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The ongoing dynamic between Microsoft and Google has often been characterized by rivalry, particularly in the fiercely competitive browser market where Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome continuously vie for dominance. Recent developments in Windows 11 have, once again, brought these tensions to...

From early June, a widespread and unexpected clash between Microsoft Family Safety and Google Chrome has sparked concern and confusion among parents, children, and everyday Windows users. Microsoft has confirmed the existence of a bug within its Family Safety suite that prevents the Chrome...

Reports of Microsoft allegedly blocking Google Chrome access on Windows 11 devices have ignited renewed debate about the balance between user freedom, platform control, and the ongoing rivalry between tech giants. For years, browsers like Chrome and Edge have competed fiercely for dominance...

Few issues in technology spark as heated a debate as perceived restrictions by an operating system maker—especially when it comes to which browser users are allowed to run. Recent complaints suggest that Windows 11 users are unable to use Google Chrome in some scenarios, with many initially...

In early June 2025, Windows 11 users began encountering a perplexing issue: Google's Chrome browser would crash upon launch or fail to open entirely. This problem was traced back to Microsoft's Family Safety feature, specifically its web filtering component designed to restrict access to...

Here's a summary and guidance on the Windows Family Safety issue that blocks Google Chrome, as reported by Engadget and discussed in the Windows Forum: What Is Happening? Microsoft Family Safety, a parental control tool, is currently blocking Google Chrome from opening on Windows 11 (and...

Summary & Fix for Chrome Blocking by Microsoft Family Safety on Windows 11 What’s Happening: Microsoft Family Safety is a parental control tool that, after recent Chrome updates (137.0.7151.68, 137.0.7151.69), started blocking Chrome on Windows 11 (and possibly Windows 10/macOS). Users report...

With the release of the optional KB5058502 update for Windows 11, Microsoft continues its iterative approach to refining the user experience, particularly for those on versions 22H2 and 23H2. This update, which advances system builds to 22621.5413 and 22631.5413 respectively, is notable for both...

Running Windows 10 and Google Chrome. Hi Today I had a strange issue start in Google Chrome, whenever I type a search into the address bar, it takes me to a website for, ECS Tuning.com a automobile parts supplier. I ran a search and did not find anyone else reporting this issue. I ran...

I've got a BSOD while playing a game and while using Chrome. I also updated all of my drivers after the first BSOD today(8/31/14) then got another one later today. Thank you for helping :)

So recently the sound on my machine will randomly stop working- no apps produce sound, Chrome doesn't, not even the system sounds. I posted about this on another forum which told me to check for hardware changes in the device manager, but that doesn't seem to be working, or at least not...

My father accidentally fell for the "your media player needs to be updated" and downloaded a ton of malware. I used this guide: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/malware-removal-guide-for-windows/ And now it is running EXTREMELY slow and it can't load any Windows services on the computer. Any time...

My computer freezes on every startup and after restarting 2-3 times. And then it can freeze up at at any random time. I'm pretty sure it's not overheating. I also checked the task manager, my disk and CPU usage was up to 95% most of the time. So I uninstalled a few stuff which I didn't use and I...

Computer went automatically to sleep, and never came back. Had to shutdown... profile got corrupted and logged as "temporary profile". So I created 2 new accounts, logged to one of them, copied all my old things to the other new account and logged to that account. The problem is that all my...