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A look at Firefox's improved Profiles Manager that...

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2025/01/20

Firefox has supported profiles for a very long time. This may come as a surprise to many users, as the visibility of the feature is lacking. Veteran users know that they can […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post A look at Firefox's improved Profiles Manager that just launched appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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This is the simplest option to upgrade Windows 11 on...

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2025/01/17

Several methods exist to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and to upgrade to a new version of Windows 11 from older versions. Microsoft allows this on one hand, but says it […]Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post This is the simplest option to upgrade Windows 11 on unsupported hardware appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Microsoft 365 price increased after introduction of...

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2025/01/17

Microsoft has increased the prices of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. But you get access to Copilot with the subscription. You may be aware that the company launched a premium plan called Microsoft Copilot […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Microsoft 365 price increased after introduction of Copilot appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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First Bitwarden password manager update of 2025...

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2025/01/16

Bitwarden is an open source password management solution that we have mentioned and recommended several times here on this site in the past. The developers have released the first major update of […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post First Bitwarden password manager update of 2025 improves password auto-fill appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Google Chrome 132 update fixes 16 unique security issues

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2025/01/15

Google released a new security update for its Chrome web browser that patches 16 unique security issues in the browser. Several of the vulnerabilities affect other Chromium-based web browsers as well, including […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google Chrome 132 update fixes 16 unique security issues appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Windows Control Panel unexpectedly says that some...

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2025/01/15

Microsoft has confirmed a new bug that is related to BitLocker. The issue impacts Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices, including the very latest versions. Windows may unexpectedly display a message about […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows Control Panel unexpectedly says that some BitLocker settings are managed by your administrator appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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The Windows security updates for January 2025 are now...

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2025/01/14

Same procedure as every year. Microsoft released the first batch of security updates of 2025 a moment ago. Security updates are available for all supported client and server versions of Windows and […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post The Windows security updates for January 2025 are now available appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even...

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2025/01/13

Google has announced a change to its advertising policies that will allow advertisers to use digital fingerprinting starting February 16, 2025. Why it is important: digital fingerprinting uses signals, like the IP address, […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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VLC to add support for offline AI subtitles and...

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2025/01/13

VideoLAN's open-source video player has reached 6 billion downloads. The developers celebrated the milestone by announcing a new feature at CES 2025, AI generated subtitles. Subtitles are useful when you want to […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post VLC to add support for offline AI subtitles and translations appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Windows 10: New Outlook will be installed...

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2025/01/10

Microsoft announced this week that it is going to install the new Outlook application on Windows 10 systems automatically. Windows users and administrators who do not want the app need to make […]Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 10: New Outlook will be installed automatically, but there is a solution appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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The Linux Foundation announces the Supporters of...

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2025/01/10

The Linux Foundation has launched an initiative called the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Opera are members of the group. While the news comes as a surprise, the list […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post The Linux Foundation announces the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Google Chrome: legit EditThisCookie extension removed...

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2024/12/31

EditThisCookie is a specialized extension for Google Chrome that you may use to edit cookie data stored by the browser. I mentioned it back in 2015 here on Ghacks. The extension, with […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Google Chrome: legit EditThisCookie extension removed instead of malicious copycat appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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How to rebuild the icon cache in Windows 11

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2024/12/30

Windows 11 uses the icon cache extensively to display icons of applications and other elements of the operating system. It is designed to speed up the loading and display of icons. Sometimes, […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post How to rebuild the icon cache in Windows 11 appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Windows 11 is promoting Xbox PC Game Pass with a...

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2024/12/30

Microsoft is displaying yet another ad on Windows 11. This time, a pop-up banner promotes the company's Game Pass subscription for PCs. I'm a fan of Xbox PC Game Pass, it is […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 11 is promoting Xbox PC Game Pass with a pop-up ad appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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How to block Chrome from signing you into a Google...

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2024/12/27

If you are using Google Chrome, you may have noticed something strange. When you sign-in to a Google service, like Gmail or Google Drive, you get signed-into the browser automatically as well. […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post How to block Chrome from signing you into a Google account automatically appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Find out if an USB device is fake with free ValiDrive...

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2024/12/26

Fake USB devices continue to be a problem. These devices claim to have higher storage capacities than they actually have. These devices are sold in many different places: from Chinese online shops […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Find out if an USB device is fake with free ValiDrive app for Windows appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Windows 11 KB5048685 Update causes Wi-Fi and Start...

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2024/12/26

The KB5048685 Update seems to be causing multiple problems for users on Windows 11 23H2. Microsoft released the cumulative update on December 10. Like most Patch Tuesday updates, this one was meant […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 11 KB5048685 Update causes Wi-Fi and Start Menu to stop working appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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Windows 11: issue may prevent further installations...

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2024/12/25

The latest version of Windows 11, version 24H2, has had its fair share of issues already since its release a few months ago. We covered some of them here, for instance the […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Windows 11: issue may prevent further installations of updates appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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PayPal-owned Honey accused of deceptive practices and...

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2024/12/24

When PayPal acquired the shopping service and browser extension Honey, many thought that the $4 billion that the company paid was a steep price for the service. Honey has faced its fair […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post PayPal-owned Honey accused of deceptive practices and more appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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In the age of AI, captchas are mostly a burden to humans

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2024/12/23

Captchas were invented in the early 2000s to tackle an issue on the Internet: bots. Bots were used to quickly snag up auctions on eBay, tickets for a concert or sports event, […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post In the age of AI, captchas are mostly a burden to humans appeared first on gHacks Technology News.

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