Microsoft's default settings for Windows 11 are filled with tiny annoyances, including unnecessary taskbar icons and unwanted apps. Here's how to declutter your new setup and maximize your security ...

SpaceX launched a new batch of its Starlink satellites today (Dec. 7). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 29 internet broadband relays lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg ...

Windows 11 gives you plenty of ways to personalize your desktop, and adjusting icon size is one of the simplest ways to improve visibility, reduce clutter, or create a cleaner workspace. Whether you ...

Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

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It’s happened to you countless times: You’re waiting for a website to load, only to see a box with a little mountain range where an image should be. It’s the placeholder icon for a “missing image.” ...

Following the ‘G’ and Gemini icons, Google is updating its logos for the AI era. Here’s a sneak peek at the new gradient icons for Google Photos and Maps. In May, the Google (Search) app got a new ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for several hours Monday, making several major websites and apps inoperable. From banking services ...