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Question from Ingrid P.: Do you know when Microsoft is planning to release Windows 11?
If memory serves they have always released a new version of Windows every 3 years or so and it’s already been longer than that since Windows 10 was released.
I really need to buy a new laptop but I’d rather wait to get one with Windows 11 if it’s going to be available pretty soon.
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Question from Margaret B.: I have a very active WordPress blog and I publish anywhere from 7 to 10 new posts every day.
I do a lot of inter-linking with my posts and every time I link to one of my own posts it generates a trackback. I don’t like that because it clutters up the comments stream.
I know I could simply disable trackbacks altogether but I’d rather only disable them for links to my own posts. Is there a way to do that?
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Question from Lenora H.: I recently bought a brand new Acer laptop that came with Windows 10 (which I had never used before).
I’ve been using this machine for almost a month now and I’ve discovered that I absolutely hate Windows 10!
If I buy a Windows 7 DVD can I wipe out the Windows 10 and install Windows 7 in its place? And if I can, do you know of any important reasons why I shouldn’t?
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Question from Emil P.: Ever since I updated my computer to Windows 10 it’s been hanging up at shutdown.
It displays a window saying that the system is closing X number of apps and shutting down.
But then it says that an app is preventing Windows from shutting down and asks if I want to shut down anyway or click cancel.
Sometimes it will name the app that’s hanging the shutdown but sometimes it won’t.
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Question from Kyle H.: I have an Acer laptop with Windows 7 and I’ve had a problem with it from day one.
Every time I touch the trackpad the mouse pointer starts shaking and it’s really irritating.
This has been going on ever since the day I bought the laptop and Acer hasn’t been any help at all.
Do you know why it’s doing this or if there’s anything I can try to maybe get it fixed?
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