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How to remove random music-playing virus
The random music-playing virus occurs when a computer or phone suddenly starts playing music or sounds without any obvious source. Hearing this without knowing where it’s coming from can be annoying and unsettling. Rather than a specific virus name, the random music-playing virus is more of a catch-all phrase, but it usually refers to malware, adware, or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs)…
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How to Remove Malware From Your PC
While no one is entirely immune to the threat of malware, you can certainly minimize your risk by following good digital hygiene practices when browsing the internet, downloading apps, and engaging with emails or messages with links or attachments. That said, if you notice your PC is running slowly, programs or apps are crashing repeatedly or unexpectedly, or you see…
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How to remove adware from an Android device
Android’s open nature allows you to install apps outside the Google Play store, but that openness puts you at greater risk of compromising your device with things like viruses, malware, and adware. While sticking to the Play Store might be good practice, it won’t guarantee that you’ll never be infected. In this post, we go over what adware is, how…
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What is scareware? Easy tips to prevent and remove it
What is scareware? Simply, it’s a trick. Scareware mimics system alerts, virus pop-ups, and even threats of legal action to make you panic. The goal? To push you into downloading junk software, sharing personal data, or paying for fake fixes. It’s also evolved pretty fast over the years. What started as spooky pranks turned into full-blown scams that cost users…
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How to remove login password on Windows 11
To remove the password on Windows 11, open Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options, click “Change” for the “Password” settings, leave the fields blank, and then click Next. This only works for local accounts. If you have a Microsoft account, open netplwiz, select the account, and clear the “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer” option. This process…
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How to add or remove actions from apps in context menu on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can control whether the operating system can recommend actions for specific apps in context menus, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to enable or disable these recommendations. On specific devices, such as Copilot+ PCs, you’ll find features like Click to Do that allow you to perform different actions, and some of them include access…
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What is metadata and how to remove it?
Metadata is the behind-the-scenes data that helps organize, categorize, and track files. It can tell you things like a photo’s original location and creation date or who edited a document. While this can be useful in many ways, it can also reveal details you’d rather keep private and be exploited by malicious third parties. In this guide, we’ll explain metadata…
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How to access the classic Add Remove Programs experience in Windows
If you’re old enough to have used Windows XP, you may remember that uninstalling software was done from a Control Panel section named Add Remove Programs. It was then renamed to Programs and Features in Windows 7. If you’re looking for add remove programs in Windows 10 and Windows 11, you get to a completely different place, which lists not…
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Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows
Microsoft announced the deprecation of the Location History feature from Windows, which let applications like the Cortana virtual assistant to fetch location history of the device. By deprecating and removing the feature means that the data will no longer be saved locally and the setting will disappear from the operating system (Windows 10 and 11). “We are deprecating and removing…
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Windows 11 to finally let you remove the ‘Recommended’ section in Start menu
Microsoft is planning to include an option to show only your pinned apps in the Start menu, finally making it possible to remove the “Recommended” section. When the company launched Windows 11 in 2021, the new desktop experience included a new Start menu with a minimal design, ditching the Live Tiles for traditional icons. One of the new elements was…
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