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In this photo illustration a Microsoft Edge logo of a web browser developed by Microsoft is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen.

Microsoft Edge on mobile offers free YouTube background play

By Kevin Okemwa published

APPS Google hid YouTube background play behind a paywall, but Microsoft Edge Canary just brought it back for free.

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Sniffnet dashboard with a dark blue and yellow theme displays network traffic. Graphs, numerical data, and lists of hosts, services, and programs are shown. The background is a blue abstract design.

This free, open-source app makes network monitoring so much easier

By Cale Hunt published

Apps Created by one developer, Sniffnet is an awesome network monitoring tool that does everything I want ... and more.

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AppControl AI integration

AppControl's new feature is basically a private IT tech in your PC

By Cale Hunt published

Apps AppControl's latest update is a doozy, adding AI integration that makes it super easy to figure out what your PC's been up to over the last 72 hours.

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Tom's Guide homepage with new layout for 2026

The new Tom's Guide is here: Here's what our sister site overhaul means for you

By WinC Staff published

Websites Our sister site, Tom's Guide, just launched its overhaul, featuring all-new shopping tools and exciting prospects for the future. Here's what it all means.

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EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 28: An image of a woman holding a cell phone in front of the YouTube logo displayed on a computer screen, on April 29, 2024, in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

YouTube viewers can now work together to stop livestream ads

By Kevin Okemwa published

Apps YouTube viewers can now work together to prevent ads from playing during livestreams without paying for Premium.

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Promotional banner for Keeper Security

The world's #1 password manager and protector is now 50% off

By Alexander Cope published

Windows Central Approved - Sponsored Offer Keeper

Keeper Security is having two 50% discounts on its Personal and Family plans, and a 30% discount off its Business Starter Plan to help safeguard your passwords for lower monthly fees for the remainder of 2026 Q2

INDIA - 2022/07/03: In this photo illustration, a Mozilla Firefox browser logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Microsoft logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Mozilla is criticizing Microsoft's new Copilot AI tactics in Windows 11

By Kevin Okemwa published

Apps The Firefox maker says Microsoft's new "intentional" plans for Copilot were only triggered by overwhelming backlash.

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Microsoft Edge being destroyed

Edge users reject Microsoft's new auto-start feature

By Sean Endicott published

Apps Microsoft is testing an opt-out feature that forces Edge to launch at startup. The move triggered a backlash from Windows 11 and Edge users.

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Studio photos of the 2026 ASUS Zenbook A16 laptop featuring the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processor.

You can finally customize Logitech G accessories on Snapdragon X PCs

By Sean Endicott published

Gaming Logitech G HUB now works on Windows on Snapdragon through emulation, bringing RGB and DPI customization to Snapdragon X2 devices like the Zenbook A16 and other Snapdragon X PCs.

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Google Chrome displaying vertical tabs with Windows Central entries on a laptop screen

Google Chrome finally gets vertical browser tabs to catch up with Edge

By Kevin Okemwa published

Apps Google Chrome finally adds vertical tabs and a refreshed Reading Mode, making tab management and the overall reading experience even better.

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