Computer Help and Support Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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How AI Threats Have Broken Strong Authentication 2 usonian 14 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 4 187

DU not working on Edge 4 UCRalum83 Friday Saturday 0 163

WhatsApp install is plaguing me 2 bucolic_frolic Friday Friday 0 142

Windows 11 desktop Bitlocker recovery issue 5 nuxvomica Nov 10 Thursday 1 274

Best data removal services of 2025 0 littlemissmartypants Wednesday Wednesday 4 184

Anyone know how to copy a picture or image off of instagram ? 3 KS Toronado Wednesday Wednesday 0 172

Hawk, a liberal youtuber, said we should delete all biometric login info, face and fingerprint logins, 9 mahina Nov 22 Monday 1 492

A RAID of floppy disks 3 struggle4progress Nov 22 Nov 23 0 304

Anyone know why the old csh is now codice non grata ? And what's so freakin' hot about zsh ? 4 eppur_se_muova Nov 17 Nov 20 1 370

If I can deal with my shameful pile of cables, so can you 8 Pinback Nov 19 Nov 19 7 448

Cloudflare 3 murielm99 Nov 18 Nov 18 1 348

Last week, my DU screen 3 JMCKUSICK Nov 15 Nov 15 1 272

REVEALED: LLM's are not so brignt at generating code. (sarcasm ... I hope) 2 usonian Nov 11 Nov 11 3 266

Once again my computer has stopped changing color for posts I have already read. I am using Firefox and was told to go 6 ratchiweenie Nov 11 Nov 11 2 243

Question about initramfs ... default is corrupted, how to safely delete ... (Manjaro, ARCH Linux) 2 eppur_se_muova Nov 9 Nov 9 1 196

Zorin OS 18 (Linux) Downloads Skyrocket, and more than 70% came from Windows (Oct 18, 2025) 12 usonian Nov 3 Nov 9 7 442

China's AI Upstart Moonshot Stuns Silicon Valley Again With a $4.6 Million Wonder 0 usonian Nov 8 Nov 8 1 271

Lite & Text Only News and other Websites 2 usonian Nov 8 Nov 8 2 201

Advice on Buying a Used Macbook Air please 8 GreatGazoo Nov 7 Nov 7 1 323

Any drone owners here? 0 grumpyduck Nov 5 Nov 5 1 241

Anyone else experiencing YouTube issues this am? 2 Simeon Salus Nov 5 Nov 5 0 241

dell coming to my house to replace motherboard under warranty in just 3 days wait 0 msongs Nov 4 Nov 4 1 199

Do YouTube videos put you to sleep? Here's how to get readable transcripts in a few easy steps. 4 usonian Nov 4 Nov 4 6 324

HULU is crashing on my IPAD when I'm watching MSNBC 4 rickford66 Nov 3 Nov 4 0 315

I am showing the wrong time on replies. New posts and replies show 11:48 PM. How can I fix? Thank you. 7 debm55 Nov 2 Nov 4 0 337

Windows 10 password problem. 9 Susan Calvin Nov 1 Nov 3 1 438

Microsoft One Drive - Windows 11 2 LuckyCharms Nov 1 Nov 1 2 354

How to keep your personalized background from automatically changing on Windows 11 2 Niagara Nov 1 Nov 1 4 353

Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 4 Passages Sep 29 Oct 31 5 1035

HP Printer App 4 SleeplessinSoCal Oct 28 Oct 28 0 345

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MacOS system software not updating. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 28 Oct 28 0 270

I have a really big gripe about tech companies 3 canetoad Oct 26 Oct 27 3 373

This almost got me 20 Nittersing Oct 27 Oct 27 47 1667

Elvish? 4 usonian Oct 24 Oct 26 1 394

Practical Defenses Against Technofascism 0 usonian Oct 26 Oct 26 7 349

After the latest update windows did 2 days ago 7 KS Toronado Oct 23 Oct 23 1 534

Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases 10 Passages Oct 22 Oct 23 15 837

Some old programming books, back to the 1970s. 7 Ilsa Oct 20 Oct 23 0 519

Hi all, Why are replies I make to a post highlighted in yellow. Any ideas? THanks for any help. 5 Paper Roses Oct 20 Oct 21 0 411

I'm looking to get a new Desktop as Microsoft 10 protections ended yesterday. 7 no_hypocrisy Oct 15 Oct 20 0 546

Anyone know why this happens with bluesky posts ? 17 dweller Oct 18 Oct 18 2 598

Is Windows screwing up your background colors, e.g. Files Explorer is black, your taskbar is white 0 progree Oct 18 Oct 18 2 287

Aaaack, I did something 5 madamesilverspurs Oct 7 Oct 17 2 526

Help with WiFi and/or Windows Security 16 piddyprints Oct 16 Oct 16 0 633

For some time, all my Google maps have appeared entirely black. 2 eppur_se_muova Oct 16 Oct 16 0 330

Never thought to ask here... 6 mntleo2 Oct 11 Oct 12 2 471

*Eureka* - update: MS Spotlight is *BACK* - & by itself after a week! - original OP is here, below the Update. 0 UTUSN Oct 10 Oct 10 1 312

Certain apps on my iPhone no longer work when using NordVPN. 5 Mme. Defarge Oct 9 Oct 9 0 426

This old timer is back again. Can you help? 5 Paper Roses Oct 8 Oct 9 3 521

Phone question since it is a computer 2 Captain Zero Oct 8 Oct 8 0 424

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers 2 Passages Oct 8 Oct 8 3 368

I finally gave up on Windows for everyday use, I have two Chromebooks that do everything I need... 2 wcmagumba Oct 7 Oct 7 2 402

Cannot get my HP (sadly Windows 11) to stop timing out within 3 minutes of non use. 5 efhmc Oct 6 Oct 7 0 467

Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error 4 MagaSmash Oct 7 Oct 7 3 498

Brave Now Has Over 100 Million Users 4 douglas9 Oct 2 Oct 7 13 791

*UPDATE, EUREKA post #7* - (original headline here: ) Low-tech-me's latest hard-knock lesson: USB-A /USB-A a no-no! 7 UTUSN Oct 5 Oct 6 2 553

Update to stupid laptop issues 4 Phentex Oct 6 Oct 6 3 503

All of the sudden you tube videos are asking me to sign in EDIT - BACK TO NORMAL 14 Kali Oct 5 Oct 5 1 680

Thinking of trying a VPN? 4 canetoad Sep 21 Oct 5 6 2631

Computers don"t HAVE to work this badly.... 3 LPBBEAR Sep 19 Oct 5 6 1027

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Help with extended security update for Windows 10 3 seaglass Oct 2 Oct 2 4 560

I have two "accounts" on DU. How do I combine them? 1 Safe as Milk Sep 29 Sep 29 0 535

How to check if a university network in another state is down ? 6 eppur_se_muova Sep 26 Sep 26 0 616

it's gateway time out day on DU. after 3 or 4 clicks it goes thru. 1 msongs Sep 19 Sep 19 2 828

My Apple Ultra2 watch will not search for updates. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 17 Sep 17 0 569

Trouble with Apple iPhone updates? 6 3Hotdogs Sep 16 Sep 16 0 804

6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now 2 Passages Sep 15 Sep 15 4 789

Heads up for Instagram users 2 TommyT139 Sep 15 Sep 15 6 2899

TOR and/or VPN 8 OneGrassRoot Sep 14 Sep 14 0 858

Any idea what these photos are and where they came from.. 5 SleeplessinSoCal Sep 12 Sep 12 0 1300

Anti malware recommendations appreciated for Android phone and tablet 0 quaint Sep 12 Sep 12 0 791

AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry 0 QueerDuck Sep 9 Sep 9 1 1124

Guide me to divest of replaced laptop - give away, sell (cheap), what? 9 UTUSN Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1321

Well, I did something. 5 madamesilverspurs Sep 8 Sep 8 3 1112

Computer Security: Block ads, stay clean ( From CERN) 1 usonian Sep 7 Sep 8 14 1989

Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 2 usonian Sep 6 Sep 7 6 1694

Time is running out for Windows 10 system updates. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 4 1383

Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 5 Sep 5 5 1621

Slightly off topic but 2 cbabe Aug 2025 Sep 2 0 612

Anyone know where I can get a free domain/hosting? 3 FirstLight Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 678

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