How to activate YouTube's transparent player design
Changes on YouTube are not rolled out to all users at once.
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How to verify that system drivers are digitally signed
Device drivers are important files as they allow you and the operating system to interact with hardware connected to the system.
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Snappy Driver Installer checks, downloads and installs drivers on Windows
When I set up Windows 10 on a new PC I downloaded only the latest NVIDIA driver for the video card but did not have to install any driver apart from that [&hell
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Bulk Crap Uninstaller removes multiple programs silently on Windows
Just like many other native programs that ship with Windows, the default program uninstaller is not well suited for the job.
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Lookeen Free Desktop Search is now available
Lookeen is a powerful desktop search for Windows systems that requires the Microsoft .
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Bookmark Manager AM-Deadlink discontinued and crippled
Whenever I hit d in Firefox's address bar I get a suggestion to open the Download Squad website.
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Spelr is a global Mozilla dictionary compatible spell-checker for Windows
Spell checkers are useful tools that highlight spelling mistakes automatically while you write, or manually if you prefer it that way.
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Scan your Windows computer for untrusted root certificates
Root certificates are one core building block of today's Internet.
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5 Windows Programs that I cannot live without
Show me the programs that you run on your computer and I tell you who you are.
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Remove Adware in bulk with Ultra Adware Killer
Have you ever cleaned up the computer of a friend, relative or customer that was filled to the brim with adware and potentially unwanted software?If there is lo
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A first look at 7-Zip 15 alpha
I did use 7-Zip in the past for all archiving needs under Windows until I ran into issues extracting new RAR archive files which 7-Zip does not support.
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HotKeysList displays globally registered Windows hotkeys
Global hotkeys can be quite useful on a system for instance to open the System Control Panel with Windows-Pause, to copy the screen to the Clipboard with the Pr
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Manage Windows Services with Easy Service Optimizer
Every version of Windows ships with a list of installed services that control features of the operating system.
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Use Audacity to generate and save white noise audio files
White noise can be quite useful at times, for instance as a sleep or relaxation aid to mask other noises that may keep you awake or on edge.
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Ninite is a safe place to get Windows software
Whenever you download software for Windows on the Internet there is a chance that you get more than you hoped for.
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Process Lasso 8 review
Some processes on a computer are more important than others, regardless how you are using your computer.
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How to know what RAM is compatible with my PC?
To know which RAM is compatible with your PC, identify your motherboard or system model using msinfo32 (Windows), then check its specifications for the DDR gene
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That i icon on YouTube? That's the new Cards feature
If you have watched a YouTube video lately you may have noticed an i icon appear in the top right corner on the site like on this video here.
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SunsetScreen helps you sleep better by taking the glare of your screen
Up until now I ran the excellent F.
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SSD-Z is a lightweight portable disk information tool for Windows
While it is usually not necessary to look up information about connected storage devices regularly on a computer, doing so can sometimes reveal important inform
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Microsoft EMET 5.2 with Control Flow Guard now available
Microsoft's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit is one of the programs that I install on Windows PCs that I set up for myself or others.
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AllDup: Find and Remove Duplicate Files Fast
AllDup is a free file manager for Windows designed to find and remove duplicate files, photos, and music to free up disk space.
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Winaero Tweaker brings most Winaero tools under a single roof
Sergey Tkachenko is a busy coder who released dozens of tools throughout the years for Windows on hits website Winaero that help Windows users change specific f
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Verify your music collection with AudioTester
If you have a considerable large collection of music and audio files on your computer or a storage device, you may at times want to verify it to make sure it is
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Terminate multiple programs from the command line with Taskkill
Not all program termination options work all the time.
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Detect and Remove EpicScale from your Windows PC
EpicScale is a Bitcoin mining application for Windows.
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Program launcher SyMenu integrates Nirsoft, Sysinternals and other programs
Program launchers come in two shapes: those that integrate what is already available on the system, think Launchy for example, and those that bring with them pr
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How to turn off birthday notifications on Google and Facebook
If you are on Facebook or on Google+ and have at least one friend or contact on the site, chance is that you receive birthday notifications.
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Create custom bookmarks for individual videos in VLC
One of the few things that is still lacking in the popular media player VLC is support for playback resume.
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Dukto: send data and files locally between mobile and desktop devices
Dukto is an open source project that is available for various mobile devices and desktop operating systems.
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Mac Data Recovery Software Disk Drill ported to Windows
There is certainly no shortage of data recovery programs for the Windows operating system but if a popular program from another platform gets ported, it is wort
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Network Profile Manager NetSetMan 4 update brings major features
Depending on how and where you use your computer, you may need to change network settings regularly.
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DelFix deletes portable disinfection tools from your system automatically
What sounds like a virus on first read is a useful system tool created by the author of Adwcleaner.
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VLC 2.2.0 update improves extension handling
VLC Media Player is one of the two media players that I install on every Windows PC that I work on (the other is SMPlayer).
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Add and sort Windows desktop background folders
Adding a new wallpaper to Windows 7 or newer systems is a straightforward operation.
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Baidu releases first public beta of Cleaner program for Windows
Remember Baidu Faster, the free PC maintenance program that Baidu released some time ago? It seems that the program may receive a name change in the near future
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ActivePresenter is a free screen recorder for Windows
ActivePresenter is a free powerful screen recorder for the Windows operating system.
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Leawo's Blu-Ray media player is free now
I don't know anyone who has a computer with a Blu-Ray drive.
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Lazesoft Recovery Suite Free Review
Things can go wrong when you are working on a computer.
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Scan files for hidden executable contents
Attackers have multiple options when it comes to disguising executable files on a system to trick users into running them.
