Your data is getting backed up automatically, if you sign-in to a new Windows 11 PC using a Microsoft account. Windows setup is taking longer and longer to complete. Microsoft is adding new screens to the setup process on a regular basis. Besides ads, for testing Game PC, setup has other pitfalls that many users…
Author: Martin Brinkmann
Brave signing you out all the time? Here is a fix for that
For several months, I have noticed a rather strange behavior of Brave Browser. Whenever I use it to write articles on WordPress sites, it is logging me out on start or shortly thereafter. This happens very frequently to the point that it is quite annoying. The following guide may help you resolve the issue. It…
Microsoft removed Windows 11 local account switching guide: here it is again
Last week, Microsoft unintentionally explained why offline accounts are better in Windows. It does not seem to have taken long for Microsoft to realize that listing instructions to switch to local accounts was not the best strategy for a company that is doing everything in its might to make the creation of local accounts as…
You may soon manage mobile phones from Windows 11’s Start Menu
You may have heard that Microsoft is working on extending the Windows 11 Start Menu. Called Start Menu Companions for now, it is showing additional information and management options. Good to know: Microsoft showcased several Companions already, including one that showed information from Windows Widgets there. Microsoft released a new Insider build to the Beta…
Bad news for YouTube Premium users who subscribed abroad
YouTube users who do not want to be pestered by ads on the platform have several options. The only official option is a YouTube Premium subscription, which is completely ad-free according to Google. Problem is, you pay a premium depending on where you live. If you live in the United States, you pay $14 a…
Switch between Windows 10 and 11 File Explorer and context menus
SwitchExplorer is a tiny open source program for Windows 11 that gives users more control over File Explorer. Here is what it does: it gives you the option to change to the Windows 10 File Explorer and use the classic context menu as well. When Microsoft launched Windows 11, it introduced a new File Explorer…
Firefox 127 point updates incoming – here is what we know
Mozilla plans to release the first Firefox 127 point update later today. Firefox 127.0.1 will be released for all supported platforms. It is a non-security update that fixes four different issues in the browser. The release won’t include the fix for YouTube playback issues mentioned earlier this week. It will be in Firefox 127.0.2, so…
Microsoft divides Windows userbase for a second time
The last couple of years have been a difficult ride for the majority of Windows users. It all began with the release of Windows 11. Microsoft released the new version of Windows back in October 2021 to the public. Several months before that release, it made it abundantly clear that Windows 11 would ship with…
Meta gives Europeans a pass – won’t use data for AI training
European Facebook and Instagram users may breathe a sigh of relief, as their public data won’t be used by Meta for AI training for the time being. Meta published an update regarding the use of data from European users on Facebook. Here are the highlights: The decision does not change the handling of data from…
Try these fixes if you have problems playing 1080p+ videos on YouTube in Firefox
For approximately four months, some Firefox users have experienced video playback issues while playing videos on YouTube. Affected users noted that certain videos would stop playing on the site all of a sudden. YouTube would show a loading animation and it appeared that buffering was the culprit in many cases. When Mozilla started to analyze…