What Is ActiveX? How It Works and Ensures Computer Security

ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework that enables applications to share data across web browsers, enhancing functionality and security in computing.
HotHardware

Killjoy Microsoft Shuts Down Windows 11 Activation Without An Internet Connection

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates break RemoteApp connections

Microsoft has confirmed that recent Windows updates trigger RemoteApp connection failures on Windows 11 24H2/25H2 and Windows Server 2025 devices in Azure Virtual Desktop environments. RemoteApp ...
PC World

Bluetooth problems in Windows? Here’s how to fix connection issues

Bluetooth is a technology for short-range data transmission that has become so ubiquitous in recent years that we can no longer imagine life without it. This makes it all the more annoying when ...
TechSpot

Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app's updater

PSA: Notepad++ users who haven't yet updated to version 8.8.9 or later should manually download the latest installer as soon as possible. Following reports of malicious activity, a December 2025 ...
9to5google

Galaxy XR adding ‘PC Connect’ for Windows apps and games, Google ‘Likeness’ avatars

After launching in October, Google is rolling out a suite of new Android XR features for Samsung’s Galaxy XR, led by PC Connect. Google today announced PC Connect to link a Windows computer with ...
Geeky Gadgets

Use Windows Remote Desktop for Mac – Unlock Seamless Access

Need to access Windows-only software, test apps, or connect to Windows networks remotely? No problem! Easily connect to any Windows system from your Mac with the Windows app for a seamless, secure, ...
MyCentralJersey

How early decision applications boost admissions odds | College Connection

Early Decision (ED) is an application option offered to high school students by many colleges and universities. The schools agree to review ED applications and respond to the students within a ...
The Hill

FAFSA forms, launched ahead of shutdown, could be in position for ‘record high’ season

An early launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms by the Trump administration may have given the process, which has been marred with trouble the past few cycles, a leg up ...
The Daily Campus

Applications open for 2026-27 FAFSA financial aid form

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2026-27 school year is available to fill out now after it was made public last week, according to updates on the FAFSA website. The Oct. 1 ...
Ars Technica

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick ...