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Windows 10 password problem. 6 Susan Calvin 21 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 1 178

Microsoft One Drive - Windows 11 2 LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 2 162

How to keep your personalized background from automatically changing on Windows 11 2 Niagara Yesterday Yesterday 4 199

Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 4 Passages Sep 29 Friday 5 520

HP Printer App 4 SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday Wednesday 0 193

MacOS system software not updating. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 0 165

I have a really big gripe about tech companies 3 canetoad Sunday Monday 3 227

This almost got me 20 Nittersing Monday Monday 46 1310

Elvish? 4 usonian Oct 24 Sunday 1 249

Practical Defenses Against Technofascism 0 usonian Sunday Sunday 7 228

After the latest update windows did 2 days ago 7 KS Toronado Oct 23 Oct 23 1 400

Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases 10 Passages Oct 22 Oct 23 15 638

Some old programming books, back to the 1970s. 7 Ilsa Oct 20 Oct 23 0 351

Hi all, Why are replies I make to a post highlighted in yellow. Any ideas? THanks for any help. 5 Paper Roses Oct 20 Oct 21 0 271

I'm looking to get a new Desktop as Microsoft 10 protections ended yesterday. 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 15 Oct 20 0 399

Anyone know why this happens with bluesky posts ? 17 dweller Oct 18 Oct 18 2 414

Is Windows screwing up your background colors, e.g. Files Explorer is black, your taskbar is white 0 progree Oct 18 Oct 18 2 190

Aaaack, I did something 5 madamesilverspurs Oct 7 Oct 17 2 405

Help with WiFi and/or Windows Security 16 piddyprints Oct 16 Oct 16 0 447

For some time, all my Google maps have appeared entirely black. 2 eppur_se_muova Oct 16 Oct 16 0 225

Never thought to ask here... 6 mntleo2 Oct 11 Oct 12 2 347

*Eureka* - update: MS Spotlight is *BACK* - & by itself after a week! - original OP is here, below the Update. 0 UTUSN Oct 10 Oct 10 1 215

Certain apps on my iPhone no longer work when using NordVPN. 5 Mme. Defarge Oct 9 Oct 9 0 290

This old timer is back again. Can you help? 5 Paper Roses Oct 8 Oct 9 3 378

Phone question since it is a computer 2 Captain Zero Oct 8 Oct 8 0 296

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers 2 Passages Oct 8 Oct 8 3 252

I finally gave up on Windows for everyday use, I have two Chromebooks that do everything I need... 2 wcmagumba Oct 7 Oct 8 2 290

Cannot get my HP (sadly Windows 11) to stop timing out within 3 minutes of non use. 5 efhmc Oct 6 Oct 7 0 330

Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error 4 MagaSmash Oct 7 Oct 7 3 389

Brave Now Has Over 100 Million Users 4 douglas9 Oct 2 Oct 7 13 673

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*UPDATE, EUREKA post #7* - (original headline here: ) Low-tech-me's latest hard-knock lesson: USB-A /USB-A a no-no! 7 UTUSN Oct 5 Oct 6 2 410

Update to stupid laptop issues 4 Phentex Oct 6 Oct 6 3 371

All of the sudden you tube videos are asking me to sign in EDIT - BACK TO NORMAL 14 Kali Oct 5 Oct 5 1 484

Thinking of trying a VPN? 4 canetoad Sep 21 Oct 5 6 2522

Computers don"t HAVE to work this badly.... 3 LPBBEAR Sep 19 Oct 5 6 910

Help with extended security update for Windows 10 3 seaglass Oct 2 Oct 2 4 434

I have two "accounts" on DU. How do I combine them? 1 Safe as Milk Sep 29 Sep 29 0 425

How to check if a university network in another state is down ? 6 eppur_se_muova Sep 26 Sep 26 0 496

it's gateway time out day on DU. after 3 or 4 clicks it goes thru. 1 msongs Sep 19 Sep 19 2 728

My Apple Ultra2 watch will not search for updates. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 17 Sep 17 0 462

Trouble with Apple iPhone updates? 6 3Hotdogs Sep 16 Sep 16 0 672

6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now 2 Passages Sep 15 Sep 15 4 685

Heads up for Instagram users 2 TommyT139 Sep 15 Sep 15 6 2780

TOR and/or VPN 8 OneGrassRoot Sep 14 Sep 14 0 734

Any idea what these photos are and where they came from.. 5 SleeplessinSoCal Sep 12 Sep 12 0 1186

Anti malware recommendations appreciated for Android phone and tablet 0 quaint Sep 12 Sep 12 0 690

AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry 0 QueerDuck Sep 9 Sep 9 1 1018

Guide me to divest of replaced laptop - give away, sell (cheap), what? 9 UTUSN Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1189

Well, I did something. 5 madamesilverspurs Sep 8 Sep 8 3 1002

Computer Security: Block ads, stay clean ( From CERN) 1 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 14 1875

Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 2 usonian Sep 6 Sep 7 6 1580

Time is running out for Windows 10 system updates. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 4 1201

Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 5 Sep 5 5 1511

Slightly off topic but 2 cbabe Aug 31 Sep 2 0 497

Anyone know where I can get a free domain/hosting? 3 FirstLight Aug 24 Aug 31 0 551

Reports of August 12 Windows 11 update corrupting disks. 3 usonian Aug 31 Aug 31 19 852

I want to discontinue Facebook. Need other options 14 thucythucy Aug 28 Aug 30 0 764

Dear DU friends, help please. 1 Paper Roses Aug 29 Aug 29 0 548

Vivaldi says no to AI features 0 douglas9 Aug 29 Aug 29 8 497

Yahoo Calendar down as of 8/28/25. Anybody else??? 1 patricia92243 Aug 28 Aug 28 0 398

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Has anyone here switched email providers? I am on the verge of dumping gmail 7 George McGovern Aug 8 Aug 28 2 958

Best FREE Speech-to-Text For Linux Mint 7 Goonch Aug 23 Aug 27 1 620

Help with a Gmail login problem ? 3 Number9Dream Aug 26 Aug 26 1 533

My review of the Beelink S13 Pro N150 Mini PC 0 Hokie Aug 21 Aug 21 1 660

AVG is becoming a hydra with autorenewals. 15 Baitball Blogger Aug 12 Aug 21 8 1715

So, I have discovered a bit of a weird thing about Macs and postimages.org 2 OldBaldy1701E Aug 19 Aug 20 4 544

Please. Can anyone help me see stars? 9 EverHopeful Aug 18 Aug 19 0 671

Github has gone full Microsoft AI. (Microsoft bought Github) 0 usonian Aug 12 Aug 12 2 486

Hello Computer Brainiacs!!!! 9 wolfie001 Aug 5 Aug 12 0 815

Need a little guidance on going partially off grid 6 hydrolastic Aug 8 Aug 12 2 756

I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up... 3 electric_blue68 Aug 6 Aug 6 1 634

I've stumbled across a strange problem posting a specific block of text. 13 Ms. Toad Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 717

Curate your own newspaper with RSS -- Molly White - Citation Needed 7 erronis Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 578

Signal users, please update to the latest version. 0 usonian Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 450

Stange message in PM 10 Behind the Aegis Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 1012

Is anyone else getting message "no connection" trying to access YouTube? 4 ailsagirl Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 603

I'm using Google Chrome on Windows 10. 7 Lasher Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 745

Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages 0 Passages Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 565

Try these hidden 'NOPE' buttons to stop AI content, How to turn off AI in Google ... 1 NJCher Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 983

Today, took the *jump* - to 5G Home Internet, away from wires inside and out 16 UTUSN Jun 2025 Jul 2025 7 1546

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