In the June 2026 PC Updater News, read about RATs. That’s Remote Access Trojans, which hide themselves and allow remote access to hackers. But that’s not what is happening right now. Hackers are sending urgent video conference invites, mostly to Realtors, and they fail, and provide an ‘alternate’ link, which is a remote control program that is a perfectly normal remote office or tech repair tool. And then the trouble begins. More in the June newsletter, free here, and back issues here.

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The annual feature update for Windows 11 from October 2025 is behaving itself, and installing without issues, so go ahead and install it on workstations and laptops. There are a few new features, and they’re listed in the free December 2025 PC Updater News. Back issues and a free subscription are here.

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When you save a web page, Windows just makes a mess, and it tends to break Windows maximum filename length rules. So don’t do that, print it to PDF instead.

Here’s what to do instead of saving, in the free November issue of PC Updater News, or get back issues and a free subscription here.

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It’s that time. The time when turkeys send email. No, that’s an insult to our dinners. Around the holidays, expect and delete seasonal attempts to hack you and your email and bank accounts.

• Shipping and tracking fakes with bad attachments.
• Receipts for expensive goods you didn’t order, with a convenient cancellation phone number that will make full use of any card number you provide.
• Donation links for the holidays, and for any new disaster that’s in the news.

Here’s what to look for, the free November issue of PC Updater News, or get back issues and a free subscription here.

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There are hundreds of Windows Shortcuts. Do you know Ctrl-Z? It’s UNDO. Here are the basics to memorize, and some new ones to consider learning. That, and more on Windows 10 Patching after October 14, 2025, and Word will start to save to OneDrive by default this month, all in the September PC Updater News.

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The option to get an additional year of security updates in Windows 10 has landed at the Microsoft store, above. That, and more on Windows Shortcuts, and Word will start to save to OneDrive by default this month, all in the September PC Updater News.

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So many deadlines are coming soon. For Windows 11, watch out for the end of security updates of the 23H2 (2023 second half) feature edition, ending November 11, 2025.

In the free August PC Updater News, here’s how to check if your version of Windows is about to stop updating. Free issue here or back issues and subscriptions at https://startupware.com/news

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OK, you’re at the airport:

• Your flight leaves soon.
• Announcement: Boarding for your group has begun.
• You try to shut down your laptop.
• Windows says ‘Updates are installing. Do not shut down your computer.’
• Your choice: Damage Windows, or miss your flight.

Here’s how to prevent this mess. In the free August PC Updater News, learn how to pre-update your laptop, and set updates to not happen on airport WiFi. Free issue here or back issues and subscriptions at https://startupware.com/news

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Read the link before you click, always. Email that says your mail won’t work is fake. First, that notice goes to your webmaster, not you. Second, it makes no sense to send ‘Email Full!’ messages to a full email box; if it arrives at all, it won’t be read. And the sender address is generally a free account, not a corporate account at your real email provider. More in the free May PC Updater News. Issue here, and back issues here.

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Below: Jerry Stern of Science Translations, with Paige Sunderland, Deputy Director/Business Development with Carroll County Economic Development and Tamar Osterman, CEcD, Senior Business Development Representative with Maryland Department of Commerce.

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