The first time you log into a new user account in Windows 10, you’ll find the Start Menu filled with seemingly random items you most likely won’t have use for. Sure, you could remove those items manually and add the ones you actually want, but that takes time. Worst of all, if you create a …

Windows 10 has two types of user accounts: Standard and Administrator. Standard users can perform all common daily tasks, such as run programs, surf the Web, check email, stream movies and so on. However, if you want to perform tasks that make major changes to the system, such as installing software; add, remove or change user accounts; or run elevated …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a directive Monday making the playing of online games like Pokemon Go a parole violation for sex offenders. The directive applies to the state’s nearly 3,000 level 1, 2 and 3 sex offenders currently on parole. The Department of Criminal Justice Services will be providing guidance to county probation offices recommending the adoption of …

Want an emoji that portrays a black Santa or a female muscle builder? You can have those and more with Apple’s iOS 10 due out this fall. In an announcement Monday about its new emoji, Apple emphasized the additional gender diversity options coming in iOS 10. The update includes more than 100 new and redesigned emoji, including new female athletes …

Google on Monday announced a new Android feature that alerts users of new devices and security events on their account via onscreen notifications. When a new device is added to a user’s account, native Android notifications — those that appear on the mobile device’ screen — will tell the user about the newly added device. The notifications will also alert …

Now playing: Watch this: Watch how we did a clean install of Windows 10 2:59 If you have a Windows 7 or 8 computer, you have until July 29 to upgrade it to Windows 10 for free. While your data, apps and most of your system settings will remain intact, upgrading tends to adversely affect performance. This post will show …

Now playing: Watch this: Changed your mind on Windows 10? Here’s how you can roll… 1:39 Updated, July 28, 2016: Updated with the latest information. So we think Windows 10 is great. If you’re still in doubt, though, keep in mind that you have only a few more days to upgrade to it for free. After that, it’s going to …

If you like solid-state drives that use 3D vertical NAND flash memory, like the Samsung SSD 850 Evo or the Crucial MX300, here’s some good news: there will soon be more of them. Western Digital today announced that it, in collaboration with Toshiba, has successfully developed next-gen 3D NAND, called BiCS3, which stacks memory cells vertically in 64 layers (compared …

Sprint on Monday launched its second wave of ads with Paul Marcarelli, the actor who became the carrier’s pitchman last month after a decade of being Verizon’s “Test Man” in its “Can you hear me now?” campaign. Similar to the first commercials, the new TV spots continue to portray Sprint as a more affordable alternative to rivals AT&T, T-Mobile and …

Pokemon can now help you catch your next date. PokeMatch, an app available on Android and iOS, allows you to “find dates for Pokemon Go” or just dates, period. First you need to register and create an account, which entails stating your age (no worries, no verification required), saying something about yourself (relating to Pokemon Go or not), and indicating …