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The departing Microsoft chief Mr. Myerson previously stated at a May 2018 Build developer conference that Win 10 was approaching a 700 million user base mark. At the conference, Mr. Myerson stated: However, Microsoft has confirmed at a more recent June Insider Dev Tour that Windows 10 is now installed on 700 million active devices. Thus, the platform’s user base has increased that much more to take it over the 700 million milestone....

Indeed, Windows 10 Creators Update introduces 3D support to a variety of apps, allowing users to draw in Paint 3D or create very interesting presentations in PowerPoint 3D. PowerPoint will metamorphose into PowerPoint 3D next year and will allow users to add 3D images and animations to their presentations. All this is possible thanks to a new option that lets Windows 10 users insert 3D objects on their slides. The new option is very easy to use, adding a 3D image is no different than adding a regular image, the steps to follow are the same....

Even when it comes to bug fixes and improvements, build 14393 actually doesn’t enhance many aspects of the system like in previous builds. Additionally, the build also doesn’t have a lot of its own known issues, which indicates that the Anniversary Update is indeed near. Because all of that, a lot of people actually think this build could be the RTM release, which is completely reasonable to think. Here’s what Microsoft fixed in Windows 10 Preview build 14393: Improvements and fixes for PC...

The Redmond giant added a bunch of improvements to Sets which will definitely make this feature even more popular among users. Sets now have an acrylic title bar and all of your recent Microsoft Edge tabs will now be displayed when using Alt+ Tab. You can also select your windowing preferences and mute web tabs. Windows 10 Redstone 5 will also bring a new clipboard experience and this build introduces many of the upcoming changes....

When you first start Tablet Mode you’ll notice that all of your open apps and windows are in full screen mode and that all of your desktop icons are hidden. Don’t worry, you can still access your desktop using the File Explorer. In addition to desktop icons, app icons from the taskbar are missing as well, but this is done so you can have more space to work with and not launch any application by accident....

These are lightweight notifications that show you the current status of a certain Windows 10 Universal app. These notifications function the same way as badge notifications on Live Tiles. For example, if you have Windows 10’s Outlook app open and a new email arrives, the badge notification will show up. Badge notifications are shown next to app’s icon in the task bar but if you enabled notifications for that app, the notification will also show up in the Action Center (which also received significant changes and improvements in the latest Windows 10 Preview build)....

The Redmond giant has made it clear that from now onwards, Windows 10users will only receive Windows 10 full cumulative updates and express updates. Notably, the last delta update will be rolled out on April 9. From that day on, Microsoft will no longer release these updates for Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809). According to Microsoft’s schedule, April 9 will be the last delta update roll out. As stated above, the company will go forward with express updates and full cumulative updates only....

How can I pair my smartphone in Your Phone app? It’s pretty easy to do that. Just click on the Settings button from the bottom left corner of the app and then click on the Add a device button to start adding your new smartphone. For now, even though you have the graphic option to pair an iPhone, the feature only works with Android devices. Windows 10 Your Phone app has seen a lot of improvements lately, like controlling music, accessing your photos, and displaying notifications from your smartphone....

A stable version of Windows 11 will be rolling out later this year, and we will be able to upgrade for free, provided we have the necessary hardware to support the operating system. There has been endless talk about the requirements for the upcoming OS and not meeting the necessary threshold will result in users still having to rely on Windows 10 for their everyday routines. Microsoft will know if you are ready for the upgrade Although under more rigorous standards, the Windows 11 upgrade will be much more permissive than the previous OS one....

The error message displays “Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer.” The sad news is that you won’t be able to fix the problem with a simple restart of the system. The error message dates back to 2014 This is not the first time that this error message pops up because it seems that back in 2014 it appeared as well....

Read Also: Plex App for Windows 8 Receives Multiple New Features Use FLAC Player app on Windows 8 to open FLAC music files The app seems really useful as it is a really clean and simple audio player that everybody can use to play FLAC files. What I don’t like is the fact that there’s no free trial option available, as not everybody will be ready to pay $2.99 for an app without seeing what it’s worth....

Read Also: Microsoft Makes Windows Free on Phones, Small Tablets and IoT Devices The Windows 8.1 Update will be available through the Windows Update, so, if you want to make sure you don’t miss it, you need to turn off automatic updates, and on April 9, because that’s when the update will definitely be there, go ahead and search for updates manually. After that, look for “KB2919355“, this is the internal codename of the update which you need....

The Windows Device Recovery Tool is a great application if your smartphone has issues with its operating system. If you have any major problems on your smartphone, you can use the Windows Device Recovery Tool to easily revert to the previous version of the operating system, thus fixing most issues. Not that long ago, Microsoft changed the name of the Windows Phone Recovery Tool to Windows Device Recovery Tool, the first sign that Microsoft was planning to add support for additional devices to this tool....

Why Windows Media Player won’t let me change or add album art? Start the troubleshooting by changing the File Permissions for the affected albums. You need administrative permissions in order to make changes. Alternatively, use Tag Editor to change or add album arts or clear the Windows Media Player database. Read the detailed instructions for each solution below. Album art can’t be changed when a song from the album is in use 1....

Users began to report this problem on Microsoft Answers forums, by telling us the ‘symptoms’: “While in the Microsoft Store, the search option is non-functional. It will give me suggestions based on what I type, but it will find absolutely nothing. For instance, I type “f” and Facebook comes up. Yet when I touch “Facebook”, I’m told “We couldn’t find a match. Try a different spelling or search term“. This happens for every single thing I enter, whether I use the suggestion or not....

If you don’t already know, Sandbox is a lightweight virtual environment in which you can safely run applications and test potentially malicious software without affecting the system. Windows Sandbox fix is in the works But for some time now, many users can’t run the security feature because of the error code 0x80070002: This error won’t let you run Sandbox. If you’re getting error 0x80070002 in Windows Sandbox, check out this simple guide to fix it in no time....

This rumored Microsoft OS started to emerge last year that was then known as Windows Lite. The upcoming OS focuses on the web and offers a Chrome operating system-like experience with enhanced user-oriented features. Whereas the previous one was built on Windows Core OS. Santorini is the latest codename that is being used in the recently when discussing Windows Lite. The idea behind Santorini Windows Lite is basically designed for lightweight computing....

This means that there are more than 120 million downloads of Windows Store applications and almost 1.5 billion downloads per year. However, Belfiore didn’t let us know how many apps are there in the Windows Store. And we know how big the problem is with cloned apps, so quantity is nothing to brag about unless there is real quality with these apps. The Microsoft executive also said that Windows 8 and Windows 8....

New UI changes liven up the platform Those enthusiastic about software UI will be most pleased with the latest offerings as Microsoft has updated the UI on the Windows Store with the help of some minor yet significant tweaks which do a great job of refreshing platform’s overall look. New download bar There is one particular change which resonates the most with users: new download progress bars. While the original version sported a rather thick progress bar, the new alternative is thin and results in a sleeker feeling....

As if this weren’t enough good news, Microsoft just revealed that Word, Excel, and Outlook would also get some new AI-powered features as well. These cool new features will include rich insights for Excel, touches of Cortana for the Outlook app on iOS and also an Acronyms feature for Word. Preview of Insights in Excel This new service will be able to highlight the patterns detected automatically. Such a thing will make it much easier for users to explore and analyze data....