Tips & Tricks

Windows and Office-related questions and solutions.

How can I configure messages in the Connected Phone app?

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Android smartphone owners who have Android smartphones fully supported with the Connected Phone app, which comes with Windows 10, will be alerted to new incoming messages via on-screen notifications. You can set the level of detail of these notifications yourself. Open the Connected phone app and click on Settings in the bottom left. Under the …

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How do I turn on integrated protection against ransomware in Windows 10?

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Windows 10 has had built-in protection against ransomware for some time. As a result, the contents of all user folders are automatically backed up to OneDrive so that they can be accessed in the event of an emergency. However, this requires Windows 10 to be used with a Microsoft account, because if you do this with a local user account, you have to manually turn on this kind of protection. However, even then you will not get away with using a Microsoft account, as you will still need it for OneDrive.

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To pay or not to pay in case of Ranshameware attack?

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Most security experts are explicitly against the payment of ransom. But the theory is different from reality. It is certainly true that every time someone pays a ransom, it encourages criminals to continue and, if possible, expand their activities. In addition, there is always the possibility that the extortionists simply disappear with the money and never send the decryption key – or that a flaw in the malware makes decryption essentially impossible.

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How can I protect myself against ransomware?

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What is Ransomware?

In short, cybercriminals would pressure us by encrypting our important and irreplaceable data and then demand a fortune with the promise of recovery. We show you how to defend against them.

In detail: They no longer just try to blackmail you with the promise of returning encrypted data: they also steal files and threaten to publish their contents on the Internet. According to security experts, two thirds of the ransomware attacks currently active involve data theft. This leaves victims in a new situation: while backups have been the best protection against ransomware, they cannot help prevent the blackmailers from publishing the data. Hence the term ranshameware, a contraction of ransom and shame. Fortunately for the average user, this method is more effective for the time being against companies that want to protect their trade secrets from public disclosure. Learn how can you protect yourself against Ransomware.

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How do I turn off the automatic launch of the Microsoft Teams application?

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Microsoft Teams teamwork software is set by default to start automatically after Windows startup. However, if you don’t use this application regularly, or at least want a weekend break from it, you can prevent it from starting automatically. Right-click on the top three dots next to the User account icon and select Settings. Click on …

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How can I turn off the display of the Sections in the tray?

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Apps built into Windows 10, like Mail, Windows Clock, and Weather, display tiny numbers or markings, called badges, on the taskbar icons to direct you to the right app: Mail uses them to tell you the number of new emails, Windows Clock the active alarm, and Weather the current weather changes. If you’re not happy, you can disable this form of notification.

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Tips to reduce data leaks on TV

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Refresh!

Keep your TV’s operating system and installed applications up to date. Even if the TV manufacturer no longer updates the system, applications should be updated regularly!

Cameras and microphone

As Skype is no longer supported on TVs, no TV manufacturer builds cameras into their TVs. If you have an old TV that includes a camera, disable this feature. Also, disable the microphone. If you do not use the voice control function, turn it off too.

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Windows 11 – Highlights of the new OS

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Microsoft is once again talking superlatives, and the reason is Windows 11: the company’s chief Satya Nadella recently called the new operating system “the biggest Windows update in a decade”. If this is true, Windows 11 will be even bigger than Windows 10, described as the “last version of Windows ever”. But why shouldn’t the plans change?

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The new Office 2021 is coming

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If everything is accurate, Microsoft will unveil Windows 11 in a few days. Still, the Redmond manufacturer is preparing the new operating system and releasing the 2021 version of Office. An LTSC version of the software is already available (this version will be given to those with a long-term subscription), while the installable version will …

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