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As of 2024, Windows now collects more data about you than ever before, and it’s a real point of concern for privacy enthuasists. It’s not just that the recently announced Recall feature is a privacy ...

Telemetry is not a four-letter word. You wouldn't know that to listen to the relentless hammering of the technology by Windows 10 critics, who see it as a form of "spying" on the part of Microsoft.

Microsoft has kept quiet about Windows 11 usage data as it lags behind Windows 10 adoption. Microsoft has kept quiet about Windows 11 usage data as it lags behind Windows 10 adoption. is a senior ...

Missing folders? Unreadable files? Corrupted hard drive? Sooner or later, most PC users lose data of some kind. Here’s a series of steps you can take in Windows 11 (or 10) to bring things back. Sadly, ...

With the Windows 8.1 Update, Microsoft shrank the Windows 8.1 install footprint to make it suitable for low-cost tablets with just 16GB of permanent storage, a reduction from the 32GB generally ...

Windows 11 gathers more information than some people would like. Here are steps you can take to keep that information private. Keeping personal data private in an online world can feel like a ...

Optimizing data compression methods has become more critical than ever for cloud storage, data management, and streaming applications. Working with compressed data reduces network bandwidth, data ...

Microsoft has published the full range of data that Windows 10 version 1703, the Creators Update, will collect in its default “basic” telemetry setting. The company has also provided details on the ...

Data compression is critical to cloud and data streaming applications by reducing data transfer times and storage utilization. But compressing and decompressing data consumes processor resources and ...

Microsoft has announced that graphics processor partners Intel, AMD and Nvidia are bringing hardware-accelerated AV1/AVIF video compression to new Windows 10 systems this fall. Unfortunately, these ...