Recently some Skype users experienced a strange behaviour: when they tried to send links to their contacts using Skype, the recipients did not receive it. In one case, it was found that Skype was filtering links to the popular Chinese Deal Extreme online shop. This means that Skype now controls what you are sending and modifies your conversation without your explicit consent or confirmation. Microsoft has been known to do this for Live Messenger too in the past.
How to download a YouTube video quickly without installing any apps
Many people are asking me constantly via email how to download a video from YouTube. Google has not implemented any official download option to protect copyrighted videos. However, there is a simple way to bypass that limitation and download any video you want. Here is how.
Winaero Tweaker is updated to version 0.1.0.1
I just released a new, minor update to Winaero Tweaker. I would like to explain what is new and why you need to update your version.
Universal Watermark Disabler 1.0.0.4 is available
My friend, PainteR has updated his Universal Watermark Disabler app. It can clean up your Windows Desktop by removing any watermarks from it in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8. It is a free app. The updated version includes several bug fixes and adds support for the latest Windows 10 build 10031.
Winaero Tweaker is finally here: an all-in-one application to manage Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 settings
Today is a significant day for Winaero. I have released the first public version of Winaero Tweaker - the application which will include all options from the numerous tools I created over the years. I had several reasons to create the Tweaker. Let me tell you why I made it.
Download Winaero Tweaker
Winaero Tweaker.
The all-in-one app from Winaero. It will include almost all apps released by Winaero along with new tweaks and options.
Windows Tweaker supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Project Spartan in action: details and screenshots
A number of details about Project Spartan, a new browser for Windows 10 from Microsoft have leaked over the Internet. Spartan is of interest to many people because it is a fresh start from Internet Explorer, although many IE fans are disappointed about this change. The Russian Windows enthusiast Roman Linev laid his hands on a recent build of Windows 10 which has not leaked yet, and wrote a detailed review of the browser. Let's take a closer look at the brand new Windows 10 default browser.
Why you must switch from uTorrent immediately and to what
uTorrent is one of the most popular BitTorrent client apps for downloading anything. It has always been the de-facto app for Windows users owing to its low resource consumption and small executable size. Its UI was also clean, simple and an example of a successful design. However, newer versions of uTorrent are full of ads, and, what is worse is that the latest version installs a Bitcoin miner silently on your PC, which leads to heavy CPU usage and overall performance slowdown of your PC hardware. Here is what you need to know if you use uTorrent.
Windows 10 latest builds show a transparent Start Menu and a smaller Start button
Wzor, the famous leaker from Russia, has published new screenshots of Windows 10 Build 10031. There are small but notable changes to the OS appearance. Let's see what has changed.
How to enable NumLock on startup and login screen in Windows 11 and 10
In this post, we will review how to enable NumLock by default in Windows 11 and 10. So it will be turned on startup when you sign in to or restart the OS. It is very useful when your username or password has numbers that you type on the numeric keypad. But by default, the keypad is off and works as navigation keys. Luckily, there are several methods to change this. It is important to note that all of them also work in Windows 8.1/8, Windows 7 and even older versions of the operating system.
