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Windows 10 Update (KB3133431) for Adobe Flash Player for IE and Microsoft Edge Here’s the summary of the update according to the Microsoft Support page: The update addresses the issue in Windows 10 Version 1511 (November Update) and previous versions of Windows including Server. Adobe released the following notes on its page: As always you’ll get this latest update automatically, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3081455 The update is available now and will be downloaded and installed automatically. But if you want to get on top of it, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates. It appears to be security updates that resolves vulnerabilities described in Microsoft security bulletins below on this Microsoft Support page. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-094 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-095 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-097 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-098 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-101 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-102 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-105...

Earlier today, Microsoft rolled out a new Insider Preview Build 16232 for PC and Build 15228 for Mobile. These latest versions include several new enterprise-class security features such as Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) and more. These latest builds are rolling out now for Insiders in the Fast ring. Windows 10 Preview Build 16232 Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG). Support for Microsoft Edge data persistence while using Application Guard has been added to this build....

— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) October 12, 2015 Windows 10 Build 10565 According to the blog post by Microsoft exec Gabe Aul, this new build provides some interesting new improvements. Messaging and Skype Video Universal apps are now available in this build. These are part of Microsoft’s built-in apps. While the look is rather bare-bones, the Skype Video app will work as a replacement for the old modern app in Windows 8....

The update cleans up the WinSxS store, a place where Windows stores old update files. That’s done so you can later roll back to previous updates in case something doesn’t work as expected. Remember that, if you use this cleanup method, you may not be able to get back to an older update. However, in my experience, it’s rarely needed, if ever, and you can do it manually if it’s absolutely necessary....

It lets you view the full agenda, speakers, session videos and notes as they’re posted. The event was held on the Redmond campus and the app includes a full map of buildings and the surrounding area. If you’re a developer looking for more info on Windows 8, RT and Windows Phone 8, you’ll definitely want to check this out. Even if you’re not a developer, it provides an interesting look at what you can expect from Windows 8 in the coming months, and check out the first keynote presented by Steve Ballmer himself....

For a free photo organization, editing and sharing application, Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 is fairly robust. There’s vast potential for quickly organizing and working with your photos and videos, but you may need to get a sort of workflow going to ensure that all of the requisite attributes, tags and information gets assigned to your items in the most consistent fashion. In order to get the most out of the software, it’s best to familiarize yourself with all of the features....

If you’re part of the Windows 10 Mobile Insider program, you’ve probably had to use this once or twice while testing out the mobile builds…I sure have. In fact, to install Windows 10 Mobile build 10136 you were required to use it to restore your phone to Windows Phone 8.1 first. The name change may seem minor, but has implications of the future. The new name reflects that it’s not just for Windows Phone, but also other devices, like small tablets that will run the Windows 10 mobile OS....

Are you an app developer or mobile user looking at Windows 8? If so, you may want to prepare for a huge decline in free ad-supported apps. In a recent report from ITworld it is said that Microsoft is has pulled out all financial support for in-app advertisements across the platform as of April 1st, 2013. In the report two separate developer forums are cited that indicate ad revenue has taken a severe nosedive and the most likely explanation is Microsoft pulling out all of its Bing advertisements....

Today we’ll cover three ways to easily add the “always on top” feature to every single program in Windows. 1. Use a Keyboard Shortcut with an Always on Top AutoHotkey Script AutoHotkey is a free program that allows you to create scripts to perform multiple actions with a single keyboard shortcut. It runs in the background and sits in the system tray. We’re going to use AutoHotkey to create a script that will keep a selected window on top of all others when you press Ctrl + Spacebar when that window is active....

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X-Ray pulls up an interactive pop over that displays cast and crew details, via IMDB, of the movie or TV show you’re watching. It allows you to pull up which actors you’re seeing on the screen, other shows an actor has appeared in, and other info from IMDB. It allows you to play some movie and TV show trivia, too. Access X-Ray on Fire TV Pulling up X-Ray on the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick is easy....

The news comes days after the BLUETTI AC200 power station was released and months after BLUETTI pulled in $6.7 million from an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign. Each of the new products is packed full of features, as you can see below. BLUETTI AC300 Like similar AC series products, the BLUETTI AC300 is a rectangular power box with two solid lifting handles on the top of each side. Interestingly, however, the AC300 doesn’t come with a built-in battery pack....

If you’re new to iOS, check out how to setup an email account. Open Mail and start a new message. Then highlight the the text you want to format by dragging you finger over it. Release the text and the Cut, Copy or Paste menu comes up. Tap the right arrow. The new formatting options will come up. Tap the button with the formatting icons. You can use Bold, Italics, and underline text....

In Windows go to Start » All Programs » Apple Software Update. The Apple Software Update screen appears with two updates. If you don’t have an iPhone you can uncheck that update. Click Install 1 Item. Accept the License Agreement. Then the update downloads and installs. Success! Safari is now up to date with version 5.1.1 – Click OK. With iCloud support, you can sync Safari Bookmarks and Reader articles between your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and PC....

Stop All Website Notification Requests While you could go through a series of menus, here is the easiest way to get to the Notification settings you need to manage. Open Chrome and type: chrome://settings/content/notifications into the address bar and hit Enter. Then flip off the “Ask before sending” switch and close out of Settings. That’s all there is to it. Restart the browser, and now, moving forward, when you visit a page that wants to pop up a notification request, it will simply be rejected by default and you won’t see the pop up at all....

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From the menu bar click Edit » Preferences. On a Mac, go to iTunes » Preferences. The Preferences window comes up. Click the Advanced icon and next to the iTunes Media Folder Location field click Change. Now select the location you want to make the new library location. Here I’m selecting the music folder from my home server. But you can select any location you want. Now any media I buy from the iTunes store will be places in the network location....

How It Works Start by downloading the Google Opinion Rewards app. Once installed, the app will send you push notification whenever a survey is available. Completing a survey is easy, and most surveys are rarely longer than five quick questions. At the end of each survey, you’ll be rewarded with some Google Play credit. It might not seem like a lot, but in my eyes £0.18 ($0.23) is pretty decent considering you can sometimes get more than one survey per day....