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Microsoft has announced it will include two single-button options in Windows 8 to help users cope with a serious computer crash. Both will reinstall Windows, including one option that allows users to retain some data. The buttons will be accessible ... within normal Windows operations. But if problems with Windows 8 become serious enough that a user can't get into the operating system, the two new system recovery buttons will also be available in Windows RE (recovery environment). The recovery environment is a standalone menu that PCs can load even when they aren't able to boot the full Windows ... (view more)

Angry Birds Theme for Windows 7 Are you having lots of fun with 2011's most addictive mobile video game, Angry Birds? Then try this brand new, free Angry Birds theme for Windows 7. Like other themes for the operating system, this one can be used ... only in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions. http://microsoft.com SMPlayer 0.6.9 SMPlayer is a complete, light-weight media player providing both basic features, like video playback, and more advanced features, like configurable subtitles. One of the most interesting reasons to install SMPlayer: it remembers the ... (view more)

Facebook Messenger for Windows 7 1.2.203 This software provides a chance to chat with your Facebook friends, right from your Windows 7 desktop, using the official chat client from Facebook -- before the final version is officially released to the ... public. You get instant access to notifications, friend requests, news feed, a Facebook ticker, Message Counter, and Search. The software even docks as sidebar. More info about this program is available from Facebook's website . http://dragon.ak.fbcdn.net Defogger If you use CD or DVD emulation software, you may have trouble getting accurate results ... (view more)

Microsoft Desktops 1.02 Microsoft Desktops is a virtual desktop manager, allowing you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the ... third, and more, all without wading through the clutter of all the windows you're not using. http://www.microsoft.com Windows Live Movie Maker 15.4.3538.0513 Quickly add photos and footage from your PC or camera into Movie Maker, then fine tune your footage to be just the way you want it. You can move elements around, speed them up or slow them down ... (view more)

Picking a password that is both memorable and resistant to cracking is a difficult task. It seems easy to forget a random series of letters and numbers, and it's just as easy to guess (or 'crack') memorable passwords, such as your birthplace, your ... dog's name, or your favorite ball club. So it's helpful that Microsoft is expanding password management in Windows 8 by introducing "picture-based account unlocking," which allows PC users to draw circles, lines, and dots in place of text passwords. Drawing Passwords Hard to Guess Microsoft suggests that accessing an account via a ... (view more)

Millions of users now running outdated versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) web browser will soon be forced by Microsoft to use newer versions of its proprietary browser. Older versions of Internet Explorer -- especially IE6, which was the ... default Internet Explorer that was bundled with Windows XP -- are extremely vulnerable to serious security threats and should not be used. Users who accept automatic updates of Windows, including its monthly security patches, will find their copy of Internet Explorer updated to a newer edition. Windows Vista or Windows 7 users will receive the ... (view more)

Update 2012/10/06: Announcing Acronis True Image Home 2013. It's finally here!!! Currently we are working on Acronis True Image 2013 review, so please read the below previous version's review. It explains how Acronis True Image disk imaging works ... and why it's completely different than standard backup software (and why it's critically important to understand this concept). Have you ever wanted to upgrade to a newer, larger hard drive and have all your data moved over, but didn't know how? Has your computer ever been infected with spyware / malware and it made Windows inoperable or full of ... (view more)

A leading tech analyst firm has predicted Windows 8 will fail to make a splash among ordinary consumers. The reasoning is that the most prominent new feature in Windows 8 is unlikely to be interesting enough to entice users to upgrade. The ... unflattering prediction comes from IDC, which has published a list of 10 predictions for 2012. The comments are only a matter of opinion and are thus largely speculative, however, they carry considerable weight with financial investors. Metro Interface Not Attractive To Most Users Writing about the new edition of Microsoft's operating system, IDC didn't say ... (view more)

Update 12/5/2011 @ 9:25PM EST: Note that the link to the $99 deal we reported earlier today appears to be down. For now, you can read below about the deal and we will repost an updated link when it becomes available. Apologies for the inconvenience! ... We're just as bummed to find out the link isn't working. (From earlier today): Special Holiday 2011 Update: We just found out Amazon has Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack for $99. This is not only the lowest price ever, it's an incredibly AMAZING deal! In short, The Family Pack allows you to run Windows 7 on 3 separate PCs but you pay 1 low price ... (view more)

Windows 8 will apparently be much simpler to install and does not require faster hardware specifications than Windows 7, allowing some XP machines to run the new operating system (OS). The changes center around allowing most people to simply ... download Windows 8, unlike previous upgrades that involved great complexity. For example, a user might have to download and run an Upgrade Advisor tool; save files and settings; run the set-up and installation; and finally reinstall all applications and settings. A process like this might involve 60 or so separate screens, many of them repetitive. Windows ... (view more)