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Microsoft helps troubleshoot Windows 10 activation with new beta

The tool comes as Microsoft prepares to end free Windows 10 upgrades

By Blair Frank

Jun 22, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft plugs Edge browser as power miser

Beats the drum on consumption to turn around downturn in adoption

By Gregg Keizer

Jun 22, 2016 4 mins

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How (and why) to customize the Windows 10 Start menu

The Windows 10 Start menu is a blend of navigation from Windows Phone and Windows 7, and it's highly customizable. We’ll walk you through it.

By Ed Tittel and Kim Lindros

Jun 22, 2016 5 mins

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Microsoft’s new tactic to promote Edge is power efficiency

Microsoft claims its Edge browser uses less power than competing browsers on a Windows 10 device

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 21, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft has had enough of OEM bloatware

Windows 10 will soon have a tool to remove the junk your OEM installed

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 20, 2016 3 mins

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: A guide to the builds

Trying to keep track of all the builds for this summer’s update to Windows 10? We’ve got them here.

By Preston Gralla

Jun 20, 2016 7 mins

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Microsoft buys Wand to improve chat capabilities

The startup will be put to work on implementing Microsoft's 'conversations as a platform' push

By Blair Frank

Jun 17, 2016 2 mins

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Microsoft starts clock ticking on Office 2016’s first upgrade

Enterprise Office 365 customers have until October to move off original builds of apps like Word and Excel

By Gregg Keizer

Jun 16, 2016 3 mins

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Microsoft’s Project Bletchley will let companies add middleware to blockchains

New "Cryptlets" make it possible to pull cloud information into secure blockchains

By Blair Frank

Jun 15, 2016 3 mins

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Starbucks launches its Outlook add-in for coffee fiends

Now, there's an easier way to send the most boring workplace thank you gift

By Blair Frank

Jun 15, 2016 2 mins

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