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…
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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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The No More Ransom project celebrates its fifth anniversary after helping over six million ransomware victims recover their files and saving them almost €1 billion in ransomware payments. It is…
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 second build to Insiders. If you are part of the Dev ring of the Insider program, you can now download build 22000.65 by going…
Microsoft have released KB5004945 emergency security update to fix the actively exploited PrintNightmare vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service impacting all Windows versions. Microsoft has not yet issued patches…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a notification regarding the critical PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability and advises admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler service on servers not…
The blue screen of death is probably familiar to a lot of Windows users. To many it represents hours of googling and reading before eventually arriving at the solution. Now…
The first Windows 11 preview build was released recently and with it came a variety of bugs that are sure to frustrate testers. New issues pop up in every new…