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If you use the uBlock Origin extension in Google Chrome or Edge, you should probably start looking for alternative browsers or extensions—either way. A few days ago, users noticed that Google had begun disabling uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions as part of the migration to Manifest V3. Now, Microsoft Edge appears to be following suit.

Windows 11 version 24H2 is broadly available to all users with compatible hardware except for a few cases when Microsoft placed a temporary compatibility hold due to various bugs and issues. That list has just expanded with a new entry affecting AutoCAD users.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs have reportedly been experiencing widespread crashing and failure incidents, with numerous Redditors noting that the problem is particularly prevalent on ASRock motherboards, though it is not exclusive to them.

Google Chrome and many other browsers will stop uBlock Origin from working. Luckily, there are still several options to block ads and other content on the web.

Some Google Chrome users ran into a disappointing message today. According to several people on Reddit, uBlock Origin no longer works on Chrome. It's been known for a while that uBlock Origin and several other extensions would stop working on Chrome, but the deadline is finally affecting people.

Mozilla has renewed its promise to continue supporting Manifest V2 extensions alongside Manifest V3, giving users the freedom to use the extensions they want in their browser.

By Susan Bradley

Don’t be taken in by ‘The sky is falling!’ headlines.

It’s been my experience that what is purported to be news is often based on a limited number of users, not everyone on the planet. Based on my own research and testing, I’m comfortable in lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 4.

00:00 - The Worst GPU Launch
04:37 - NVIDIA's Response
07:10 - How This Might Have Happened (Speculation)
12:31 - Rant: DISASTROUS LAUNCH
18:36 - Our Theory's Problems: RTX 5080 Isn't Immune
19:51 - Conclusion: AMD's Opportunity

Office for Windows is getting a free, ad-supported tier that lets you create and edit documents, but has limited features and only lets you save to OneDrive.

Users are reportedly ditching Google for AI-powered tools and apps like ChatGPT, citing better accuracy and relevance.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Gorge' tops the chart, followed by 'Mufasa: The Lion King'. 'Companion' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at some updates for Microsoft Edge that made it notably faster, super-snappy File Explorer alternatives on Windows 10 and 11, the end of Windows 95 support in a popular app, fresh Windows 11 preview builds, deals, and more.

Several weeks ago, we published a story about Battery Flyout, a handy third-party app that offers improved battery tracking in Windows 11 laptops and tablets and connected Bluetooth devices (you can find more useful Windows 10 and 11 apps in our recent Top 10 article).
 
Now, the app has been updated with a major release that adds battery reporting. This feature offers users a quick and easy way to learn about their devices' battery health, charge cycles, and more.

NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti arrives on February 20, but how does the RTX 5070 Ti compare against its siblings at MSRP?
NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti graphics card launches on February 20 at 9 AM EST, and it's expected to involve similar stock shortages and high prices that I saw with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launch just a few weeks ago.

If you start using Windows 11 this year, you'll want to know how to clean it up.

Windows 11 made our recent roundup of our least favorite "enshittified" products, which will come as no surprise to those of you who have followed our coverage of it over the years.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Gorge' tops the chart, followed by 'Flight Risk'. 'Moana 2' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

This past week, Microsoft released February 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 (KB5051974 / KB5052000 / KB5052006 / KB5052040) and Windows 11 (KB5051987, KB5051989). Alongside them, Microsoft also released dynamic updates for all supported versions of Windows 11,ie, 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2, as well as Windows Server 2025.

Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system reaches end of support in October 2025. This means no updates anymore for the operating system, including security updates.

Trouble continues for popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy. The site, which is seen as a notorious piracy market by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has been unreachable for days. While some believe that the end has come for the site, technical troubles certainly can't be ruled out.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at changes in the Windows 11 supported CPU list, new Windows 11 and 10 preview builds, some game previews, fixed Start menu layouts for Windows 11 users, and more.

So far, 2025 has been a pretty quiet year in terms of feature removal and deprecation in Windows 11. Microsoft removed quite a lot of stuff from the OS in 2023 and 2024, and it is only now kicking the list of deprecated Windows features in 2025, with Location History being first on the way out.

A few days back, Microsoft lifted the upgrade block for the 2024 feature update for Windows 11, version 24H2 that was placed as a result of Auto HDR issues. You can find the details about it here in this dedicated article.
 
Following that, Microsoft has confirmed another such issue has been resolved. Back in October last year, the tech giant had blocked Windows 11 24H2 on some Asus PCs. Such systems were running into a blue screen of death (BSOD) error when trying to perform the upgrade.

Windows Package Manager (winget) will be natively integrated into PowerToys Run at long last.

Clipchamp has a cleaner interface for editing videos and some handy new features following a recent update.

In France, rightsholders have taken legal action to get large VPN providers on board with their pirate site blocking program. The aim is to prevent circumvention of existing blocking measures in place to reduce widespread copyright infringement. From the VPN provider's perspective, site blocking threatens online freedom. Swiss provider ProtonVPN describes blocking as 'a dangerous attack on Internet freedom on the altar of corporate greed'.

Reddit is planning to introduce a paywall this year, CEO Steve Huffman said during a videotaped Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Thursday.