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Microsoft added support for creating and extracting ZIP archives into its Windows operating system. The Moment 4 update and the Windows 11 version 23H2 update introduced support for extracting additional formats, including RAR, TAR and 7Z. The archive functionality is certainly a useful feature. Right-click on an archive and select the extract option to decompress…
Google announced an update to storage policies in November 2020. Back then, the company informed users that it changed which files count against a user’s storage quota. The change affects high quality photos uploaded to Google Photos and also new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms or Jamboard files. One of these services, Jamboard, a…
O&O AppBuster is a free application by O&O Software GMBH. The program enables Windows 10 and 11 users to uninstall apps that Microsoft does not want users to remove from the system. While some apps are critical components of Windows, the same can’t be said for all locked apps. Apps like Photos, Phone Link, Game…
Hard drives may become obsolete from time to time. Maybe your are switching to a new PC or replaced a hard drive with a new one. You may also sell a PC or laptop, or hand it over to someone else. Data on hard drives may be recoverable, even if you format the hard drive….
Microsoft is working on adding support for creating 7-zip and Tar archives in Windows 11. The feature is in testing in the latest Canary build of Windows 11. Microsoft expanded support for different archive types in its Windows 11 operating system in 2023. Previously, Windows users could only extract ZIP archives or compress files using…
Tools like Bing Chat, Windows Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or Google Bard have seen a rise to prominence this year. These advanced chatbots promise to deliver information to users who chat with them. While you can’t ask them anything, as some content is locked down, you can get answers and information about lots of things. Ask…
BleachBit is a free program for Microsoft Windows and Linux devices that helps users delete temporary files to free up disk space. Often compared to CCleaner, BleachBit has not gone down the route of commercialization. The program is free and does not contain locked tools that need to be unlocked with a purchase. Users on…
Starting with apps in the VPN category, Google’s Play Store is soon highlighting apps with independent security reviews. The company announced the change on the official Google Security blog. Google Android users who visit Google Play to browse for apps may open the data safety section for security and privacy information. There, they will soon…
Google’s crackdown on ad blockers on YouTube started in early August. The company began tests that informed a small percentage of users with ad blockers that “ad blockers were not allowed on YouTube”. In August, things heated up as Google started to display the prompts aggressively to users with ad blockers. Two months on and…
Netflix users may subscribe to the service for $6.99 per month, but the caveat is that the plan includes ads. The company published One Year Into Netflix Ads this week on the official blog to look back and into the future of ads on the platform. According to the post, Netflix’s Standard with Ads plan…