if you don’t know how to enable it, check out the steps for enabling Firewall, below)
  2. Go to Search, type powershell, right-click on PowerShell, and choose Run as Administrator
  3. Enter the following line into the PowerShell
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml"}    trial period expired windows 10 apps
  4. Press Enter, and wait for the process to finish.

Go and check your problematic apps now, the problem with trial license should be solved. However, if this didn’t help, check out the next solution.

Bonus: If you’re not sure how to turn on your Firewall, do the following:

  1. Go to Search, type services.msc, and open Services.
  2. Find Windows Firewall, right-click on it, and choose Properties.
  3. Under Startup Type dropdown and select Automatic. Click Apply.trial period expired windows 10 apps 1
  4. In the top left portion of the Services Window, Click Start this service.

2. Change license period

  1. Open Notepad
  2. Paste the following text into the blank document:

    echo offnet stop clipsvcif “%1″==”” (
    echo ==== BACKING UP LOCAL LICENSES
    move %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.dat
    %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.bak
    )if “%1″==”recover” (
    echo ==== RECOVERING LICENSES FROM BACKUP
    copy %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.bak
    %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.dat
    )net start clipsvc

  3. Save the file as license.bat
  4. Now, right-click on the Start Menu, and choose Command Prompt (Admin).
  5. Execute the license.bat file through Command Prompt with Admin rights (just past the exact address of the file)
  6. Uninstall the problematic app
  7. Go to Windows Store, and download the app again.

Once again, we didn’t test if it works on Windows 10, but we assume that it could be a proper solution, since it fixes the problem with license.

3. Repair your apps

  1. Go to Settings and select Apps.
    reset apps
  2. Locate the problematic apps that are giving you this error and go to Advanced Settings.
  3. Reset these apps.

This solution is particularly useful if the error message occurred shortly after you installed the latest Windows 10 updates on your computer.

4. Run an SFC scan

1. Go to Start and type cmd. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.

2. Now type the sfc /scannow

3. Wait for the scanning process, and then restart your computer. All corrupted files will be replaced on reboot.

In case you encounter any issues with the SFC scan, we have a great guide on what to do if SFC scannow is not working.

5. Use the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter

  1. Go to Settings and navigate to Update & Security. Select Troubleshoot.
  2. Scroll all the way down and select Windows Store Apps and run the troubleshooter.
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  3. Wait for the scan to finish.

That’s about it, I hope this article helped you to solve the Your trial period has expired error in Windows 10.

In case you have any additional problems, our apps won’t open on Windows 10 guide should be able to help you.

If you have any questions, reach for the comment section below.

Search ”Disable Windows 10 update” on Bing and witness magic

Posted on by Aleksandar Ognjanovic

There are two kinds of users: the ones who crave for fresh updates and the ones who denounce the developer every time they are prompted with update notifications. And if there’s one OS platform which makes the greatest distinction between the two, it must be Windows 10. The system of forced updates imposed on Windows 10 users is, to say the least, disputable solution.

Not for Microsoft, though. The Redmond Giant looks at the updates as something no one can argue about. They’re there for the user protection and if one doesn’t get them, the bad things will happen. A ted more dogmatic for our taste, but that’s Windows 10 OS as a service in the nutshell.

Bing advises you to turn off Windows updates by installing them (?!)

And their Update game is so strong that the Bing search engine, Microsoft’s counterpart to Google, advise you to disable updates by –wait for it — installing them(?). Not exactly what one hoped for. One Redditor noticed this strange occurrence and decided to share it with the rest of the connoisseur in the dedicated Windows 10 thread.

It’s safe to say that it brought a lot of interesting opposing opinions from the two spectrums of view. Here’s what one user funnily noted:

”iPhone users: Why can’t I have the latest ios on my decade old iPhone? I hate Apple sooo much hurr durr durr

PC users: Why does Microsoft keep pushing the latest updates on my decade old PC? I hate Microsoft sooo much hurr durr durr”

For the sake of argument, here’s the comment of the opposing side:

”Because when you’re using your computer as a tool, they get in the way. I’m a sysadmin so I know how important keeping a huge complex system like a computer up-to-date is, I see hack attempts daily against stuff I protect, but when I’m sat in front of my computer I’m there to do work. My time is important and my patience limited while I’m trying to get stuff done, and to be pestered by updates or forced to stop something potentially critical to reboot – it is super annoying.
Windows is mostly fine with it now in my opinion, but I’ve had important business teleconferences botched because a random windows machine decides it’ll reboot now and it doesn’t care what I think.
Or when a major update comes in (like Fall Creators update) and it doesn’t give an indicator to the user before they reboot that this update will take 30 minutes. Just ends up annoying people so much they avoid them.”

As we can see, this is a neverending theme of dispute, but the fact is that the Bing’s result for the aforementioned search is not something to add up to its credibility.

What are your thoughts on the manner Windows 10 provides updates? Please share them with us in the comments section below.

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Fix: Dolby Access Requires a Network Connection

Posted on by Andrew Wafer

Dolby Atmos is available on Windows Store and can be anytime tested for free on your Windows 10 system. In that respect, you can choose the trial version that is available for 30 days, which is more than enough especially if you want to try all the features and the actual functionality of this app.

Shortly, that’s how you can make a better idea about what Dolby Atmos has to offer in terms of audio enhancements.

So, if you already downloaded and installed the Dolby Atmos software on your computer, but you cannot use the app because of a Network connection error, don’t panic. Just go through the troubleshooting methods described below and learn how to fix these system malfunctions.

Just to be clear, we will discuss the error message displayed on your computer when you try to run the Dolby platform and which states that ‘Dolby Access requires a network connection. Please check your connectivity and press the OK button to retry’.

How to fix the Dolby access requires a network connection issue on Windows 10

  1. Make sure that your network is properly set up.
  2. Run the built-in Network troubleshooter.
  3. Run the Windows Store Troubleshooter.
  4. Reset the Dolby Atmos app.
  5. Uninstall and then reinstall the app from Windows Store.
  6. Remove and reinstall Windows Store on your Windows 10 system.

1. Make sure that your network is properly set up

First of all, make sure that your Internet connection is properly set. Verify your Wi-Fi connection and its signal, or even reset your router before testing the network connection on your computer.

If there are no problems with the Wi-Fi signal and you can use the Internet connection on your PC without experiencing issues, you can then resume the rest of the steps from this tutorial. Otherwise, try to establish a strong Internet connection before launching the Dolby Atmos app by getting one of these Wi-Fi repeaters, for example.

2. Run the built-in Network troubleshooter

If everything seems to be working normally, try to run the built-in Microsoft Network Troubleshooter. If there are hidden issues within your Network connection, this troubleshooter should automatically fix the problems or guide you through different troubleshooting processes.

You can initiate this process by following:

  1. Click on the Windows Search icon, the one that’s located near the Windows Start button.
  2. There, type Network Troubleshooter.
  3. From the results that will be displayed select ‘Identify and repair network problems’.network troubleshooter
  4. The troubleshooter will start automatically; way a few seconds and just follow on-screen prompts.

3. Run the Windows Store Troubleshooter

If there are no problems with your network, it means that Windows Store is not running as it should. And, in that case, the first thing to do is to launch another built-in Troubleshooter, though this time you need to choose the Windows Store Troubleshooter engine.

You can run this specific troubleshooter from Microsoft’s official webpage – just follow this link.

Of you can run it straight from your Settings page. Simply go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > scroll down and run the Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter.

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Additionally, you can try to sign out from your Microsoft account and reconnect afterwards. Of course, if you choose to do that, first of all uninstall the Dolby Atmos app from your computer and reinstall it after you complete the steps mentioned during the lines from above.

4. Reset the Dolby Atmos app

The network problem can be fixed if you reset the Dolby Atmos app, which can be done by applying these steps:

  1. Click on the Windows Search icon again.
  2. There type Apps & Features and click on the result with the same name.access apps and features windows 10
  3. The System Settings window will be displayed and you should be on the Apps & Features sub-section.
  4. There you should have all your apps listed.apps and features settings windows 10
  5. Find the Dolby Atmos entry and click on it.
  6. Then, choose Advanced options and from the list that’s displayed choose Reset.
  7. Reboot your Windows 10 system in the end.
  8. Note: you can choose to reset the Windows Store app itself as that might fix your network problems – you can reset the Windows Store app in the same way as you did for the Dolby app.

5. Uninstall and then reinstall the app from your PC

As already mentioned, a good idea might be to reinstall the Dolby Atmos app on your computer. When you do that, make sure you download the latest version of this tool.

Also, before doing that I recommend you to sign out from your current Windows Store account. Hopefully, after repeating the installation process you will be able to use the Dolby software without experiencing further issues.

6. Remove and reinstall Windows Store on your Windows 10 system

If the methods from above aren’t resolving your problems, you need to reinstall Windows Store on your computer:

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Open Windows PowerShell with administrator rights: in the Windows Search engine type PowerShell; then right-click on the Windows PowerShell result and choose ‘run as administrator’.

First, remove Windows Store

  1. In the command line enter ‘Get-AppxPackage –AllUsers’.
  2. Find the Windows Store name from the list that will be displayed; copy the full package name.
  3. Next, in PowerShell execute ‘remove-appxpackage insert copied package name here’.
  4. Windows Store will be now removed from your computer.

Now, add Windows Store back

  1. In PowerShell enter ‘Get-AppxPackage –Allusers’.
  2. Once more, locate the Windows Store app and write down its full package name.
  3. Then, return to the command line and execute: ‘Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PackageFullName\appxmanifest.xml” –DisableDevelopmentMode’.
  4. Restart your computer at the end.
  5. Launch Windows Store and download the Dolby Atmos app again as it should work without problems now.

Hopefully, one of the above-explained methods is fixing the Network issues related to the Dolby Atmos app.

You can share your experience with us and with the other users who are still trying to solve this problem by using the comments field below.

Fix: Synctoy not Working with Windows 10/11

Posted on by Ivan Jenic

The Synctoy application provided by Microsoft PowerToys is a great app to have. It lets you safely synchronize your files and folders on your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 operating system.

I also noticed that some Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 users have had some issues running this app. In this article, I will show you what you can do to fix the problem and run Synctoy on your computer.

Usually, the main issue with the Synctoy application is caused by the version you are running. If you run an older version of the app, this could result in bugs while trying to synchronize your files even though your system does work and allows your files and folders to be saved to SyncToy.

Fix Synctoy application if it is not running on Windows 8.1 or Windows 10

  1. Check the system requirements
  2. Update Synctoy
  3. Use a trusted PC repair tool for Windows
  4. Refresh Task Scheduler
  5. Run a SFC scan
  6. Update the OS
  7. Uninstall and reinstall the app

1. Check the system requirements

First of all, if your Synctoy application is not running as intended, don’t forget to check if you have the minimum system requirements:

  • Windows 8 operating system or higher.
  • Microsoft .NET Frameworks V2.0 or higher (preferred version is 3.5 or higher).
  • 2 GHz device processor or higher.
  • Free space requires on your hard drive should be above 50 MB.
  • 1 GB RAM memory or higher.

2. Update Synctoy

  1. Check to see if you have the latest version of the Synctoy application.
  2. Left click or tap on the link below to download the latest version.
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    Note: Be sure to download the 64-bit version of the application.
  3. After you downloaded the application, log in with your administrator account .
  4. Run the executable file you downloaded for the 64-bit version.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.
    Note: If you uninstall an older version of the application, make sure you are logged in with the account you were using when you installed it in the first place.
  6. After the installation of Synctoy is completed, reboot your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 operating system.
  7. After the reboot, everything should work as intended with your application.

3. Use a trusted PC repair tool for Windows

Synctoy issues may have more than one cause; this is why we recommend using a specialized third-party tool with multiple capabilities.

This type of program can replace the time-consuming process of performing a complex cleanup manually and it fixes various Windows issues that affect the installed apps and your PC’s performance in a few minutes.

4. Refresh Task Scheduler

Synctoy issues may also be triggered by Task Scheduler corruption problems. The quickest way to address this issue is to simply refresh Task Scheduler. Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Go to Start and type ‘services’ > right-click Services > select Run as Administrator
  2. If you are prompted to enter an administrator password or ID, type your information
  3. Right-click the Task Scheduler Servicerefresh task scheduler
  4. Select Refresh.

5. Run SFC scan

If certain system files are missing or got corrupted, this could trigger various app problems, including Synctoy issues. Try running a System File Checker scan to replace corrupted files.

  1. Go to Start > type cmd > right-click on Command Prompt > select Run as administrator
  2. Run the sfc /scannow command > hit EnterSFC scan
  3. Wait until the scanning process completes and then restart your computer.

6. Install the latest Windows updates

Running outdated Windows versions may trigger app launch issues. Make sure that you’ve installed the latest Windows 10 updates on your computer.

Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates.

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7. Uninstall and reinstall the app

Well, if nothing worked, you’re pretty much running out of solutions. Try uninstalling the reinstalling Synctoy. We know this is the last thing you want to do, but sometimes this is the only way to fix app issues. If you can’t get it to work, you can always try alternative software.

For more information on how to download and install Synctoy on Windows 10, check out this step-by-step guide.

That is it, if you had a look at the hardware and software requirements needed for the Synctoy application to run properly and you installed it following the steps above, you should have no further issues with this application.

To learn more about this tool, we have a great guide on how to to SyncToy for backup, so don’t miss it. In case you want to run this tool on older operating system, we have a guide on how to run SyncToy on Windows 7, so don’t miss it.

If you managed to fix it, don’t miss our guide on how to exclude folder in SyncToy for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the Synctoy application, drop us a line in the comments below and we will help you fix your issue as soon as possible.

Microsoft and Fujitsu partner to let you log in with the veins in your palm

Posted on by davew

Microsoft is pushing Windows Hello a step further by partnering with Fujitsu to allow you to login to your Windows 10 PC using the veins in your palm. The seemingly grotesque feature is definitely interesting to say the least. Here’s a video look at what the new login experience might look like.

In a Windows Blog post, Microsoft noted that the new login option is available to verify employees in a remote workplace.

“The business world is quickly evolving to a place where many employees work remotely. The benefits of working remote are numerous, yet with this transition comes potential security risks. To better protect and secure a mobile workforce, Fujitsu has teamed with Microsoft to build devices with Windows 10 Pro and industry-leading biometric options including Windows Hello and palm vein authentication to prevent security attacks in the modern workplace.”

PalmSecure is the name of the technology behind the palm vein authentication and maps the veins under your skin to verify your identity in order to work. The tech was designed to provide an extra layer of access protection for devices and prevent the company’s network from being compromised.

It should be noted that PalmSecure is still not completely foolproof and is still in its early stages of implementation with Windows 10. You can see devices with this technology enabled via Fujitsu here.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction joins Xbox One Backward Compatible catalog

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Xbox’s Major Nelson today announced the addition of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction to the Xbox One Backward Compatible catalog. This title also happens to be 50% off (at $9.99) today as part of the Ubisoft publisher sale, so it is sure to pack plenty of fun for new players and those who already own it.

The action-adventure stealth video game was originally released back in April of 2010 and was followed up by Splinter Cell Blacklist. Players of the game are in control of Sam Fisher and need to recover weapons of mass destruction before they are sold on the black market. New gameplay features in this title include: “Mark & Execute,” the ability to interrogate characters in real-time, and also use objects in the surrounding environment against them.

The addition of this title comes one week after Microsoft added The Darkness II, Spec Ops: The Line, and The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom to the Backward Compatible catalog. As always, if you own this title digitally it should now automatically appear in the ready to download section on your Xbox One. If you own the disc, all you need to do is pop it into your Xbox One and enjoy.

Microsoft to open registration soon for May 7-9 Build 2018 in Seattle

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Earlier this week the notorious Microsoft leaker WalkingCat revealed the company’s annual Build developer conference could be scheduled for early May in Seattle, just before Google I/O. Turns out that things are now more formal as Microsoft has confirmed the leaked dates and will soon open registration for the conference.

Registration will kick off on February 15, 2018, and potential attendees are being urged to visit this website and save the date. Microsoft is also tagging this year’s conference as “exploring the future of technology” with opportunities to “create tomorrow,” “imagine tomorrow,” and “code tomorrow.”

Registration hours will be Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Full conference passes will cost $2,495, providing access to all sessions, content, and the Expo hall plus all conference meals. Coincidently, Build 2018 runs the same week as Google’s I/O conference, so it will be interesting to see if attendance is impacted. Those interested in attending can keep updated by signing up for email alerts here.

Windows Developer Day will be back on March 7

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

As we’re getting closer to the release of Windows 10 version 1803, the Windows Developer Day will come back for another edition on March 7. Kevin Gallo, Vice President of the Windows Developer Platform will explain what’s new for developers in the next Windows 10 update during a live stream starting at 9 AM PST.

Progressive Web Apps may well be a big topic during the keynote: Microsoft confirmed earlier this week that full PWA functionally will be enabled in Windows 10 version 1803, and the company will soon start listing PWAs in the Microsoft Store. We also hope to hear more about Windows 10 on ARM, as developers can now submit UWP apps that target Windows 10 on ARM devices.

If you’re looking forward to seeing what’s coming next for developers in the next Windows 10 release, you can already RSVP for the Windows Developer Day live stream on this page. By doing so, you’ll also be notified when the next Windows SDK is available.

13 episodes of Attack on Titan anime now free on Windows 10 & Xbox One

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The first half of the first season of the popular Attack on Titan anime series is now available to claim for free in the Microsoft Store for users in the United States and other select regions.

Being in the Microsoft Store, these episodes will be available to watch on Windows 10 PCs and tablets, Windows phones, Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and HoloLens (if you happen to have one of those lying around). Interested anime fans can claim the episodes here.

Attack on Titan is set in a European country which has been overtaken by giant beings named titans and features a large cast of characters and an even larger amount of death and destruction. The title, Attack on Titan, is actually the Japanese-English name used to promote the anime and manga in Japan and it was bizarrely kept when the franchise was released in the West. A proper translation of the Japanese name would be something along the lines of “The Attacking Giants” or “The Advancing Giants.”

Are you a fan of Attack on Titan? Let us know in the comments below.

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Do you want to turn on Sticky keys? How to get rid of this popup

Posted on by Milan Stanojevic

Ideally, Sticky keys are meant for users with physical disabilities to help them reduce repetitive strain injury, such that keystrokes are serialized in place of pressing multiple keys simultaneously. The user can then press and release Shift, Ctrl, Alt or even Windows key and these remain active until they press a different key.

When enabled, Sticky keys may cause modifier keys such as SHIFT and CTRL to stick until released, or till the specific keystroke combination is entered, in a way behaving like Lock keys.

This has made it difficult for users who activate the Shift key a lot, like gamers, and in turn the ‘do you want to turn on sticky keys message’ keeps popping up, thus disturbing work or gameplay.

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If you’ve tried to restart your computer, or change your keyboard, check if there’s anything jammed between your keyboard keys and contact points. If this annoying popup still displays, here are some extra solutions that can come in handy.

FIX: ‘Do you want to turn on Sticky keys’ keeps popping up

  1. Disable Sticky Keys feature
  2. Change your keyboard power management settings
  3. Change how your keyboard works
  4. Edit the registry

Solution 1: Disable Sticky Keys feature

  • Right click Start
  • Select Control Panel

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  • Select Ease of Access Center

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  • Click Change how your keyboard works

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  • Click Set up Sticky Keys

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  • Uncheck the box: Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed 5 times

If disabling Sticky keys doesn’t work, try the next solution.

Solution 2: Change your keyboard power management settings

While the Sticky Keys feature may be enabled mostly by pressing SHIFT key down five times, there are times it may not go off. This may be caused by the keyboard power management settings on your computer, and here’s how to correct it:

  • Right click Start
  • Select Device manager

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  • Find Keyboards, and click to expand the list. If your keyboard is not under this category, check under the Human Interface Devices category, and take the next steps.

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  • Right click on your keyboard and select Properties

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  • Select the Power Management tab
  • Under Power Management, uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power box
  • Press Enter or click OK

Any luck? If not, try and change how your keyboard works as described in the next solution.

Solution 3: Change how your keyboard works

  • Right click Start
  • Select Control Panel
  • Select Ease of Access Center
  • Click Change how your keyboard works

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  • Go to Make your keyboard easier to use

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  • Find Make it easier to type section and uncheck most or all of the items under it.

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Did this help? If not, try editing your computer’s registry as described in solution 4.

Solution 4: Edit the registry

If the annoying do you want to turn on sticky keys message still keeps popping up, you can try and change some values in your computer’s registry by doing the following:

  • Right click Start
  • Select Run

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  • Type regedit and press Enter

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  • On the left pane, find this folder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys

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  • On the right pane, find the folder, Flags

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  • Double click it and change its value to 506.

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  • Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response key in the left pane.

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  • Locate Flags in the right pane, double click it and change the value to 122

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  • Again, on the left pane, find the folder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\ToggleKeys folder

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  • Go to the right pane, and find Flags, and then change its value to 58.
  • Close the Registry Editor
  • Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Note: The steps outlined above for Registry Editor must be followed carefully because any incorrect modifications to the registry may cause serious damage to your computer.

Before making any changes, backup the registry for restoration in case of any problems.

Has any of the above solutions helped fix the sticky keys popup error on your computer? Let us know your experience, or what worked, by leaving a comment in the section below.

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Pre-orders for the old school Xbox One DUKE controller now live

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Hyperkin’s upcoming Duke Xbox One controller is now up for pre-order at GameStop. This new wired controller is inspired by the original Xbox console’s controller and uses the same overly-large design and even has a screen that plays the original Xbox loading animation when it’s turned on.

“The nicknamed “Duke” controller for the original Xbox was big, bold and tough,” Hyperkin has said of the accessory. “Hyperkin’s Research and Development team sought the assistance and the blessing of Seamus Blackley, who played an integral part in the original Xbox team. The Duke sports a faithful recreation of the original controller’s form-factor with some updated features: a logo display screen, left and right bumpers, and a 9 ft. detachable cable.”

The new Duke controller will work with all Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs with a USB port. Are you planning on buying the Duke? Let us know in the comments below.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen a “crazy motherf***er” when it comes to music, according to Quincy Jones

Posted on by Kareem Anderson

In a recent sprawling interview with Vulture, business mogul, actor, musician, composer, humanitarian, and father of famous actress Rashida Jones, Quincy Jones had a lot to say about some of his most notable encounters with other celebrities.

Most headlines from the interview will focus on his single dinner date with the US presidents daughter, Ivanka Trump, some twelve years ago. While that may be seen as the meat of the Vulture interview as it pertains to the more relevant political climate in the US, there was an almost throwaway mention of Jones’ encounter with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that we thought deserved some recognition.

According to the 79 time Grammy nominated musician, Allen is a “really good musician” on top of being a wealthy owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers, founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence to list a few of his credits.

Yeah, man. I went on a trip on his yacht, and he had David Crosby, Joe Walsh, Sean Lennon — all those crazy motherfuckers. Then on the last two days, Stevie Wonder came on with his band and made Paul come up and play with him — he’s good, man.

If you’re not one to take the word of an accomplished Grammy winner, here is a small clip of Allen shredding at a get-together.

Seems as though both Allen and Gates have done well for themselves in the second act following the creation of the world premiere software licensing company’s. Seems the pressure is on for former CEO Steve Ballmer to add to his list of post-Microsoft credits to keep in step with other company alumni.

Do Not Disturb Mode, Mini Game Hubs, and more rolling out to all users in latest Xbox One update

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

After a few weeks of testing with Xbox Insiders, Microsoft today rolled out the Xbox One version 1802 update to all gamers with a console in the Xbox One family. Though this update is fairly minor, it is bringing the new Do Not Disturb mode and a few more improvements to the Xbox One experience. (via Neowin.)

Do Not Disturb Mode suppresses all notifications and shows your friends you’re not available.  Also new is the upcoming achievements tracker, which as the name suggests, allows for a gamer can have a peek at which achievements are coming up next in any given game.

There is also the new Mini Game Hub, which gives a quick peek at the feed for a game, and your friends progress in any game without having to quit the action. Finally, the third major change is the addition of download progress bars in the main Xbox guide.

Other fairly minor changes in this update include some enhancements that make it easier to view comments in the feed, and a new option to have an Xbox Console shut down after two, three, four and five hours of inactivity.

It is always great to see these enhancements, but we’re still looking forward to the next featured update to the Xbox One, which should be coming sometime this Spring. As always, happy downloading and feel free to let us know your thoughts on this update by dropping us a comment below.

Microsoft launches LinkedIn powered Resume Assistant for Office 365 users

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Microsoft today announced the official rollout of a LinkedIn powered Resume Assistant for Office 365 users on Windows. This comes several months after the feature was initially announced, marking a new way to help job seekers showcase their accomplishments.

There is no need to have a LinkedIn account to use this feature and any Office 365 user on Windows can find the Resume Assistant by going to Review and then clicking Resume Assistant in the Office ribbon. From there, the user can type the role they are interested in and check certain examples. The Assistant will even show work experience descriptions for inspiration and even top skills related to the role, as identified by LinkedIn.

According to Microsoft, the feature is available for Office 365 subscribers on Windows whose Word 2016 desktop display language is set to English. Users will also only see the feature if their Windows region is set to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

Microsoft mentions that nearly 80 percent of resumes are updated in Word, with 70 percent of people saying they have difficulty portraying their work experience effectively. This feature will definitely be a help for many, and you can learn more about it by checking here.

Windows 10 Crypto Chart app gains even more Bitcoin-tracking features

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The Crypto Chart app has added several new features recently that continue to cement its position as the best free Windows 10 app for tracking Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news and trends.

The app now supports parings for up to 20 different fiat currencies (US Dollar, Euro, etc) and now allows users to enable or disable specific news sources for the crypto news feed tab. Crypto Chart also now features several new details for portfolio tracking and, best of all, now supports syncing between different devices with the same Microsoft account.

Crypto Chart is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app which works on not only Windows 10 devices but also Windows phones and Xbox One video game consoles. With the sync option enabled in Settings, all portfolio data, selected crypto watch lists, and news preferences will stay up to date via the cloud as long as the same Microsoft account is used.

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Microsoft following through with plans to make Progressive Web Apps “first class citizens” on Windows 10

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced during its Edge Summit that Windows 10 version 1803 (aka Redstone 4) would bring full support for Progressive Web apps. Today, the company shared an important update about its plans to make Progressive Web Apps “first-class citizens” on Windows 10.

As a reminder, Progressive Web Apps (or PWAs) are web apps that work just like native apps: they’re wrapped in an .appx container, they can work offline and send push notifications. PWAs can also work on a variety of devices including phones, Xbox One consoles, Windows Mixed Reality headsets and more. Microsoft really insisted that PWAs will be full-featured apps, and consumers shouldn’t notice any difference:

PWAs installed via the store will appear in “app” contexts like Start and Cortana search results, and have access to the full suite of WinRT APIs available to UWP apps. They can differentiate their experience on Windows 10 with enhancements like access to local calendar and contacts data (with permission) and more.

In the latest Windows 10 Insider builds, Service Worker, Push notifications, and other web technologies allowing Progressive Web Apps to work on Windows 10 are already enabled by default. This means that developers can now start testing their PWAs in Microsoft Edge, and the company will start listing PWAs in the Microsoft Store once Windows 10 version 1803 is out.

As a matter of fact, the Redmond giant is encouraging developers to submit PWAs to the Microsoft Store. Developers can do so using PWA Builder, a free tool takes data from a website to generate an AppX that developers can then manage in their Dev Center account, just like any other UWP app.

But in case developers are not ready to play along, Microsoft will also automatically index “selected quality Progressive Web Apps” in the Microsoft Store. “We’ve been using the Bing Crawler to identify PWAs on the web for nearly a year, and as we’ve reviewed the nearly 1.5 million candidates, we’ve identified a small initial set of Progressive Web App experiences which we’ll be indexing for Windows 10 customers to take for a spin over the coming weeks,” the company explained.

PWAs should really help to bring more quality apps to the Microsoft Store, but Microsoft insist that this isn’t the end for native UWP apps. “For developers who are building a fully-tailored UWP experience, building from the ground up with native technologies may make the most sense,” the company explained. “For developers who want to tailor an existing web codebase to Windows 10, or provide a first-class cross-platform experience with native capabilities and enhancements, PWA provides an on-ramp to the Universal Windows Platform that doesn’t require demoting or forking existing web resources.”

NASCAR’s Hendrick Motorsports prepares for Daytona 500 with help of Windows 10 PCs, Surface

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The start of the NASCAR season is just a few days away and many teams are already preparing for the Daytona 500, one of the biggest races of the year. Hendrick Motorsports, which is a Microsoft partner, recently took to their Facebook Live to share more about their preparation process, and Windows 10 devices and Surface just so happens to be a huge help.

Hendrick Motorsports’ famed #24 team shared the video, showing fans how the team passes data around and gets ready before hitting the race track. At the 54 second mark in the video, William Byron, driver of the #24 car for 2018, shows off his Microsoft Surface Laptop, saying that it has all of his notes from test sessions. You can also see that he’s clearly using OneNote, which is a nice plug for Microsoft.

As the team passes the camera around, you can spot many Windows 10 PCs, particularly one big HP laptop which a team member uses to outfit Byron’s Surface with the information he needs to go to the track with. Some other team members are more traditional though, takes notes with pen and paper, handling more technical or engineering areas of the including shocks and suspension.

It’s definitely cool seeing this type of internal access and seeing Microsoft tech being used inside the team.  Have you ever seen Windows 10 or Surface being used in sports or on other big stages? Let us know your thoughts below.

New Windows 10 Editions, Windows 10 in S Mode – what you need to know about this weekend’s revelations

Posted on by Kip Kniskern

Over the weekend, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott got their hands on some partner documentation throwing quite a bit of light on Microsoft’s plans for the future of Windows 10 S and Windows 10 consumer pricing. The news signals a number of interesting new developments for the way the company plans to sell Windows beginning as early as this spring with the release of the next update to Windows (which may or may not be called “The Spring Creators Update”).

The documentation depicts 2018 as a “transition year” for Windows as the company moves to “a more scalable family of offerings that will better meet the needs of its PC maker partners and, ultimately, the consumers who will use their shared products,” according to Paul Thurrott.

So what does that mean? Let’s take a look:

Repositioning Windows Home

Although the changes to Windows 10 S/S Mode are getting the most attention, Microsoft’s new focus on Windows 10 Home may be an even more important change. First, Microsoft is creating new pricing tiers for OEMs. Here’s the breakdown from Brad Sams:

  • Entry: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium ≤ 4GB RAM & ≤ 32GB SSD AND ≤ 14.1” screen size (NB), ≤ 11.6” (2in1, Tablet), ≥ 17” AiO
  • Value: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium ≤ 4GB RAM & ≤64GB SSD & ≤ 14.1” screen size (EM ≤ 4GB RAM & ≤64GB SSD or ≤ 500GB HDD)
  • Core: Cannot be used on devices that meet the Core+ and Advanced SKU Hardware Specifications
  • Core +: High end CPU and >4 GB RAM (All Form Factors) ≥8 GB RAM & ≥1080p screen resolution (NB, 2in1, AiO) >8 GB RAM & ≥2TB HDD or SSD storage (Desktop)
  • Advanced: Intel Core i9 (any configuration) OR Core i7 ≥ 6 Cores (any RAM) OR AMD Threadripper(any configuration) OR Intel Core i7 >16GB (any Cores) or AMD FX/ Ryzen7 >16GB (any Cores) OR ≥ 4K screen resolution (any processor, includes 4K UHD-3840 resolution

Pricing for the SKUs is as follows: Advanced ($101), Core + ($86.66), Core ($65.45), Value ($45), and Entry ($25). Also, Windows 10 S is dead, it’s now Windows 10 S mode and the baseline SKU will be going away but each version will have an S mode

Note that while Microsoft is making these delineations for OEMs, there will apparently only be 3 Windows 10 Home Editions: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home Advanced, and Windows 10 Home in S Mode. In other words, while OEMs will be able to pay less to put Home on a low end PC, it will still be Windows 10 Home whether it’s Entry, Value, or Core, etc. This appears to be a change from Microsoft’s earlier policy of allowing OEMs to install Windows 10 on devices smaller than 9″ for free.

The addition of Windows 10 Home Advanced is significant, too, as it allows users with high end specced PCs to get the most out of their Core i9 type machines without having to shell out for Windows 10 Pro, if all they want is the high-end specs and not the Bitlocker/Hyper-V additions provided by Pro.

Windows 10 in S Mode

Microsoft is apparently ready to either kill Windows 10 S or greatly expand it, depending on how you look at it. Instead of a single standalone SKU, each edition of Windows will become available (at least to OEMs) with Windows 10 in S Mode variants. While Microsoft will continue to require a ($49) upgrade fee to move from Windows 10 Pro in S Mode to full Pro, it’s significant that for the Home SKUs, an upgrade from S Mode to full Home will remain free.

OEMs would be charged the same price for installing Home Editions with S Mode or without, but they could gain some savings by releasing Windows 10 Pro in S Mode versions, according to Brad Sams. This would give OEMs an incentive to sell Pro in S Mode, and an incentive for corporations to consider deploying S Mode instead of full Pro.

Brad Sams made note of a line in the documentation that “Microsoft will improve S mode this year with further improvements to Edge, a new AV/Security Apps capability for third-party AV solutions, and optimizations aimed at low-storage devices.”

While Sams has speculated that this may mean some kind of end-around for being able to run AV desktop apps in S Mode, there’s a lot we don’t know here. Could Microsoft be working with AV vendors to create UWP AV apps, or could vendors be working on Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which will soon be able to run on Windows with those Edge advances? We’re doubtful that Microsoft would go to all the trouble to keep S Mode and then open the barn door by allowing some desktop apps to run, but we’ll see.

Opening up Windows for low end PC sales

We already know that Microsoft wants to compete in the low end PC market, especially in the education space where Google’s Chromebooks are making a dent. This new pricing structure, along with Microsoft’s push into Always-On computing with Windows on ARM devices that should start showing up soon, and even the nearly mythical Surface Phone, will help to reposition Windows to run better and more broadly across a wider range of devices. As much as Microsoft may want to push “S Mode” as a way to capture interest in Store apps, it’s also a convenient way to get Windows onto OEM devices at a low price.

How will this affect you?

If you’re looking to buy a cheap PC, you may be in luck starting as early as later this year, as we would expect OEMs to target Microsoft’s lower prices and introduce a new range of PCs either running low end hardware, or S Mode, or both. If you’re a gamer looking for a new high end device, you may be able to run Windows 10 Home Advanced instead of Windows 10 Pro, saving you some money. If you’re a Windows enthusiast, it looks like we’ll have lots to talk about as Microsoft expands the “S Mode” program and OEMs introduce new models and device types, and if you’re an OEM, things could start to get real interesting.

Are these pricing and S Mode revelations important to you? Will you consider an S Mode machine when they come to market? Are you excited by the introduction of Windows 10 Home Advanced, when it makes an appearance? Let us know in the comments below.

 

Microsoft Build scheduled for early May in Seattle, just before Google I/O?

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Microsoft’s Build developer conference is coming back to Seattle this year, and it looks like it will kick off just a day before Google I/O. Microsoft watcher WalkingCat just posted what looks like an official marketing picture for Build 2018, which will apparently be held May 7-9, 2018.

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Two weeks ago, Google announced that its I/O 2018 developer conference would happen May 8-10 in Mountain View, California. It doesn’t seem like Microsoft was aware of its competitors plans, as the company probably set the date for Build 2018 a long time ago. Anyway, it will be interesting to see both tech giants make big announcements during what should be a very busy week for the tech press.

If Microsoft releases the next major Windows 10 update (rumored to be called the “Spring Creators Update”) in April, then we hope that the company will share some details about Redstone 5 during Build in May. Last year, the company used its annual developer conference to introduce Fluent Design, as well as some features that have been delayed to the upcoming Redstone 4 update such as Timeline. We’ll see if the company will be more careful about announcing features that are not fully baked this year.

Microsoft gave James Gunn a custom Baby Groot Xbox One console

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

We’ve seen Microsoft give celebrities special Xbox One S consoles before, but the Redmond giant is now taking things to a new level. The company recently gifted Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn a custom Baby Groot Xbox One S console, complete with a replica of the fictional superhero.

As you can see above, Director James Gunn took to his Instagram to share the picture of the custom console. It appears to be the same as a standard Xbox One S, except for a dirtied up and rusted custom color. There’s also the unique giant Baby Groot (from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2) which sits on the left side of the system

Safe to say this is a unique console, but we’re still wondering how it will fit into Gunn’s set up at his home. Do you think this console is cool? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Xbox One S 1TB PUBG bundle will officially launch on February 20

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

A little more than two weeks after it was first spotted on Amazon, Microsoft has officially unveiled the new Xbox One S PUBG bundle today. The $299 bundle can be pre-ordered today from the Microsoft Store, Amazon and Best Buy and it should be available at participating retailers worldwide on February 20.

“Since its release as a console launch exclusive on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has reached incredible milestones, most recently surpassing 4 million players across the Xbox One family of devices,” explained Matt Lapsen, General Manager, Xbox Devices Marketing. “We’ve been blown away by the response to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One and today, we’re excited to announce the Xbox One S PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Bundle, offering fans the best value in games and entertainment with the hottest game on the planet.

For $299, the bundle will include a 1TB white Xbox One S console, a download code for PUBG, a 1-month Xbox Live Gold trial and a 1-month Xbox Game Pass trial. Even though PUBG on Xbox One is still in preview, Microsoft is betting big on the battle royale game which is definitely one of the most valuable Xbox exclusives as of today. During the holidays, Microsoft also offered a free copy of PUBG to everyone who purchased the new Xbox One X. Let us know in the comments if you expect this new PUBG Xbox One S bundle to sell well this year.

Is ”Appear offline” finaly fixed on Xbox One? That’s what users say

Posted on by Aleksandar Ognjanovic

The offline/online status and notifications for Xbox Live are of the grave importance for its gamers base. This vastly improves the online interactions with your friends. Of course, if they want you to see them in the first place, without sneaky offline tactics.

However, this social network-like system isn’t (or it wasn’t) fully functional, as the players noticed that some of their XboxOne buddies are offline even though they are full-throttle gaming.

Furthermore, the complete absence of their last online activity was another formidable downside to this. Luckily, it seems that it’s finally sorted out. Or, at least, partially sorted out.

One user which noticed changes that are, seemingly, fixing the aforementioned issue. Here’s what he stated in the dedicated XboxOne subreddit:

”Noticed that a buddy hadn’t been online in four days, so I text him about it and apparently he has been in offline mode. But my friends list showed him “Last online 4 days ago”. Glad to hear that they finally fixed this from just saying “Offline”. I know a few people on this sub have mentioned this, so I thought I would point it out. Your offline us safe now!”

KoalaKole

On the other hand, some other users are still finding the ”Appear Offline” system lackluster and most of them expect improvements with the further updates. Here are some of the comments that highlight the user experience from the same subreddit thread:

”I’m not sure it’s ENTIRELY fixed.. i still have a handful of people on my friends list that have the “offline” status.”

MichaelLionhart

”I kinda dislike this change but I understand why. At the same time my one friend always appears offline to avoid getting inites from his Smite group so I usually send him an invite or he’ll send me one when in offline mode. But if I see it now as “last online 3 days ago” i won’t send him an invite thinking its true. lol”

Oneme1

Have you looked into it yourself? Feel free to tell us in the comments section below.

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Here’s where you can buy the cheapest Surface Laptop

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Microsoft’s MacBook Air competitor, the Surface Laptop that comes with Windows 10 installed on its system just got a bit more affordable.

Excited enthusiasts can now purchase the Surface Laptop running Windows 10 for only $799. The Surface Pro priced at $799 comes only in Platinum.

Best price for Surface Laptop with Intel Core m3 CPU in the Microsoft Store

The machine comes with an Intel Core m3 CPU, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space. These specifications are the same ones that are found on the Surface Pro which is also priced at $799, although this price does not include a keyboard.

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The Intel Core M processors are perfect for notebooking, email, web surfing, and basic daily tasks. It comes with Intel HD Graphics 615 graphics chip. Intel has initially introduced the Core m3 CPUs as the ideal chips for fanless designs.

On the other hand, a laptop with just 4GB of RAM is not quite future-proof these days, and we can say the same thing about the baseline Surface Pro. Anyway, this will definitely turn out to be enough for running Windows 10 S.

Surface Laptops with Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 CPUs are also available

The Core m3 CPUs are not as fast as the Core i5 and Core i7 chips that are included in the more expensive premium Surface Laptop version. You can find these two versions of the Surface Laptop in Microsoft Store as well.

The model with the Core i5 CPU model is priced at $999, and it comes with 128 GB of RAM, 4GB RAM and the Core i7 CPU model of the Surface Laptop, is priced at $1,599 and it includes 256GB of storage space and 8GB of RAM.

Considering that the Core m3 Surface Laptop is only available in Platinum if you really want a machine that comes in other colors such as Burgundy, Graphite Gold or Cobalt Blue, you have to go for the system that comes with the Intel Core i5 CPU.

Head over to the Microsoft Store and check out all the versions of the Surface Laptop and their available configurations.

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Office 2019 runs exclusively on Windows 10: Upgrade or stay out

Posted on by Matthew Adams

MS Office is the world’s foremost Office suite. It incorporates MS Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel. Microsoft revealed last year that it planned to launch the latest addition to the MS Office suite series, Office 2019, in 2018. However, the company but did not make it clear then what platforms Office 2019 would support.

Most industry analysts might have probably expected the latest office suite to be available for two or three Windows platforms. However, Microsoft recently announced that Office 2019 will only be available on Windows 10.

Releasing MS Office for just one Windows OS is an almost unprecedented move by Microsoft. Yet, the big M has confirmed that Office 2019 compatibility will be restricted to Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel release and Windows 10 Enterprise Long-Term Servicing Channel 2018, as well as upcoming Windows Server LTSC. This effectively means that when Microsoft no longer supports a Windows 10 version, you don’t get any further Office 2019 support (or updates) for that version either.

The big M also confirmed that it will be reducing the extended support period for Office 2019 by three years. MS Office 2019 will still get the usual five years mainstream support. However, beyond that the software publisher is only extending support by a couple of years instead of five.

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In addition, Microsoft confirmed Office 2019 will become available in the second half of 2018. However, the company will distribute early Office app previews from quarter two, otherwise April, May and June. Another thing to note about the upcoming suite is that it’s a perpetual Office version, which means that Microsoft is moving away from the subscription-based licensing model of Office 365 for the latest addition to the series.

Aside from that, Microsoft hasn’t revealed a huge amount about the new suite of applications as of yet. However, the general manager for Office has stated:

Office 2019 will add new user and IT capabilities for customers who aren’t yet ready for the cloud. For example, new and improved inking features—like pressure sensitivity, tilt effects, and ink replay—will allow you to work more naturally. New formulas and charts will make data analysis for Excel more powerful. Visual animation features—like Morph and Zoom—will add polish to PowerPoint presentations. Server enhancements will include updates to IT manageability, usability, voice, and security.

The latest announcement that Office 2019 is an exclusively Windows 10 package probably won’t go down a storm with many Office users who have stuck with Windows 7. Even though Win 10 is running on more than 400 million devices, Windows 7 still retains a substantial user base. The CEO of StatCounter stated, “Windows 7 retains loyalty especially amongst business users.”

So to embrace Office 2019, you’ll have to upgrade to Windows 10 first. Unless Office 2019 is a big enhancement on the previous version, it might not be worth upgrading for many Win 7 users. For further MS Office 2019 details, check out this post.

How to fix CyberGhost errors and issues on Windows 10

Posted on by Aleksandar Ognjanovic

If you’ve decided to finally advance in your online privacy and security game, you’ll need a VPN to do so. Our recommendation goes to CyberGhost (which we’re affiliated with), for its reliability, affordability, and unlimited data and bandwidth. However, even the well-designed VPN isn’t flawless, so we decided to enlist the most common issues regarding CyberGhost and offer the applicable solutions.

If you’re using CyberGhost and you’ve bumped into an issue or two, make sure to check the list below.

CyberGhost VPN most common issues and how to solve them

  1. CyberGhost won’t start
  2. Can’t connect through CyberGhost
  3. CyberGhost crashes

1: CyberGhost won’t start

The basis of CyberGhost for Windows 10 is simple, hence the issues as critical as this are quite rare. Nonetheless, there are reports that the CyberGhost application for Windows 10 won’t start for no apparent reason. If you’re unable to get CyberGhost started, make sure to check these steps in order to resolve it:

  • Restart application.
  • Remove the similar applications.
  • Whitelist the CyberGhost application in third-party firewalls or disable them for the time being.
  • Reinstall CyberGhost clean. You can use IObit Uninstaller in order to clean the remaining files and registry inputs.
  • Run the application as an administrator.

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2: Can’t connect through CyberGhost

Connection-related issues are the most common with the majority of VPN solutions. Either the connection is completely absent or it’s substantially slowing down/crashes. There are various reasons for such occurrences, both involving your own settings and the ones concerning CyberGhost VPN itself.

There are various steps you can apply to dismiss connectivity issues, and we made sure to enlist them below.

  • Use wired connection rather than a Wi-Fi.
  • Restart your mode or/and router.
  • Update router’s firmware.
  • Switch the server (different geo-location).
  • Create an exception in Firewall.
  • Switch the protocol. They vary in speed and encryption levels, so make sure to experiment until you find the one that works for you.

3: CyberGhost crashes

Similar to inability to start, CyberGhost seems to be prone to occasional crashes, as some users said. Luckily, this is far from being irreparable, and the steps below should enable you to avoid further crashes in Windows 10:

  • Disable background applications that might affect VPN activity.
  • Run CyberGhost as admin and in the compatibility mode with Windows 8.
  • Reinstall the application.
  • Add the firewall and antivirus exceptions for CyberGhost.

That should do it. In case you have alternative issues or solutions for the one we enlisted here, make sure to tell us in the comments section below.

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Tune in to the Windows 10 Insider BugBash Webcast tomorrow on Mixer!

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The first and only Bug Bash for the upcoming Windows 10 Redstone 4 release is still ongoing, but Microsoft would like you to know about another upcoming community event. Indeed, the Windows Insider Bug Bash webcast is coming up tomorrow on Mixer, and you might not want to miss it.

Noted above, the Windows Insider team will be using a brand new microphone during this webcast, so you can expect to hear the bugs being bashed as clear as ever. As usual, you also will be able to submit your burning questions and other suggestions to the team during this webcast. Even better, you’ll likely hear more about how the Bug bash is progressing.

Build 17083 is the focus of this Bug Bash, with special attention to Input, IoT, Personalization, Privacy, Security, Store, and Windows Community. Are you submitting your feedback to Microsoft as part of this Bug Bash? If you’re not, feel free to check out this video for more on the Bug Bash process. And, let us know how the experience is going for you by dropping us a comment below.

Microsoft Planner gets new Schedule view, Group and Filter options and Due date notifications

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Microsoft announced today a big update for Planner, its task management app for Office 365. The Trello competitor is getting three new features today: the first addition is Schedule View, which lets Planner users view their task schedule with weekly and monthly views. Schedule view is accessible from a new button in the top bar of Planner.

With the new Group and Filter options, Planner users can also quickly surface tasks by assigned team members, progress, due date, label and more. This is really handful in case you already have many tasks grouped into buckets.

In addition to letting you filter tasks by due date, Planner can also send you emails to remind you about upcoming deadlines in the week to come, which some users may find quite helpful. Last but not least, Outlook calendar integration via the iCalendar format feed is also rolling out soon, the Office team revealed, and it will let you publish all your Planner tasks to your Outlook calendar. While this isn’t a true integration with Outlook Tasks, it’s still a good start.

You’ll soon be able to publish your Planner tasks to your Outlook calendar.

Microsoft says that these features were among the top requested additions on the Planner UserVoice website, and we invite you to check it to help the team prioritize new features.

Latest Microsoft Edge ad says yes to one touch syncing

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Microsoft has promoted their Edge browser in YouTube spots before, but with the release of Edge on iOS and Android, the company is now taking their advertising machine for a new spin. Spotted by MSPoweruser, the latest Microsoft Edge advertisement is saying yes to cross-device PC to mobile syncing.

Unlike Super Bowl ads from this past Sunday, the Microsoft advertisement is very short, coming in at just 15 seconds in length. The company shows how a user can open a webpage in Edge on iOS or Android (sorry Windows 10 Mobile users), and then continue to read it on their Windows 10 PC. It’s part of how the Edge browser can allow users to “transition seamlessly from your PC to mobile in a flash,” per the YouTube description.

One touch syncing is just one of the many features of Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android. The mobile browser features a QR Code Reader, Reading List, voice search, and more. It has proven to be very popular on Android, coming in with over 1 million downloads. You can try the app for yourself and check it out via the link below.

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Xbox news recap: Microsoft rumored to purchase EA and PUBG, Gigantic closes and more

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Welcome to our weekly Xbox news recap series, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Xbox. Let’s get started.

Microsoft rumored to purchase EA and PUBG 

Rumors have been flying since a recent piece put out by Polygon. A paragraph in this article suggested that Microsoft was in talks to purchase Electronic Arts and PUBG Corp – an acquisition that would send shock waves throughout the entirety of the gaming industry. Electronic Arts is one of the least liked publishers in the industry, and many gamers would be very interested in seeing a change in ownership – but there’s no telling how drastically things could change under Microsoft, if at all.

Gigantic closing after final update

Things just weren’t working out for Gigantic. The promising third-person MOBA on Xbox One and Windows 10 has received its last update, bringing to the game a ranged hero named “T-MAT.” The servers will be remaining open until July of this year, and all heroes will become free until that time finally comes. Gigantic failed to find a foothold in a crowded genre, and despite its great ideas, it just wasn’t going to last. In the meantime, players who are looking for a third-person MOBA should probably head over to Smite.

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Overwatch now playable in 4k

In more cheerful news, you can now play the world’s most successful team shooter in glorious 4k. If you have an Xbox One X and a 4k enabled TV, the latest patch that came out for Overwatch let the game be supported by this insanely detailed resolution. Enjoy!

Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to October

Good things come to those who wait. The anticipated sequel to one of the great masterpieces in open world gaming, Red Dead Redemption, has been delayed until October of this year. The game was originally set to release in the second quarter of 2018, but it just wasn’t panning out. Rockstar is a company who’s usually known for quality over speed, so the wait should be worth it.

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Windows 10 news recap: Windows 10 S may become “S Mode”, Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7’s internet usage share and more

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.

Surprise: Next major Windows 10 update might be called the Spring Creators Update

The next major update to Windows 10 will be on its way in a couple months, and Microsoft may have inadvertently leaked the name of the update, as if we couldn’t guess. The potential name of the next update is the Spring Creators Update.

Windows 10 S is reportedly being replaced with “S Mode” for other Windows 10 editions

It’s reported that Microsoft may be ditching Windows 10 S as a standalone version of Windows 10, and instead making an “S Mode” for all users, allowing users to opt for a Microsoft Store-only mode if they so wish.

Windows 10 Build 2017

Office 2019 will only run on Windows 10, Windows 10 support extended, Microsoft announces

The next iteration of Microsoft’s Office suite of productivity applications, Office 2019, will only run on Windows 10, not previous versions of Windows.

Statcounter: Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7 as the most popular Windows version for Internet usage

Windows 10 has been slowly working its way through Windows 7’s market share, and now Statcounter is showing that Windows 10 has finally overtaken Windows 7 as the most popular Windows version for internet usage.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Windows 10 news!

HP Laserjet p1102w Not Printing: How to Fix it

Posted on by Milan Stanojevic

If you use a USB connection from your laptop to the printer, one of the things to watch out for is if the cable is misconnected because the printer may not work or offer all the available features. This is often the reason HP LaserJet p1102w is not printing

The advantage of using the USB connection or cable is that it offers the ability to connect many different devices like printers, cameras, scanners, and drives with one common connection, besides being more reliable. But if things don’t work out, here’s how you can fix it!

What can I do if HP LaserJet p1102w is not printing?

Before we move to the slightly complex solutions, try these quick ones first:

  • Ensure the cable is properly plugged in at both ends when using a wired connection. Also, look for any damages.
  • Disconnect any non-critical peripherals from the PC.
  • Check for any warning signs for the printer in the Device Manager. In case you find any, reinstall the driver.
  • Head to the manufacturer’s website and manually install the driver.

If none work, head to the fixes listed next.

1. Perform a clean install

  1. Unplug the USB cable from the printer.
  2. Right-click the Start button, and select Programs and features.
  3. Select all the HP LaserJet printer entries individually and click Uninstall.uninstall to fix HP LaserJet p1102w not printing
  4. Open the Control Panel, and click Hardware and Sound
  5. Select Devices and printers – select all the printer entries and remove the device.
  6. Press Windows + R to open Run, type printui.exe /s, and hit Enter.command
  7. In the Print Server Properties window, go to Drivers, and then remove any entry there as well.remove driver
  8. Press Windows + E to open File Explorer, and navigate the following path:C:\ProgramData
  9. Go to the Hewlett Packard folder, and remove any printer-related folders & files, then restart the computer.
  10. Finally, install the printer software from the CD or the official website, and reconnect the printer.

If the HP LaserJet p1102w is not printing on Mac or Windows, you need to perform a reinstall of the software.

2. Reset the printing system

  1. Launch the Control Panel and select Hardware and Sound.
  2. Select Devices and Printers.device and printers
  3. Click on Printers.
  4. Right-click on your printer in the list and select Reset printing system, then click OK to confirm.
  5. Give admin permissions where necessary and click OK to begin the system reset process.
  6. Click the + sign, select your printer, and click on Add.

This HP LaserJet p1102w not printing with USB issue could occur if the printer is not configured properly on the network. Try resetting the printing system, but beware that this will remove any existing print queue and reset customized driver settings.

3. Set the USB connection as the default printer

  1. Open the Control Panel, and click on Hardware and Sound.
  2. Click on Devices and Printers.
  3. Right-click the printer and select Properties.properties to fix HP LaserJet p1102w not printing
  4. Select Ports. The port with the USB should be set as the default printer.
  5. Right-click the icon and select Set as default printer.
  6. Once done, restart the computer for the changes to apply.

Try and print a text document, not a Windows test page, and see the HP LaserJet p1102w is now printing properly when connected via USB on Windows 10.

4. Use HP Print and Scan Doctor

This is a free tool to diagnose and resolve printing and scanning issues on your HP LaserJet p1102w printer. You can download HP Print and Scan Doctor and run it to quickly and automatically perform several troubleshooting tasks.

You can use the HP Print and Scan Doctor to test the status of the printer spooler, print queue, device manager, and device conflicts.

5. Perform a system restore

  1. Press Windows + R to open Run, type rstrui.exe, and hit click OK.
  2. Select Choose a different restore point, and click Next.choose different to fix HP LaserJet p1102w not printing
  3. Pick another restore point from the list and click Next.next
  4. Click on Finish to start the process.

If the USB device had worked previously and then became unworkable, try using System Restore to revert to a time before when the USB device failed. And this should fix things when HP LaserJet p1102w is not printing.

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Did any of these solutions help? Let us know by leaving a comment in the section below.

Windows 10 S is reportedly being replaced with “S Mode” for other Windows 10 editions

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

According to a report from Thurrott.com citing internal documents, Microsoft is looking to make various changes to the current editions of Windows 10. This will lead to an expansion in Windows 10 editions, including a new “S Mode” which will replace the education-focused Windows 10 S.

The new “S Mode” for Windows 10 was initially noted by Neowin, which discovered references to it in a Feedback Hub Quest. This is marking a change in Microsoft’s approach to Windows 10 S, as the company is replacing it entirely. Microsoft is now planning to give all Windows 10 users (running Windows 10 Home, Enterprise, and Pro) the option of locking down any device running Windows 10 to the “S mode,” working only with UWP apps just as Windows 10 S does. That an interesting change, considering you previously could only install Windows 10 S on a device with a Windows 10 Pro or Education license.

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Will Windows 10 in “S Mode” be powerful enough for consumers?

As noted by Thurrott.com, some PCs will also ship with Windows 10 in “S Mode,” but Microsoft is planning to allow Windows 10 Home users remove the S mode for free. Windows 10 Pro users with S mode enabled, though, will have to shell out $49 to get to standard Windows 10 Pro.

Also a major part of the change is a new Windows 10 Home Advanced SKU. This Windows 10 edition is set to become available starting May 1st and can be considered similar to Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (in that it will only be for premium PCs with high specs.)

In a separate report, Thurrott.com also explained Microsoft would also change Windows 10 licensing and pricing for OEMs starting April 2nd, basically boiling down to Windows 10 licenses costing more on higher-end devices. Interestingly, the Redmond giant is also setting some standard for partners in how they pre-install Windows 10. According to the report, Microsoft Edge will have to be set as the default browser, and the Linkedin UWP app and Office will have to pre-installed by default.

The many different editions of Windows have always been a bit hard for consumers to understand, and Microsoft will likely have a hard time explaining to consumers what this new “S Mode” is all about. Additionally, the paid update path from S mode to Pro might also bother consumers who already shell out big money for Windows devices. But whether you like it or not, it does seem that Microsoft is looking to push UWP apps and “S mode” pretty hard in the near future.

Sticky Notes on Windows 10 updated with new color picker UI, options to change font size

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

The Sticky Notes app on Windows 10 is already great for those moments when you want to drop down a quick idea for later, but a new update is making it even handier. Indeed, Microsoft has released a new version of Sticky Notes on Windows 10, bringing a new color picker UI and options to change font size.

We’re not seeing this update on any of our Windows Insider or Production ring machines just yet, but Microsoft’s Jen Gentleman recently tweeted about the new version of the app, saying it should be rolling out now. According to Gentleman, the update brings the latest version of Sticky Notes to version 2.1.3.0.

The new color picker UI can be found by pressing on the (…) at the top right side of a sticky note. Long time users will see the update now replaces the round color picker palettes with more squarer colors. The update also removes the settings cog from the bottom left side of a note to a dedicated area on the top right side of the color picker palettes.

Definitely great to see that Microsoft is refining the experience of the Sticky Notes app. While these new features are always appreciated, we’re still hoping that Microsoft can one day add a backup and sync feature in the application. What new features do you want to see in the Sticky Notes app? Let us know your thoughts below.

No new build today, but Microsoft kicks off the only Bug Bash for the Redstone 4 release

Posted on by Radu Tyrsina

Dona Sarkar has just announced that there won’t be any new Windows 10 Insider build today (February 2nd) due to a rollback situation. However, there is still plenty of Windows Insider action on the road ahead: Indeed, the first and only Redstone 4 Bug Bash is kicking off today and will go on through 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, February 11th.

Since there are no new builds this week, the latest Windows Insider release –build 17083– is the focus of this Bug Bash. As always, this is your chance to complete quests, explore the new features in Redstone 4, and also provide feedback to Microsoft to help shape the final release. There are seven focus areas in this Bug Bash: Input, IoT, Personalization, Privacy, Security, Store, and Windows Community, but more content and quests will be added as the bash progresses.

If you’re a new Windows Insider, it’s best to check out this overview to learn more about how Bug Bashes work. Longtime and returning Insiders should also keep the following in mind if they’re looking to receive a Feedback Hub achievement for participating in the Bug Bash:

  • Be on the latest Fast or Slow ring build
  • Log a least one piece of feedback in the Feedback Hub
  • Complete at least one Quest in the Feedback Hub

If you so happen to be free later next week, you can feel free to tune into Microsoft’s special Bug Bash webcast on Mixer on Tuesday, February 6th, at 10:00 AM PST. You’ll be able to submit your questions to the Insider team and hear from them first hand on how the Bash is going. Happy bashing, and feel free to let us know if you’ve come across any major bugs in RS4 by dropping us a comment below.