Cincinnati Image: Eurovision / YouTube When the Eurovision finals kick off on Saturday, software nerds will have something to look forward to: a Finnish guy named “Windows95man” decked out in Microsoft gear, belting out a song titled “No Rules.” If you’re a typical American, Eurovision seems like a fever dream. It’s a bunch of largely...
Cincinnati iTunes is the easiest way to enjoy everything you need to be entertained – music, movies, and TV shows – and keep it all easily organized. Rent or buy movies, download your favorite TV shows, and more. iTunes is also home to Apple Music, where you can listen to millions of songs and your...
Cincinnati Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: The next major upgrade to Windows 11 will introduce several changes to the not-so-popular operating system. One key update is Microsoft enhancing the security of users’ on-device data by enabling BitLocker by default, even without explicit authorization...
Cincinnati Image: xM4ddy / OFGB Microsoft is packing more and more advertising into its Windows operating system. In Windows 11, ads now even appear in the Start menu (though Microsoft calls ads for apps or Windows services “recommendations”), and you’ll see full-screen ads for the Edge browser. You can sift through Windows settings and find...
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Cincinnati Skip to content Image: Michael Crider/IDG After installing Windows 11, you should check some settings and adapt them to your needs and streamline its use. Here, we’ll show you the 13 most important Windows 11 settings to adjust that maximize security and improve the operating system with just a few clicks. This article is...
Cincinnati Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: According to Statcounter’s data, the penetration of Windows 11 among Windows systems worldwide has yet to crack 30 percent after two and a half years of general availability. The outlook for the OS in the Steam survey...
Cincinnati Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. The company first announced that it was working on adding ads to the Windows 11 Start menu just 12 days ago when it began rolling out this feature to Insiders in the Beta Channel to...
Cybersecurity Image: Mark Hachman/Foundry/Toby Fox Microsoft is pushing advertising into every possible corner of Windows 11 that it can find, and the Start menu is definitely not a safe space. We reported a few weeks ago that Windows Insider builds were showing “Promoted” applications once again. In a shockingly short amount of time, that function...
Cybersecurity NOW YOU KNOW — Microsoft didn’t disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now. Dan Goodin – Apr 22, 2024 8:36 pm UTC Getty Images Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented tool, the software...