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How to update or reinstall your drivers in Windows 10 to keep your computer running smoothly



an open laptop computer sitting on top of a table: You'll need to manually update your drivers in Windows 10 if automatic updates aren't enabled. Hollis Johnson

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You’ll need to manually update your drivers in Windows 10 if automatic updates aren’t enabled. Hollis Johnson
  • To update your drivers in Windows 10, open the Device Manager and right-click the device you need to update.
  • The most important drivers on your computer will likely be updated automatically along with other Windows updates, but you can still check for updates manually.
  • Drivers are essential software that keep the various devices and components in your Windows computer working properly.
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Drivers are software that various devices on your Windows computer, such as the sound and graphics cards, rely on to work properly. Without these drivers, most of your computer would break down.

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And like other pieces of software, they occasionally need to be updated. However, it’s not always easy to figure out how to update them.

Many drivers

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Now Windows 10 gets Apple’s Swift programming language and Google’s Flutter

Apple’s Swift programming language and Google’s Flutter UI framework for its Dart programming language have arrived for Windows 10.  

Swift is Apple’s open-source, general-purpose programming language that developers can use to develop programs for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and z/OS platforms.

The Apple-backed Swift project has now released downloadable Swift toolchain images for Windows, which contain everything needed to build and run Swift code on Windows 10. 

The Windows 10 toolchain is available for Swift 5.3 and is provided by Saleem Abdulrasool, a member of the Swift Core Team and a software engineer at Google Brain.

Abdulrasool detailed the many challenges to bringing Swift to Windows in a talk at the LLVM dev meeting last year. He noted at the time he managed to bring Swift to Windows through cross-compilation on Linux.   

Besides porting the Swift compiler, the toolchain includes the standard library and Swift’s three core libraries: Foundation,

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Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise to Enable Full-Featured Windows Apps to Run on Chromebooks with No Internet Connection Required this Fall

Full-featured Windows applications are running on a Chromebook that is not connected to the internet.

Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise, the world's first desktop virtualization solution for Chrome Enterprise devices which will be available this fall, enables a virtual machine with a fully-capable Windows installation and full-featured Windows applications to run on a Chromebook - even when the computer is not connected to the internet.
Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise, the world’s first desktop virtualization solution for Chrome Enterprise devices which will be available this fall, enables a virtual machine with a fully-capable Windows installation and full-featured Windows applications to run on a Chromebook – even when the computer is not connected to the internet.
Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise, the world’s first desktop virtualization solution for Chrome Enterprise devices which will be available this fall, enables a virtual machine with a fully-capable Windows installation and full-featured Windows applications to run on a Chromebook – even when the computer is not connected to the internet.

Today Chromebook, Android Phone, and Android Tablet Users Can Access Virtual Windows Desktops and Apps via Parallels Remote Application Server, Plus Access Remote Windows PC and Mac Computers via Parallels Access

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Download Internet Explorer For Windows 10 [ Latest Working Version ]

Download Internet Explorer For Windows 10

Internet Explorer is one of the oldest web browsers that allowed users to access the internet. Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer outperformed every web browser in multiple aspects and gained 95% usage share by 2003.

Alongside the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft also introduced its new web browser Microsoft Edge. Consequently, Internet Explorer was discontinued and the browser hasn’t received any updates for quite some time now.

Even though Internet Explorer being discontinued it is still used by several government agencies and organizations, several older websites can only be accessed properly using Internet Explorer.

Well, if you don’t prefer using Microsoft Edge and want to download internet explorer for Windows 10, then you are reading the right article.

So here’s a detailed guide on how to download and install Internet Explorer on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.

ALSO READ: The Best Windows 10 Themes and Skins

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Microsoft Windows Tutorial – Lesson 1: Introduction to Computers

The “computer” is an ensemble of different machines that you will be using to get your job done. A computer is primarily made of the Central Processing Unit (usually referred to as the computer), the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. Other pieces of hardware, commonly referred to as peripherals, can enhance or improve your experience with the computer.

This web site assumes that you have a computer ready to be used and
that all the necessary parts are connected; but we don’t care if you are
using a desktop, a laptop, a server, whether you work from home, in an
office, while commuting, taking a class, or using a computer at a public
library.

To use the computer, you must first turn it on. To do
this, the first thing you should find is the power switch that is used to put the unit on. Nowadays, it is usually

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How to Show “My Computer” (This PC) in Windows 10/8.1/7 Desktop

If you are searching for the “My Computer” icon in Windows 10 desktop, then this guide shows the simple steps to add “This PC” shortcut on the desktop. “My Computer” (in earlier Windows Operating Systems), called as “This PC” is one of the favorites and useful icon for all Windows users. You will not find it by default on a fresh installation of Windows 10. Follow the steps to display the missing “My Computer” (This PC) icon in the Windows 10 desktop, and Recycle Bin – another important icon on the desktop. We have covered the identical steps for Windows 8.1/7.

This is an essential icon to access the local drives, USB disks, CD/DVD drives, and other files. Definitely, you will be surprised by not seeing this most frequently used icon on Windows Operating Systems. Nothing to worry, it is hidden and we need to display the My Computer icon

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Liberty BASIC – Easy Programming for Windows


Why you should try Liberty BASIC!


Easy Programming for Windows – Programming should be
simple, but Windows is very complex.  Liberty BASIC makes programming
Windows easy.  You will get a lot
done with less work and dare we say, have fun doing it!


Affordable
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Try Liberty BASIC for free and you have everything you
need to write software right away, including a cool interactive tutorial
system to get you started.  The full version is just $59.95.


Powerful – Your programs can have graphical
user interface (GUI) controls, graphics, sound and music,
grab data from the Internet, access external hardware, and more. 
Plus, the
ability to call Windows API functions and use external
libraries make Liberty BASIC practically unlimited!

Community
– You will enjoy our online forums with the friendliest and
most helpful people you’ll ever meet!


Click to download
a free trial!



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Programming
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eM Client | The Best Email Client for Windows and MacOS

Luciano BellinatoBill Gunn

I had been using Free eM Client (2 accounts) for a while now. Truly, it has exceeded my expectations. I have a “relatively slow” Internet connection, and Outlook would fall over repeatedly, timing out, regardless of how I configured it. Thunderbird kind of worked but was a royal PITA to work with (or at least to configure it to the way I wanted it to work).

I finally decided to consolidate another external (gmail) account into eM Client, and paid for the pro version – awesome.
Most folks usually write something when they want to complain – I do as well (LOL) – but I also like to say Thank You when you get a real good and well supported piece of software.

Luciano BellinatoLuciano Bellinato

I’m an “old school” email client addicted, once, to the Qualcomm Eudora client, and after it was discontinued, an orphan, never satisfied by

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101 of the Best Free Computer Software For Windows PC

There’s a lot of software out there for your PC: some of it good, most of it bad, plenty of it free. As great as the Internet is, it makes it easy to get your hands on the bad stuff through a dodgy advert or malicious message saying that you have a virus and “need to install an antivirus immediately.” We’ve trawled the Internet for 101 of the best free software and apps in every major category we could think of, picking our top choices for each one. Enjoy!

1. MSI Afterburner – The fundamental tool for any gamer, this lets you overclock your GPU (or underclock it, if you’re looking to preserve it), and monitor your PC temperatures and gaming refresh rates.

2. Throttlestop – Whether you want to improve gaming performance by removing CPU throttling or cool your CPU by undervolting, Throttlestop is packed with features that give

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