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You can get Translucent on Microsoft Store.

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ernie, Cybertooth

I got the same message today. Because I mentioned that people here were endlessly arguing about Windows 11 pros and cons while cybersecurity regulations and protections were threatened by the new administration. It’s not political, it’s a fact. It seems that stating facts is now so controversial that it’s forbidden. But ok, lets pretend nothing is going on. Speaking of controversial, I don’t mind Windows 11…

 

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Nibbled To Death By Ducks, b

That did not age well…

 

This is turning in quite the thriller. Can’t wait for part 3 ! I’m not a Mac person, but I installed an SSD in my brother’s mac mini a few months ago. And had to go through the cloning procedure, etc. It was an adventure but I succeeded. That said, I’ll stick with Windows…

First off, I really enjoy your writing ! What could have been a dry technical review reads like an adventure ! Second, I can’t understand why people would rather switch to Apple than upgrade to Windows 11. I mean, you can switch for other reasons of course (Apple makes great products), but just to avoid Windows 11 ? I have 4 computers. Three run under Windows 10 and are too old to support Windows 11 (although I plan to upgrade them anyway with the help of Rufus). The fourth computer came with Windows 11 and it took me 2-3 days to get used to it after tweaking the settings I did not like with Winaero Tweaker. No big deal. Hating on Windows seems to be a hobby sometimes… I remember the time when everybody freaked out because Windows 7 finally had to go : they loathed the idea of installing Windows 10 !!! And now people are freaking out because they don’t want to lose Windows 10. Having to buy a new compatible PC is a bummer, but if your machine is over 10 years old, like mine…. the time has come. Or get a Mac.

We all know the answer to that question but let’s all pretend it’s business as usual for the next four years.

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wavy

Unfortunately, I tried the registry method on my Windows 10 Home laptop, to no avail. The process still shows up and consumes between 10 and 50 MB of RAM. Then I tried the group policy method on my Windows 10 Pro laptop, and there is no entry corresponding to News and Interests…

Hi, I have the latest version of Thunderbid (128.3) and the menu bar is on top :

I don’t see any buffering on Youtube for my part (using Firefox). Just in case, make sure to update uBlock Origin. Go to Firefox settings / Extensions / Ublock Origin, click on the 3 dots on the right side, select Manage, scroll down and make sure Allow automatic updates is ON. Also, the first time you install uBlock Origin, you should update the filters.
From what I read, custom filters like the ones I posted get outdated quickly, so don’t bother trying that. But make sure you don’t have any other privacy or adblocking extensions that could be causing your problem.

Finally, you could try watching youtube in a private window, according this site : https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1atwzem/youtube_detection_ads_breakages_2024_02_18_ubo/

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SueW

Disable ABP and try uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill. It solved the problem for me. If you still get the warning though, try this : go to settings of uBlock Origin, go to “My Filters” tab, and copy and paste the following code :

youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)

youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

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Lars220, NaNoNyMouse, SueW

The two first policies mentioned seem redundant. Do you really need to enable both ?

You can change the forgotten password with Command Prompt.
https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-password/forgot-windows-10-password-but-remember-pin.html

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AlphaCharlie, PL1, southieguy

Done.

Susan B. and Bob99 solved the mystery. Thanks everybody.

I want to thank everybody who answered my question. I think you solved the mystery. Really appreciate it.