Microsoft Edge gets option to mute a tab playing audio
Finally, Microsoft has added the tab muting option to Microsoft Edge, so you can now mute a tab in Edge that is playing audio.
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Microsoft to Retire Reader App in Favor of Edge
Microsoft is going to discontinue Reader app and it won’t be available to use on Windows 10 after February 15, 2018
Opera 49 released, here is what’s new
Opera 49 comes with easy setup, VR 360 Player and snapshot editing tool. Find out all the new features Opera version 49 has got in detail.
Opera 51: Video Pop-out with Back to Tab button
Opera 51 features back to tab button for Video Pop-out to return to original video playing tab and collapses open tabs list in Tab menu by default.
Beware, CCleaner will install Avast if you don’t Pay Attention
Pay attention while installing CCleaner, otherwise it may install Avast on your computer, carefully uncheck to opt-out
Adobe ends Support for Reader XI and Acrobat XI
Adobe has ended support for Adobe Reader XI and Adobe Acrobat XI products on October 15, 2017, so you no longer receive updates or security fixes for these.
Avira Free Antivirus 2018 Offline Installer
Avira Free Antivirus 2018 released with a new user interface and next generation AI technology, you can find the offline installer for it here
CCleaner 5.36 adds Emergency Updater and changes Cleaning rules
CCleaner 5.36 has got emergency updater and no longer cleans recently used files and browser sessions without user explicit consent.
Downgrading from Firefox 57 to 56 causes no issues or data loss
You can downgrade from Firefox 57 to 56. Mozilla has taken precautions to avoid data loss or other issues that surface after the downgrade. So Firefox Quantum
Firefox 58 : about:support shows Profile Path
In addition to open folder button, upcoming Firefox about:support page to display profile path also
Firefox Stub Installer gets Resume Support
Firefox Stub installer will now resume when its download gets interrupted due a network failure
Google adds ESET Scan engine to Chrome Cleanup to remove more unwanted software on Windows
Hijacked settings detection and redesigned Chrome Cleanup with ESET engine that can detect more unwanted software are rolling out to Chrome on Windows.