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- 11 November 2012
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Opinion: How to hibernate a Windows 8 laptop
If you're new to Windows 8, one thing you might have noticed is that the Power menu has no Hibernate option. However, it's easy to restore the option
- 10 November 2012
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Opinion: How to turn off automatic updates in Windows
Windows Update can be a pain if it’s scheduled to work automatically. Here's how to turn off automatic updates
- 08 November 2012
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News: Microsoft to ditch Windows Live Messenger for Skype
Windows Live Messenger, formally MSN Messenger, will be shut down by Microsoft next year in favour of Skype.
- 07 November 2012
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News: Can Windows 8 Give Developers What iOS and Android Lack?
Microsoft's future hinges on attracting developers to build Windows 8 apps. But by offering financial incentives, supporting a range of programming languages and allowing developers to write code once for multiple devices, those developers may soon follow.
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Feature: Tested: Surface RT as a tablet, as a workstation
The Microsoft Surface is a Windows 8 tablet with integrated stand and keyboard running on both ARM and Intel systems. Our editors tested the £399 inc VAT 32GB Arm version - the Surface RT - over the course of a week. Here's our Microsoft Surface RT review.
- 05 November 2012
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Opinion: Inside Windows Live Essentials
Windows Live Essentials applications are a suite of tools from Microsoft designed to make Windows even more useful. Best of all every single one of them is totally free.
- 02 November 2012
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News: Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills
Microsoft likes to talk about Windows 8 as being Windows "reimagined," and in many ways it is quite a departure from its predecessors. To allow the operating system's use across a range of touchscreen devices, Microsoft radically redesigned the look and feel of the OS.
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How-Tos: Customise the Windows 7 logon screen
In Windows 7, it's relatively easy to change the default background to have your own photo on the logon screen. With a quick registry tweak, your custom image will be shown each time you log on or off your PC.
- 01 November 2012
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News: Windows 8 'more interesting than new iPads'
It was a close run thing, but Windows 8 came out on top in a PC Advisor poll hosted to find out which new product launch interested people the most.
- 31 October 2012
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Buying Advice: Windows 8 laptops and PCs buying advice
Windows 8 is here, and if you are buying a new computer you will be welcoming into your life Microsoft’s ground-breaking operating system. We put through their paces the first Windows 8 desktop PCs and laptops.
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Feature: Overview: which Windows 8 tablets, laptops and all-in-ones are on the horizon?
Last week Windows 8 was released, and in no-time dozens of hip new Windows 8 devices with touchscreens will hit the market. Tablets, laptops, so-called convertibles and all-in-one PCs with touchscreen have been announced by various manufacturers.
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Test Centre: Group test: What's the best Windows 8 PC?
PC Advisor reviews the Top 5 best Windows 6 laptops PCs you can buy in the UK right now.
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Test Centre: Group test: What's the best Windows 8 laptop?
PC Advisor reviews the Top 5 best Windows 8 laptops you can buy in the UK right now.
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Opinion: Add colour to your laptop
Want to make your laptop stand out from the crowd? With removable lids you can change your laptop design to suit your mood
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News: Microsoft sells 4 million Windows 8 upgrades
A total of 4 million Windows users have upgraded to Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8 during its opening launch weekend.
- 30 October 2012
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Opinion: Ding, dong, Wintel witch is dead!
Could it be that the Wintel duopoly of Microsoft’s Windows plus Intel’s processors, a partnership that had the personal-computer industry in a stranglehold through most of the past two decades, is dead?
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Buying Advice: Should I upgrade to Windows Phone 8?
Is it worth upgrading to Windows Phone 8? Windows Phone 8 has been extended, further developed and improved compared to version 7.5. We've taken a look at the new features and changes so you can decide.
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News: When can I get Windows Phone 8?
Last night Microsoft finally took the wraps off its much anticipated Windows Phone 8 smartphone operating system. With the promise of new and better apps, the ability to surf the same web pages and use less data, and a shared core with the company's brand-new Windows 8 desktop and tablet OS, we know you want a Windows phone. So, when can you buy a Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the UK?
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Feature: Best education software for Windows
One of the major advantages of having a Windows PC is the number and variety of applications available. There’s something for everyone, including your children.
- 29 October 2012
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Feature: What's new in Windows Phone 8? 5 new features in Windows Phone 8
Tonight at an event in San Francisco Microsoft's Joe Belfiore and Steve Ballmer revealed the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Here we focus on five new features Microsoft promoted at this evening's event.
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New Xbox One release date, specs, features and price in UK
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Surface Pro review - Microsoft tablet offers true power computing on the move
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