Display detailed Windows Update and Driver details
Windows ships with a couple of native options to display information about installed updates or drivers.
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Firefox 44 gets override for weak security certificate errors
When you open a web page currently in the Firefox browser that is using weak cryptography, then you will be redirected to an error page stating that the connect
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Nirsoft publishes antivirus list of shame
If you are using tools from Nirsoft, and you should if you are running a flavor of Windows on a machine, then you may have ran into issues before when an antivi
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Fix Windows Update issues with Reset Windows Update Agent
Reset Windows Update Agent is a lightweight command-driven program for the Windows operating system that you can make use of to correct issues with the updating
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Say Goodbye to native "OK Google" voice integration in Chrome on the desktop
Talking to Google while using Chrome on the desktop has become a tad harder in Chrome 46 as the company has removed the native integration of its voice control
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Browser Popcorn: Popcorn Time as a web service
The free application Popcorn Time made big waves when it was first released.
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Fingers crossed: Firefox 64-bit for Windows to be released when Firefox 42 comes out
While there is certainly some truth to the saying that good things take time, no one probably anticipated the drama surrounding the release of a 64-bit version
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Fixing "the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)" in Windows
I have received the error message "the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)" twice already ever since I upgraded one of my machines to Microso
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Future Nvidia Game-Ready drivers will require registration
Nvidia revealed a massive list of changes coming to its GeForce Experience service that it ships as a standalone program and as part of the Nvidia driver packag
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How to prevent HSTS tracking in Firefox
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) was designed to help secure websites (those using HTTPS) by declaring to web browsers that they should communicate only vi
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Yahoo Account Key: password-less sign-in for Yahoo accounts
Yahoo Account Key is a password-less sign-in feature that sends a notification to your registered smartphone, allowing you to log in by simply tapping "Yes" ins
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Windows users report Windows 10 upgrades are enforced on their systems
Reports are coming in that Windows 10 upgrades seem to be enforced on some systems without users explicitly giving permissions beforehand to download and instal
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Google removes Chrome's mixed content security icon
Google announced two days ago that the decision was made to replace the mixed content security icon in the company's Chrome web browser with the icon that is us
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End of support for old Internet Explorer versions draws near
Microsoft revealed in 2014 that it plans to end support for older versions of its Internet Explorer web browser starting January 12, 2016.
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Chrome's Notification Center goes away but notifications will stay
Google announced today that it will remove the Notification Center that is part of Google Chrome from the browser in the upcoming release of the web browser.
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How to delete suggestions in Chrome's and Firefox's address bar
I like to type URLs directly whenever possible, and do so especially on sites like Reddit or Imgur that use a common scheme for all sections of the site.
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How to find out more about Windows updates before you install them
While there are certain categories of Windows Updates that I would call mandatory to install, security patches come to mind first and foremost, there are other
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Windows Store doing better, but is it enough?
Microsoft revealed recently that Windows Store is on a serious upswing thanks to the company's Windows 10 operating system which accounts for more than 50% of a
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Play all the voice commands you ever sent to Google
Voice & Audio Activity is a feature of Google History that Google users can access to list and listen to voice recordings that they have sent to Google.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For October 2015
The Microsoft Patch overview for October 2015 provides you with detailed information about security and non-security patches and advisories that Microsoft relea
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Microsoft improves activation in Windows 10 in latest Insider Build
There are numerous posts on the Internet where users report issues with activating Windows 10 either on a fresh install of the operating system or after upgradi
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Save and Load programs and layouts with a single hotkey with TaskLayout
TaskLayout is a program for Windows that enables you to save and load programs and their layout on the screen with a single hotkey.
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Latest Windows Insider Build 10565 brings much needed improvements
Microsoft has pushed out a new Windows 10 Insider build to Fast Ring users that upgrade the operating system to build 10565 and with it come much needed improve
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How to start Windows program minimized
Some Windows programs don't need to open their program windows at all on launch.
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ProxMate to discontinue free offer
ProxMate is a popular browser extension for Firefox and Google Chrome that adds VPN-like capabilities to the browser to access content on the Internet that is g
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Verisign launches Public DNS service that respects user privacy
Verisign Public DNS is a free DNS service that promises better connection times, stability, security, and privacy when compared to the majority of public DNS se
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Bro file extension offensive, changed to Br instead
Google announced Brotli, a new compression algorithm for the Internet in September.
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Windows Update MiniTool is a third-party client for updating Windows
Windows Update MiniTool is a free third-party client for searching for, installing and blocking updates for the Windows operating system.
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Copyfish for Chrome: copy and translate text from media
Copyfish is not the first OCR extension for the Google Chrome browser -- that honor would fall to Project Naptha -- but it expands on the concept and introduces
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LogMeIn acquires LastPass password manager
LastPass, the company behind the popular cloud-based password manager LastPass, just announced that it has been acquired by LogMeIn, a company known for product
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Windows 10 patches make a return on Windows 7 and 8
If you are running Windows 7 or 8 and don't want to upgrade to Windows 10, you are in constant battle with updates that Microsoft is pushing out to those system
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Battery Limiter: set battery charge thresholds on Windows
Batter Limiter is a free program for the Windows operating system that you can utilize to set a battery charge threshold.
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Mozilla announces the end of NPAPI plugins in Firefox
Mozilla just announced an updated roadmap for the removal of NPAPI plugin support in Firefox and Firefox ESR.
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Paramount's Vault on YouTube brings you dozens of classic movies
While YouTube always had its fair share of movies that you could watch on site if you knew how to find them, the selection of movies from official sources has i
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Latest Chrome Canary is completely broken (Aw, Snap! on all pages)
I have been running Chrome Canary as a browser on my Windows system for a long time as it provides me with a glimpse of things to come.
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Manage browser bookmarks with URL Gather
URL Gather is a free program for Windows that has been designed to provide better means to manage bookmarks on the system.
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How to restore closed tabs faster in Firefox
Undo Close Tab Replacement is a free browser add-on for Firefox that provides you with better means to restore recently closed tabs in the web browser.
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Start programs with different settings on Windows with AdvancedRun
AdvancedRun is a free portable program for Windows that allows you to configure different startup settings such as window position and size, the user account a
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Save pages for offline viewing in mobile Chrome
Google launched a new experimental feature in Chrome Dev for Android recently that enables you to save pages to the device to access them at a later point in ti
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Reddit launches Upvoted.com featuring curated stories from Reddit
Things have been quite difficult for Reddit on many levels this year.
