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Windows 10 Is Getting a Built-in Linux Kernel
Microsoft is adding a Linux kernel to Windows 10. Yes, you read that right. It will be updated via Windows Update.
Windows 10 Is Finally Getting a Real Command Line
The new Windows Terminal app is a break from the past. It features tabs, themes, and GPU-based text rendering.
How to Restore a Missing Battery Icon on Windows 10's Taskbar
Did the battery icon vanish from your Windows 10 laptop's taskbar? Here's how to get it back.
How to Schedule Sending an Email in Gmail
Gmail now lets you schedule sending emails for the future. You can even schedule an email for the year 2068! That's awfully confident of Google.
How to Watch Videos at Faster Speeds
Here's how to speed up videos---Netflix, YouTube, local video files with VLC, and anything you can stream in a browser.
Windows 10's "Check for Updates" Button Just Got Safer
Windows 10's "Check for Updates" button is now less dangerous.
Windows 10's Your Phone App Gets Android Notification Mirroring
Windows 10's Your Phone app now has Android phone notification mirroring. Microsoft recently added display mirroring for additional Android phones, too
Windows 10 Now Requires 12-16 GB More Storage
Windows 10's minimum storage requirement is going up from 16 GB or 20 GB to 32 GB.
What Is "System Idle Process," and Why Is It Using So Much CPU?
Why is the System Idle Process on Windows always using all your CPU?
What Are Algorithms, and Why Do They Make People Uncomfortable?
We use the word "algorithm" a lot. But do we really know what we're talking about when we call something an "algorithm?"
How to Enable Google Chrome's Dark Mode on Windows 10
Chrome now has a built-in dark mode on Windows 10 (and macOS, too). Here's how to enable it.
Nobody Wanted Microsoft’s Doomed Sets Feature (We Just Wanted Tabs)
Windows 10's Sets feature was doomed from day one. No one asked for Microsoft to make it so complicated. Sets was all about Edge, Bing, and things users didn't want.
Windows 10's "Sets" App Tabs Are "No More"
Waiting for Windows 10's "Sets" tabs? Stop holding your breath---they appear cancelled. Can we please, please have File Explorer tabs already, Microsoft?
Windows Updates Are Breaking PCs With These Antivirus Programs
A recent Windows Update broke PCs with a variety of antivirus programs installed. This time it's Windows 7 PCs getting bit---not Windows 10 users.
How the UK's New Internet "Porn Block" Will Work
The UK will enact its "porn block" in three months. Websites will be blocked, Britons will be uploading copies of their passports---and minors will still have access to porn. Here are the details.
How to Stop Google's Sensorvault From Sharing Your Location With Law Enforcement
Google stores your location history in a database named SensorVault. Law enforcement can query it (with a warrant) to see a list of people near the location of a crime. Here's how to remove yourself from that database.
Alexa, Why Are Employees Looking at My Data?
Shocked Amazon has people listening to your Alexa recordings? They're not the only company looking at your data. And it could be much worse---employees at companies like Google and Facebook have used their access to stalk people.
How to Bypass Amazon's $25 Add-on Item Minimum (Without Alexa)
Finally! You can once again order add-on items from Amazon without a $25 minimum.
Here's How to Watch Game of Thrones’ Final Season Online
Game of Thrones season 8 begins this Sunday, April 14. Here's how to watch it without a cable TV subscription.
End of an Era: Adobe Shockwave Dies Today
RIP Adobe Shockwave, part of the web from 1995-2019 (No, not Adobe Shockwave Flash, that's something different!)