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Microsoft Releases IE11 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit for Windows 7

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An archived BBC News video streamed to Windows Media Player for Windows Mobile 5 (at 230kb/s). This street scene is a prelude to the report of the EU Summit, Brussels, that ended 22 June 07.

Microsoft Releases IE11 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit for Windows 7

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Microsoft today released the Internet Explorer 11 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit for Windows 7. You can download it now from the Microsoft Download Center. As its name implies, the toolkit can be used to prevent Internet Explorer 11 from being …

How to Stop Notifications in Windows 8.1

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It seems like Microsoft learned a lot about what worked with Windows Phone and improved on it before in Windows 8. The operating system features customization options abound, and persistent options for sharing photos and connecting with devices are …

Windows 8.1's first big update called 'GA Rollup A' leaks onto the internet

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We were just talking about this earlier today. Windows 8.1 is set to roll out to current Windows 8 users on October 17th, with general availability on October 18th, however, Microsoft will also be rolling out a GA Rollup A update for the operating system.

Windows 8.1 'GA Rollup A' update will finalize the Windows 8.1 code, comes

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Windows 8.1 is set to roll out to current Windows 8 users on October 17th, with general availability on October 18th. However, did you know that the operating system update isn't necessarily finished yet even though it has already hit RTM (Release To …