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Question from Rhonda: I bought a new laptop a while back and my son installed DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities and several other programs on it to keep it running smoothly.
Everything was fine until the other day when I downloaded Malwarebytes.
Every time I run Malwarebytes it flags DriverUpdate as malware and tries to remove it.
Why is it doing this? Is DriverUpdate really malware? [Read more…]
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Did you know that Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a nifty sign-in assistant that will allow you to sign into your Windows account using your fingerprint?
Well, it does, and it works extremely well.
Did you know Facebook keeps a record of every “Like” or other type of “Reaction” you’ve every made on their site?
This record is called your “Likes History” and it lists every single item you’ve “Reacted to” since the day you first opened your account.
Every single post, every photo, every comment, every business page…
Have you recently updated your Mac to macOS Monterey only to have it start freezing up on you? If so, you know how frustrating it is.
Many reasons can lead to this problem, and the purpose of this post is to help you solve the issue.
Here are a few things you can do to avoid freeze-ups without wasting your time: [Read more…]
Did you know Windows 10 has over a dozen apps that run in the background at all times?
Well, it does, and every one of those continuously running apps slows your system down just a bit and makes your laptop’s battery run down a little faster than it has to.
What’s more, you probably aren’t even using most of those apps!
Luckily, it’s very easy to prevent those unneeded apps from running in the background.