A few simple tweaks to your browser can reduce the amount of personal information you give up to advertisers and other tech companies. Here's what to change in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. I ...

Watch out for the hidden menu under the hood!

Since there is no way to do it permanently, advanced users can run the browser with specific command line flags to help override timeout-related behaviors. Save the changes, and launch the browser ...

Q: I am a Microsoft 365 subscriber and I love it. However, after an automatic update from Microsoft, Edge often becomes my default browser. I use and prefer Chrome. I have tried many workarounds to ...

Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...

One of the enduring legacies of the ’90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it ...

If Edge keeps changing the default search engine to Bing, and you have to switch back to Google or Yahoo manually, do this to ...

If you’ve picked up a new laptop recently and you’re getting everything set up, you may want to switch your default browser. For Windows 11 laptops, the default is automatically Microsoft Edge.

Every time I set up a new desktop or laptop, I change a handful of Windows settings to improve my experience and protect my privacy. Changing your default apps is essential, especially if you plan on ...

Republished on January 31 with responses to Microsoft’s update and more detailed advice for Windows users on how to defend against these threats. In a refreshing change from recent negative sparring ...