Venkat Eswarlu
Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

Malwarebytes 4.3 First Beta is out

Malwarebytes has released the first beta of Malwarebytes 4.3 and is available for download with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The next version of Malwarebytes allows users to schedule reminders for system restart when necessary and the application may also show what’s a new screen to inform users what the program update is bringing …

Cortana can now open files in Windows 10 for you

Microsoft is working to make Cortana more productive to users in Windows 10. Till now you can use Cortana to set alarms and reminders open apps on your computer, manage your calendar, and keep your schedule up to date, know fun facts, info, definitions, and much more. To the latest, it has learned a new …

Microsoft Edge gets Tab groups Collapse & Automatic creation features

Chrome’s two popular Tab Group features –Tab Groups Collapse and Tab Groups Auto-create- made their way to Microsoft Edge browser and now available in the Canary version. New Microsoft Edge Chromium supports Chrome’s Tab Groups. The feature isn’t available by default. You need to turn on a flag to group tabs. Tab Groups helps in …

Trend Micro Antivirus blocks Edge 87 & Chrome from running

Recent versions of Chrome and Edge aren’t opening to some users. OfficeScan agent in Trend Micro security Product s blocking these apps and preventing them from running. This has been acknowledged by the Security vendor and promised they’ll release a fix soon. Meanwhile, if you’re using Trend Micro and affected, a workaround is available to …

Trend Micro Antivirus blocks Edge 87 & Chrome from running

Recent versions of Chrome and Edge aren’t opening to some users. OfficeScan agent in Trend Micro security Product s blocking these apps and preventing them from running. This has been acknowledged by the Security vendor and promised they’ll release a fix soon. Meanwhile, if you’re using Trend Micro and affected, a workaround is available to …

Microsoft Launcher Update adds New Features to Surface Duo

After ditching Family Parental controls and Timeline features, Microsoft today has started rolling out a new update for Microsoft Launcher Beta on the Google Play Store to Android phones including Surface Duo. This version increases version number to 6.2.201104.93013 and adds screen time and single screen view feature support to Surface Duo. Microsoft Launcher Beta …

Prevent Redirection of Sites from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has integrated Internet Explorer mode into Microsoft Edge and made it available for users recently with Edge 85. The company also announced a timeline to end support for Internet Explorer and Edge Legacy. As of now, Microsoft has set up Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 to redirect to Edge for certain sites that …