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How to disable “Get even more out of Windows” on Windows 10

Windows 10 may display a “Get even more out of Windows” prompt occasionally that displays additional services that users may set up. The prompt may be displayed on the first start of the device, after the installation of a feature update, or at random provided that it has not been turned off.

The Get even more out of Windows prompt highlights a number of services that are powered by a Microsoft Account:

  • Set up Windows Hello — Sign in faster and more securely.
  • Link your phone and PC — Help your devices work in harmony.
  • Do more across devices — Enjoy more seamless experiences.
  • Get Office 365 ready — Have your apps ready for launch.
  • Protect your files with OneDrive — Keep them backed up and accessible.

Some Windows 10 users may find the prompt useful as it allows them to set up some of these services directly. It is possible to set these up elsewhere on the system which means that the prompt’s main purpose is to get more users to discover these options and use them.

It is a good idea to disable the prompt if you don’t want to use any of the features or set up some of them already. The prompt may be superfluous in this case and is best disabled to speed things up.

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What Is SoundCloud Desktop?

SoundCloud is one of the most-popular places online for musicians to upload their creations, share them with the world, and build a following. The service is also fairly popular with podcast creators and listeners.

Users can stream music tracks or podcast episodes via the SoundCloud website in any web browser on a computer, smartphone, or tablet or via one of its official apps. Those who pay for the premium monthly SoundCloud Go or SoundCloud Go+ memberships can also download files for offline listening when using the SoundCloud apps.

SoundCloud has released an app call SoundCloud Desktop app, however, someone talking about SoundCloud Desktop could be referring to a number of different things on different devices.

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Android 8.0 disponibil si pentru laptop

Dezvoltat în regim open source, proiectul Android-x86 a trecut la versiunea Android 8.1 Oreo, permiţând utilizatorilor să ruleze aplicaţii de Android pe PC folosind cea mai recentă versiune a platformei Google pentru dispozitive mobile.

Chiar dacă nu este singurul proiect de acest tip, Android-x86 este una dintre puţinele opţiuni complet gratuite pentru rularea de aplicaţii Android pe PC, folosind o versiune curată şi sigură de Android, adaptată pentru a funcţiona corect pe platforma desktop PC.

Android-x86 8.1 RC 1 este prima ediţie publică a acestui proiect, bazată pe versiunea 8.1 a platformei Android. Încă neajunsă la forma finală, noua versiune îmbunătăţeşte gestionarea proceselor pentru aplicaţii care rulează în fundal şi modul de afişare a notificărilor. Totodată, sunt preluate şi alte caracteristici specifice versiunii Android Oreo, cum ar fi funcţia smart text selection.

Pentru a înlesni acomodarea utilizatorilor obişnuiţi cu platforma Windows, interfaţa grafică este prevăzută cu taskbar şi buton pentru sertarul cu aplicaţii. În plus, aplicaţiile de Android rulează în ferestre individuale uşor de gestionat, înlesnind folosirea PC-ului în regim multitasking.

Lista dispozitivelor suportate este ceva mai cuprinzătoare decât la versiunile anterioare: ecrane cu interfaţă multi-touch, module pentru sunet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camere web, etc.

Disponibil gratuit pentru download, Android-x86 8.1 RC 1 poate fi instalat ca sistem de operare boot-abil pe PC-uri compatibile UEFI. Desigur, cei care doresc să încerce noul OS fără a aduce modificări permanente configuraţiei software a PC-ului pot apela la una dintre aplicaţiile de tip maşină virtuală (ex. VMWare sau VirtualBox) pentru a rula Android 8.1 suprapus peste versiunea Windows deja instalată.

 

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Disable or customize Windows’ Internet Connection test to improve privacy

Whenever you start a PC running Windows, an Internet connection test is run automatically to test the Internet availability. The test tries to connect to a Microsoft website — http://www.msftncsi.com/ — to download the ncsi.txt text file from the server the website is hosted on.

Windows knows then if your computer has Internet access, local area network access, or no network access at all.

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How to edit timestamps with Windows PowerShell

The following tutorial demonstrates how you can edit file timestamps — create, last access and last write — using Windows PowerShell.

PowerShell is part of any modern version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Microsoft shifted to PowerShell away from the Command Prompt on Windows 10, but did not remove the command prompt doing so.

Windows 10 users and administrators have access to both, but the development focus lies clearly on PowerShell.

Each file on Windows, and other operating systems as well, has several timestamps associated with it. The file system keeps track of the files creation time, last access time, and last write time.

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