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Microsoft acknowledged another printing related issue on Windows. After installing the August 2021 patches for Windows , e.g. KB5005033 or KB5005031, some users noticed that printing was causing issues on said devices. According to Microsoft’s description, affected printers used Point and Print in some environments. These would throw the error message “Do you trust this printer” on any print job started from the affected device. Users were prompted to enter administrative credentials every time an application attempted to print or a print client connected to the print server. Microsoft’s analysis of the issue concluded that the issue is caused by a filename conflict. ADVERTISEMENT This is caused by a print driver on the print client and the print server using the same filename, but the server has a newer version of the file. When the print client connects to the print server, it finds a newer driver file and is prompted to update the drivers on the print client, but the file in

A couple of weeks ago, Google introduced a new feature in the Gmail Android app, that allows users to call their Google Meet contacts directly from the email client. Today, the popular mail service has announced another useful option for the mobile app, improved search filters. Here’s how the Gmail Android app works currently. You tap on the search bar, and type the keyword and the app displays the relevant results. It also highlights the words that you searched for. It’s not bad per se, as it gets the job done. However, if you compare it with its web mail equivalent, yes it is too basic. ADVERTISEMENT That is precisely what Google is aiming to change, by bringing the search filters from the web UI to the mobile app. When you perform a search inside the app, you will see a set of new options below the search bar. The screenshot shows 4 options: Sender, recipient, date, and attachment. If the web mail interface is anything to go by, the search filters in the mobile app should also

When Microsoft announced its Windows 11 operating system, it made it very clear that the operating system was designed for devices that meet the operating system’s system requirements. The company pulled the released Windows 11 compatibility checker, because it only returned “compatible” or “not compatible” when run, but did not provide explanations. With the release just a week away, users worldwide are left with uncertainty when it comes to installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices. Recently, Microsoft added a new prompt to the setup of Windows 11 that acts as a waiver if the device does not meet the minimum system requirements of Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system. ADVERTISEMENT One sentence sticks out in particular: If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won’t be entitled to receive updates. Does it mean that unsupported Windows 11 devices won’t receive updates, even security updates? Or is Microsoft playing it safe and m

Google is testing a new experimental feature on YouTube currently that gives YouTube premium subscribers options to download videos on the desktop for later viewing. It is unclear how wide-reaching the experiment is, but reports suggest that it is not limited to a single geographical region. All YouTube Premium subscribers need to do is sign-in to their account on YouTube, and visit the site’s New page , which lists experimental features that users may activate for a limited period. Once joined, YouTube premium subscribers will see a download button when a video is watched or when the three-dots menu is opened.  Downloaded videos may then be watched on http://youtube.com/feed/downloads. The experiment is set to end on October 19th, 2021. According to the description, downloads are limited to the browser’s Chrome, Edge and Opera. ADVERTISEMENT The implementation is temporary at this point, and it is not clear if Google will make it a permanent option on desktop versions of YouTube

Days after the release of Chrome 94 to the Stable channel, comes another update for Google’s Chrome web browser. Chrome 94.0.4606.61 is available for the desktop operating systems Linux, Mac and Windows. The update patches a security vulnerability in the client that is exploited actively in the wild. Chrome users who run desktop versions of the web browser will get the update in the coming days and weeks. Load chrome://settings/help to check the installed version and run a manual check for updates. Chrome will pick up the latest version and install it immediately, which patches the security issues. CVE-2021-37973 : Use after free in Portals, is rated as high by Google. High is the second highest rating after critical. Google does not reveal additional information about the vulnerability, other than that it is aware that an exploit “exists in the wild”. Portals are designed to improve transitions between webpages, and Google hopes that these will replace iframes eventually on the We

A new version of the open source image editor Paint.net was released this week. The latest version, Paint.Net 4.3, is the first that uses the .NET 5 framework and no longer .NET Framework 4.8. The framework change has positive and negative consequences for the application. Paint.net 4.3 is already available. Users who have installed the application and enabled automatic update checks should receive the update notification and an option to download and install the new version on the next start of the program. Paint.net 4.3 offline and portable versions are available on GitHub , and there is a Microsoft Store version, but it is updated automatically as well. Portable zips are new and may be downloaded from GitHub. These won’t update automatically, however. Paint.net 4.3 ADVERTISEMENT Performance improved significantly according to the developer of Paint.net. Part of it comes from the switch from the .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 5. .NET 5 is a massive update to the .NET runtime, and

Chrome has extensions for all sorts of sites, and Pinterest is no exception. Which ones are the best? Plenty of people rely on Pinterest for a nice burst of inspiration or just to pin and remember ideas. It’s great for creatives, cooks, and even just those who like to see some nice art or photography from time to time. There’s a wide array of Pinterest extensions and plugins for Chrome. Be it to help organize, access, or simply to spice up the interface, you can customize your experience in all sorts of ways. Extensions Recommended for Pinterest in Chrome There are plenty of Pinterest Chrome extensions out there to try. But are all of them worth trying? We’ve compiled this list to find you the very best choices of the bunch. These are the extensions we found to have the most versatile, handy, genuinely useful functions, as well as looking great while doing it. We’ve narrowed the list down to seven. These are the Pinterest extensions that we recommend giving a try: ADVERTISEMENT

Google has been working on a new extension manifest, Manifest v3, for quite some time. The company introduced support for the new manifest version in Chrome 88 , released earlier in 2021, and has now revealed plans to phase out support for extensions that use Manifest v2. According to the timeline that Google posted, Chrome’s Web Store will block new Manifest V2 extensions from being accepted from January 17, 2022 onward. Updates for existing Manifest V2 extensions can still be submitted and these will be updated normally. Private extensions, those with the private visibility setting, can still be submitted as Manifest V2 extensions. In June 2022, private extensions will no longer be accepted as well. Updates for existing Manifest V2 extensions are still allowed. In January 2023, Chrome will no longer accept Manifest V2 extension updates in the Chrome web browser. Google’s web browser will stop running Manifest V2 extensions, but there is an Enterprise policy which extends support b

Microsoft unveiled new Surface devices this week, including a new Surface Go 3 device . All devices are available for preorder and come with the company’s Windows 11 operating system. Surface Go 3 LTE models will launch “in the coming months” according to Microsoft. The Surface Go 3 is the third Surface Go device. I bought the first model, the Surface Go, in 2019 and have used it as an ultra portable device for writing. It is lightweight and ideal for the task, but you should not expect performance wonders from the device. All Surface Go devices have been fairly underpowered up to this point, and while you could pick the fastest available model to get more RAM and processing power, you’d still end up with a low power device. ADVERTISEMENT All Surface Go 3 models come with Windows 11, Windows 11 Home in S mode to be precise. Microsoft has not confirmed it, but it is likely that Wind0ws 11 Home S can be converted to Windows 11 Home, just like it was possible to convert Windows 10 S

Microsoft announced its new Surface Duo 2 a couple of days ago. But let’s not forget the first gen foldable. It was launched in August 2020, and was priced starting at $1399 for the base variant with 128 GB of storage, while the 256 GB model was available for $1499. That is a pretty expensive device, wouldn’t you agree? When Microsoft unveiled the foldable, it promised that it would support the dual-screen device with 3 years of OS updates and security patches. It has been over a year after since the 1st-gen Surface Duo was released, and the premium foldable is still running on Android 10. You read that right. The device did get some security updates, but it wasn’t updated to the latest and greatest that Android had to offer. The lack of 5G, NFC, a small battery and the other technical flaws aside, the foldable was criticized for having rather buggy software which made it difficult to use. Microsoft tried to attract more buyers by slashing the price of the device by 50% a few months

Nvidia released updated Game Ready and Studio drivers for the final version of Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system today. The company did release its first Windows 11 ready drivers back in July, but the drivers released today are designed for the final version of Windows 11, which Microsoft plans to release on October 5, 2021. Nvidia customers who plan on upgrading their devices to Windows 11 the moment the new operating system is released, or purchasing a new gaming PC or laptop in the first week of general availability, can point their browsers to the official GeForce Game Ready driver download page or the Nvidia Studio driver download page to download the latest drivers to the system for installation. Windows 11 includes several new gaming related features. Three core features are DirectX 12 Ultimate, Auto HDR and DirectStorage. Auto HDR is designed to bring High Dynamic Range to games that don’t support it. It requires compatible hardware, a monitor with HDR support, and a

Wonder whether a PC running Windows is compatible with Microsoft’s soon-to-be released operating system Windows 11? Microsoft changed the system requirements of Windows 11 significantly, and many devices that run Windows 10 or earlier versions of Windows fine won’t be compatible with Windows 11 as a consequence. The new version of Windows will be released on October 5, 202.1 Microsoft released its PC Health Check tool when it announced Windows 11 officially. The tool was available to Insiders only, and checked, if the PC it was run on was compatible with Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system. The company pulled the tool shortly thereafter, and promised that it would release an updated version of it before the release of Windows 11. The updated version was released for Insiders exclusively some time ago; this public version of the tool is now available. Interested users can download the official PC Health Check app from Microsoft’s Windows 11 website . You need to scroll down al

A few months ago, OnePlus and Oppo announced that they were merging the codebase of their custom Android skins, OxygenOS and ColorOS respectively. This would reduce the burden on the developers, and streamline the process. Many OnePlus fans raised their eyebrows at the time. OnePlus’ co-founder Pete Lau downplayed the concerns, and re-assured users that this move was beneficial for both brands. He had also clarified and that the OnePlus phones sold globally will continue to run on OxygenOS, while the company’s devices sold in China would shift to ColorOS. The ColorOS 12 web page (in China) lists several OnePlus devices as eligible for the upcoming firmware. Well, it turns out the fans who were worried about the merger, weren’t paranoid after all. Lau took to the company’s forums today, to announce some developments. The post talks about the product strategy and pricing, and how the company is focusing on the camera experience on its devices. But more importantly, one of the things