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Microsoft now detects CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application

Microsoft is now detecting the popular CCleaner Windows optimization and Registry cleaner program as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) in Microsoft Defender. (47a9275c481dbf25e49cf753f7102ec1)[…]

27 Jul

Windows 10 Desktop Windows Manager crashes due to DirectX bug

Microsoft is working on a resolution for a new issue causing the Desktop Windows Manager to crash on laptops if the lid is repeatedly closed and opened. […]

26 Jul

Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.20 adds a built-in Windows 10 Color Picker

The next version of the Windows 10 PowerToys coming at the end of this month will introduce a new toy called ‘Color Picker Tool’ that lets you click on any portion of the screen and retrieve the location’s hexadecimal or RGB color code. […]

25 Jul

Microsoft Edge now blocks abusive notifications to reduce web spam

Websites increasingly ask to send notifications about their new contents and notifications are also abused for advertisements or web scams. To address this webspam mess, Microsoft Edge 84 introduces a new notification request experience called quiet notification requests. […]

24 Jul

Microsoft working on a fix for Windows 10 Sandbox failing to open

Microsoft is investigating a known issue preventing the Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) from opening on devices running Windows 10, version 1903 or later, Pro and Enterprise editions. […]

23 Jul

How to stop Microsoft Edge launching automatically on login

Microsoft shared info on how Edge users can prevent the web browser from launching automatically after they log into their Windows account by tweaking the system’s Sign-in setting for automatically restarting apps on logon. […]

23 Jul

Remove unwanted Windows 10 apps with this new open source tool

A new standalone utility named Bloatbox has been released that allows Windows 10 users to debloat the operating system by removing unwanted preinstalled apps. […]

22 Jul

Microsoft Outlook crashes, deletes mails for some POP accounts

Some Microsoft 365 customers might experience Outlook crashes after updating to Version 2006 Build 13001.20266 and higher according to an Office support document. […]

21 Jul

Microsoft 365 adds endpoint data leak protection in public preview

Microsoft announced today the extension of Data Loss Prevention (Endpoint DLP) to Microsoft 365 customers’ endpoints, making it easier for organizations to prevent data leaks, inappropriate or unintentional data sharing or transfer, and other similar risks. […]