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Terms and conditions apply Share Copy Version 90 of Googles Chrome browser includes a bit of extra security for users of recent versions of Windows and the latest x86 processors, in the form of hardware-enforced stack protection. This basically means that, if your PC supports it, its a bit harder for malicious websites to exploit bugs in Chrome to hijack your computer. Released in April, Chrome 90 supports Intel’s Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) [PDF], a processor-based defe...

To protect the memory stack from attackers, Google revealed that its Chrome 90 has adopted a new Windows 10 security feature called "Hardware-enforced Stack Protection".Hardware-enforced Stack Protection, which Microsoft previewed in ...

Microsoft Releases the First Edge 92 Preview Build May 1, 2021 18:56 GMT      Microsoft begins the work on a new major Edge update Microsoft has published another Microsoft Edge Dev build, and this is quite a notable release as this particular testing channel has reached version 92. The new Microsoft Edge Dev build that users can download is 92.0.873.1, so it’s the very first build of version 92. Needless to say, Microsoft Edge Dev 92 doesn’t come with major improvements at this point...

Apr 30, 2021 18:16 EDT with 0 comments Update: Microsoft today released a new Edge Dev build, which comes less than a week after the first version 92 build made it to the Dev channel. Todays update bumps the version to 92.0.878.0 and is a minor one. Considering that it has been just a few days since the previous update was released, the firm says that not much has changed with this build. There isnt even an accompanying blog post this week. As usual, the update shoul...

Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers Share this story Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run GUI editors, tools, and applications to build and test Linux apps. It’s a significant extension for Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), after the company added a full Linux kernel to Windows 10 last year. While ...

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Fortnite fans on PC are having trouble with a nasty freezing issue. This bug causes the battle royale game to lock up, then users can’t close the application normally. It’s like a bed news double whammy, which makes the glitch especially annoying. So, is there a Fortnite freezing PC glitch fix? Here’s the lowdown on a solution to Epic Games’ app crashing and refusing to close. How to close Fortnite on PC after freezing Epic Games is aware of the issue causing F...

Twitter PC tech enthusiast Harukaze5719 has spotted an eBay seller in Hong Kong advertising unreleased AMD Ryzen 5000 series desktop APUs. Specifically, a listing for an AMD Ryzen 3 5300G APU was posted on eBay last week, though it was an ES (engineering sample) and only five were made available (now all sold at US$176.99 each inc shipping). HugoHKs listing on eBay for this as yet unannounced and unreleased processor is of particular interest as Hugo has uploaded a video giving an overview of t...

memory utilization There is powerful process monitor with graphs and detailed process information. You can watch multiple processes simultaneously. Also there is Window explorer enumerating all windows of given process with their properties. Session viewer contains automatic session journal which logs every session login, logout, lock and status change. It is useful especially on terminal servers to watch how users connect and disconnect to their desktops. Desktop Explorer tool provides on-the-...

A developer named t0st who plays GTA Online has managed to improve the games long load times and is petitioning Rockstar to add his fix to the game.

What’s New in Windows 10’s 21H2 Update, Coming Winter 2021 Feb 18, 2021, 6:25 pm EDT | 13 min read Microsoft’s 21H2 update will debut in the second half of 2021. This is a bigger update with more new features and follows the 21H1 update planned for Spring 2021, which is focused on stability and polish. This article is up-to-date with the latest changes as of Windows 10 Insider build 21318, which was released on February 19, 2020. No Guarantees! As usual, Microsoft offers no guarantee t...