Microsoft Partners With New Hardware Manufactures For Windows Phone

Microsoft’s mobile operating system Windows Phone is struggling to make its presence felt in the smartphone market. Certainly, the software giant has to put great efforts to compete with the two existing smartphone giant OSs Android and iOS. Interestingly, Microsoft has come up with futuristic ideas in the last Mobile Word Congress. They have finally decided to extend partnership deals with other mobile manufactures like Lava (XOLO), ZTE, Lenovo, LG, Longcheer, Karbonn, Foxconn, JSR and Gionee. In the past, Microsoft had said that it would partner only with Nokia to bring out Windows Phone powered smartphones in the market. This decision had cost the company dearly, Windows Help experts said.

Extending partnership with multiple manufactures will take Windows Phone in emerging smartphone market
Microsoft seems to have no doubt about the success of Windows Phone after partnering with top mobile manufacturers. Experts at Microsoft believe that the initial failure Windows Phone experienced, was due to the limited number of devices in the market. There were only a few Windows Phone powered devices in the market. Moreover, customers had no options to choose among different brands as there were only Nokia powered devices. Microsoft has given due attention to this problem and has addressed it by introducing Windows Phone to top mobile manufactures. It is not yet clear whether Samsung, the top brand manufacturing Android powered smartphone devices, will partner with Microsoft in making Windows Phone powered devices.

The current statistics indicate that about 56 percent of the global market share for smartphones is held by 9 hardware companies (Lenovo, Lava (Xolo), LG, Foxconn, JSR, Gionee, ZTE, Karbonn and Longcheer). Apparently this has given Microsoft enough reason in partnering with these firms. We can certainly expect that Windows Phone powered smartphones will make a strong appeal to average users shortly.

Microsoft to partner with Qualcomm

Although Microsoft’s decision to partner with the above mentioned nine hardware companies, what has caught much attention in the tech world is the its decision to partner with Qualcomm. Techies have no doubt that the partnership with Qualcomm will play a crucial role in the future of Windows Phone devices. That Windows Phone can function on the latest Snapdragon 400 and 200 processors of the Qualcomm, is what makes it noteworthy.

The relaxed hardware requirements for Windows Phone and extensive Windows Help options are the two plus points that hardware manufactures see in preferring Windows Phone OS in the emerging market. Microsoft has also paid heed to users’ requests to introduce Dual Sim enabled smartphones.

Using Windows Device Manager To Update The Drivers

The Windows computer contains many hardware components and it needs drivers for their smooth working. In addition, it is needed to update the drivers of your hardware regularly to ensure that everything is working fine. Therefore, if the update is available, make sure that you update it properly by using the instructions given below by the Windows help team.

Instructions 

• Start the process of updating the peripheral drivers by opening the Device Manager option. This will open a device manager window in your system screen.
• Next, you need to click on the option named category to which your device belongs. For e.g. if you need the drivers for Network Adapter, you need to click on the option Networking Hardware.
• Thus, find the device that you want to update and double click on it to open.
• From there, you need to click on the tab named Driver. This will make available a driver tab dialog box and it contains many buttons needed for updating the drivers of your system peripherals. 
• In order to update a driver, you need to click on the button named as Update Driver.
• Do not forget to make the driver itself search for updates and update it. This option is different in different operating system. You need to select the option named as Search Automatically for Updated Driver Software in Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system. Whereas in Windows XP, it is completely different and you need to select the option labeled as Install the Software Automatically followed by clicking on the button named Next.
• When you choose this option, it will search your computer, followed by searching the web for the latest drivers available for your device. If a new driver is found, it will be downloaded and installed automatically. If the Windows is not able to find any new driver updates for your system, then it is sure that your machine drivers are up to date. 
• When finished, exit by closing the Window. 

Tips 

• When you have completed updating the drivers, restart your machine and this will make affect the changes that you have made. Close the Device properties window and restart your machine.
• In some cases, it is better to go to the website of the device manufacturer for checking the driver updates.

These above instructions given by the Windows help team would help you update the drivers of your system using the Windows Device Manager.

Screen Size Adjust Options In Windows Vista

Windows Vista was released by Microsoft in the advent of 2007. The operating system was meant to be the replacement for the previous Windows XP operating system. The operating system was specifically designed for use in laptops, desktops and a tablet PCs. Windows Vista can be incorporated for both home and professional requirements. However, the new operating system failed to gain the recognition of the Windows users. Vista had many security and license related problems that forced majority of the users stick on to the previous version. The Windows Vista operating system was released with many new features like Windows Aero, Windows Shell, graphical interface etc. You need to modify the Resolution settings in order to adjust the size of the screen. This article will help you with the same. Read on.

What is resolution?

Before letting you know about the instructions to alter the screen size, I would like to make you aware of what resolution means. Resolution is the ratio of the pixels to the square inch area of your screen. The quality of the image gets improved with the increase in the number of pixels. However, an inverse proportionally exists between the size of the image and the number of pixels, ie when the number of pixel increases the size of the image decreases.
Windows Help to adjust the Vista screen size
Here are the instructions to adjust the screen size.
• Load your system and wait for the desktop to appear on the screen.
• Right-click on the desktop to load a drop down menu. Locate the Personalize option that appears in the menu and then click on it.
• Now you may select the Display Settings. This will load the Display settings window on your screen. Locate the slide-bar displayed on the Display settings window. Move the indicator in order to alter the resolution or size of the screen.
• As you make the modification, the size of the screen also gets changed automatically.
• If you are comfortable with the newly selected size, select the Apply tab. Now, you have altered the resolution of your screen.
• A prompt message will appear on your screen asking you to confirm the modifications. If you like to stick on to the new modifications, click on the Yes tab, or else select No and make the necessary changes.
These are the instructions to adjust the screen size of Windows Vista operating system. Contact the Windows Help team for further clarifications about the same.

Instructions For Sending a Remote Assistance Request

Microsoft Windows platform series did not became a hit in a day. Like the quote “Rome was not built in a day” it took years of hard work to release every platform included in the Windows series. The Graphical User Interface provided by Windows platforms was the main reason behind the success of the earlier Windows platforms because no one else provided the same. Later things changed because GUI was provided by many other platforms. However, Microsoft was many steps ahead of all the other corporations in the software field. Microsoft made Windows in to a platform that is attractive, secure, performing and efficient.
One of the main reasons behind the wide publicity of the Windows platforms among end users and professionals is the simplicity and performance of the platform and the utilities built inside the platform that will assist the users in many ways. One such tool is Remote assistance tool. Remote assistance tool is a Windows Help tool for user assistance.

Remote Assistance Tool
Remote Assistance is one among several Windows Help and support tools used for obtaining help from other users using the internet or network. If you think that the Remote Assistance tool connects you to a Microsoft technical support professional, you are wrong. However, it enables you to send an invitation request to your friends or someone who you know and is capable of helping you with your computer problems. You normally send the invitation request as an email from your system. Remote assistance tool uses the Remote Desktop Connection utility in your system to allow your friend to access your computer. They will able to access your computer and they will have all the user privileges in which you are logged in.

Instructions
In Windows XP

1. Click Start Button.
2. Click on Help and Support in the Start Menu.
3. Click on Invite a friend to connect to your computer with Remote Assistance link under Ask for Assistance option.  Remote Assistance page is opened after that.
4. Click on the link Invite someone to help you.
5. Type email address of the person in the text box and click Invite this person.

In Windows 7 or Vista

1. Click Start button.
2. Type "Remote Assistance" in the Search box and press Enter.
3. Click on Windows Remote Assistance option from the results.
4. Click on Invite someone you trust to help you link.
5. Click Use e-mail to send an invitation to email the person you want to help you.
Hope you enjoyed reading this article.