Category Archives: Security Tips

How to use Windows 10’s Reliability Monitor to fix and tune PC

November 13, 2015   Security Tips

Whether you’re troubleshooting issues or trying to push a Windows 10 machine to its highest level of performance, Windows Reliability Monitor can help in a big way.

Reliability Monitor is a built-in part of Windows that’s been around since the introduction of Windows Vista back in January 2007. It’s always been a somewhat hidden feature of the Windows operating system, and therefore easy for users and admins alike to overlook. Nevertheless, it’s a great tool that provides all kinds of interesting insight into system history and stability (see Figure 1). Reliability Monitor is particularly useful when troubleshooting glitchy systems, and can provide insights into possible causes as well as important clues to fixing things.
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How to stop Windows 10 from saving files to OneDrive

November 12, 2015   Security Tips

If you don’t watch out, Windows 10 will put your documents, music, and photos automatically into its cloud service.

Credit: Rob Schultz
Joyce Shue bought a new computer running Windows 10. After transferring data files from her older PC, she discovered that “it placed all my files and folders in OneDrive. How can I transfer these files and folder back to my PC?”

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How to upgrade from pirated Windows to legitimate Windows 10?

November 9, 2015   Security Tips

Pirates, Microsoft wants you to come clean. While we wait for the ‘one-click upgrade’ that’s coming soon, here’s how to do it now.

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Microsoft loves Windows 10, users upgrading from Windows 8.1 love Windows 10, and even some pirates love the new operating system. Now, Microsoft wants to make it easier for pirates—’non-genuine users’ in diplomatic Microsoft-speak—to get a legitimate Windows 10 license after upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1.

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How to block the Windows 10 upgrade?

November 7, 2015   Ask & Answers, Security Tips

It’s nice of Microsoft to offer all of us a free upgrade to Windows 10. But it’s not so nice when they insist upon it.

Maury was one of several readers who complained about the Windows 10 upgrade starting without user permission.I have been hearing a lot about this recently. Another reader got to the point where he was scared to boot, assuming that the installation would happen right away.

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More Visible Protection Against Unwanted Software

July 16, 2015   Security Tips

Posted by Moheeb Abu Rajab and Stephan Somogyi, Google Safe Browsing Team

Last year, we announced our increased focus on unwanted software (UwS), and published our unwanted software policy. This work is the direct result of our users falling prey to UwS, and how badly it was affecting their browsing experience. Since then, Google Safe Browsing’s ability to detect deceptive software has steadily improved.

In the coming weeks, these detection improvements will become more noticeable in Chrome: users will see more warnings (like the one below) about unwanted software than ever before.

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