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    • #2590879

      Ok, I’m a idiot. I was somewhere on the internet reading, and in a comments section some people were discussing the authors on Ghacks.net. They said only Brinkmann and Ashwin write articles, all the other articles are AI-generated from advertising and such. It made sense to me, all fluff. Then someone said, well, here’s how to limit the authors that show up on GHacks – and they listed a method to do that. It works!

      However, I have no clue what I did to do that. And I can’t find where I read it. So here is the ask – does someone know what I did to filter the authors? I’d appreciate it, only because I read Ghacks most days, and sooner or later they will change authors, I’d like to be able to modify that filter. Thanks.

    • #2588798

      Just an FYI that Martin Brinkmann posted How to Turn Off Advertising Popups in Windows 11 today (21-Sep-2023) on ghacks.net that essentially repeats the advice given in this topic – namely, to go to Settings | System | Notifications | Notifications From Apps and Other Senders and toggle OFF notifications for the “Suggested” sender.  That article includes additional hints on how to reduce the number of notifications from other apps and senders in Win 11 but many of those comments apply to Win 10 users as well.
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    • #2567707

      Wrt “Microsoft says that it will be possible to re-enable these options via Registry changes”, Martin Brinkmann has some Registry changes in his article about this subject at  https://www.ghacks.net/2023/06/16/microsoft-is-removing-some-folder-options-in-windows-11/

       

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    • #2565901

      W10 22H2 (x86 and x64 – 2 Devices)
      June 2023
      .Net CU kb5027538
      CU kb5027215 injected…

      Outcomes:
      SFC Verifyonly – no violations
      DISM Checkhealth – No component store corruption detected.
      O&O Shutup – telemetry and cloud reset to default so, reset to my defaults 😛
      Event Viewer – no errors displayed
      W10 now perched on OS build 19045.3086

      Did notice a cleanup procedure was invoked once patches were intalled upon update restart, can’t say whether I’ve seen that before..
      anyway, so far so good..

      Martin Brinkmann has published an in-depth article on this month’s patches over on Ghacks

      Windows - commercial by definition and now function...
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    • #2562963

      … it would make more sense to me if they did this around 04-Jul-2023 when Firefox 115 and Firefox ESR 115 are both scheduled to start rolling out …

      From Martin Brinkmann’s 30-May-2023 ghacks.net Mozilla Confirms Firefox’s End of Support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 Systems, which states in part:

      Mozilla plans to migrate Firefox Stable users on these three Windows versions to the Firefox ESR channel when Firefox 115 is released. This happens automatically and this special version of Firefox ESR will receive security updates until September 2024, its end of support date…This means that Firefox users on these operating systems won’t receive any new features implemented in Firefox after the release of Firefox 115, which Mozilla plans to release on July 4, 2023.

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    • #2557793

      Martin Brinkmann has published his usual thorough breakdown of this month’s patches.

      Given that this month’s W10 22H2 CU kb5026361 fixes the following six critical security vulnerabilities, I thought it prudent to install with any consequences being dealt with at a later stage on the systems. (bull by the horns and all that..)

      Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

      Did notice during the update, a long pause at 42% before the successful update…
      Winver now displaying OS build 19045.2963
      Event viewer, SFC and DISM showing expected clean reports and nothing unusual. (No Edge on both x86/ x64 Pro systems)

      So far, so good..will update should there be any issues

      Windows - commercial by definition and now function...
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    • #2554200

      I use PicPick also and like it.  Martin Brinkmann recommends it.

      Mark

       

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    • #2552538

      Gosh such vehemence! Speaking for myself, I’ve had a Microsoft Account for over 25 years now. It has been my primary email account for all that time but I use Outlook Online to access my mail nowadays. I don’t sign into my computer using the account. Just today when I signed in to check my email, the following popped up (the ************ you see is my doing):
      Privacy setting popup
      Clicking the “Learn more” link here will show you what all the privacy settings are for a Microsoft Account. You don’t have to sign-in to see all the places a Microsoft Account comes into play. For myself, probably much to Microsoft’s chagrin, I have everything turned off. As a result I don’t get that “personalized experience” Microsoft is so desperate to foist on me. I have had a fine “experience” without ever purchasing any Microsoft products what-so-ever over those 25 years.

      After I did a fresh install recently on a test system, the settings app displayed
      Get even more out of Windows
      With a few quick selections, you’ll be on your way to enjoying the full Microsoft experience.”
      as is shown here:
      Settings app sign-in
      Just for kicks I clicked on “Let’s go!” and followed through clicking yes on everything. Naturally it wanted a Microsoft Account sign-in right off the bat which I obliged it with. The rest of it was just the standard privacy settings followed by how will you use this system culminating in trying to sell me on Microsoft Office 365 and more space on One drive. Sadly for Microsoft, I of course declined, and later switched back to the local account and scrubbed out any vestiges of the Microsoft Account related settings. So far the setting app hasn’t displayed that message again.

      Note: See Don’t activate the “Let’s Go” button in the Windows 10 Settings application for a nicely detailed write-up of this by Martin Brinkmann.

      My point is that Microsoft has been pushing this for a very long time now and I will make use of a free Microsoft Account as I see fit in ways which benefit me and not Microsoft. I have never had to pay for it or give away any secret information to keep it. Just like over-the-air free TV, there will always be commercials which I have had a lifetime’s experience in tuning-out and ignoring.

      Note: I posted this without seeing @Rick Corbett’s post first. By “vehemence” I was referring to all the posts I saw here.

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    • #2551680

      I’m using Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate 64bit. And here’s what I really want to know and nobody seems to be answering my question correctly when are they stopping Windows 7 support for the standard Firefox releases I’m currently receiving now is in in July!?!?!? Is it 2024!?!?!?! When will we be forced to go to ESR…

      Hi Kevin F. Lewallen:

      The short answer is that we don’t know yet.

      Please follow the links in James Bond 007’s 10-Apr-2023 post # 2551173. If you read Martin Brinkmann’s 28-Mar-2023 ghacks.net article Firefox to Support Windows 7 and 8 Systems Well Into 2024 at Least that was mentioned in that post then you know as much as we do – that Mozilla “will not be ending support for Windows 7 / Windows 8 before the release of the Firefox 115 ESR” (which occurs on 04-Jul-2023).

      According to that ghacks.net article Firefox ESR v115 will be supported for about 15 releases / 60 weeks, so for now all we know is that Win 7 / Win 8 users will be able to use a Firefox ESR browser “until the third quarter of 2024 at the minimum” and that “Mozilla did not commit to ending support then, keeping its options open. Factors, such as the number of users and organizations who use Firefox on Windows 7 or 8.1 devices, will play a role in determining the fate of the browser then for these systems“.

      What happens to your “standard” version of Firefox between 04-Jul-2023 and the third quarter of 2024 is still anyone’s guess right now. I’d suggest you occasionally check Mozilla’s Bugzilla ID # 1594270 (win7-eol) for status updates, since that seems to be the most likely place where decisions about Firefox support for Win 7 / Win 8 will be posted.
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    • #2535046

      Just a note that Martin Brinkmann, of ghacks net (usually a reliable resource), has on February 15, 2023 posted: “A Serious Security Risk: Three Zero-Day Vulnerabilities You Need to Patch Now!”
      https://www.ghacks.net/2023/02/15/windows-security-time-to-patch-these-three-zero-day-vulnerabilities/
      I remember Woody’s and Susan’s advice about these “Patch Now” (Sky is Falling ?) notices, and I prefer to wait until our experienced Patch Lady gives advice to ‘Update now’ with the DEFCON rating. If it is Super Important, I think Susan Bradley will let us know to update immediately, otherwise it is best to wait and see what happens. Thank you to all the early patchers that tell us your results, whether it is safe to update, or if there are some problems. Much appreciated, and very helpful to non professional home users such as myself.

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    • In reply to: Manifest V2 to V3

      #2507771

      Pausing Manifest V2 phase-out changes

      Additional details about the rollout delay were posted in Martin Brinkmann’s 13-Dec-2022 Google Delays Chrome Manifest V3 Rollout Once Again on ghacks.net.

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    • #2494375

      According to the Firefox release calendar at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Calendar, Firefox 52 and Firefox ESR v52 both began rolling out on 07-Mar-2017, just before Vista SP2 reached end of extended support on 11-Apr-2012. The Firefox browser on my old Vista laptop was automatically switched from Firefox v51.0.1 to Firefox ESR v52.0.0 on 08-Mar-2017, and that Firefox ESR v52.0 browser continued to receive security updates until 26-Jun-2018 when Firefox ESR v52.9.0 (the final Firefox release compatible with Win XP and Vista) was released.

      I don’t know if it’s technically feasible, but if Mozilla is planning on ending support for Win 7 and Win 8.1 in 2023 it would make more sense to me if they did this around 04-Jul-2023 when Firefox 115 and Firefox ESR 115 are both scheduled to start rolling out, even though that is a few months past the end of extended support date of 10-Jan-2023 for Win 8.1. On or around 04-Jul-2023 users would be automatically switched from Firefox v114.x to Firefox ESR v115.0, and that Firefox ESR v115.0 browser would then continue to receive security updates until ~ 19-Dec-2023 when Firefox ESR v115.6.0 is scheduled for release.  That is similar to Scenario 2 of Martin Brinkmann’s ghack.net article mentioned <above> but it would not require a version downgrade.
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    • #2484452

      in case Martin Brinkmann provided some value-add to the MS notice

      Not this time.

    • #2484451

      No idea friend, I’m in transit between Germany and Australia, I just popped it out there in case Martin Brinkmann provided some value-add to the MS notice, as he usually does. Might have to read it for yourself. Cheers

    • In reply to: Manifest V2 to V3

      #2476663

      Can I assume by the lack of mention of it that Firefox is not affected by this?

      Hi Charlie:

      I also use Firefox as my default browser.  See the discussion in Alex5723’s 30-Aug-2022 topic AdGuard Launches Manifest V3 Compatible Ad-blocker for Chrome, which includes a link to Martin Brinkmann’s 19-May-2022 ghacks.net article Mozilla Expects to Launch Extensions Manifest V3 Support in Firefox in Late 2022 and a brief discussion on the different approach that Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox developers are taking to Manifest V3.  Martin Brinkmann’s article states in part that:

      “… While Mozilla plans to introduce support for Manifest V3 in Firefox, it won’t remove support for APIs that are essential to privacy extensions. Content blockers and other privacy extensions will continue to function in Firefox as before, provided that developers continue to support them…”

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