app permissions

When you get a new Windows 11 PC, it's exciting to start personalizing the device with your favorite apps, wallpapers, and settings. However, the excitement should not overshadow one critical step: securing your device from the outset. Security is the foundation upon which all your digital...

Managing your camera permissions in Windows isn’t just about toggling a switch—it’s about taking charge of your privacy in our increasingly digital lives. With video conferencing, online meetings, and casual chats now routine, knowing how to manage which apps can access your webcam is essential...

It’s tempting to leap straight into customizing a new Windows 11 PC—installing favorite apps, adjusting the wallpaper, tweaking just about every setting until the whole machine feels unmistakably yours. But amidst the excitement, the crucial work of securing your device can quietly slip through...

Windows location service is one of those features that spend most of their time quietly humming in the background—mapping points, ensuring your Cortana answers don’t include recommendations for Korean barbecue 3,000 miles away, and helping you find your laptop when it develops a case of...

Hello, Apps I've set to turn on on startup actually reset by themselves. I can't tell what instigates it. If I change the app's settings and restart my computer, the app doesn't reset. But, when my computer is off for the night, the setting is reset to not turn on on startup. If someone could...

Windows 11, the latest flagship OS from Microsoft, is sleek, pretty, highly configurable—and, like just about everything in modern computing, just a tad too curious about where you are. The operating system’s interest in your whereabouts isn’t unique (hello, iPhones and Androids!, but maybe you...

Ah, the trusty webcam — your portal to Zoom meetings, doctor check-ins, and keeping up with distant relatives. But let’s face it, it can also be a potential spy-eye. The thought of someone lurking behind your camera, recording audio or video without your consent, is the stuff of nightmares...

Are you ever struck by that creeping discomfort of the little camera staring back at you from your laptop? What if, against your better judgment, it’s watching—an unnoticed digital spy feeding into the ballet of cybersecurity breaches? Well, worry no more because we’re diving wrist-deep to...

In an era where data breaches and ad targeting are as ubiquitous as that pesky notification banner popping up on your screen, knowing how to secure your digital life is more important than ever. Windows 11 comes with a wealth of features, many of which may inadvertently compromise your privacy...

Learn how to locate and manage your app permissions on Windows devices. Some apps or games need specific permissions to work properly. Continue reading...

Hi all, Recently I installed a clean copy of Windows 10 pro on my laptop. After I finished updating windows, I installed only the Lenovo update software, an external FW and a few popular tools which have been downloaded from trustworthy websites. However, while I was downloading (or...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17101 (RS4) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. We are also releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17604 (RS5) to Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead. Flighting to Skip Ahead Right now our...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17093 Game bar Improvements We’ve given Game bar a makeover so it’s even easier to find what...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17083 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17083 Font Settings and Fonts in the Microsoft Store Fonts are an important asset for your visual...

Written by Rinku Sreedhar, Program Manager for Windows Contextual Sensing. We hope you are as excited as we are about the new Contextual Sensing APIs in Windows 10. We introduced multiple new Sensor APIs that will let you enable contextual awareness in your apps. I have received several...

Hello, So I have decided to test out Windows 7 and have downloaded the 64 bit RC version and done the updates. Problem I am having is with the pop up that precedes starting some legacy 32 bit application like CPUZ etc. User Account Control Publisher Unknown So I see that I can turn...

I understand the need for a security warning asking for confirmation when running an app downloaded from the internet. But do I really need a warning every time after the first time for any given app? Is it possible to disable the warnings after I have opened the app at least once?

Ive got all my music on a drive that is separate from my OS drive. I am unable (through Itunes etc) to edit or delete those music files (all the fields appear grey under "get info") . I can however delete them through windows explorer. as far as i can tell, my user account has full access to...