How to add prompt to close all tabs on Edge
How to add prompt to close all tabs on EdgeA simple tweak to Microsoft Edge that asks you if you want to close all tabs Do you sometimes close Microsoft Edge…
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Windows File Explorer now has tabs
Windows Explorer multiple tabs If you have Windows 11 22H2 installed on your PC, it might have escaped your attention that Windows File Explorer now has tabs similar to Windows…
UK government scanning all UK Internet devices
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is now scanning all UK Internet-exposed devices for vulnerabilities.According to their website:"The goal is to assess UK's vulnerability to…
How to install Windows 11 Using a Microsoft account
How to install Windows 11 Using a Microsoft account. This is the second part of the series of articles on installing Windows 11 using a Microsoft account. You can view…
How to install Windows 11 Without using a Microsoft account
How to install Windows 11Without using a Microsoft accountThis is the second part of the series of articles on installing Windows 11 without using a Microsoft account. You can view…
How to install Windows 11
How to install Windows 11Installing Windows 11 is easy. In this two-part series, we show you how to perform a clean install of Windows 11 with or without using a…
Asus recalls product after motherboard catches fire
Asus has been forced to issue a product recall after reports from some users that its motherboards were burning and producing smoke. One user on social media platform Reddit reported…
AMD: Windows 11 is causing performance issues
Windows 11 is causing performance issues, internet issues, and a host of other problems for some users. Benchmarks previously suggested that Windows 11 will be slightly faster than Windows 10,…
SSDs are failing just as often as hard drives
Solid-state drives (SSD) are often touted as more reliable than hard-disk drives (HDD), but new research from cloud backup and storage services provider Backblaze suggests that may not always be…
‘Google’ is most searched word on Bing, Google says
Google claimed in court that "Google" is the most searched word when users use Microsoft's Bing search engine. The claim was made in court, as Google made its case to…
Disk footprint of Windows 11 reduced for better performance
Windows 11 is arriving on October 5 and it comes with several important design changes, including a new design for the context menu and notification center. One under-the-bonnet optimisation that…
Best cycling computers: Route mapping and data tracking, the best bike computers will do it all
The best cycling computers are a far cry from the original ‘Cyclometer’ invented by Curtis H Veeder, an analogue device that counted how many times a wheel rotated, and converted…
Install Windows 11 on older computers? Yes, you can
Microsoft announced that you will be able to install Windows 11 on older computers. While they recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11, the restriction to install the OS will only…
Secret hard drive tax to consider when buying a new PC
One of the largest personal computer vendors in the world sells a workstation PC that costs thousands and yet prominently features a component that by all accounts should not be…
Windows 11 Build 22000.160 released with new feature in clock app
Microsoft just released the latest Windows Insider preview build (Windows 11 Build 22000.160) with several bug fixes and improvements including an upgraded Clock app which brings a new feature called…
The influencers promoting online scams: Social media fraud
On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they are the influencers promoting online scams. They flash stacks of cash,…
Another Windows print spooler vulnerability confirmed by Microsoft
Microsoft has issued an advisory for another Windows print spooler vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36958 that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on a computer. This vulnerability is part of a…
TikTok is testing vanishing video stories feature
Video-sharing platform TikTok is testing a vanishing video clips feature similar to functions on Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok Stories will allow users to see content posted by accounts they…
Microsoft to block potentially unwanted apps in Windows 10 automatically
Windows 10 desktop Microsoft are set to block potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) automatically starting with the Windows 10 2004 May 2020 update. Recently Microsoft added…
Registry Explorer: a registry editor with advanced features
A new open-source Registry Editor called Registry Explorer has been released that puts Windows Regedit software to shame by supporting a host of advanced features, making editing the Registry easier…
