Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...

Microsoft has officially deprecated Defender SmartScreen in Internet Explorer (IE) and IE Mode on Windows 11. The company confirmed this in a support document published under KB5071357. The change ...

Following the October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, many Windows users began reporting a frustrating issue: the File Explorer preview pane suddenly stopped working for many common file types. In a move ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

SafeWall is a modern, GUI-based Windows Firewall management tool built using Python and Tkinter. It allows you to block or unblock applications from accessing the internet with a single click, all ...

Microsoft Tightens IE Mode After Hackers Exploit Internet Explorer Bugs Again Although Internet Explorer was officially retired in 2022, it lives on in the Edge browser for those with older websites.

In the age of the internet, pop-up ads are seemingly everywhere. No doubt they’re useful to the companies displaying them – they enhance visibility and can generate leads and revenue. But for the user ...

Two new studies point in opposite directions. A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide ...

The internet is a nosy place. In this series, Lifehacker explains how to protect one of the most important aspects of modern life: your privacy. The average website seems to have more ads than content ...