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Seven antivirus myths that are dead wrong. Passkeys explained. Four just-added Windows 11 features that make your life easier. Acer Aspire Go 15 review. How to digitize VHS tapes the cheap way.

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4 just-added Windows 11 features that make your life easier • With Windows 11 Moment 5, Microsoft is integrating various new functions into Windows 11. In this article, we show you the new features.

Ring of bogus web shops steals 850K credit card numbers • Fake online storefronts, which show up in great numbers in Google and other search engines, are becoming a big problem.

I’m ditching my passwords—and you should, too • Interested in upgrading your online security? This is the move you need to make.

Controversial Windows 11 Start menu ads begin rolling out • Microsoft has pushed “Promoted” apps from the Store to the Windows 11 wide build just a few weeks after they started appearing to Insiders.

Sick of ads in Windows? This ingenious program eradicates them all • This clever free tool removes all the ads that Microsoft keeps stuffing into Windows 10 and 11.

If you get a phone call from LastPass, it’s a scam • A new breed of sophisticated phishing scammers are targetting LastPass users with phone calls and emails.

Adios, cheap SSDs? WD and Seagate warn that PC storage prices are going up • If you’re considering a storage upgrade, act sooner rather than later.

Why pay? One of Photoshop’s best features is free in Windows • Use AI to edit out unwanted objects (or people) using Generative Erase within Windows Photos.

Acer Aspire Go 15: A $300 laptop that’s worth your money • A good option for the budget-conscious.

McAfee Total Protection review: Top security undermined by a major feature • The interface could use a touch more refinement, too.

SK Hynix Tube T31: Looks like a USB drive, performs like an SSD • SK Hynix’s Tube T31 looks like a standard thumb drive, but performs more like the external SSD it actually is.

Logitech MX Brio webcam: Great video, with some flaws • Is the MX Brio a great webcam? Yes. Is it a polished product? Not as much as I’d like.

Aomei Backupper Pro: All-in-one backup, now with online storage • Now with cloud storage, Backupper Professional is swinging with the backup big boys in terms of features.

Lenovo Yoga Book 9i: Dual monitors on the go • A multiple monitor experience on the move.

7 ANTIVIRUS MYTHS THAT ARE DEAD WRONG • NOT EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ABOUT ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IS TRUE.

PASSKEYS EXPLAINED: HOW TO EMBRACE A PASSWORDLESS FUTURE TODAY • PASSKEYS ARE INCREASINGLY REPLACING TRADITIONAL PASSWORDS. THIS MAKES LOGGING ON TO THE INTERNET MUCH MORE CONVENIENT AND SECURE. YOU CAN CREATE YOUR FIRST PASSKEY IN JUST ONE MINUTE.

How to digitize VHS tapes the cheap way • Preserve your old video tapes with an inexpensive capture card and free software.

9 must-know Microsoft OneDrive tips: Get more from Windows cloud storage • Microsoft’s OneDrive offers some surprising functions and backs up important data automatically.

How to use your smartphone as a Windows 11 PC webcam • Windows 11 now allows the wireless connection of Android smartphones for use as a webcam.

This free, ancient Windows app will watch your laptop battery • BatteryInfoView gives you the laptop battery information you didn’t know you wanted.

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