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Heat is a major problem for electronic devices, especially in the Summer months. Overheating may lead to a whole range of issues, including crashes or reduced performance. To combat this, PC users have discovered thousands of solutions. From pointing a fan at the PC during the hottest hours to liquid cooling systems or reducing the…
If you’d ask a 100 Windows users whether they wanted ads displayed to them on a regular basis, chance is that the vast majority would answer with “no”. This is not keeping Microsoft from pushing the boundaries and introduces more ads in Windows. While Microsoft uses terms such as recommendations, many of them are at…
If you are a Windows user, you may have encountered situations where the system appears to be stuck. Programs do not open at all anymore or very slowly, or you see a dreaded loading animation on the screen that does not go away, no matter how long you wait. The good old “have you tried…
The team behind the open source email client has released the long-awaited Thunderbird 128 to the public. The version is not yet available as an update, only as a direct download from the official website. You can upgrade from current stable versions of Thunderbird to the new release, but need to run the installer to…
O&O Software’s free AppBuster app for Windows was one of the first programs that I reviewed on this site. The latest update introduces several important changes and features that deserve to be mentioned here o this site. If you have used AppBuster in the past you know what the program is about. It lets you…
Using a local account in Windows 10 or 11 is good for privacy. It keeps the account local and reveals less information and data to Microsoft. One of the drawbacks is that you cannot easily reset the account password in case you forget it. In fact, apart from brute forcing or hacking your way back…
Mozilla has changed the original end of support deadline for Firefox on Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices. The organization’s original plan was to end support in September 2024. This coincided with the release of the next Firefox ESR base and would allow Mozilla to unload legacy code from Firefox. Byron Jourdan, Mozilla’s Senior Director…
Microsoft stopped the distribution of the latest preview update for its Windows 11 operating system a few days ago. Back then the company said that it is pulling the update because of a critical issue it detected. Tip: you can control optional updates via the Group Policy or Registry in Windows. Here are the key…
Microsoft has paused the rollout of the June 2024 preview update for Windows 11. The company says that it may cause booting issues on affected devices. Good to know: preview updates are optional updates. These should be considered beta. All included fixes and features are included in the coming month’s cumulative update for the operating…
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…