A PWA is a regular web page that can be used like a traditional or mobile application. They load like a regular page but can offer things like offline support, launching from the home screen, and push notifications. PWAs still work like regular applications with Cortana support, notifications, and live tiles. Microsoft is now testing a new feature that will allow PWAs to function in the Control Panel and Settings app, making them more like a native Windows 10 app....

There are millions of free programs and tools available online. Many of them are useful and excellent, but many of them are also nefarious and loaded with malware. Deciding the good from the bad usually involves some research, which most users don’t do. In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced Chromium Edge can prevent users from downloaded so-called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). It is worth noting not all PUAs are nefarious, and some may just not be what the user expects or may be showing offers for other services....

Windows 10 System Requirements Before performing a clean Install Windows 10 first make sure your computer hardware meets the minimum system requirements to install windows 10. Here are the official system requirements for installing Windows 10 1 Windows 10 System Requirements2 Prepare the computer for a clean installation of Windows 103 How to clean install Windows 10 from USB3.1 Access BIOS setup3.2 Start Windows 10 Installation3.3 Configure Windows 10 Installation3.4 Activate Windows 10...

This article was contributed by Cynthia Madison who works as an author at SmallBizClub. Most recently, the notion of prevention has been incorporated into the workplace, encouraging improvements in occupational safety and healthy by actively supporting awareness raising. Employee safety is of the essence, so tracking workplace injuries and illnesses is a critical activity. It’s primarily to the advantage of employees because there’s a record of what happened should they need to take time off or claim compensation later on....

As well as discussing upcoming retail-focused tools in Dynamics 365, Microsoft will also reveal when those solutions will launch. We already know Dynamics 365 Commerce will launch on February 3 as a replacement for Dyanmics 365 Retail. At NRF, Microsoft will expand on the details of the service. It aims to unify back office, in-store, call center, and digital experiences. By doing so, Microsoft hopes to empower better decision making, tying in the AI insights needed to build brand loyalty and create a more efficient supply chain....

This seems to be a tactic to tie into charging users to have the Blue Tick that verifies who they are. Many users are unhappy they have to pay to add an official stamp of verification to their accounts. Especially because impersonator accounts are rife on Twitter. These are accounts where someone pretends to be someone they are not, such as a celebrity. Honestly, some of these are hilarious parody accounts but others are more problematic and help spread misinformation....

Yes, Epics Game is the company behind money printing machine Fortnite and is the developer of Unreal Engine. Yet for some reason the company is looking to investors to fund its metaverse plans instead of dipping into its own cash. Either way, this time partners like Sony and LEGO Group investment firm KIRKBI are doing the heavy lifting. What the company’s metaverse idea will look like in fruition remains to be seen....

Included in the data are names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, credit ratings, and credit card info. In short, it’s a treasure trove for identity thieves, and Equifax has kept in under wraps since July. Equifax says it took steps to stop the intrusion on July 29th, before hiring a security firm to assess the damage. Law enforcement has also been notified, but it’s still unclear exactly what was stolen....

The continent’s regulatory body wants a closer look at the acquisition after requests from nations such as Austria, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. In a note this week, the Commission says it wants to assess the potential impact the deal will have on competition. Apple using Shazam could provide unfair competition in the market. If that’s the case, the next step would be a formal investigation and potentially a block on the acquisition: “Apple’s proposed acquisition of Shazam does not meet the turnover thresholds set by the EU Merger Regulation for mergers that must be notified to the European Commission because they have an EU dimension....

According to the advisory, incorrect alias information could lead to type confusion, which attackers can exploit to attack users. In fact, Mozilla says its discovered instances of this being in the wild, which makes updating even more critical. “Mozilla has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system,” said Homeland Security’s CISA. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox 72....

It now seems that some Supermicro servers were also infiltrated with malware. Facebook and Apple have admitted that malware was found on a very small portion of their servers. Facebook And Apple Response Bloomberg says a Supermicro online portal that provided software updates was breached by China-based attackers in 2015. They modified the firmware for network cards with malicious code that let hackers take over a sever’s communications. “In 2015, we were made aware of malicious manipulation of software related to Supermicro hardware from industry partners through our threat intelligence industry sharing programs,” said Facebook to Bloomberg....

At the time, Zuckerberg described the feature as a tool for users to delete interactions with websites and third-parties on Facebook. CFO David Wehner confirmed this week the feature is in development and will arrive at the back end of the year. Wehner was at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2019 in San Francisco when he offered the timeline. He said the delete history tool will give users more control....

Yesterday marks the launch of Facebook Dating in the US, which joins releases in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Suriname, Thailand, Uruguay, and Vietnam. The service is integrated into the main Facebook app. Its standout feature is its ability to match friends who are crushing on each other with less risk. If enabled, ‘Secret Crush’ lets users mark Facebook and Instagram friends they’re interested in....

For example, the company will punish content that attempts to sell something as a miracle cure. The move is part of Facebook’s attempt to recover from several major controversies. From dubious data management to admitting its AI cannot prevent terrorist content, it’s been a tough 18 months for FB. Furthermore, the company is among a group of tech giants being criticized for the spread of fake content on their platforms....

The network has provided more in-depth guidelines than ever before. Indeed, the rule book covers more details on permitted subject matter, content surrounding drugs, sex, bullying, and hate speech. Until now, Facebook has used a “community standards” page that showed what could be posted. However, it has been lacking in details and only giving a general overview of rules. The company has now published a much longer rule book. Monika Bickert, the company’s vice president of product policy and counter-terrorism says the new page is designed to clear any confusion....

The company is willing to throw cash at its plans, too. Indeed, Facebook will allocate up to $3 million per 30-minutes of content. To put that into perspective, it is about the same as it cost to produce Breaking Bad and early seasons of The Walking Dead. However, it also significantly lower than some shows, such as Game of Thrones. Still, if Facebook is shopping this kind of money to Hollywood, producers will likely flock....

The main point of this release is to bring support for the new Fitbit Versa smartwatch. This is the company’s newest fitness tracking wearable that has been created as a more affordable device. Fitbit is trying to wrestle back control of the wearable market after Apple overtook the company as the number one vendor. Interestingly, the tracking app has been among the best supported major company apps on the Windows 10 Store....

Network Protocols are missing windows 10 Well, network problems are common and it can start anytime with different errors. If you are getting “one or more network protocols are missing on this computer” or windows sockets registry entries for network connectivity are missing apply the solutions listed below. 1 Network Protocols are missing windows 101.1 Restore network protocols to default settings1.2 Disable NetBIOS1.3 Reconfigure the Networking connection setting1.4 Switch to Google DNS1....

Microsoft outlook search not working Search results are mostly related to the Windows indexing service that creates an index of files on your computer in order to improve search performance. And rebuild Search index mostly fix windows search problems include Outlook search results. Aside again sometimes corrupted Outlook PST files also cause outlook not responding fails to display search results. Whatever the reason here we have 5 different solutions that helps to fix Microsoft Outlook Search Function Not Working Applicable on Microsoft office 2016/2013/2010/2007 running on Windows 10....

This error usually occurs because of the Corrupted spooler service that spools print jobs and handles interactions with the printer. And clear print spooler folder most probably fixes the problem for you. The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine. Fix printer spooler problems on Windows 10 If you are first time getting this error “print spooler service not running” open the services window and restart the print spooler service....