You can now uninstall Flash on Windows 10 and 8.1 using KB4577586
Microsoft has released an optional update for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 that will remove all traces of Adobe Flash Player from the operating systems when installed. Adobe Flash will be retired […]
Mozilla Firefox 82.0.1 is out with stability fixes
Mozilla has released Firefox 82.0.1, an update for the stable channel of the web browser that addresses several stability issues in the browser. Firefox 82.0.1 is already available and most Firefox installations […]
Search for files, folders, run programs, commands, web searches from your desktop with Flow Launcher
Launchers are a great way to find and run programs installed on your computer. Flow Launcher cranks it up a notch by adding support for web searches, system commands, and more. The […]
Ghacks Deals: Polar Backup Cloud Storage: Lifetime Subscription
Polar Backup Cloud Storage is an online backup solution by eight year old British company PolarBackup LTD. The solution is currently available for Windows and Mac OS PCs. The service uses Amazon's […]
Google is still trying to get notification abuse under control in Google Chrome
Google announced an extension to its effort to get notification abuse under control in the company's Chrome web browser. Starting in Chrome 86, the company is expanding its efforts to limit the […]
Firefox: display the bookmarks toolbar only on the New Tab Page
Mozilla added a new feature to the Firefox Nightly version of the web browser that lets users display the browser's Bookmarks Toolbar only on the New Tab Page, if wanted. The Bookmarks […]
Is Google Chrome getting shopping suggestions on its New Tab Page?
Google is testing a new feature in the company's Chrome web browser currently that adds a shopping card to the browser's New Tab Page. First spotted by Techdows, the feature is available […]
ScreenTemperature is an open source tool that can help reduce eye strain by lowering the color temperature of your monitor
Working on a computer for a long time could be one of the reasons why you may have trouble falling asleep. That's because your monitor like most displays emits bluelight, which in […]
Find out if Windows file paths exceed the 260 character limit
There is a good chance that Windows users come into contact with the operating system's 260 character limit for paths. A common scenario may occur when files get deleted on the system. […]
Firefox 83 gets vastly improved pinch to zoom functionality
Mozilla plans to include improved pinch to zoom functionality in the upcoming Firefox 83 Stable web browser. Already a thing in preview versions of the web browser, including Firefox Nightly, Firefox users […]
View your computer's hardware and software details, generate a HTML report with HiBit System Information
When you want to upgrade some of your PC's parts, or replace something, there are some bits and pieces of information that you may not know but need to; this is easily […]
Image Editor Paint.net 4.2.14 update introduces full AVIF support and performance improvements
When it comes to free image editors that run on Windows machines, users have quite a lot of choices. Paint.net is definitely one of the better and more popular choices, but programs […]
Microsoft is testing a startup booster for its Edge browser
Microsoft is running an experiment in the latest Microsoft Edge Canary version to find out if the changes can speed up the startup of the web browser. Called Startup Boost, it is […]
ScreenTranslator is an open source tool that can translate text from images using OCR
Translating text from other languages can be done with the help of online services like Google Translate, Bing, and other translation services. You can also use desktop programs like GT4T to help […]
Mozilla throttles rollout of Firefox 82 update
Mozilla launched Firefox 82 Stable this week; the new version of the web browser introduced new features and improvements such as language packs that sync with browser updates, performance improvements, or accessibility […]
Simplenote 2.0 update adds support for internal note linking, markdown files and more
Simplenote has been updated to version 2.0 on Windows, Linux and Mac. At first glance, the interface looks identical to version 1, but the latest release brings a handful of new features […]
Internet Explorer users will be redirected to Microsoft Edge if incompatible sites are opened
Internet Explorer is still widely used, especially in corporate environments. The browser won't receive feature updates anymore but Microsoft will release security updates for it for years to come. One of the […]
Get even more Windows cleaning done with Cleanmgr+ and Burnbytes combined
Cleanmgr+ was launched by its developer in February 2019 as a disk cleanup alternative as Microsoft revealed plans to deprecate the classic Disk Cleanup program of the Windows operating system to focus […]