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Since the release of Windows 10 October Update (version 1809), users have faced a number of issues ranging from automatic deletion of files to general font and display issues. And when Microsoft re-released the entire update, Windows users thought that they were done with all the irksome bugs. However, it seems like the October Update bugs […]
Every once in a while, Microsoft puts its proprietary browser – Internet Edge to some battery efficiency test and boasts the results on Youtube and its own blog like it did last year. However, this time was different. Although Edge did extremely well when tied against Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, the company was surprisingly quiet about […]
Microsoft might be a little busy fixing Windows 10 October Update issues, but that doesn’t mean it is not considering the little changes that need to be done to improve the overall user experience. Since the inception of AVIF image format, Windows 10 has never supported it. However, this is changing with the upcoming Windows […]
Only a few days ago, Microsoft released an emergency Internet Explorer patch bundled in a cumulative update. The patch was rolled out to fix the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer first discovered by a Google security researcher, @_clem1. However, it seems like the patch is creating more problems than fixing them. Out of many known issues, as mentioned by Microsoft in […]
Microsoft has big plans when facial recognition is considered. The Redmond-based company wants to equip its Windows Hello facial recognition to all Windows 10 running PCs. According to a report by Paul Thurrott, the popular Windows Watcher, Microsoft could release its own 4K cameras next year for Windows 10 PCs and XBox One. The external […]
Every intense PC user knows the importance of owning multiple monitors instead of one. Be it gaming, graphics editing or coding — a multi-monitor setup in Windows 10 booms productivity by a great deal. Having two or more screens by your side can help in different ways. For example, you can use multiple desktop tabs […]
Windows 10 comprises of a number of cool and interesting applications, but sometimes they can be pretty annoying — especially if they don’t go down through simple means. One such Windows application is Cortana, a digital voice assistant that comes pre-installed on Windows 10. What is Cortana? Cortana is a cloud-based personal assistant from Microsoft, which can perform a […]
Just like the human body, our PCs need protection as well, which is why experts recommend having anti-virus installed on the system. But sometimes, these antivirus software can be a mess for a lot of reasons; top-most being, they use up an extreme amount of memory. Thus, weakening our system or crashing them from time to time. Among […]
Sticky Notes has been with us for a long period of time. Not only because of the short time it takes to take notes on the app, but also for its simplified design and easy navigation. With Windows 10 October Update 2018, Microsoft added the ability to save previous notes in Sticky Notes app. Even […]
This new security flaw could allow malicious developers to access user’s files Microsoft has solved a vulnerability in Windows 10 update for October, 2018, almost secretly because, according to experts in cybersecurity and digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security, previous updates did not report to users when applications requested permission to access all files […]
When it comes to defending Windows, Microsoft has never been able to catch up with some of the best antivirus software in the market. However, this new feature of Windows Defender (Windows 10 built-in antivirus) will likely push it upward in the list. In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that the Windows defender can now run within a […]
The flaw, still unpatched, allows an attacker to delete any type of file on a machine, including system data A cybersecurity and digital forensics researcher has published a proof-of-concept for a zero-day vulnerability in Windows functional on fully patched Windows 10 machines. Exploiting the vulnerability would allow an attacker to delete any type of file on the […]
Apparently the error has been extended to other devices too Apparently, Windows updates haven’t worked properly with Microsoft in the last few weeks. The update of the beginning of October presented a file deleting bug, now, specialists in digital forensics report that multiple workstations and laptops of the HP manufacturer are experiencing crashes after installing the latest […]
I‘ve always stressed the importance of some serious hardware from the house of Microsoft that can showcase the abilities of a Windows operating system to the fullest. With Surface Pro and Surface Book, the company has been able to do so. Along the similar lines, due to the external hardware and Windows software conflicts, mostly […]
If you’re a Windows user, you might have come across the 100% disk usage problem. Looking at the numbers in the task manager, it seems that your hard drive is doing some seriously hard work. In reality, your machine is sitting idle doing nothing but playing your favorite song. I don’t think the media player […]
Updates were issued as KB4346783 and KB4343893 Less than a month ago, Microsoft released its update patches for August. Today, the company has launched another set of cumulative Windows 10 updates that contain fixes for problems that were presented with previous update patches. Ethical hacking specialists mention that the company is launching these patches with improvements and fixes not related […]
Cortana can be activated from the lock screen to run arbitrary commands Enterprise network security researchers noticed some security issues regarding Cortana, the Microsoft voice assistant. Last Wednesday they described a vulnerability known as “Open Sesame” that would allow a hacker to bypass the Windows 10 block screen by exploiting the voice assistant, triggering a series […]
If you’re running the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, you already know what is Timeline and what it does. While you may be able to go back in time and resume apps, the capabilities of Microsoft Graph-powered feature fall short with the fact that native apps support it mostly. Microsoft has left the door open for 3rd party devs to […]
Whenever a big feature arrives on a platform some developers want to bring it to other platforms. The case of macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop is no different. Apple introduced the feature at this year’s WWDC. Based on the timing of sunrise and sunset at user’s location, it automatically cycles through a set of 16 images […]
A sneaky and persistent malware has surfaced which spams Windows 10 PCs with ads and takes screenshots to eventually send it to the attackers. Security researchers at Bitdefender found this malware named Zacinlo which first appeared in 2012. About 90% of Zacinlo’s victims are from the US running Microsoft Windows 10. There are other victims […]
One of the most used apps in Microsoft Windows is the inbuilt Windows File Explorer. If turning on your Windows computer is a part of your daily routine, chances are quite less you don’t fire up the File Explorer at least once. Because it’s the easiest way to access the content stored on your machine. […]