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Question from Cilla: I had a conversation with a computer salesman a couple of years ago.
He told me that if I was using Windows, there is virus protection built into the software and there is no need to purchase another antivirus program.
And as I recall, he said if you did install another one, it will turn off the Windows antivirus.
I decided to believe him and haven’t had any problems but I’ve always had a little doubt about it. Does Windows really have a built-in antivirus? [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, Microsoft designed Windows 10 and Windows 11 to be quite intrusive when it comes to your privacy.
By default, the operating system collects all sorts of sensitive user data and stores it on your PC’s hard drive and/or sends it back to Microsoft via the Internet.
Luckily, most of Windows’ “spying” can be either mitigated somewhat or disabled completely if you know where to look for the various settings.
Unfortunately, finding (and understanding) all of the relevant privacy settings can be a challenge to say the least. [Read more…]
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Microsoft has just revealed in this blog post that Windows 11 will be officially released on October 5, 2021.
On that date Windows 10 users will start receiving notifications that the update to Windows 11 is ready to be installed on their computers.
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A while back I wrote a post explaining why I believe Microsoft’s Windows Update procedure needs a lot of work.
At the time I was hopeful they’d have their act together by now, but I’m afraid that simply isn’t the case.
Virtually every update they’ve released this year has been buggy and caused problems for a significant percentage of Windows users.
In short, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.
A very dangers scam is making the rounds again, and it’s one that you really need to be aware of. It works something like this:
You receive a phone call from someone who claims to work for either Microsoft or Apple tech support.
The name of the department the caller uses might vary, but he’ll either hint that he works for Microsoft or Apple, or just blatantly come right out and say so.
The problem is, he doesn’t work for either of those companies. He’s actually a scammer out to make a quick buck. [Read more…]