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This open-source app should be in every Windows user's rescue toolkit

Medicat USB is basically a giant toolbox you can boot straight from a flash drive. Like PhoenixPE, it builds on a Windows Preinstallation Environment (here, it’s called Mini Windows 10), which runs ...
Windows Report

Stop Smart App Control from Blocking Apps in Windows 11

Smart App Control in Windows 11 is failing to work properly with Streamer.bot, a popular streaming tool. Many users see ...
Lifehacker

How to Fix 'Tilted' Dark Mode App Icons in iOS 26

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. iOS 26 is here, and with it, ...

Windows 11 Settings app gets major upgrades in 25H2

These are 16 improvements available for the Settings app for Windows 11 version 25H2 and version 24H2. On Settings > System, Microsoft is replacing the "For Developers" page with a new "Advanced" page ...

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet ...
Lifehacker

How to Audit Your Windows App Permissions (and Why You Should)

Check that your installed programs are staying in their respective lanes. Every time you install an application on Windows, you agree to give it permission to interact with certain parts of your ...
BGR

Google Has A New Windows App That Lets You Search The Web, Google Drive, And More All At Once

Google has mostly shied away from making its own native desktop apps — even going so far as to require users to continue loading up a web browser to use tools like ...
The Verge

Google’s new Windows desktop app brings a Spotlight-like search bar to PC

Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...
ZDNet

Windows Paint just got a major Photoshop-like upgrade you'll want to try - what's new

Windows 11 Paint can now save your work with all edits intact. Paint also now lets you adjust the transparency of your strokes. The new features are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. One of the many ...
Bleeping Computer

New EDR-Freeze tool uses Windows WER to suspend security software

Immediately open WerFaultSecure (PROCESS_SUSPEND_RESUME) and call NtSuspendProcess to freeze the dumper. The researcher also published a tool that performs these actions, and tested it on Windows 11 ...
ZDNet

Yes, you can run Windows apps on Linux - here are my top 5 ways

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In the decades that I've been using Linux, I have not needed a single Windows app because Linux has all the software I require. However, I ...
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Toyota’s New App Predicts When You’ll Forget to Charge, and Fixes It

PHEV charging reminders arrive exactly when you need them most. Toyota’s ChargeMinder prototype app tackles the biggest challenge facing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) owners, which is ...