Outlook Having PDF Preview Issues With Microsoft PowerToys
Do you use Microsoft PowerToys? If you’re not sure what that is then you probably don’t. If you’re curious, Microsoft has an open-source set of tools called PowerToys which is designed to allow power users to customize their Windows environments to taste. In some instances, for some Microsoft 365 users, if the user in question […]
A Disguised Windows License Activator May Actually Be Malware
People who are in the habit of pirating movies and software have something new to worry about. It seems hackers have begun targeting at least some of them with a ubiquitous form of malware. On the Dark Web, anyone who is willing to shell out twenty bucks or so can get their hands on a […]
File Explorer May Get Tabs In Windows 11
Are you a Windows Insider? If so, be aware that the company is testing a “hidden” new feature you’re probably going to love. It’s a small change but its impact is enormous. The feature is the Tabbed File Explorer! The experimental feature must be explicitly enabled but once it is it works a lot like […]
You May See Ads For Microsoft Products With Windows 11
Microsoft may have inadvertently signaled that they are soon going to reincorporate ads into Microsoft 11, which is going to please exactly no one. In the most recent Windows Insiders build, third party ads were displayed but only briefly. They vanished as of the next update. The company responded to the angry inquires that the sudden […]
Clipchamp Will Soon Replace Movie Maker For Windows 11
If you’re an early adopter playing with the Windows 11 builds as they come out and you are a “Windows Insider,” then you probably already know this. In the latest build, users were treated to a raft of new improvements and enhancements including a new Windows 11 video editor called Clipchamp. The build with the […]
Some AMD Ryzen CPU Users Experiencing Windows 11 Issues
Do you have a PC with an AMD Ryzen CPU? If so, be aware that AMD has found an issue which causes “temporary pauses in system interactivity or responsiveness.” The issue affects some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems with the Firmware Trusted Platform Module (fTPM) enabled. If you’re not familiar with it, the fTPM […]
Malware Hidden Inside Games Found In Microsoft Store
Security experts tell people all the time to never to download apps from anywhere other than official sources like the Microsoft Store, the Google Play Store, and the Apple App Store. It’s good advice but unfortunately, even those sources aren’t perfect when it comes to keeping malicious apps that have been poisoned with malware off […]
Windows 11 Is Now Able To Run Some Android Apps
Recently, Microsoft announced that they were adding support for Android Apps to Windows 11. The company first began testing that new functionality back in October of last year (2021). Now, the public preview has been unveiled in the US, allowing users to run some Android apps acquired from the Amazon store right from their Windows […]
Microsoft Teams Gets Optimizations To Use Less Resources
Do you use Microsoft Teams and do you have an older PC that struggles with Teams video meetings? If so there’s good news. Microsoft has recently upgraded Teams and halved the power used by Teams video meetings to make life easier on people with older hardware. Of course, even if you’ve got newer hardware this […]
Malware Disguised As Windows 11 Upgrade Targets Windows 10 Users
According to researchers at HP, there’s a new threat to worry about. Hackers have recently begun disguising malware as Windows 11 upgrades and are using them to target Windows 10 users who are anxious to move to Microsoft’s latest OS. This new campaign begins like many others with an email informing the recipient that if […]