Windows – The TechBriefs

Own an LG monitor and tired of seeing that McAfee pop-up? Microsoft has banished it from Windows 11 — but wider issues need to be addressed here

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(Image credit: Future / James Holland) Microsoft has contacted LG regarding a McAfee pop-up served via the monitor maker’s app […]

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

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Broader concerns Users have been finding LG Monitor App Installer and its ads on their systems without LG ever showing […]

Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

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For years, Microsoft has leaned heavily into extensive backward compatibility across multiple generations of Xbox hardware as a major selling […]

You can stop LG monitors that are reportedly installing bloatware on your Windows 11 PC, but the fix shouldn’t require this much effort

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Image credit: LG (Image credit: Future / James Holland) LG monitors are reportedly installing bloatware on Windows 11 PCs The […]

Microsoft fixes Windows 11’s nasty bugs with Dell laptops — and shows there’s a catch to jumping the update queue

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(Image credit: Future) Windows 11’s July update was blocked from certain Dell laptops due to nasty issues with unexpected shutdowns […]

Firefox vs Edge: fresh shots fired in browser wars as Mozilla report accuses Microsoft of using ‘harmful design’ to undermine choice in Windows 11

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(Image credit: Getty Images) A report commissioned by Mozilla accuses Microsoft of using ‘harmful design’ to undermine browser choice in […]

Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches

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“If I can set up the system so that it runs my code when the admin user logs in,” the […]

I tried Android’s underrated desktop app, and it’s transformed the way I work

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(Image credit: Future) For the longest time, I thought that, despite their annoyances, iPhones had something big over the best […]

New Windows 11 update is a big one — these are my top 4 features, including the ability to pause updates indefinitely

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(Image credit: Surface/Unsplash) Windows 11’s July update has arrived It packs some smart features, including pausing updates at length and […]

‘We love this… except gradual rollouts’: Windows 11 search is being improved in a big way, with users impatient to get these changes — and I don’t blame them

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(Image credit: Getty Images) Microsoft is improving Windows 11 search in multiple ways That includes a calmer search panel, the […]