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VMware Won’t Charge to Support New Operating Systems
When it comes to operating systems, some people don’t like running just the one. This means that when you want to run a piece of software, you often either load up an alternative operating system or run one within another. If you want to run one inside another, companies and…
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Now Kindles Are Crashing Windows 10 Anniversary Update
The list of things that break the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is getting longer by the day. The update only launched for regular users a few weeks ago, but already users are reporting faults with webcams, Xbox Controllers, SSDs, and the GameDVR function. Now have another factor to add to…
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How to Disable Windows 10’s Faulty GameDVR
The Anniversary Update for Windows 10 (update 1607) was introduced at the end of July and, despite its numerous fixes and improvements, has caused issues for users, including webcam failures, Xbox controller bugs, and SSD freezes. One new feature of the operating system’s update is that the GameDVR video recording…
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Breaking Webcams
A vast number of PC users have experienced webcam problems following installation of the new Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The problem is thought to be caused by Microsoft’s decision to eschew MPEG and H.264 encoding and replace it with NV12 and YUY2, and was first determined by Thurrott’s Brad Sams.…
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Causes SSD Freezes
Microsoft has revealed that a number of PC users have experienced freezing issues when installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on solid state drives (SSDs), and advises affected users roll back to the previous version of the operating system, which can be performed easily within the first ten days after…
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Microsoft Reduce Windows 10 Rollback Period
After the recent end of the Windows 10 free upgrade campaign, Microsoft has now cut the length of the rollback period from Windows 10 upgrades by two-thirds, with the original 30-days reduced to just 10. When a user upgraded to Windows 10, they would have been able to roll-back their…
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