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Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 v1909 a few days ago. This is a minor update that boosted some performance elements and fixed different issues in the OS. Download Restoro PC Repair Tool that comes with Patented Technologies (patent available here). Click Start Scan to find Windows issues that could be causing PC problems. Click Repair All to fix issues affecting your computer’s security and performance Restoro has been downloaded by 0 readers this month....

The Windows 8 Flixster app is one of the best Windows 8 and Windows RT movie apps for users, and it has received an update that brings fixes to some annoying bugs I rely mainly on the Flixster Windows 8 app to watch movie trailers on my tablet, as I find it to be one of the most comfy ways to do it. But sometimes I’d get some annoying crashes or the app would randomly hang and it would get on my nerves....

Oh, SD Cards – there have been reported so many problems with them since Windows 8.1 and Windows 0 have been announced, that it’s hard to count, really. Now we take a look at yet another one that has been recently fixed by Microsoft. As you can see in the above screenshot, the problem is described like this – ‘device takes a long time to hibernate or shut down after you plug in an SD card in Windows 8....

Microsoft has released a minor, yet useful update for the built-in Windows Camera app on Windows 10 devices. The fresh update is now available for both desktop and mobile users, and if you don’t have it by default, you can get it from the Windows Store. Windows Camera for Windows 10 updated This update for WindowsCamera doesn’t bring any new features, as the changelog states the following: Bug fixes for reliability and performance User experience improvements So what this basically means is that a bunch of annoying bugs have been taken care of, but Microsoft’s team hasn’t gone through the length of detailing what exactly has been changed....

WinZip is the best solution for compressing files along with social sharing and cloud storage services. You can reduce the sizes of files, save space, share easily on different platforms, merge files into an exclusive folder, protect access of hackers, auto-backup of data, and much more. Easy-to-use and the simple app supports multiple formats and compressing tools. The app ensures your security by providing passwords and codes for encrypting data....

WinZip has finally made it to Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. The x86 version is one of the best ZIP clients available on the web, so it is great to see the developers bring a version to the Windows Store for both PC and mobile. This app supports the Universal Windows Platform, bringing most of its file sharing, security, and file management features to the table. The app is called WinZiP Universal, and rightfully so....

If you have an Xfinity Remote, you might be wondering how to pair it with the Toshiba TV. Xfinity remotes are a great addition to your smart home because they can be paired with any TV and other equipment such as soundbars and audio/video receivers. While the setup process to pair the Xfinity remote and Toshiba TV are pretty easy, some people encounter problems from time to time. If they are not pairing, your voice remote might not be compatible with your TV....

Several user reports bring to notice that Xbox keeps signing them out of YouTube. This weird issue has been reported for quite some time. Make sure to keep the latest software installed on your Xbox Several users have reported facing YouTube signing-out issues on their Xbox console. Because of this, they cannot view personalized content on the YouTube app. Check out the three effective solutions that will help you resolve the problem....

Knock Knock!! Its Facebook Knocking the doors of your mind. Typing with a keyboard or speech typing seems to be very old to them as they are working on something revolutionary. At their annual conference of developers, Facebook unveiled Wednesday projects focusing at how users could type messages directly by thinking the sentences or words. While speaking at Silicon Valley event, Regina Dugan, Facebook executive and former DARPA director said “Speech is essentially a compression algorithm, and a lousy one at that, that is why we love great writers and poets, because they are just a little bit better at compressing the fullness of a thought into words....

What is a relay attack? It is similar to a man-in-the-middle or replay attack. All three attack types involve the interception of information with fraudulent intent as to their future use, e.g.: Radio signals or authentication messages between two devices (or people) may be hijacked An eavesdropping attacker may attempt to locate, intercept, and store a signal directly from a single device, e.g. a vehicle key fob, which constantly emits radio signals to check for the proximity of its owner’s vehicle A criminal may send a signal to a victim’s device in order to trick it into sending a response that they can then use to authenticate another device or application To explain what a relay attack is, let’s look at two similar types of attacks, man-in-the-middle and replay attacks, and compare them to a relay attack....

What is Shrinkflation? Explanation If the size or volume of the product shrinks while the price remains the same, it follows that the price has increased in general of the product as the customers have to now pay more for obtaining one unit of weight of the product. This technique is used by businesses as an alternative to an immediate increase in prices, as the same does not impact the consumer indexes such as consumer price indexConsumer Price IndexThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average price of a basket of regularly used consumer commodities compared to a base year....

Some users have posted on the Lenovo forum about Windows 10 beeping in standby mode. Apparently, some Lenovo PCs beep whenever they enter or exit standby mode on Windows Vista, 7, or 10. That doesn’t mean that Windows 10 isn’t beeping in standby mode (sleep mode or hibernation) on other configurations. Download DriverFix (verified download file). Click Start Scan to find all problematic drivers. Click Update Drivers to get new versions and avoid system malfunctionings....

The long-awaited Windows 10 Anniversary Update is expected to launch on August 2nd, but it appears not all users will be able to get their hands on the update on the same day. Microsoft if planning to roll the Anniversary Update in waves, and the first to receive it will be Windows Insiders. This announcement was made by Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider Program. She added that the first devices to receive the update would be Windows 10 PCs and phones....

Windows 10 users have criticized the operating system’s privacy settings even before its official launch. Many users don’t agree at all with Microsoft’s methods of collecting personal information. People simply don’t want to share personal information related to their location, the websites they visit, or what they type on their keyboards with Microsoft. The privacy concerns that users expressed about Windows 10 also drew the attention of the EFF. As a quick reminder, the Electronic Frontier Foundation openly accused Microsoft of violating user privacy by unlawfully retaining user data with Windows 10....

We’re a little behind with this one, since Windows 10 Redstone Build 14257 was released a few days ago. Nonetheless, we’re going to scan through the forums and find some of the most frequently encountered issues with this specific build. Microsoft has officially aknowledged, as it always does, a couple of problems with this specific build, but besides that, we’ve detected more that were reported by Windows 10 users, so here’s a couple that we were able to find....

Windows 10 build 14361 brings a much demanded fix for the YouTube render issue in Microsoft’s browsers. YouTube would simply fail to render in Edge or Internet Explorer due to a recently implemented feature. Luckily, Microsoft quickly fixed the bug allowing users to enjoy videos on the world’s most popular video-sharing website. This issue was detected in build 14342, and prevented users from accessing content on YouTube or going to YouTube altogether....

As many of you may know, some bugs that Microsoft declared as fixed are still being actively exploited and are yet to be completely eliminated. You might not remember CVE-2021-34484, but Microsoft said it was fixed.Nothing further from the truth, actually, since it just got straightened out.An unofficial patch was the solution to this known Windows 10 vulnerability.Check out what versions of Windows 10 really got the fix for CVE-2021-34484. That being said, the bug we are talking about right now is actually a local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw inside the Windows User Profile service....

One thing was painfully obvious at Build 2016: no one at Microsoft wants to talk about the Windows 10 Mobile platform. For the majority of the conference, the Windows 10 Mobile platform was barely touched on, leaving many to wonder if it was indeed the end of the platform. For those who watched the conference, it’s clear that Microsoft touched on several things having to do with mobile. It was no doubt a strong showing, just not a strong showing for the company’s own mobile ambitions....

Windows 10 build 14942 brought a series of hot features to Fast Ring Insiders, being the first Redstone 2 build to pack major new features. The Photos app is one of the “luckiest” app, receiving five new features for both Windows 10 and Xbox One. Once you install the latest Photos app update on your PC, you’ll notice that the app is now more beautiful and easier to navigate. Thanks to a new navigation bar and animations, you can easily view your Albums and keep track of where you are browsing....

In earlier Windows editions, users could change Windows 10 shutdown sound easily. However, Microsoft sacrificed the sound settings for faster shutdown and the Fast Startup feature in Windows 10. Manually set shutdown sound from the settings to get it back Earlier Windows versions enabled users to easily change the system sounds, but these are hidden on Windows 10. Keep in mind that you’re allowed to enable the startup and shutdown sounds from the Windows Registry....