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What Do We Know About the Windows 10 App Archive? Twitter user @cadenzza found the feature in Windows 10 Preview Build 20201, and posted a screenshot of the feature in a tweet: While Microsoft hasn’t officially discussed this feature anywhere, you can get a good idea of what it does by its description alone. Any apps you don’t use will be archived away with all your data saved. When you want to use it again, Windows 10 will redownload the program....

These figures were published as part of Steam’s monthly Hardware & Software Survey, which anonymously collects data on the platforms its app is running on. With an estimated 120 monthly active users, it serves as a good estimate of market share, albeit one that’s limited to gaming fans. Until Microsoft decides to release official data, it’s a useful way to monitor Windows 11 uptake. However, Microsoft has indicated that Windows is used monthly on 1....

Highlights…. Microsoft releases Windows 11 and allows free updates for systems with TPM 2. 0 only. Tech Enthusiasts discover a way to hack the Registry and bypass the TPM restriction. Microsoft introduces a watermark that will reflect on all unsupported PCs running Windows 11. Techies find a way to temporarily disable the watermark through Registry. Microsoft can/might reintroduce the Watermark after every major update by resetting the Registry. Windows 11 Can be Installed On Systems with TPM 2....

We explain how to make a monitor look good when in use with both a Windows PC and a Mac. QUESTION I recently bought a 27in ViewSonic monitor, which I use primarily on my Windows PC, but occasionally on my MacBook Pro. I’ve been really pleased with the picture quality under Windows. Text is sharp and readable, but without any jagged edges. Unfortunately, the same display looks horrible on my Mac....

We’ll look at all the factors to figure out how worried Nintendo needs to be about Valve’s handheld Switch competitor. The Steam Deck vs. the Nintendo Switch If you’re not 100% familiar already, the Steam Deck from Valve is a handheld gaming PC running SteamOS, Valve’s own Linux-based operating system. The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo’s eighth-generation handheld/home console hybrid system released back in 2017. Both systems aim to bring games that were traditionally thought of as home experiences into your hands....

And we’ve got the fixes you can try to eradicate this error issue without much hassle. What is Code 45 Error? This error occurs when your computer system doesn’t read or acknowledge the device you’ve connected to it by claiming that the device either not connected or was probably connected previously and cannot be located now. It can be caused by a malfunction in the relevant Windows registry as well....

According to Steam’s monthly ‘Hardware and Software Survey’, Windows 11 accounts for just over 20% of all devices. That’s an increase of 0.6% compared to the previous month, with Windows 10 continuing to grow from its lofty 76% market share. People who download Steam might not be representative of the general population, given its focus on video games. But a more general report from AdDuplex paints a similar picture....

For apps that haven’t been touched in months or even years, deleting them is a no-brainer. But for those that you only use occasionally, the decision becomes much more difficult. Most people will end up keeping the app installed, using an external drive or cloud storage to free up space elsewhere. However, there is an alternative. In Windows 11, Microsoft can automatically archive apps you rarely used instead – this uninstalls it without removing all the system files from your device....

Its first attempt was Windows RT, which was a cut-down version that ran on ARM processors rather than the usual Intel x86 chips that most laptops and PCs use. RT was a failure, but although many predicted that the end of RT meant the end of Windows on ARM, it certainly wasn’t. Anyway, the whole reason RT existed was so Windows could compete with the Chromebooks and tablets of the time....

But what about Microsoft and Windows 8 phone? Will it be a hit unlike its previous model? I guess the wait is going to be a little longer, until this time next year, when the firm actually launches its Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices. On Wednesday, when Nokia launched its Lumia models, Microsoft’s CEO also joined the conference. Everyone knows how important the success of Lumia is for Microsoft as it will help Windows 8 Phone regain its footing into the market of smartphones....

Windows Forms is a UI framework that allows you to create desktop applications. You can implement themes in a Windows form app by creating selectable buttons for each theme. When the user selects a theme, you can change the background color or text color properties of each element to match the selected theme. How to Set Up the Windows Form Project First, create a new Windows form app. Populate the new project with some basic controls, such as buttons and labels....

In a bid to set apart the overall feel for how the desktop looks and sounds during the later hours of the day, Microsoft has decided to implement new sounds that better reflect the desktop’s appearance, alongside the taskbar and wallpaper utilizing darker colors. As Microsoft told BleepingComputer (opens in new tab) recently, the aim is to provide a calm experience while still being able to notify users of whatever they need to hear....

The terms wired and wireless home security systems typically describe two parts of an alarm system – the hardware and the monitoring services. For this article, we will be looking at the physical installation of both wired and wireless security systems, and the benefits and drawbacks of each. If you want to do it yourself, you can check out our guide to the best wireless security cameras (opens in new tab)....

So, what will Windows 11 offer? Quite a lot, it turns out. One of the biggest changes is its new look. The Start menu will now be in the center of the screen as we saw as part of the Windows 11 leak last week (opens in new tab). The general consensus seems to be that this should be far more practical for those using touchscreens to interact with Windows although we’re not convinced that many people have strayed away from the conventional mouse or trackpad option just yet....