Continue Reading How to disable ‘Save As’ to OneDrive in Microsoft 365 apps

How to disable ‘Save As’ to OneDrive in Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft 365 apps like Word and Excel offer direct access to OneDrive and SharePoint. If you don’t use OneDrive, you can hide these options…

Continue Reading How to troubleshoot and reset Windows Update

How to troubleshoot and reset Windows Update

When Windows Update refuses to cooperate, here are three basic troubleshooting steps to take in Windows 10 or 11 to get things back on track…

Continue Reading 15 ways to speed up Windows 11

15 ways to speed up Windows 11

Windows 11 is generally faster than Windows 10, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better. Try these tips to speed up and stabilize your Windows 11 PC…

Continue Reading Is a hacker logged into your Google account? Here’s how to check

Is a hacker logged into your Google account? Here’s how to check

Make sure you recognize the devices with active access to your email, photos, and other files…

Continue Reading I made a ‘paranoid PC’ to dodge hackers. Its secret? An obscure Windows feature

I made a ‘paranoid PC’ to dodge hackers. Its secret? An obscure Windows feature

Here’s how I set up a privacy- and security-hardened PC for surfing the web, in just a few minutes…

Continue Reading Microsoft Copilot tips: 9 ways to use Copilot right

Microsoft Copilot tips: 9 ways to use Copilot right

The free version of Microsoft’s generative AI chatbot is available in a standalone app, in the Edge browser, and on the web…

Continue Reading How to use Gemini AI to write (and rewrite) in Google Docs and Gmail

How to use Gemini AI to write (and rewrite) in Google Docs and Gmail

Help Me Write is the generative AI writing tool built into Google Docs and Gmail. Here’s how to get the most out of it while avoiding its pitfalls…

Continue Reading How to Skip YouTube Ads and Ditch the Commercials

How to Skip YouTube Ads and Ditch the Commercials

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, but don’t pull your hair out when commercials interrupt your videos. There are ways to jump right to the content you want…

Continue Reading How to Detect Text Written by ChatGPT and Other AI Tools

How to Detect Text Written by ChatGPT and Other AI Tools

We tested a range of AI-detection services with text written by ChatGPT and text written by a human: These are the tools that performed best…

Continue Reading How to set up God Mode in Windows 11 – and the wonders you can do with it

How to set up God Mode in Windows 11 – and the wonders you can do with it

God Mode provides easy access to an array of Windows settings from one single window. Here’s how it works…

Continue Reading How to know if a USB cable is hiding malicious hacker hardware

How to know if a USB cable is hiding malicious hacker hardware

Are your USB cables sending your data to hackers?…

Continue Reading Windows PCs are full of ads. These 9 settings turn off the worst ones

Windows PCs are full of ads. These 9 settings turn off the worst ones

Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you need to tweak…