Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Microsoft Edge acts as a live reputation and content filter that warns users about phishing pages, malicious downloads, and suspicious sites before they can do harm. (support.microsoft.com, learn.microsoft.com)
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Microsoft Defender SmartScreen began as...
Windows 11’s newest cumulative update brings a pragmatic — and quietly radical — addition: Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), a cloud-assisted rescue system that aims to repair unbootable PCs from within the Windows Recovery Environment. The August 12, 2025 patch (KB5063878) that delivered this...
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Windows 11’s reputation has been a mixed bag among both everyday users and IT professionals since its release. While Microsoft promoted the new operating system as a modern, secure, and visually appealing successor to Windows 10, many users have cited concerns related to performance...
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Windows 11 users have long sought ways to stretch every ounce of battery life from their laptops—a challenge magnified by the ever-evolving demands of modern workloads and the increasingly mobile nature of computing. Now, Microsoft is testing an ambitious new feature dubbed “adaptive energy...
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As the inevitable end of official support for Windows 10 approaches, the software ecosystem around Microsoft’s iconic operating system is undergoing a subtle but significant shift. At the heart of this transition is Google Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser, now actively checking...
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