Computer Help and Support Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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This old timer is back again. Can you help? 5 Paper Roses 16 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 3 193

Phone question since it is a computer 2 Captain Zero 6 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 0 139

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers 2 Passages 17 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 3 113

I finally gave up on Windows for everyday use, I have two Chromebooks that do everything I need... 2 wcmagumba Tuesday Yesterday 2 159

Cannot get my HP (sadly Windows 11) to stop timing out within 3 minutes of non use. 5 efhmc Monday Tuesday 0 195

Aaaack, I did something 3 madamesilverspurs Tuesday Tuesday 2 235

Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error 4 MagaSmash Tuesday Tuesday 3 237

Brave Now Has Over 100 Million Users 4 douglas9 Thursday Tuesday 12 516

*UPDATE, EUREKA post #7* - (original headline here: ) Low-tech-me's latest hard-knock lesson: USB-A /USB-A a no-no! 7 UTUSN Sunday Monday 2 248

Update to stupid laptop issues 4 Phentex Monday Monday 3 219

All of the sudden you tube videos are asking me to sign in EDIT - BACK TO NORMAL 14 Kali Sunday Sunday 1 352

Thinking of trying a VPN? 4 canetoad Sep 21 Sunday 6 2375

Computers don"t HAVE to work this badly.... 3 LPBBEAR Sep 19 Sunday 6 772

Help with extended security update for Windows 10 3 seaglass Thursday Thursday 4 292

Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 3 Passages Sep 29 Sep 29 4 348

I have two "accounts" on DU. How do I combine them? 1 Safe as Milk Sep 29 Sep 29 0 323

How to check if a university network in another state is down ? 6 eppur_se_muova Sep 26 Sep 26 0 346

it's gateway time out day on DU. after 3 or 4 clicks it goes thru. 1 msongs Sep 19 Sep 19 2 626

My Apple Ultra2 watch will not search for updates. 3 3Hotdogs Sep 17 Sep 17 0 361

Trouble with Apple iPhone updates? 6 3Hotdogs Sep 16 Sep 16 0 536

6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now 2 Passages Sep 15 Sep 15 4 577

Heads up for Instagram users 2 TommyT139 Sep 15 Sep 15 6 2664

TOR and/or VPN 8 OneGrassRoot Sep 14 Sep 14 0 594

Any idea what these photos are and where they came from.. 5 SleeplessinSoCal Sep 12 Sep 12 0 1058

Anti malware recommendations appreciated for Android phone and tablet 0 quaint Sep 12 Sep 12 0 584

AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry 0 QueerDuck Sep 9 Sep 9 1 915

Guide me to divest of replaced laptop - give away, sell (cheap), what? 9 UTUSN Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1012

Well, I did something. 5 madamesilverspurs Sep 8 Sep 8 3 881

Computer Security: Block ads, stay clean ( From CERN) 1 usonian Sep 8 Sep 8 14 1763

Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 2 usonian Sep 6 Sep 7 6 1473

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Time is running out for Windows 10 system updates. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 4 1076

Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 5 Sep 5 5 1409

Slightly off topic but 2 cbabe Aug 31 Sep 2 0 390

Anyone know where I can get a free domain/hosting? 3 FirstLight Aug 24 Aug 31 0 436

Reports of August 12 Windows 11 update corrupting disks. 3 usonian Aug 31 Aug 31 19 747

I want to discontinue Facebook. Need other options 14 thucythucy Aug 28 Aug 30 0 614

Dear DU friends, help please. 1 Paper Roses Aug 29 Aug 29 0 439

Vivaldi says no to AI features 0 douglas9 Aug 29 Aug 29 8 386

Yahoo Calendar down as of 8/28/25. Anybody else??? 1 patricia92243 Aug 28 Aug 28 0 290

Has anyone here switched email providers? I am on the verge of dumping gmail 7 George McGovern Aug 8 Aug 28 2 826

Best FREE Speech-to-Text For Linux Mint 7 Goonch Aug 23 Aug 27 1 499

Help with a Gmail login problem ? 3 Number9Dream Aug 26 Aug 26 1 433

My review of the Beelink S13 Pro N150 Mini PC 0 Hokie Aug 21 Aug 21 1 523

AVG is becoming a hydra with autorenewals. 15 Baitball Blogger Aug 12 Aug 21 8 1576

So, I have discovered a bit of a weird thing about Macs and postimages.org 2 OldBaldy1701E Aug 19 Aug 20 4 432

Please. Can anyone help me see stars? 9 EverHopeful Aug 18 Aug 19 0 552

Github has gone full Microsoft AI. (Microsoft bought Github) 0 usonian Aug 12 Aug 12 2 392

Hello Computer Brainiacs!!!! 9 wolfie001 Aug 5 Aug 12 0 681

Need a little guidance on going partially off grid 6 hydrolastic Aug 8 Aug 12 2 640

I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up... 3 electric_blue68 Aug 6 Aug 6 1 535

I've stumbled across a strange problem posting a specific block of text. 13 Ms. Toad Aug 1 Aug 1 0 580

Curate your own newspaper with RSS -- Molly White - Citation Needed 7 erronis Jul 31 Jul 31 0 457

Signal users, please update to the latest version. 0 usonian Jul 30 Jul 30 1 353

Stange message in PM 10 Behind the Aegis Jul 28 Jul 28 0 893

Is anyone else getting message "no connection" trying to access YouTube? 4 ailsagirl Jul 25 Jul 26 2 502

I'm using Google Chrome on Windows 10. 7 Lasher Jul 23 Jul 23 2 623

Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages 0 Passages Jul 23 Jul 23 1 472

Try these hidden 'NOPE' buttons to stop AI content, How to turn off AI in Google ... 1 NJCher Jul 22 Jul 22 7 882

Today, took the *jump* - to 5G Home Internet, away from wires inside and out 16 UTUSN Jun 2025 Jul 22 7 1398

Long shot here...Save popup screen every time I open excel or Word 12 Phentex Jul 20 Jul 21 0 736

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Microsoft Offers Extended Security Update (ESU) Program for Windows 10 6 Best_man23 Jul 15 Jul 20 1 905

Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms 3 douglas9 Jul 19 Jul 19 3 605

I tried Chrome OS Flex on an ancient laptop 2 Hokie Jul 18 Jul 18 5 668

Can anyone identify this alert on a Pixel phone? 4 Beartracks Jul 13 Jul 14 0 768

I received a frameo touch screen digital picture frame for my birthday 9 SheltieLover Jul 14 Jul 14 2 679

Browser AI Agents: The New "Weakest Link" that Can Feed Your Credentials and Data to Attackers 1 usonian Jul 13 Jul 14 3 590

Would you buy a refurbished computer? I can't afford anything else. 20 zanana1 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 1239

I apologize for putting this here, but I felt it would make more sense here. 1 OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 Jul 2025 13 803

Microsoft Patches 130 Vulnerabilities, Including Critical Flaws in SPNEGO and SQL Server 0 Passages Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 552

Is there a way in the Edge browser to retain my current cookies from a small list, but delete the huge bulk of others? 4 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 606

Problem with a remote drive. 16 thucythucy Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 899

I built my first real APP: I call it the Photon Browser. 3 mikelewis Jun 2025 Jul 2025 1 792

YouTube downloading hundreds of files??!! 14 silverweb Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1177

I need a new laptop. 20 sheshe2 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 1113

My high capacity genuine HP laserjet Q5949x cartridge went kaput 1 bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 600

Microsoft is retiring the infamous 'blue screen of death' 3 milestogo Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 754

Hello -- anyone have experience with DuckDuckGo? 22 George McGovern Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1689

Be aware of this when you do your next Win11 update 13 walkingman May 2025 Jun 2025 10 2051

Photo backup and organizing stick 5 cilla4progress Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 935

Technical question about high speed internet 7 milestogo Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 896

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