Windows 10 Start Menu: Layout, Customization and the Start Process
The Windows 10 Start menu opens with the Windows key or the Start button and has an alphabetical app list next to a narrow column with your account, folder shor
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Microsoft explains how Dynamic Updates work on Windows 10
Dynamic Updates play a role when Windows 10 feature updates are installed on a PC; this can be as part of a new installation or an update, e.
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Fix Chrome blocking keyboard multimedia keys from working
If you use the multimedia keys on your computer keyboard to control playback in apps such as Spotify or iTunes, you may notice that functionality stopped with t
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Microsoft lost control over the Windows Tiles domain and someone took it
Microsoft introduced Tiles in the Windows Start Menu and Start page when it launched the Windows 8 operating system.
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Firefox 67 will display a profile icon in the main toolbar by default
The next stable Firefox version, Firefox 67, will display a profile icon in the main toolbar to make Firefox Account features more accessible and discoverable i
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Edge (Chromium) warns you if you run it with elevated privileges
The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser warns users if they run the web browser with elevated privileges.
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Kiwi Browser update for Android introduces Chrome Extensions support
Kiwi Browser, a mobile web browser for Android that is based on Chromium, introduced support for Chrome browser extensions in its latest update.
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Adblock Plus filter exploit to run arbitrary code discovered
Most content blockers use and load filter lists that include instructions to block or change certain content on visited sites in the web browser by default; thi
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Comet is an open source Windows Disk Cleanup clone
Comet is a new open source program for Windows that replicates functionality of the trusted Disk Cleanup tool of Windows.
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Paypal Authenticator app with two factor verification option
A PayPal authenticator app is a tool used for 2-step verification (2FA) to enhance account security.
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Which Firefox extensions would you like to see promoted by Mozilla?
Mozilla announced the Recommended Extensions program for Firefox on April 9, 2019 designed to promote excellent extensions for Firefox in various ways.
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Fix Google Chrome screen flashing on Windows 10
Some Google Chrome users on Windows 10 have reported for some time screen flickering issues when they use the web browser.
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You can upgrade to the Windows 10 May 2019 Update right now (but you shouldn't)
Microsoft plans to release the May 2019 Update for Windows 10 at the end of May 2019.
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Microsoft confirms two Known Issues for recent Windows 10 updates
Microsoft just confirmed two new known issues in recent updates for Windows 10 on the official Windows 10 Updates History website.
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Microsoft publishes security configuration suggestions for the Enterprise
Microsoft published a new security configuration framework for Windows 10 devices that it calls SECCON framework in April 2019.
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Google Chrome: remove suggestions from the address bar using the mouse
Google is working on a new Chrome feature currently to improve user control and interaction with address bar suggestions displayed to the user.
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Firefox extension NoScript is now available for Chrome
The popular Firefox security and privacy extension NoScript has been released for the Google Chrome web browser.
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These Extensions are exclusive to the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
One of the main advantages of the upcoming Microsoft Edge web browser that is based on Chromium is that it supports multiple extension stores.
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How to empty the Windows Recycle Bin automatically
All files that you delete regularly on Windows are moved to the Recycle Bin first.
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Chrome may block some high-risk downloads soon
Google plans to integrate new functionality in the company's Chrome web browser to "drive down non-secure downloads" to reduce the impact that malicious downloa
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Microsoft Translator integration in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
One of the things that I missed in current versions of Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser was native translation support.
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Oh look, another broken Windows update! KB4493472 and KB4493446 causing issues
Reports are coming in left and right that the recent security updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.
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Email backup software MailStore Home 12.0 released
MailStore Home 12.
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Mozilla releases Firefox 66.0.3
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 66.
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Mozilla still on track to enable DNS-over-HTTPS by default in Firefox
Mozilla published a list of requirements that companies need to meet if they want to be included as Trusted Recursive Resolvers for Firefox's upcoming DNS-over-
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2019 overview
Microsoft released security updates for supported versions of Windows and other company today on the April 9, 2019 Patch Tuesday.
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Opera 60 (Reborn 3) launches
Opera Software released Opera 60, also known as Reborn 3, to the Stable channel of the Opera browser on April 9, 2019.
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Microsoft disabled or replaced these Google features in the new Edge
The new Microsoft Edge browser that is based on Chromium has just been released officially; the previews of the browser are available for Windows 10 only and so
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Firefox Recommended Extensions program announced
Mozilla, maker of Firefox, plans to establish a Recommended Extensions program for the Firefox web browser this summer.
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Microsoft pushes Windows 10 May 2019 Update to the Release Preview ring
Microsoft pushed the upcoming new feature update for the company's Windows 10 operating system, called the May 2019 Update, to the Release Preview ring today.
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Official Microsoft Edge Preview builds available
Microsoft has just unveiled official preview builds of the upcoming Microsoft Edge web browser that is based on Chromium.
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GIMP 2.10.10 Image Editor: Release date, Download
GIMP 2.
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Windows 10 1809: Quick Removal new default for external storage devices
Microsoft changed the default removal policy for external storage devices in Windows 10 version 1809 to quick removal.
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Fix for the System Service Exception of KB4490481
Microsoft released the second cumulative update KB4490481 for Windows 10 version 1809 on April 3, 2019 to address a large number of issues and make
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PowerShell 7 announced: cross-platform, new lifecycle, Windows changes
Microsoft announced the next version of PowerShell Core this week.
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It is time to check Windows Insider Settings
The next feature update for Windows 10, the May 2019 Update, will be released at the end of May to the general public.
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How to change the Firefox interface language
Mozilla revealed in mid-2018 that it had plans to improve the handling of different interface languages in the Firefox web browser.
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Feed Preview for Firefox
Feed Preview is a Firefox add-on that indicates available RSS and Atom feeds to the user and may also render previews of feeds directly in the browser.
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How to open multiple Windows Start Menu apps in one go
The introduction of the new Taskbar in Windows 7 changed how (many) Windows users loaded applications on their devices.
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Windows 10 May 2019 Update announced, and major update changes
Microsoft announced major Windows Update related changes today; the company wants more time to test the next feature update for Windows 10 and has made the deci
