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Windows XP usage share falls by record amount

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

Microsoft’s Windows XP lost an unprecedented amount of online usage share last month, a Web metrics company stated. The aging operating system — it turned 10 several weeks ago — lost almost 2 percentage points during September to end the … Continue reading →

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Windows Logo Key Shortcuts

Posted on September 3, 2011 by admin

One of the more powerful, and probably least used, set of keyboard shortcuts involves the Windows Logo key, which is common on most keyboards packaged with a Windows-based personal computer these days. Below is a list of the keyboard shortcut … Continue reading →

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Windows XP continues to be the operating system that just won’t die

Posted on August 29, 2011 by admin

This is a guest post by Mark Kaelin from TechRepublic: Over the past two years or so, I have polled TechRepublic members reading the Microsoft Windows Blog about Windows XP. And each poll result has basically told the same story: … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 – Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has arrived

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released by Microsoft on Tuesday, 22nd February 2011. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Microsoft states on it’s website that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important … Continue reading →

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Ohh … my logon screen’s all black!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

I was logging on to a Windows Server the other day and after pressing CTRL + ALT + Delete I was surprised to see the logon screen below. As you can see from the image above the logo is clearly … Continue reading →

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