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Yes, Lina. Try to do it your way first. The instructions for safe mode aren't quite right. They need a little adjustment.

Yesterday Microsoft released build 10041 of the Windows 10 Technical Preview to Slow Ring participants. This is the same build that Windows Insiders received last week in the Fast Ring. Alongside of this release Microsoft also made three updates available for Windows 10 via Windows Update. You can see the details for those updates in the post I wrote up yesterday. One of those updates, Windows Technical Preview March Update (KB3050284), included a fix for the transparency issues with the build 10041 Start Screen. Prior to this fix desktop icons and open windows were visible if you opted to use the full Start Screen in Windows 10 build 10041. Here is an example from a screen shot I took of that Windows 10 build on the HP Stream 7: After applying the update yesterday the full Start Screen still has what appears to be the same level of transparency however, desktop icons and open windows are no longer showing through. The desktop wallpaper is still there but the transparency level is such that it does not interfere with the viewing although a very busy and cluttered image might present some issues. Here is the Windows 10 build 10041 Start Menu showing an open window and desktop icons: Here is the same desktop but using the Start Screen option: As you can see the desktop icons and open window are not interfering with the viewing now. What do you think of the change and would you like to see the Start Menu/Start Screen transparency tweaked any further? Source : http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/what-tweaked-start-screen-transparency-looks-windows-10

The headlines claiming the death kneel of Internet Explorer as a brand ran rampant about a week ago when the head of Microsoft Marketing, Chris Capossela, gave a presentation at Convergence 2015 in Atlanta, GA. In that presentation he told the crowd that Microsoft was looking for a new brand name for what is currently known as Project Spartan, their next generation browser, and confirmed that it would not be known as IE moving forward. That is what began the obits for IE around the various tech press sites. As I wrote last week, around all of this death of IE talk, both browsers will be present in Windows 10 as Microsoft confirmed in the Q&A session held after their Windows 10 Consumer event back in January. These facts were also covered when Rod Trent wrote about it here on the SuperSite shortly after that. Over the course of the last week since Capossela’s comments at Convergence there has been a slow adjustment in the discussion around the supposed end of IE. Yesterday the IE team posted a big update on the IEBlog after they held a Project Spartan developer workshop with some of their top website partners, enterprise developers and web framework authors. The meat and potatoes of this presentation, on what Microsoft is labeling a simpler browser strategy in Windows 10, is that Project Spartan will only contain the new browsing engine while IE11 will remain much as it is right now in Windows 8.1 and will host the legacy browsing engine. The IE team provided a few different reasons for these changes: Project Spartan was built for the next generation of the Web, taking the unique opportunity provided by Windows 10 to build a browser with a modern architecture and service model for Windows as a Service. This clean separation of legacy and new will enable us to deliver on that promise. Our testing with Project Spartan has shown that it is on track to be highly compatible with the modern Web, which means the legacy engine isn’t needed for compatibility. For Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 to be an effective solution for legacy scenarios and enterprise customers, it needs to behave consistently with Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Hosting our new engine in Internet Explorer 11 has compatibility implications that impact this promise and would have made the browser behave differently on Windows 10. Feedback from Insiders and developers indicated that it wasn’t clear what the difference was between Project Spartan and Internet Explorer 11 from a web capabilities perspective, or what a developer would need to do to deliver web sites for one versus the other. By the way, the use of the term modern in that first bullet does not mean Modern as we know it in Windows 8.1 with IE11. The decision to keep IE11 unchanged from what we see in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is all about compatibility for Enterprise customers and providing them a level of comfort in choosing to upgrade to Windows 10. That in the long run is Microsoft’s goal – get as many customers as possible on Windows 10 – because it means fewer support requirements for the older operating systems, browsers and services. Microsoft plans to host more of these Project Spartan Developer Workshops including sessions at BUILD 2015 and Microsoft Ignite. In addition, the Project Spartan team will have a Web Platform Summit which will be open to the public on 5 & 6 May 2015 at their Silicon Valley Campus. Details about registering for that event will be posted on the IE Blog when they become available. Source : http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/microsoft-clarifies-roles-ie-and-project-spartan-windows-10

My granddaughter loves this. :D

I'm pretty sure that Lina has the pro version. :D

Thank you, Lina! That's one heck of a compliment. :what:

You'll still be able to use Firefox, if you choose, with Windows 10, Lina. In fact, when the time comes, you should be able to import all of your Firefox settings, bookmarks etc. to your new computer.

Internet Explorer might not be open source, but Microsoft is trying to make its successor a little more flexible to third parties. The software giant is currently building Project Spartan, a new browser that will succeed Internet Explorer in Windows 10. As part of the company’s work, it’s partnering with "major Web entities" to help improve its web platform. This is a first for Microsoft, and it means that companies outside of Redmond will be able to contribute code to Project Spartan. Adobe is the first of many to improve Project Spartan Microsoft is planning to detail its various partnerships in the coming months, starting with Adobe this week. "In the past, it was challenging for Adobe (or anyone external to Microsoft) to make contributions to the Internet Explorer code base." explains Bogdan Brinza, a project manager for Project Spartan at Microsoft. "As a result, Adobe improved the Web platform in other browsers, but couldn't bring the same improvements to Microsoft's platform." This has hindered Internet Explorer against competitors like Firefox and Chrome. Adobe engineers are now contributing directly to areas of layout, typography, graphic design, and motion for Spartan. The first set of changes can be found by enabling the new Edge rendering engine in the latest preview version of Windows 10. Adobe is a major contributor to open source browser engines like WebKit, Blink, and Gecko. While Microsoft isn’t open sourcing its new browser engine, this could be the first test of things to come. The software giant has been gradually open sourcing a number of key tools, including .NET late last year. Microsoft’s latest move is a big change from the past, and it signals an attempt to learn from its web mistakes and not be left behind in an era where web development is increasingly moving at a rapid pace. While Internet Explorer web standards support has improved in recent versions, help from expert third parties will clearly improve Project Spartan's prospects. Microsoft is currently developing Project Spartan, and it confirmed last week that it won’t be called Internet Explorer, and will have a new brand and name for its Windows 10 browser.

You're welcome, Lina! ♥

I just did the upgrade myself a couple of hours ago but so far so good. It's version Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.1.4.1018.

Exactly, Dougie! In fact, I read somewhere that this offer for the free upgrade of pirated copies would only be available in China.

I don't think it's right either. Why should someone who doesn't pay for a licensed copy of Windows be allowed a free upgrade.

It is illegal, Lina but Microsoft has been toying with the idea of allowing pirated systems access to the free upgrade to Windows 10 when it's released.

Thanks, Mike. Essential PIM does have a phone app. If that doesn't work for you, you should try one of Kick's suggestions.

If XP suits all your needs right now, then that's all that counts, Lina. :D

That's a good question, N3. I don't know about 100%. I don't think anything can protect you 100% against malware.

Okay, Kick. Let us know, maybe someone else has another suggestion.

First, let's make sure that it's not a browser extension or add on that is creating this issue . Since she can't open up Internet Explorer without this happening, have her start her computer in Safe Mode. While she is in Safe Mode have her try and reset IE. There are directions with screenshots here....http://freepchelp.forum/resources/2/. Once she has reset IE to it's default settings, have her reboot the computer normally and see if the problem is recreated.

I think the biggest advantage to virtual browsing is that it's physically isolated from the computer's operating system. This prevents web based malware. You can also use it anonymously.

I use and like EssentialPIM but another good one is http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-reminder-to-do-program.htm#Rainlendar-Lite, Mike.

Thanks again, Kick. :thumbsup: The information that you posted came in handy on another tech board!

Yeah, I had to swap it out with a Microsoft keyboard and mouse. :thumbsup:

Good one, Dougie. It sounds like something I would do. :D I set up a Windows 7 computer in the middle room for my little granddaughter. I would find weird things happening on that computer as well as the Windows 8 computer in the next room over, the computer room. One computer would have notepad up with weirdly typed gibberish, the other computer would have 6 or more windows open or it would be shut down. One day my granddaughter was on the computer in the next room and she said, "Grammy, why did you turn my computer off? I was watching Giggle Bellies." Both of the computers had a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse setup and when you used the mouse on one computer it also worked on the other one through the wall. I've never seen anything like that before.