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See allMicrosoft unveils its "Cloud PC" service Windows 365
Rumors about a new cloud-powered Windows by Microsoft circulated for quite some time. Microsoft put an end to the rumors with today's announcement of Windows 365 Cloud PC, a "hybrid personalized computing" […]
DynaWin is a simple tool that can change the Windows theme or desktop wallpaper automatically
Many Windows users prefer using the Dark Theme because it's easier on the eyes. Some people like switching between the Light and Dark modes, depending on the time of the day. DynaWin […]
Fix the VeraCrypt "Automatic Repair" issue on Windows
VeraCrypt is a popular open source encryption tool that may be used to encrypt files, create encrypted containers, encrypt entire hard drives and partitions, and even the system partition. Encryption of the […]
Here is what Microsoft has in store for Edge in the second half of 2021
Microsoft updated the What's Next feature roadmap of its Microsoft Edge web browser recently, giving users and administrators a glimpse of the status of major upcoming features of the company's browser. You […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2021 overview
It is the second Tuesday of the month and that means it is Microsoft Patch Day. Microsoft released security and non-security updates for all supported client and server versions of its Windows […]
Ghacks Deals: The Professional Microsoft Excel Certification Training Bundle
The Professional Microsoft Excel Certification Training Bundle includes eight Excel courses for beginners and advanced users alike. It includes an introduction to Excel that helps beginners get more out of Excel and […]
Google will start prompting users to switch to Drive for Desktop from July 19th; Backup and Sync will stop working on October 1st
Earlier this year, Google announced its plans to unify its Drive desktop programs for Windows and macOS. For those unaware, the search giant offers two applications for Drive, Backup and Sync and […]
Firefox 90 release overview: Windows background updates, compatibility improvements
Firefox 90.0 is the latest stable version of the Firefox web browser. It will be released later today and most Firefox installations will pick up the update automatically. All other Firefox channels […]
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Windows
Microsoft unveils its "Cloud PC" service Windows 365
Rumors about a new cloud-powered Windows by Microsoft circulated for quite some time. Microsoft put an end to the rumors with today's announcement of Windows 365 Cloud PC, a "hybrid personalized computing" […]
Fix the VeraCrypt "Automatic Repair" issue on Windows
VeraCrypt is a popular open source encryption tool that may be used to encrypt files, create encrypted containers, encrypt entire hard drives and partitions, and even the system partition. Encryption of the […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2021 overview
It is the second Tuesday of the month and that means it is Microsoft Patch Day. Microsoft released security and non-security updates for all supported client and server versions of its Windows […]
Microsoft gives you 10 days to go back to Windows 10 from Windows 11: here is a better way
When you upgrade a Windows 10 machine to Windows 11, you have 10 days to uninstall Windows 11 and go back to the previous version of Windows. The grace period may be […]
Linux
Linux Mint 20.2 is now available
The team behind the popular Linux distribution Linux Mint released Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" this week. The new version of Linux Mint is available as a standalone download and as a direct […]
Ubuntu 21.04 is now available with native Microsoft Active Directory integration and Wayland as the default
Canonical released Ubuntu 21.04, a new version of the organization's Linux distribution. The release comes three weeks after the release of beta versions, and can already be downloaded from the official Ubuntu […]
Microsoft introduces support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10
Microsoft released a new build to the Insider channel a few hours ago that introduces support for running Linux graphical user interface applications on the Windows 10 machine. The company announced plans […]
Linux Mint will inform users about important security updates but not enforce them
Last month, the Linux Mint team announced that it wanted to do something about systems not being upgraded to newer versions. Systems that were not supported anymore were vulnerable to attacks, and […]
Software
DynaWin is a simple tool that can change the Windows theme or desktop wallpaper automatically
Many Windows users prefer using the Dark Theme because it's easier on the eyes. Some people like switching between the Light and Dark modes, depending on the time of the day. DynaWin […]
Ashampoo Backup 2021: free but good enough?
German software publisher Ashampoo released Ashampoo Backup 2021, the free version of its backup application for Windows, recently. Free backup solutions are a dime a dozen on Windows and new releases need […]
uView Player Lite is a freeware picture-in-picture video player that supports many streaming services
Watching a video in picture-in-picture mode is a great way to keep yourself entertained while browsing the internet. Sometimes we may need a break from work or even gaming. People with powerful […]
Tidy Desktop Monster is an open source tool that deletes shortcuts from your desktop automatically
I prefer organizing my desktop in a specific way, so it's easy for me to tell where programs that I use are, and where my game shortcuts are. Everyone has a way […]
Companies
Here is what happens when you run out of Google Storage space
As a Google customer, you do get 15 Gigabytes of storage space for free. The storage space is shared across several of Google's products, including Google Mail (GMail), Google Photos and Google […]
First look at WhatsApp's View Once media feature
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature to its beta client currently that enables users of the messaging service to send media that recipients may view once only. Media, photos or video […]
How to download all photos from Google
If you have uploaded photos to your Google account in the past, you may wonder how to download all photos from Google at a later point in time. Google users may upload […]
How to check the country that Google associates with your account, and how to change it
Some Google customers are receiving emails by the Internet giant currently that inform them about an update made to their Google Account". In the email, Google states that it is associating customers […]
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Windows 10 version 2004 update KB4568831 released by Martin Brinkmann on 08/01/2020
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Chrome 76: no more https or www in address bar by Martin Brinkmann on 08/01/2019
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Dont install or upgrade to CCleaner 5.45 by Martin Brinkmann on 08/01/2018
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