October 2024
Windows 10: Microsoft reveals ESU price tag for home users and a big catch
How much do Windows 10 system owners have to pay to Microsoft to extend updates support beyond the operating system's October 2025 end of servicing date?
Microsoft revealed the price that organizations have to pay for Windows 10 ESU about six months ago. For three years, businesses have to pay up to $427 to receive continued security updates for a single device.
Windows 10: issue prevents certain apps from launching from non-admin accounts
Microsoft confirmed a new issue today that is affecting users of the Windows 10 operating system. The issue prevents the start of certain apps, if they are started by a non-admin user.
Windows 10 systems that have the latest preview update installed are affected, according to Microsoft.
How to Rescue Corrupted Photos: Causes, Prevention and Solutions with Stellar Repair for Photo
Imagine opening an important photo and getting just a garbled mess of pixels where your memory should have been. You finally catch that perfect moment: a wedding, a family gathering, a breathtakingly beautiful landscape but it turns out later that the image has become unreadable, damaged, or completely corrupted. It's one of those really unique frustrating experiences. And this happens more often than you might think.
Understanding Data Loss Risks—and How to Prevent It
You’re working on a very important presentation with a deadline looming, and then your computer seizes up. You reboot, hoping that it's just a glitch, but the document you have spent hours perfecting is gone. Panic sets in. We've all been there, the terrifying moment when a very important file disappears, leaving us frantically searching for answers.
Google Chrome will display performance issue alerts when a tab is using a lot of resources
Google has introduced some new features to help improve the browsing experience in Chrome.
A web page on Google's support portal says that Chrome's performance settings are located under the following section: More > Settings > Performance > General. It also says that the setting is enabled by default.
Firefox 132: Mozilla paves way for 4K Netflix playback
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 132 Stable today. The new version of Firefox ships with a number of major changes, including support for Microsoft PlayReady, tracking protection improvements, and more.
Both Firefox ESR versions -- Firefox ESR 115 for older operating systems and Firefox 128.x -- are also updated.
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Apple releases iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 and iPadOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence
Apple has released iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 and iPadOS 18.1 updates just a month after the release of iOS 18. Let's take a look at the important features that have been added.
Microsoft Edge's new Instant Updates feature could result in data loss
Most web browsers are set up to download and install updates automatically. What does not happen automatically is the restart that is required to complete the process.
Major companies like Google or Microsoft are working on automations for browsers. Google plans to reveal an AI project in the coming months that takes over user tasks.
Google's upcoming AI project will take over tasks in Chrome for you
Google is reportedly working on a new AI that will perform day-to-day tasks in Chrome. The technology is called Project Jarvis, and it could be unveiled before the end of the year.
Did you know? Google Chrome may send AI search history to Google.