Microsoft typically releases updates for Windows as part of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” blitz, but the company took the unusual step of releasing an emergency out-of-band security update late Monday night to fix the critical “PrintNightmare” vulnerability published (and deleted) by researchers last week—even for Windows 7. Bottom line? Update your Windows PC pronto... but the patch not fix all PCs if you're connected to a local network.PrintNightmare attacks the Windows Print Spooler service,
Within Windows 11, the Widgets drawer is huge. But what if you don’t want Widgets? You might not be able to banish it entirely, but you can get rid of the Widgets button from your Taskbar in just a few easy steps.In fact, if you don’t use the Search icon or even Task View, you can remove those icons from your Taskbar as well. Here’s how.Widgets is the Windows 11 reboot of News & Interests, the Windows 10 feature that pre-selects news, weather, sports scores and stock prices and collects them
A Wi-Fi extender is a gadget that sucks in Wi-Fi signal, then spits it back out on the same network name and frequency. Think of it as a radio repeater, because that's essentially what it is.It's a relatively easy and inexpensive way to extend your network into those hard-to-reach spots in your home, and much less expensive than a full mesh system. But setting it up isn't always straightforward. Here are some basic tips on how to get started, and how to make the most of these handy devices.[
Nanoleaf’s gorgeous Elements smart light panels have a “wood-look” finish, along with a steep price tag. https://www.techhive.com/article/3624396/nanoleaf-elements-review.html#tk.rss_all
Are you still typing in all-caps BECAUSE WINDOWS 11 HOME WILL FORCE USERS TO HAVE A MICROSOFT ACCOUNT? Lighten up.I, like you, detest being forced to have an account just to use every new Microsoft product. It feels like a craven attempt to spam my inbox with marketing offers. It’s equally hard to read about how many Windows PCs won’t qualify for Windows 11, even if we understand better now why Microsoft requires a TPM for the new operating system. But taking all these big changes as signs ab
If you don’t like Windows 11, you’ll have a 10-day windows to roll back to Windows 10, according to Microsoft and its customers.So far, what we’ve seen of Windows 11 feels surprisingly good, though Windows 10 users may be surprised by the sparer interface. We know Windows 11 removes a number of Windows 10 features. The official preview build of Windows 11 does away with dynamic Live Tiles, replaces the Start menu with rows of simplified icons, and more. We also know that Microsoft plans to ad
What are the new features of Windows 11, and what does it look like? We’ve already spent many days working with the first official build of Windows 11 (10.0.22000.51). Now, we have the video tour.When someone leaked an early build of Windows 11 in mid-June, it appeared to be nothing more than a graphical retooling of Windows 10. That’s true, to a point. The most prominent new features of Windows 11 are the centered Taskbar and the revised Start menu with the minimalist icons—a remnant of the
PDFescape bills itself as “a free, online PDF reader, editor, form filler, and form designer.” That’s true as far as it goes. But PDFescape is also available as an offline desktop app in free, Premium, and Ultimate versions. That’s four different varieties of this PDF tool with varying features and capabilities.The free online tool will likely be most users’ introduction to PDFescape, and for many of them there will be no need to upgrade to one of the subscription desktop offerings. The free
Microsoft typically releases updates for Windows as part of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” blitz, but the company took the unusual step of releasing an emergency out-of-band security update late Monday night to fix the critical “PrintNightmare” vulnerability published (and deleted) by researchers last week—even for Windows 7. Bottom line? Update your Windows PC pronto.PrintNightmare attacks the Windows Print Spooler service, which runs by default. “A remote code execution vulnerability exists wh
So why on earth, in this day of uber-fast portable SSDs and fast-enough, readily portable 2.5-inch hard drives, would anyone want to purchase a 3.5-inch external hard drive such as Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub? You sacrifice some portability, but the upsides are significant: nearly three times the capacity and faster sustained throughput than 2.5-inch models.Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub comes in flavors from 4TB to 14TB. The 8TB version I tested is currently about $217 on Amazon. By comparison, por