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I'm looking to get a new Desktop as Microsoft 10 protections ended yesterday. 5 no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 0 181

Never thought to ask here... 6 mntleo2 Saturday Sunday 2 228

*Eureka* - update: MS Spotlight is *BACK* - & by itself after a week! - original OP is here, below the Update. 0 UTUSN Friday Friday 0 126

Certain apps on my iPhone no longer work when using NordVPN. 5 Mme. Defarge Thursday Thursday 0 181

This old timer is back again. Can you help? 5 Paper Roses Wednesday Thursday 3 254

Phone question since it is a computer 2 Captain Zero Wednesday Wednesday 0 198

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers 2 Passages Wednesday Wednesday 3 160

I finally gave up on Windows for everyday use, I have two Chromebooks that do everything I need... 2 wcmagumba Oct 7 Wednesday 2 210

Cannot get my HP (sadly Windows 11) to stop timing out within 3 minutes of non use. 5 efhmc Oct 6 Oct 7 0 232

Aaaack, I did something 3 madamesilverspurs Oct 7 Oct 7 2 284

Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error 4 MagaSmash Oct 7 Oct 7 3 287

Brave Now Has Over 100 Million Users 4 douglas9 Oct 2 Oct 7 12 569

*UPDATE, EUREKA post #7* - (original headline here: ) Low-tech-me's latest hard-knock lesson: USB-A /USB-A a no-no! 7 UTUSN Oct 5 Oct 6 2 285

Update to stupid laptop issues 4 Phentex Oct 6 Oct 6 3 257

All of the sudden you tube videos are asking me to sign in EDIT - BACK TO NORMAL 14 Kali Oct 5 Oct 5 1 387

Thinking of trying a VPN? 4 canetoad Sep 21 Oct 5 6 2408

Computers don"t HAVE to work this badly.... 3 LPBBEAR Sep 19 Oct 5 6 810

Help with extended security update for Windows 10 3 seaglass Oct 2 Oct 2 4 333

Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 3 Passages Sep 29 Sep 29 4 374

I have two "accounts" on DU. How do I combine them? 1 Safe as Milk Sep 29 Sep 29 0 347

How to check if a university network in another state is down ? 6 eppur_se_muova Sep 26 Sep 26 0 387

it's gateway time out day on DU. after 3 or 4 clicks it goes thru. 1 msongs Sep 19 Sep 19 2 653

My Apple Ultra2 watch will not search for updates. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 17 Sep 17 0 385

Trouble with Apple iPhone updates? 6 3Hotdogs Sep 16 Sep 16 0 572

6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now 2 Passages Sep 15 Sep 15 4 602

Heads up for Instagram users 2 TommyT139 Sep 15 Sep 15 6 2693

TOR and/or VPN 8 OneGrassRoot Sep 14 Sep 14 0 630

Any idea what these photos are and where they came from.. 5 SleeplessinSoCal Sep 12 Sep 12 0 1088

Anti malware recommendations appreciated for Android phone and tablet 0 quaint Sep 12 Sep 12 0 609

AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry 0 QueerDuck Sep 9 Sep 9 1 941

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Guide me to divest of replaced laptop - give away, sell (cheap), what? 9 UTUSN Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1061

Well, I did something. 5 madamesilverspurs Sep 8 Sep 8 3 909

Computer Security: Block ads, stay clean ( From CERN) 1 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 14 1790

Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 2 usonian Sep 6 Sep 7 6 1501

Time is running out for Windows 10 system updates. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 4 1109

Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 5 Sep 5 5 1436

Slightly off topic but 2 cbabe Aug 31 Sep 2 0 417

Anyone know where I can get a free domain/hosting? 3 FirstLight Aug 24 Aug 31 0 464

Reports of August 12 Windows 11 update corrupting disks. 3 usonian Aug 31 Aug 31 19 775

I want to discontinue Facebook. Need other options 14 thucythucy Aug 28 Aug 30 0 647

Dear DU friends, help please. 1 Paper Roses Aug 29 Aug 29 0 469

Vivaldi says no to AI features 0 douglas9 Aug 29 Aug 29 8 416

Yahoo Calendar down as of 8/28/25. Anybody else??? 1 patricia92243 Aug 28 Aug 28 0 317

Has anyone here switched email providers? I am on the verge of dumping gmail 7 George McGovern Aug 8 Aug 28 2 857

Best FREE Speech-to-Text For Linux Mint 7 Goonch Aug 23 Aug 27 1 527

Help with a Gmail login problem ? 3 Number9Dream Aug 26 Aug 26 1 459

My review of the Beelink S13 Pro N150 Mini PC 0 Hokie Aug 21 Aug 21 1 567

AVG is becoming a hydra with autorenewals. 15 Baitball Blogger Aug 12 Aug 21 8 1616

So, I have discovered a bit of a weird thing about Macs and postimages.org 2 OldBaldy1701E Aug 19 Aug 20 4 459

Please. Can anyone help me see stars? 9 EverHopeful Aug 18 Aug 19 0 578

Github has gone full Microsoft AI. (Microsoft bought Github) 0 usonian Aug 12 Aug 12 2 416

Hello Computer Brainiacs!!!! 9 wolfie001 Aug 5 Aug 12 0 710

Need a little guidance on going partially off grid 6 hydrolastic Aug 8 Aug 12 2 668

I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up... 3 electric_blue68 Aug 6 Aug 6 1 558

I've stumbled across a strange problem posting a specific block of text. 13 Ms. Toad Aug 1 Aug 1 0 607

Curate your own newspaper with RSS -- Molly White - Citation Needed 7 erronis Jul 31 Jul 31 0 493

Signal users, please update to the latest version. 0 usonian Jul 30 Jul 30 1 378

Stange message in PM 10 Behind the Aegis Jul 28 Jul 28 0 916

Is anyone else getting message "no connection" trying to access YouTube? 4 ailsagirl Jul 25 Jul 26 2 530

I'm using Google Chrome on Windows 10. 7 Lasher Jul 23 Jul 23 2 656

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Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages 0 Passages Jul 23 Jul 23 1 495

Try these hidden 'NOPE' buttons to stop AI content, How to turn off AI in Google ... 1 NJCher Jul 22 Jul 22 7 909

Today, took the *jump* - to 5G Home Internet, away from wires inside and out 16 UTUSN Jun 2025 Jul 22 7 1441

Long shot here...Save popup screen every time I open excel or Word 12 Phentex Jul 20 Jul 21 0 761

Microsoft Offers Extended Security Update (ESU) Program for Windows 10 6 Best_man23 Jul 2025 Jul 20 1 943

Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms 3 douglas9 Jul 19 Jul 19 3 637

I tried Chrome OS Flex on an ancient laptop 2 Hokie Jul 18 Jul 18 5 694

Can anyone identify this alert on a Pixel phone? 4 Beartracks Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 799

I received a frameo touch screen digital picture frame for my birthday 9 SheltieLover Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 713

Browser AI Agents: The New "Weakest Link" that Can Feed Your Credentials and Data to Attackers 1 usonian Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 614

Would you buy a refurbished computer? I can't afford anything else. 20 zanana1 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 1283

I apologize for putting this here, but I felt it would make more sense here. 1 OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 Jul 2025 13 827

Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities, Including Critical Flaws in SPNEGO and SQL Server 0 Passages Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 578

Is there a way in the Edge browser to retain my current cookies from a small list, but delete the huge bulk of others? 4 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 639

Problem with a remote drive. 16 thucythucy Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 942

I built my first real APP: I call it the Photon Browser. 3 mikelewis Jun 2025 Jul 2025 1 816

YouTube downloading hundreds of files??!! 14 silverweb Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1213

I need a new laptop. 20 sheshe2 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 1163

My high capacity genuine HP laserjet Q5949x cartridge went kaput 1 bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 623

Microsoft is retiring the infamous 'blue screen of death' 3 milestogo Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 778

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