How to install the operating system from a thumb drive?

You no longer need an optical drive to install Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 on a new computer. If your computer has a USB port, you can install the operating system from a USB stick. Microsoft’s own tool can be used for this, but there is also a clever free program, Rufus (https://rufus.ie/en/), which is much more versatile, handling Linux distributions and other ISO files. Of course, there are several such tools, but Rufus can even download a Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 ISO file on demand, just like the small tool offered by Microsoft, which is only available for Windows installation.

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Are you ready for Windows 11?

Microsoft itself has released a checker tool, but Ashampoo’s solution is more convenient – and provides more information. The next version of Windows will arrive in the autumn – if all goes according to plan. The system has a reasonable system requirement in principle, but some criteria exclude many current PCs from the upgrade. The Windows 11 Compatibility Check will check your machine (whether desktop or laptop) in a matter of seconds and then produce a report of the results. This report is not only detailed about the problems, but it’s also better than Microsoft’s application because it provides more information about a specific problem.

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How to expose phishing

Phishing

We visit dozens or even hundreds of websites every day. As long as they are all the same familiar sites, and there is no illegal downloading or adult content, we can feel pretty safe. It’s a different story if we sometimes click on links in incoming mail, like to dive into the depths of the net, jumping from one site to another based on links, or if some of our friends like to bombard us with interesting links. In the latter cases, we should be aware of the most important characteristics of fraudulent sites – but we can also benefit from knowing them.

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Xbox from Windows 11

Microsoft has previously announced that Windows 11 will run all games available through Game Pass after installing the Xbox App. The cloud-based platform is a guarantee that the gaming experience will be impeccable even on weaker computers, so in theory, hardware shouldn’t be an issue for any subscriber. The beta for Windows 11 has already …

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