Along came the complexity of creating and configuring a virtual machine. For the past few years, I have been using Oracle’s VirtualBox to spin up VMs because it’s so much faster on all fronts, including creating the virtual disk, configuring memory, and choosing your image. The next revision of Windows 10, called the Creators Update, hopes to make things a little easier. Based on my initial testing, the new Quick Create feature is definitely on the right path, but it’s still noticeably in its early days....

Here, we’ll cover how to add sections in Microsoft Forms as well as rearrange them or remove them if needed. Benefits of Sections in Microsoft Forms If you have a short form, survey, or math quiz, sections may not be necessary. But you can use them no matter what size your form. Here are just a few benefits of sections in Microsoft Forms. Break down longer forms. This can make your respondents feel less overwhelmed....

Imagine no longer having to fumble in the dark to turn on your flashlight app. Or no longer running out of battery power because you left Wi-Fi turned on when you didn’t really need it. Tasker lets you transform your phone into an automated assistant that takes care of the smaller details automatically so that you don’t have to. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to use Tasker to automate your Android phone....

Files App The list of third-party cloud services that support the Files app continues to grow. It includes services like Box, DropBox, OneDrive, ibi, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Drive, and more. When there’s an available third-party app on your device, you’ll see a link for More Locations show up under Locations in the Files app. Locations Under Locations, you’ll find the links, On My iPhone (or iPad), iCloud Drive, and Recent Deleted....

Use Split Screen to View Apps Side-by-Side on iPad To get started put your iPad in the horizontal mode. Then open an app on the iPad and swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up the dock. Next, tap and hold an app from the dock drag it onto the currently open app. If you drag it to the top of the screen it will open the second app into an overview screen....

If you’re using a Mac, it’s easy to find out your Wi-Fi password as long as you know your account password and your account has administrative rights. Today we’ll show you two ways to do it, one using a graphical user interface (Keychain Access) and one using a command in the Terminal. View Your Wi-Fi Password Using Keychain Access Open the Keychain Access app. Select System on the left. The right pane shows a list of the networks you’ve connected to or have connected to in the past....

Note: For this article, I’m using an Apple TV, but the process is virtually the same on other platforms and on the web. Watch Free Movies and TV with Plex If you have your Plex server up and running you can start viewing the free content. On whichever device you have the Plex app installed. We have an article on how to set up Plex. It’s a few years old but the steps will give you an idea of how to get started....

The first thing I noticed when I downloaded this app was that there was hardly any free content. That’s to be expected – it is Hulu Plus, after all. There were just a few free videos to watch, but nothing mind-blowing. Sign up for Hulu Plus on your Android-based smartphone or tablet if you don’t have an account already. Or sign up on your desktop and just connect the app to your account....

I found the repurchase behavior figures of the same study quite interesting. It would seem that Android users are the most loyal to their type of smartphone when it comes to buying a new device. 89% will buy another phone running Google’s platform, while only 84% of iPhone users will buy another one of Apple’s smartphones. BlackBerry users are third, at 61%. Also interesting is that 33% of Symbian S60 users and 36% of Palm Pre users would buy an iPhone....

Create Automatic Restore Points for Windows 10 Pro It’s usually not turned on by default, so the first thing you need to do is enable System Restore. Hit the Windows Key and type: restore point and hit Enter. Then click the Configure button and make sure System Protection is marked. There you can also set the amount of disk space used for the restore point backup. If you’re running Windows 10 Pro you can set this up using Group Policy....

Merging to HDR We’ll be using layer masks and some other adjustments to achieve the HDR effect. I have my two photos ready as follows – under and overexposed. I’ll drag the first one into Photoshop. And then drag the second (overexposed image) on top of it. Press the Enter / Return key to place the image after you see these guides. Make sure the images are placed on top of each other correctly....

Microsoft has plans to release a commercial version of the Kinect SDK, but hasn’t said a word about when it’ll be available. “Microsoft’s investments in natural user interfaces are vital to our long-term vision of creating computers that are intuitive to use and able to do far more for us,” said Mundie. “The fruits of these research investments are manifesting across many of our products, Kinect for Xbox 360 among them....

Available for purchase are three new versions of Microsoft Office 2013. Home and Student edition – $139.99 (does not include Outlook)Home and Business edition – $219.99Professional Edition – $399.99 But it doesn’t end there. The highlight of this launch for Microsoft is its new subscription service, Office 365, which is finally leaving beta. Pricing for the new 365 subscriptions (which include Office 2013) Home Premium 365 – $8.33 per month, or $99 per yearSmall Business Premium 365 – $12....

According to the release notes, Microsoft says: This feature might seem redundant since you need your fingerprint to unlock your device in the first place. That’s all well and good if you never share your phone with anyone. However, if you do share you phone, this extra security measure is an excellent addition. For example, you certainly wouldn’t want your kid fumbling with your phone and sending a funky email to your boss....

Microsoft has decided to pull the update from its servers while it investigates the issues and comes up with a way to fix them. Microsoft Investigating Windows 10 Mobile 10586.29 According to Microsoft Community Forum moderator Mike Mongeau: Some of the problems Lumia users are experiencing include seeing low storage notifications, the update getting stuck at 0%, or the update not being offered at all. For those of you who still see the low storage notification: while bothersome you can safely ignore this message....

KB5004745 for Windows 11 Insiders The main change to note here are the Start menu has a search field at the top. Here is a look at the old Start menu without the Search field: And here is what the new Start menu looks like: Also, notable features include the taskbar now displays across multiple monitors, right-click once again to get the Refresh option and Snap Layouts supports three apps on top of each other in portrait mode....

However, there is one major change to Windows Security Center. In today’s blog post, Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc note: “Products that have not yet implemented this will not appear in the Windows Security UI, and Windows Defender Antivirus will remain enabled side-by-side with these products.” For testing you can disable it by creating the following Registry key and rebooting: Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17672 Here is the list of some of the other changes and improvement to expect in this build:...

For a couple weeks now, however, users have been reporting problems trying to download the ISO file for Windows 10 directly. Our forum tutorial which describes the process for choosing your language, edition, and architecture, no longer works on Windows 7 and later versions (Windows 8, 8.1 and 10). Instead, users are directed to use Media Creation Tool, which provides similar functionality, but can sometimes be glitchy or produce corrupt ISO files....

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17634 Search in Windows 10 Calendar allows you to find future and past events by searching for the name, location, people, or other keywords of the event. Ones that match your query will be highlighted, while ones that do not will be greyed out. Microsoft adds, “Search will work for Outlook, Hotmail, Live and Office 365 accounts. We do not yet support searching Exchange Server, Gmail, Yahoo or other IMAP calendars....

A lot of similarities – but Microsoft is stealing from Apple way to late. This is a must watch for any geek who follows the Microsoft versus Apple Rivalry. via Read Write Web What is your take? It’s very interesting to see the similarities and Microsoft ripping off Apple’s terminology. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/06/21/padd-tablet-ipad-surface_imgur_610x269.jpg MS created the tablet market from what I remember and Jobs got the idea for the ipad form an MS employee that told him about the courier project....