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[ How To?? ] Install Windows 10 On Mac

This is a workaround using Windows To Go, and the process for doing so is a bit more in-depth than it is for installing proper Boot Camp on your Mac’s internal disk, but it’s still very easy to do, and only takes about 30-40 minutes. In this hands-on step-by-step walkthrough, we show you how to install Windows 10 on your Mac using an external drive. Note: Before you do anything, back up your Mac just to be safe. Stuff you’ll need An eligible Mac An external drive (preferably an SSD like the speedy Samsung T5) Windows 10 ISO VMWare Fusion (30-Day Trial) WinToUSB Macs that support Windows 10 For more details, visit  Apple’s Boot Camp support page for Windows 10 . MacBook Pro (2012 and later) MacBook Air (2012 and later) MacBook (2015 and later) iMac (2012 and later) Mac mini (2012 and later) Mac mini Server (Late 2012) Mac Pro (Late 2013) Download necessary files and save to desktop Step 01:  Venture over to Microsoft’s  Download Windows 1...

[Tech News] Latest Windows 10 insider build lets you link your Android to your PC

During the Microsoft Build conference , we learned that Microsoft was working on clever ways to link your phone with your Windows 10 PC. The latest insider build kicks off the first step with some cross-browser magic that lets you send a web page from your phone right to the big screen. Users on the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16251 for PC now have a new setting called "Phone" where you can get everything started. Hit it (it's with the rest of the settings) to link your phone to your PC to get started. Right now, you can only set things up with an Android phone, but we imagine the iPhone version has to be coming. Once the two devices are linked, you can send a web site to your computer through the browser's native share option. Open it and choose the "Continue on PC" option to get to step two. Next, you'll need to sign into the same Microsoft account that you're using on your PC, because that's how all this cloud magi...

[Bad News] Windows Phone 8.1 says ‘Goodbye’ today

It’s the end of an era for Windows on smartphones. Today is the final day Microsoft will officially support Windows Phone 8.1, which was made generally available to consumers on July 15, 2014. The end of the OS also signals what most people have accepted for several years. There are only two mobile operating systems now — Android and iOS. Some of you might be saying, “What about Windows 10 Mobile?” What about Windows 10 Mobile? Microsoft’s mobile OS is only available on just over 20 percent of all Windows smartphones, as shown in a recent report from AdDuplex . That means that nearly 80 percent of all currently active Windows smartphones will be running on unsupported operating systems after today. That also means that many Windows Phone 8.1 owners have chosen not to update their devices to Windows 10 Mobile, if they are indeed eligible to receive that update. Even more telling is the fact that Windows 10 Mobile has not received much in the way of new features since...