Category: Technical
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How to personalize the taskbar in Windows 11
If you’ve upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you might notice that your taskbar isn’t as customizable — or as helpful — as it once was. The previous Start menu with its customizable Live Tiles, for example, is no longer available. The search box is no longer located in the taskbar and must be…
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Microsoft’s Office applications for Chromebooks are being phased out in favour of web-based alternatives
Microsoft has been offering its Office 365 suite to Chromebook users via the Google Play store since 2017, but that will stop in a few weeks. Microsoft is ending support for Office (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook) on Chromebooks as of September 18. Microsoft, on the other hand, is not completely abandoning the popular mobile gadget. Instead, then downloading…
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Clipchamp, a provider of video production and editing software, has been acquired by Microsoft
Microsoft’s portfolio of productivity tools might get a new addition in the form of video editing software. Microsoft announced the acquisition of Clipchamp on Tuesday, a business that provides web-based video production and editing software that allows anybody to create video presentations, promotions, or videos for social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Clipchamp is a “natural match”…
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Even if they don’t want you to, here’s how to change browsers on Windows 11
With a centered taskbar, windows with rounded corners, and a minimalist style that makes this OS feel like it belongs in 2021, Windows 11 offers an intriguing UI makeover to the platform. However, the news is not all positive. As it turns out, Microsoft apart from their Office 365 email has aggressively promoted Edge as the default browser, making it increasingly impossible to use your…
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Microsoft is testing a new ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ for Edge
On the internet, privacy and security are big subjects these days, with every IT Company adding new tools to protect your data. Microsoft, on the other hand, is taking the situation lightly. The company’s browser vulnerability research team is testing with “Super Duper Secure Mode,” a new feature in Microsoft Edge. Super Duper Secure Mode — yeah, it’s…
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In the first six months of 2021, HP discovered that 75% of threats were distributed via email
According to the current HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, Email Hosting hence emails remain the most common method for delivering malware and other threats, with over 75% of threats being transmitted via email communications. HP security analysts created the study, which covers the first half of 2021, based on customers who choose to share their threat warnings with the firm. …
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WhatsApp Will Be Available on a Variety of Devices Soon
WhatsApp, the encrypted messaging software owned by Facebook, is finally providing genuine multi-device compatibility other than just being a mobile app’s development after years of consumer demand. Previously, all of a user’s WhatsApp traffic had to go via their phone, regardless of which device they were using, but the new restricted public beta allows users to use the app…
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How to Turn Off the Annoying Weather Widget on Windows 10
If you’ve enabled automatic updates in Windows 10, you’ve probably noticed a new — and obnoxious — weather and news widget in the taskbar. It’s called “News and Interests,” IT Consultants have developed this and it emphasizes everything that’s wrong with Windows 10: inconsistencies in design, the inclusion of a feature no one wanted, and additional clutter you don’t need. When opposed to the sharp high-resolution items all around it, the taskbar…
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On iOS, you may now delete your Google search history for the last 15 minutes
Google is pushing out a rapid auto-delete feature to wipe the past 15 minutes of your mobile search history in its never-ending drive to persuade consumers that it cares about their privacy. The functionality will first be available on iOS devices, with Android users receiving the choice later this year. The 15-minute scrub was first introduced…
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The Windows 365 Cloud PC is here to welcome you
It’s great to see Windows 365 Cloud PC finally come. For years, every person in tech industry is talking about Microsoft’s Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS). (Yes, I am well-versed on Windows 11, which I believe is nothing more than a big Windows 10 security patch.) Contrary to popular belief, Windows 11 was never the future of Windows.) As far…