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Microsoft urges users to uninstall Chrome due to battery drain issues

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According to Microsoft, Google's Chrome browser is the reason behind laptop battery getting drained quickly. Post the Windows 10 update, Microsoft started using pop-up dialogue boxes to urge users to uninstall Chrome browser. Microsoft ran tests to compare battery life by running various browsers (including Chrome, Opera, Firefox) on the laptops and claimed that Microsoft Edge provided 36 percent more browsing time. For more insights visit : Express.co.uk

How to convert Android to Windows phone 8

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The all new metro interface of Windows phone 8 has caught the attention of one and all. But in case you own an Android device,don't scratch your head off! You are in for some fun!

How to take screenshots on Windows 8 without using any software

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Capturing screenshots may be not your favorite task to perform, but there may arise several situations when you might need to capture whatever is displayed on your screen. For the first time windows developers have added an in built feature of taking screenshots in Windows 8.

How to delete duplicate files on your PC

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Fed up of those duplicate files eating up space on your system?? You don't need waste your precious time searching out each one of them, instead act smart and use a software called "DoubleKiller". This is an easy to use software which allows you to kill those unnecessary duplicate files, in just a few clicks.

How to enable hibernate mode in Windows 7 and vista

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Though Windows 8 is catching up fast, Windows 7 and vista still have dedicated followers and users around the globe. At home, people use their desktops for work or casual purposes and Windows 8, being touch friendly doesn't score too much on mouse and keyboard friendly systems. Hence, Windows 7 and vista still run on such systems and will continue to do so. Hibernate mode is a great utility for people who don't like to close up their work before shutting down their PCs'. It helps to save the current context so that next time when you boot up your PC, you get whatever you were working on. (  TF3TDZRTM3UM )

Nokia Lumia 920: Top 5 features

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Nokia Lumia 920 is finally here! After struggling in the smartphone market for quite a while, Nokia hopes to regain market share with its flagship device running the Windows 8 operating system. The phone also boasts some standout features that'll surely leave smartphone enthusiasts awestruck!

Chat with Facebook messenger for Windows 7

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Are you annoyed off the conventional chat application on Facebook? If you are looking for something flexible like MSN messenger so that you can avoid logging into Facebook every now and then to catch up with your friends, then Facebook messenger for Windows 7 is here for you!

Top 5 games for Windows Phone owners

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With the launch of Windows Phone 8, tech enthusiasts and Windows Phone lovers found another reason to rejoice. Though the OS is still not as polished, it does offer some startling features out of the box. The metro user interface rocks big time, the homescreen tiles ( colour & shape) can be tailored according to your taste and numerous applications including Facebook and Twitter seamlessly integrate with Windows phone.

Trick to create password protected folder on Windows 7

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Windows 7 is one of the most widely used computer operating systems in the world. Due to its standout features, ease of use and trusted brand-Microsoft, Windows 7 is a powerful package all together. Though Windows 7 is almost a perfect OS, it does lack a few minor features and one of them is creating a password protected folder. You do have the option of creating separate accounts, but the option of creating password protected folders is missing out. Many softwares are available in on the web that allow you to create password protected folders, but in this post I'll tell you how to make password protected folders on Windows 7 and that too without any softwares! Just follow the steps given below:- 1) You need to create a new folder and save is anywhere with any name. 2) Now, open the folder and right click in the blank area inside it. 3) In the menu that pops up, select New-> Text Document. 4) Open the text document you created by double clicking on it, ...

How to convert Android to Windows Phone

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Windows phone 7 is catching up fast in the mobile OS market. With its intriguing charm, snappy transformations, metro user interface, it has left many in awe and gasping for more! But with majority Android users out there, it would be tough to change places with Windows Phone owing to the great features Android comes bundled with. But still you can have a taste of Windows Phone 7 on your Android! Yup, that's true! An app called "Launcher 7" is bound to give you the true Windows Phone 7 experience, without spending a buck! Launcher 7 is a Windows phone 7 style launcher for Android. One standout feature of this launcher is that it completely replaces the existing Android home screens with Windows phone 7 type "metro" user interface. In the default mode, the background screen is black with tiles in green colour, but you have the option of customizing the tiles, the way you want. You can also change the tile colour, status visibil...

Trick to increase internet speed on Windows

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by TechStormer TS Are you pissed off with the internet speed on your Windows??? Even though you have a great data connection do you still want to increase the speed of your internet?? Well, computer science is lifeless without tricks. In this article, I've provided you a simple trick that you'll need to implement on Windows. After you've done with the procedure I've provided below, just observe the changes in the internet speed ( believe me, the difference is large!). STEP 1) Start up your PC and click on the "start" button on the desktop. STEP 2)  Now open the "run" window and type in " gpedit.msc"  and press ok. This will open the Local Group Policy Editor window. STEP 3) Open Local Computer Policy-> Computer Configuration-> Administrative templates->Network->  QoS Package Scheduler-> Limit Reservable Bandwidth. STEP 4) The Limit Reservable Bandwidth screen will pop up. STEP 5) You'll find th...