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Tab Groups is a useful browser feature that allows you to group open websites together for better management. Most Chromium-based browsers support Tab Groups, as Google implemented them in Chromium and Chrome. That’s one of the advantages of using an established browser source that is developed constantly. Don’t get me wrong, there are also disadvantages,…
Browser extensions can be very useful. From the ultra-useful content blocker to extensions designed for specific tasks. They can make your life on the Internet easier or better. While most extensions may not impact performance noticeable, some may. That is a problem, as it may not always be obvious which one is to blame. Some…
Microsoft Defender is the default security solutions on all modern versions of Windows. Users have to become active to replace it with another security solution. It is probably a safe bet that Defender is the tool on most Windows 10 and 11 systems. It is different from tools like SuperMSConfig, which provide broader tweaking options….
Google released Chrome 129 today for Android and desktop systems. The update fixes a few security issues and introduces new features and changes as well. One change in particular affects users of Chrome on Android: the automatic handling of inactive tabs. Once updated to Chrome 129 on Android, the browser will move inactive tabs to…
Microsoft confirmed a new issue that is affected classic Outlook and also Word and other Office applications. When you start an affected app, you may receive the error message “The required file msls70.dll cannot be found in your path. Install Microsoft Outlook again”. A click on the OK button, the only available button, hides the…
Turning Bluetooth off for two hours, enabling Dark Mode at eight in the evening, or setting the volume to 0 percent in the morning. These are all examples what a new PowerToys tool might offer in the future. The main idea is simple: let users create schedules for certain system settings. Besides what is been…
DISM-GUI is a free app for Windows 10 and 11 that gives you access to various commands to check and repair Windows. Good to know: DISM stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management. It is a command line tool that, among other features, may be used to find and repair Windows issues related to missing…
Fastfetch is an open source cross-platform application that is command line driven. It collects system information and displays the info in the terminal window next to an Ascii art image of the used operating system. The information that it collects is useful, but the main purpose of the tool seems to be to share a…
Will it disallow access to the Windows kernel by security products? Not right now, but the path could lead there. Microsoft held a security conference earlier this week at its Redmond headquarters. It invited business partners, especially those in the security field, to participate. The hot topic during the conference was the Crowdstrike disaster that…
Super Microsoft Configuration is a new tool by “built by Bel”. It is an “advanced and fully automated alternative to the traditional MSConfig tool” according to the developer. Key Details: The current version of the app has the title Super System Configuration. Whether that is going to be the new name or not is unclear….