The New Look For Windows 10
The Insider Preview Build 20161 brings a new look for Windows 10 as well as a change to the taskbar and how alt-tab works. Thankfully, even when these new features are fully…
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Tag: Windows 10
Introducing The Razer THX Spatial Audio App For All Headphones
Although you may not have run into it before, Razer has been offering a 7.1 surround app which lets you effectively adjust your headset audio settings for a while now. Today they…
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Feeling A Little Edge-y At Windows Login?
Those brave souls that are part of the Windows 10 Insider user group that test the latest builds of Windows 10 have noticed some unwanted behaviour on the latest build. It seems…
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The Trials And Tribulations Of Open Source Software Development
There are two stories today looking at open source software and small developers trying to get their apps to run on Windows that are related but probably not cause and effect. RiskSense…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #589 – AMD Mini PC, Big Navi
This week we review an AMD-powered Mini PC and a new compact case from Fractal, discuss the latest rumors surrounding Intel's NUC line and AMD's upcoming "Big Navi" graphics, look into issues…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #588 – Ryzen Goes XTreme
Join us this week as we discuss the rumored Ryzen processor refresh, check out the new announcements from Arm, install the latest version of Windows 10, and more! Our sponsor this week is…
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What You Should Know About Windows 10 Version 2004
The next release of Windows 10 is Windows 10 Version 2004, and it is basically done. The build number stopped incrementing back in December, and ISOs were released in late...
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Microsoft Windows 7 Is On The Edge Of Death This Week; While Edge Is About To Be Reborn
This is a big week for Microsoft as Windows 7 hits EoL tomorrow, January 14th, and the very next day sees the beginning of the roll out of the new...
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #569 – Catching Up With David Hewlett
Actor, writer, and geek David Hewlett joins us this week to talk about the latest trends in technology, Windows 10 news, and the return of the classic 1997 Blade Runner game. 00:00:06 -…
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Microsoft’s Christmas Present, The Return Of Ads
You may recall the outrage last year when Microsoft started inserting ads of their other products into the mail and calendar apps which ship with Windows 10, which they finally removed after…
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Microsoft Updates Supported CPU Page for Windows 10 1909
There is a page on the Hardware Dev Center where Microsoft outlines the CPUs that are supported for any given Windows release. The document is a bit confusing for end-users...
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1909 Now Named Windows 10 November 2019 Update
The next feature update to Windows 10 will be called the Windows 10 November 2019 Update. This falls in line with the previous three names: the April 2018 Update, the...
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Upcoming Windows 10 19H2 Update Adds Optimizations for Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0’s Favored Cores
Microsoft’s imminent Windows 10 19H2 update (bringing the OS to version 1909) is set to rollout later this month and is set to bring bug fixes, UI tweaks, and performance optimizations to…
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Windows Update Déjà Vu, Though They Claim It Is Brand New
Rejoice Windows 10 users, for we will be seeing a return of sanity to Windows Update thanks to a 'brand new' feature coming soon to Windows 10. No longer will the contents…
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Feeling Edge-y Today?
How's that for an incentive to try Microsoft's new beta version of Edge meets Chromium? Not only can you scream and yell about the interface and compatibility, but you have a chance…
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Microsoft Is Painting WordPad Into A Corner
Microsoft is more or less keeping their word that Paint will not be going away, but they are making it an optional feature in upcoming builds. It seems that both WordPad and…
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Cortana, Are Windows 10 Updates A Joke To You?
Windows 10 Build 18956 is arriving for those on the Fast Ring, including The Register who took a look at the upcoming update. If you are looking for improvements that actually have…
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That New SWAPGS Spectre Flaw Was Already Patched
We only found out about the SWAPGS variant of Spectre V1 which affects Intel processors yesterday, but apparently Microsoft quietly pushed a Windows 10 patch for it last month. The...
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