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Microsoft will host an event in London at the end of October and beginning of November, the latest in its annual ‘Future Decoded’ series. The event will also feature a Surface-focused keynote, The Verge  reports, at which it will unveil at least one new hardware device. The most recent update to the Surface line was the new Surface Pro, the fifth generation of Microsoft’s tablet convertible, which was released in June. At the time, Microsoft also announced that a version of the Surface Pro with a built-in LTE connection would be coming later, so it seems likely that this device will get a debut at this October event. But there could be more in store, too: The Surface Book hasn’t had an update since last year, so it stands to reason that the notebook/tablet performance-focused hybrid might get a refresh. The Verge says we might also see an update to the Surface Hub, its large business-focused interactive display. Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro f...

Of all the hardware components that make up a PC (or a smartphone, or just about any modern smart gadget), one of the most important is RAM. Short for Random Access Memory,  RAM  is essentially a type of computer storage which has data read and write speeds that are orders of magnitude faster than that of other storage media such as SSDs and HDDs. Therefore, RAM is critical to the 'speed' of a device. And this is why modern PCs (such as high-end gaming laptops and workstations) and smartphones (like the OnePlus 3T and  Asus  Zenfone AR) come with oodles of RAM. But as important as RAM is to running a big game or a heavy-software application on a PC, you can't install more RAM than what's supported by your computer (or more specifically, its motherboard). For instance, if the motherboard of your laptop or desktop supports a maximum of 8GB RAM, you just can't have 16GB of RAM (unless of course, you go for a hardware upgrade). But what if you could make intensive prog...

Delete an entire word  Instead of deleting a single letter, pressing CTRL + BKSP will delete the entire word behind the cursor. This makes deleting text quicker if you screw up a whole word. Move Cursor to beginning of the next or previous word  Moving the cursor around manually while typing is a great way to make your work take longer than it needs to. To speed of the process, move the cursor around with keyboard shortcuts. To move it to the beginning of the previous word, use CTRL + Left Arrow. To move it to the beginning of the next word, use CTRL + Right Arrow. In OS X you can accomplish the same using the Option key. Making sub and superscript text  If you need to make sub or superscript text (think exponents for superscript), press CTRL + = for subscript and CTRL + SHIFT + = for superscript. Paste plain text of what was copied  When you copy text from any source, programs will usually copy any formatting that comes with it. To paste this as plain text, pr...

Windows 10 has arrived. Whether you’re jumping the line or still trying to decide if you should upgrade, chances are you’ve heard about some of the best new features of Windows 10. Here are some of the really awesome ones you might not have heard about. Search For and Pin Specific Sections of the Settings App Veteran Windows users will recognize that the Control Panel is the place to find nearly any setting you could possibly want to tweak. However, with Windows 10, Microsoft is moving more and more of these items to the Settings app. While the Control Panel still exists, Settings is featured more prominently in the Start Menu, and it’s easier to navigate anyway. More importantly, though, you can pin sub-sections of the Settings app to your Start Menu. For example, say you want to have a quick shortcut to Windows Update. To do that, you’d follow these steps: Search the Start Menu for “updates” and click on “Check for Updates.” The Windows...

All of us have some files and folders that we consider private. They can be anything from our business documents to pictures of friends and family. These are files that we don't want other people using our computer to know about. As Windows offers no way to protect our private information, most of us get in awkward situations when these files are discovered by unwanted people. Surely, you can store this information in a hidden folder. The only problem is that anyone can easily search the contents of a hidden folder using Windows Search itself. The only viable solution is storing this content in a password protected folder so that only those people knowing the password of the folder can access it. There are many folder locking programs available online but the problem is that most of the good ones are paid. Even if you do manage to get a good free one, you will be looked at suspiciously when people see a folder locker in the list of your installed programs. If you too find ...

With this trick, you can disable access to your USB(Universal Serial Bus) ports on your Windows based PC to prevent people from taking out data without permission or spreading viruses through the use of USB (pen and flash) drives.  To use this trick to  disable USB ports , follow the steps given below:- Click on  Start . Click on  Run . If you cannot find RUN, type it in the search box. Type "regedit" without quotes. This will launch the Registry Editor. Navigate to    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\usbstor. In the work area, double click on  Start . In the  Value Data  box, enter 4. Click on  OK . Close  Registry Editor and refresh your desktop. To re-enable access to your USB ports, enter 3 in the  Value Data  box in  Step 6 . Try it yourself to make your PC invulnerable from data theft and malware which spread through USB ports. This works on Windows XP, Windows Vista,...