Windows 10 users are accustomed to putting up with the occasional bug here and there, and people who installed the KB4512941 update found they were plagued with an issue that gave screenshots an orange hue. Now Microsoft says that the issue has been addressed. Well… sort of. In fact, the company has shifted the blame […]
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Recent Windows 10 Insider builds from the 20H1 branch (set for release next spring) have introduced quite a few welcome new features, and today’s new flight, Build 18980, is no different. The previous release, Build 18975, came with Cortana and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) improvements, and so does this one. All Insiders who install
August brought loads of drama to the Windows and Office patching scene. Microsoft’s first round of patches killed Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications and VBScript in certain situations — on all versions of Windows. Fixes for the bugs dribbled out three, four, six and 17 days after the original infection. Those Microsoft-introduced bugs were all
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Aurich Lawson For months, security practitioners have worried about the public release of attack code exploiting BlueKeep, the critical vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows that’s “wormable,” meaning it can spread from computer to computer the way the WannaCry worm did two years ago. On Friday, that dreaded day arrived when the Metasploit framework—an
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Microsoft Microsoft promised Windows 10 was getting PowerToys, and they’re finally here! The first preview release includes a Windows key shortcut overlay and a desktop window manager that will let you go beyond simple 2×2 snapping. You can download the PowerToys from GitHub—choose the PowerToysSetup.msi file. They’re free and open-source! After you download and install
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Need a new operating system that doesn’t cost a penny? You might have heard about Linux, the free and open source alternative to Windows. However, there are many other free operating systems for laptops and desktop PCs. Capable of performing standard computer tasks, these free operating systems are strong alternatives to Windows. 1. Linux Linux
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Toshiba laptops are wonderful. Well, they used to be at least. You see, Toshiba essentially sold its US laptop business to Sharp, who then renamed it to Dynabook. So, technically, Toshiba laptops no longer exist, but they live on under the Dynabook branding. Dynabook is marching forward with new laptops, and today, it announces an
m4heshd from Github has created a dark theme called WA Dark for the WhatsApp desktop client for Windows and Mac. To enable and enjoy WhatsApp dark mode on your computer, download the theme file according to OS and install it as instructed. Probably the most famous Instant Messaging service out there, WhatsApp has been downloaded
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Officially, Kodi is not for piracy, but the reality is… it sort of is. Look, not everyone uses the software for nefarious purposes, but let’s be honest here, folks, in these days of inexpensive streaming media, people setting up a media center to access locally stored files are few and far between. So, yeah, Kodi
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft’s touch-friendly tile UI arrived in Windows 8 where it was forced upon everyone all the time. Microsoft learned its lesson from that, and Windows 10 only uses the full-screen tiles in tablet mode. In the latest Insider build, Microsoft
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