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PowerToys now spots and helps fix hotkey conflicts on Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Windows hotkey conflicts can be frustrating, but PowerToys v0.94 adds conflict detection to help you spot and fix clashing shortcuts.

How to get back uBlock Origin for Microsoft Edge
By Sean Endicott published
Apps uBlock Origin vanished from Microsoft Edge after a mistake, but it’s back. Here’s why it happened and how to restore the extension.

Finally — background YouTube playback on Android without paying for Premium
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft Edge is testing background playback on Android, letting you listen to videos without paying for YouTube Premium.

Revealed: Popular Chrome VPN steals screenshots in secret
By Kevin Okemwa published
SOFTWARE FreeVPN.One's developer insists that the extension is compliant with Google's best practices, seemingly shifting blame to the tool's advanced AI Threat Detection feature.

Stop asking “Can you hear me?” — Microsoft Teams now shows when you’re talking
By Sean Endicott published
Apps No more guessing if your mic is live. Teams on Windows and Mac now shows audio activity during calls.

Why did Perplexity make a $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome?
By Sean Endicott published
Browsing Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer for Chrome, far above its own value, but Google has no plans to sell the world’s most-used browser.

99 problems fixed in PowerToys’ biggest update yet
By Sean Endicott published
Apps The latest PowerToys update delivers a faster Command Palette, redesigned settings dashboard, and a new Spotlight mode for Mouse Highlighter.

WinRAR Users — You Need to See This
By Adam Hales published
News A critical flaw in WinRAR (CVE-2025-8088) is under active attack by Russian-linked hackers. Update to version 7.13 now as WinRAR won't do it for you
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