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Valve has marketed the Steam Deck as a portable gaming PC, albeit one that ships with a Linux-based operating system. The company promised users would be able to install any application or operating system they wanted on the handheld, and today Valve is making the latter even easier with the launch of Windows drivers for Steam Deck. The Windows resources page currently has downloadable... Read more about Valve releases Windows drivers for Steam Deck on Lunarsoft. View the full article

After a considerable amount of bad press, Newegg apologizes for its failings with its return process and has promised to update to a more reasonable policy. Late last week, Gamers Nexus published a video slamming US retailer Newegg for its “shocking incompetence” based on the hardware channel host Steve Burke’s recent experiences with the firm. The source of ire was the dismissive way that... Read more about NewEgg apologizes for bad customer service on Lunarsoft. View the full article

As the PC continues to play a more meaningful role in our lives, we will continue to evolve Windows 11 as a connection point between people, ideas and creations. Today, we’re excited to announce new experiences for Windows 11 are starting to become available, including an Amazon Appstore preview available in the U.S., Taskbar improvements and two redesigned apps: Media Player and Notepad. We... Read more about Windows 11 February Update Available on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Reddit is currently the most popular search engine. The only people who don’t know that are the team at Reddit, who can’t be bothered to build a decent search interface. So instead we resort to using Google, and appending the word “reddit” to the end of our queries. Paul Graham thinks this image means Reddit as a social media site “still hasn’t peaked”. What... Read more about Google Search is Dying on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Don’t count on YouTube to backtrack on hiding the dislike count. On Tuesday, the video platform’s CEO defended the change by downplaying the dislike count’s usefulness. “Some of you mention dislikes help you decide what to watch,” said YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. “But dislikes were never shown to people on the homepage, search results, up next screen, where users were most likely to choose... Read more about YouTube CEO defends hiding dislike count on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Valve announced its Steam Deck handheld console back in July 2021, and it’s no secret that it brought a lot of excitement to gamers who have been waiting to play their favorite PC games on a compact portable device. The concept proved intriguing even to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, who called it an “amazing move” that will offer users the ability to install software... Read more about Steam Deck to launch in February on Lunarsoft. View the full article

The last security update for iOS 14—iOS 14.8.1 (along with iPadOS 14.8.1)—rolled out in October, but this week 9to5Mac reported that iOS 14 users could no longer update to that version. The only option that appears now is 15.2.1. Apple then confirmed to Ars Technica that this is intentional, and that the ongoing security updates for iOS 14 were only meant as a temporary... Read more about iOS 14 updates come to an end on Lunarsoft. View the full article

The updated version of Task Manager was discovered in Windows build 22538 that was rolled out yesterday. The latest build doesn’t contain a lot of notable changes, but Gustave Monce, the same engineering student who managed to get Windows 11 running on a phone, discovered the hidden feature. The new-look Task Manager isn’t a complete change from the current tool. Microsoft’s mica blur effect,... Read more about New Task Manager coming to Windows 11 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

The Anti-Malware Toolkit 2.0.4 has been released! Lunarsoft has always had the goal of helping users rid their computers of malware by suggesting a variety of tools. The search for the right program can be daunting for some users, and takes valuable time. It’s already stressful enough when your computer gets infected by malicious software. Rather than have those users suffer by searching several... Read more about Anti-Malware Toolkit 2.0.4 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase. A new Windows experience, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what... Read more about Windows 11 available October 5, 2021 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Apple has deprecated the insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols in recently launched iOS and macOS versions and plans to remove support in future releases altogether. TLS is a secure communication protocol designed to protect users from eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery while accessing and exchanging information over an Internet connection using client/server applications. The original TLS 1.0 specification and its... Read more about Apple disables insecure TLS in future iOS and macOS on Lunarsoft. View the full article

There’s a real chance you’ll need proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to enter certain venues, and Apple is hoping it can save you the hassle of digging up an email or carrying a physical card in your pocket. The company is bringing verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards to Wallet as part of a future iPhone software update. The feature will take advantage of the international... Read more about Apple Wallet gets verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Chrome 94 has officially dropped. As is always the case with a new browser version, there’s plenty to be excited about. However, there are also some items to be skeptical about, including a feature Mozilla claims enables surveillance on you. How Chrome’s New Feature Is Harmful Chrome 94 introduces a controversial idle detection API. Basically, websites can ask Chrome to report when a user with... Read more about Chrome’s idle detection is surveillance says Mozilla on Lunarsoft. View the full article

At a time when the PC is playing a more central role in our lives, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love. Windows has always existed to be a stage for the world’s innovation. It’s been the backbone of global businesses and where scrappy startups became household names. The web was born and grew up on Windows.... Read more about Windows 11 announced! on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Microsoft is bringing a revamped Windows Snap feature to Windows 11, making it easy to rearrange windows on your screen. Yesterday, an early preview build for Windows 11 was leaked online, giving us a glimpse of what we can expect from Microsoft’s next-generation operating system. While most of the changes have been related to the appearance, wallpapers, and user interface of the operating system, a few new... Read more about Windows Snap gets revamped for Windows 11 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

With Windows 11, Microsoft has updated the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) UI shown when you perform a clean install of the system. Here’s what it looks like. Source: Thurrott Read more about Preview of a Clean Install of Windows 11 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Today marks the beginning of Windows 10, version 21H1 availability. As I noted when we first announced the May 2021 Update in February, we grounded this update on the needs expressed by you, our customers, over the past year of continued remote work, learning and play. The May 2021 Update is purposely scoped to deliver important features that improve security, remote access and quality—and... Read more about Windows 10 21H1 is officially released! on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Multiple editions of Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, and 1909 have reached their End of Service (EOS) on this month’s Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers yesterday. Devices running Windows 10 editions that have reached EoS will no longer receive technical support nor monthly bug and security fixes to protect them from the latest discovered security threats. While usually, Redmond advises users of end of service products... Read more about End of Service reminder for Windows 10 1809 and 1909 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Microsoft is adding a dedicated OEMDRIVERS folder to Windows 10 that will be used to store third-party drivers. Since Windows Vista, the operating system has included a folder called %SystemRoot%\System32\DriverStore that is used to hold validated drivers for the operating system. To prevent tampering of hardware drivers, Windows only allows the installation of drivers located in the DriverStore. Before a driver is added to... Read more about Windows 10 to get a dedicated OEMDRIVERS folder on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Today we are pleased to announce Total Cookie Protection, a major privacy advance in Firefox built into ETP Strict Mode. Total Cookie Protection confines cookies to the site where they were created, which prevents tracking companies from using these cookies to track your browsing from site to site. Cookies, those well-known morsels of data that web browsers store on a website’s behalf, are a... Read more about Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Today, we are introducing the next feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1. As people continue to rely on Windows more than ever to work, learn and have fun, we understand the importance of providing the best possible update experience to help people and organizations stay protected and productive. It is a responsibility we do not take lightly and why for the first time... Read more about Windows 10 21H1 introduced officially on Lunarsoft. View the full article

The Anti-Malware Toolkit 2.0.3 has been released! Lunarsoft has always had the goal of helping users rid their computers of malware by suggesting a variety of tools. The search for the right program can be daunting for some users, and takes valuable time. It’s already stressful enough when your computer gets infected by malicious software. Rather than have those users suffer by searching several... Read more about Anti-Malware Toolkit 2.0.3 on Lunarsoft. View the full article

The news below makes it seem like the Google/Fitbit deal is secured. However, the United States Justice Department’s investigation into the acquisition is still ongoing. This raises doubts on whether the deal will sail on without any more troubles. The DOJ gave the following statement to a few publications (h/t Android Police): The Antitrust Division’s investigation of Google’s acquisition of Fitbit remains ongoing. Although the... Read more about Google acquires Fitbit on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Microsoft is raising the OneDrive upload limit for its file storage service to 250GB, up from the previous 100GB limit, the company has announced. Microsoft says it is making the change to acknowledge the increase in remote working and learning, where users need to reliably and securely share large files like 4K or 8K video files, 3D models, CAD files, or large scientific data... Read more about OneDrive upload limit increased to 250GB on Lunarsoft. View the full article

Firefox (referred to as Fx) is a free and open source browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla’s team continues to focus on fixing bugs and adding useful features. Improving the user experience is especially important to the team. Users will enjoy that Firefox focuses on speed, privacy, and security. In fact, you’ll get all of these things straight out of the box. Firefox... Read more about Firefox 83 on Lunarsoft. View the full article