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New Windows Update Breaking PC Sound - PS4s Are Getting Bricked by Malicious Messages

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HTG Explains: What is Port Scanning?

A port scan is a bit like jiggling a bunch of doorknobs to see which doors are locked. The scanner learns which ports on a router or firewall are open, and can use this information to find a computer system’s potential weaknesses.   Read More »


How to Fix Your PC’s Sound if Windows Update Just Broke It

Windows Update keeps breaking things. Earlier this week, Microsoft released a buggy Intel audio driver that broke the sound on some PCs. If your PC suddenly can’t play audio, here’s how to fix it.   Read More »


Don’t Click “Check for Updates” Unless You Want Unstable Windows 10 Updates

As Microsoft revealed, only people who clicked “Check for Updates” got bitten by Windows 10’s file deletion bug. When you click the “Check for Updates” button, Microsoft gives you updates early, skipping a normal part of the testing process.   Read More »


A Malicious Message is Bricking PlayStation 4s, Here’s How to Protect Yours

A new message exploit is hitting PlayStation 4 consoles that causes the system to lock up, and the only fix is to factory reset it. To protect your system, you’ll need to set your messages to private.   Read More »




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A Malicious Message is Bricking PlayStation 4s, Here’s How to Protect Yours
A new message exploit is hitting PlayStation 4 consoles that causes the system to lock up, and the only fix is to factory reset it. To protect your system, you’ll need to set your messages to private.   Read More »


How to Fix Your PC’s Sound if Windows Update Just Broke It
Windows Update keeps breaking things. Earlier this week, Microsoft released a buggy Intel audio driver that broke the sound on some PCs. If your PC suddenly can’t play audio, here’s how to fix it.   Read More »




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Don’t Click “Check for Updates” Unless You Want Unstable Windows 10 Updates

As Microsoft revealed, only people who clicked “Check for Updates” got bitten by Windows 10’s file deletion bug. When you click the “Check for Updates” button, Microsoft gives you updates early, skipping a normal part of the testing process.   Read More »


Bing Is Suggesting the Worst Things You Can Imagine

If you use Bing’s image search, you’re going to see the worst filth you can imagine.  Bing suggests racist terms and shows horrifying images. Bing will even suggest you search for exploited children if you have SafeSearch disabled.   Read More »


HTG Explains: How Does a CPU Actually Work?

Most things in a computer are relatively simple to understand: the RAM, the storage, the peripherals, and the software all work together to make a computer function. But the heart of your system, the CPU, seems like magic even to many tech people. Here, we’ll do our best to break it down.   Read More »




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Cron is a continuously running Unix command utility that is used to schedule and execute jobs at specified times and dates. Functions (a.k.a. Cronjobs) carried out by Cron can include backups, maintenance procedures, sending out notices each morning, etc.



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