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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser]. [7 Tutorials - Help and How To For Windows & Windows Phone] This week's articles: [Best of the Web for Windows users - 4 - 10 September 2016] Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Sep 11, 2016 12:42 pm [News] This week we have learned that Microsoft's Surface all-in-one PC will headline the October hardware launch and that the Skype team is working on a competitor for Slack. On a less positive note, security engineers have revealed that snatching the login credentials of a locked Windows computer just got easier and faster, thanks to a technique that requires only $50 worth of hardware and takes less than 30 seconds to carry out. To see more details, as well as other interesting news, read this week’s recap: [How to disable the ribbon from File Explorer in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1] Published by Codrut Neagu on Sep 09, 2016 03:00 pm [File Explorer] Have you ever thought about making the File Explorer in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 look and work more like the Windows Explorer from Windows 7? If only you could remove its ribbon and get rid of all those large buttons shown on it… Some users want that and today we have good news for you: there is a very simple solution for it, called Ribbon Disabler. It’s a free tool developed by the guys at Winaero and, in this guide we’ll show you what it does, where to get it and how to use it to disable the ribbon: [Free Android game of the month - Reviewing Legacy of the beast] Published by Attila Szász on Sep 09, 2016 02:03 pm [Legacy of the beast] When designers create a game that is based on a book, a movie or even a band, there are some risks assumed - mostly that it might appeal only to the fans of that particular thing it will be based on. Today’s subject is Legacy of the beast, an action-RPG that focuses on one of the legendary metal bands of our time and their mascot: Iron Maiden. Even though the musical genre is a niche one, the developers at Roadhouse Games managed to create something that will make anyone who likes these kinds of games happy - metalheads included! Read our review to get to know Legacy of the beast for Android: [Reviewing ASUS RP-AC68U - The range extender that you can't ignore!] Published by Ciprian Adrian Rusen on Sep 08, 2016 12:53 pm [ASUS RP-AC68U] We love it when we get to test premium networking devices like the fastest wireless routers in the world or the latest and the greatest in the world of repeaters and range extenders. Today, we will review for you the latest top-tier range extender from ASUS: RP-AC68U. It’s an impressive device that’s inspired by the Republic of Gamers lineup of devices from ASUS. The specs are definitely worthy of a premium device and we could hardly wait to get our hands on it and evaluate it. After more than a week of daily use, here’s what we have to say about ASUS RP-AC68U: [How to use the notifications from the Action Center in Windows 10] Published by Codrut Neagu on Sep 07, 2016 10:59 am [Notification area] If you use a smartphone or a tablet, then you are already acquainted with what notifications are and you probably see them regularly. But, for a desktop PC user, this is something completely new, at least if you didn’t use Windows 10 until now. Because Windows 10 has its own notifications system that helps you always be on top of things. Read on, and by the end of this article, you’ll know more about what Windows 10's notifications are, as well as how to open them, view them and clear them so that they get out of your way: [The complete guide to personalizing the taskbar in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7] Published by Codrut Neagu on Sep 06, 2016 10:52 am [Taskbar] Microsoft made some great improvements in the taskbar with Windows 7, making it much more versatile and useful than the taskbar in previous Windows versions. Although there weren't nearly as many changes between Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, because they got it so nearly right the first time, there are a few things that have changed in Windows 8.1. One of the major improvements in the taskbar is in the way it can be customized. Since most people work more productively when their tools are arranged according to their own preferences, let's take a look at what can be done with the taskbar both in Windows 7 and in Windows 8.1: [How to add a child account to your Windows 10 PC, in 3 steps] Published by Codrut Neagu on Sep 05, 2016 02:00 pm [Parental Control] We’ve always found the family features and settings from Microsoft to be rather complicated and not so easy to understand. However, in Windows 10 things changed, and they changed for the better. For starters, adding a child account to your Windows 10 PC or device is a lot easier than it used to, in previous versions of Windows. A few clicks or taps, a few settings to be made, and your child can use your Windows 10 computer, safely and on your terms. Let’s start this guide in which we’ll show you the proper way to add a child account in Windows 10: [How to use and configure Quiet Hours in Windows 10 Mobile] Published by Codrut Neagu on Sep 05, 2016 12:00 pm [Hours] There are times when you don’t want to be disturbed by anything in your life, especially not by the notifications on your smartphone. Maybe you want to do your work without being interrupted, or maybe you just want to sleep without hearing Facebook notifications all the time. Fortunately, Windows 10 Mobile offers a feature called Quiet hours, that does just what it says: it silences your smartphone during the time frame you specify. Here’s how to use and configure the Quiet hours on your Windows 10 Mobile smartphone: Last month's most popular articles: [15 Reasons why you should get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update today] [5 Issues that make Microsoft Edge a worse web browser than others] [How to get the Anniversary Update today with the Windows 10 Update Assistant] Looking for a Windows 10 manual? Except where otherwise noted, all content is provided "as is", with no warranties, and it is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International]. If you use materials published from this site for noncommercial purposes, you are kindly asked to mention our site as the source and post a link to the original article(s). [MailChimp Email Marketing] You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list] | [update subscription preferences] | [view email in browser]