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There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone. Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs. All of these desktop environments are free. Have you found yourself itching to walk away from ...

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Growing up without much money leaves its mark. Even years later, the simplest comforts can still feel like luxuries you never thought you’d have. Growing up without much money shapes you in ways that ...

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As one option, you can enable File History in Windows 8.1 to back up key folders and files to external media. Alternatively, you can turn to a third-party backup software or a cloud storage service.

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The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. is a senior editor and ...

Steam has finally stopped working on several older Windows operating systems, following a warning from Valve that it planned to drop support earlier this year. With little fanfare, Windows 7 and ...