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VLC Media Player 3.0.14 Fixes Broken Windows Automatic Updater VideoLan has released VLC Media Player 3.0.14 to fix an issue affecting Window users and causing the software’s auto-updater not to launch the new version’s installer automatically. “VLC users on Windows might encounter issues when trying to auto update VLC from Read more…

Windows 10 Notepad Will Warn When You’re Running An Old Version The Windows 10 Notepad will soon include a built-in notification that alerts users when a new version is available. Starting in 2018, Microsoft began modernizing the Windows 10 Notepad text editor with new features such as wrap-around find and replace and UTF-8 Read more…

How To Exclude Files And Folders From Windows Defender Scans Windows 10’s built-in antivirus tool Microsoft Defender uses threat signatures, behavioral detection, and machine learning models to automatically detect and block suspicious files, folders, and processes. However, sometimes legitimate programs or programs created by your organization may receive false-positive detections Read more…

How To Control Spotify While Playing A Game In Windows 10 While playing a game, you may want to listen to your playlist rather than the in-game music to get the most out of your gaming experience. Unfortunately, it can be a pain to alt-tab out of the game to Read more…

Windows 10 Sun Valley Update Kicks Windows 95’s Icons To The Curb Microsoft has given us another sneak peek into their upcoming Windows 10 Sun Valley design update, this time with a refresh of the Windows system icons. Since Windows 95, Microsoft has been storing their system icons for folders, Read more…

Windows Defender Bug Fills Windows 10 Boot Drive With Thousands Of Files A Windows Defender bug creates thousands of small files that waste gigabytes of storage space on Windows 10 hard drives. The bug started with Windows Defender antivirus engine 1.1.18100.5 and will cause the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Store folder to be filled up Read more…

New Windows ‘Pingback’ Malware Uses ICMP For Covert Communication Today, researchers have disclosed their findings on a novel Windows malware sample that uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for its command-and-control (C2) activities. Dubbed “Pingback,” this malware targets Microsoft Windows 64-bit systems, and uses DLL Hijacking to gain persistence. Abuses real Windows service to load Read more…

Closer Look At The New Windows 10 Features Tested In Preview Builds The next feature update “Windows 10 May 2021 Update” is going to be a minor service pack style-like release with quality improvements and bug fixes. While the next update is all about improvements, preview builds and reports have Read more…

How To Stop Windows 10 Defender From Uploading Files To Microsoft Like other antivirus programs, Microsoft Defender will upload suspicious files to Microsoft to determine if they are malicious. However, some consider this a privacy risk and would rather have their files stay on their computer than being uploaded to Read more…

Windows 10 Device Manager Update Makes Removing Drivers Easier The Windows 10 Device Manager is getting a helpful upgrade that makes it easier to uninstall a specific driver by seeing what devices are using it. When Windows 10 detects a new hardware component, it will attempt to find a compatible Read more…