Chrome Users Exposed to Two Zero-Day Attacks, One of Which Remains Unresolved for Windows 7 Users It should be no secret that Microsoft will be ending their support for the Windows 7 operating system in January of 2020. However, due to the recent exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities within the Chrome browser, one of which […]
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Moving Past Windows 7 — Should You Pull The Trigger? A few weeks ago, we touched on the idea that Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7 updates in 2020. This led some users into a frenzy about upgrading to Windows 10 and the cost associated with it. Others were ready to ditch Microsoft altogether,
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Some of you may have received a new PC this holiday season, which will have Windows 10 loaded as the operating systems. For some, this may be a new OS to adapt to, to others, perhaps you’ve been using Windows 10 for some time now. Either way, the ten tips listed below are great ways
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Bashware Lets Malware Bypass Most Security Programs A new exploit has been discovered, allowing hackers to install malware on Windows 10 systems without detection of most anti-virus programs. The exploit, deemed Bashware, is found within the newly added Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Kim Komando reported, WSL was created to add Linux Shell support to
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Your taskbar can be one of the most efficient tools on your PC. Between the search bar, pinned apps, and icons accessible near your clock — you can make your Windows 10 taskbar fully customizable. Unpinning Apps from Taskbar The Windows 10 taskbar comes with apps already pinned. This may include Edge, TripAdvisor, Mail, etc.
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Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience Full disclosure, I had no idea 80% of these existed! I can’t speak for everyone, but who doesn’t love a new trick to make using your PC even easier?! BuzzFeed shared 22 tips and tricks to help navigate your Windows 10 PC. I am going to share my personal favorites,
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Windows 10 operating system offers a variety of sign on options. These options range from signing on with a password, pin and/or a picture. You also have the option to require the sign on function to be enabled each time the computer “wakes up from sleeping”, or never use the function. Follow the steps below
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We live in an era of personalization. Whether it is customizing our cell phone cases or our t-shirts, we love to make our things unique. So, why not Windows 10? Personalizing Your Windows 10 PC Windows 10 offers several personalization features to make your PC perfect for you. Here is how you access these settings. First you
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Ads are everywhere – and I mean everywhere. For those of you who have upgraded to Windows 10, you may have noticed several new ads being pushed onto you in various places within the operating system. Here is how you can disable Windows 10 ads: Removing Ads From Lock Screen: Settings> Personalization> Lock Screen> In the Background drop
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It’s been just over a year since the consumer launch of Windows 10. Microsoft pulled no punches in attempting to accelerate the adoption of this new PC operating system by providing free upgrades for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. The PC Pitstop waterfall chart for Windows operating systems shows that there hasn’t been a
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