Google has implemented a new way to track users and their interests on Chrome. After piloting various projects for the last few years, the search giant is ready to phase out third-party cookies. Chrome’s new targeted ads system is designed to curate the weekly interests of users based on their browsing history. And this has not gone down well with privacy advocates.

While Google is trying to balance its business interest and user privacy, experts say that users should not be tracked across the internet at all. Both third-party cookies and their replacement, Topics API is bad for end users. So if you care about your privacy, thankfully, Google Chrome lets you completely disable the new targeted ad system.

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This error is hardware-dependant and its appearance varies from PC to PC. It depends on your motherboard, your USB interface, the USB stick you are using, and the version of Windows you are installing.

During setup, Windows must identify which drive is your primary boot drive in order to correctly configure the MBR and bootloader. This error does not normally apply to EFI and UEFI installations of Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.

Depending on how your PC is configured and which hardware you are using, Windows setup can sometimes be unable to tell which drive is an external USB drive and which drive is a local disk that Windows should be installed to. This especially happens when using larger USB drives to install Windows or if you have configured your BIOS to boot from the USB drive first always. Also, some USB sticks present themselves to Microsoft Windows as a regular drive instead of identifying as a bootable USB.

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GPT (or GUID Partition Table) is the updated version of the MBR table scheme that’s available on computers with UEFI/EFI installed (not BIOS). GPT may also be used on some computers that have BIOS installed and not UEFI/EFI. These type of disks have the following advantages:

• It can have to 128 partitions vs. 4 partitions on a MBR disk
• A single partition can have up to 256TB vs. 2TB maximum allowed space on a MBR disk

GPT disks can be read by the following Windows versions:

• Windows XP 64-bit
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008

These disks can also be used to boot Windows from, but only the 64-bit Windows versions will boot from GPT: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server editions.

Note that you can boot Windows from GPT only if your computer has UEFI/EFI installed. MBR disks are supported by all Windows versions. Removable disks, such as USB drives, can’t be converted to GPT. These removable disks are set as a MBR.

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Many things could stop you from installing new apps. One such error is “Error writing temporary file, Make sure your temp folder is valid”. In this post, we’ll know more about this error and have a look at some effective ways in which you can fix the error quickly.

It is an NSIS or Nullsoft Scriptable Install System error. It occurs when you try to uninstall an application, run an installer package or even restart your computer. As the error code states, when this issue occurs, Windows cannot read or write inside the temp folder. The error also indicates that the .EXE file of the application has become corrupt due to one or the other reason because of which the Windows Installer file is affected and no changes can be made to the application.

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The Windows Firewall acts as a shield and protects the PC from numerous threats. Therefore, it is important to keep this app-enabled at all times. However, there are times when third-party software might conflict with this app. In those cases, you can provide an exception to that app within the Windows Firewall but should never disable it. This blog is for readers who find that the Windows Firewall has been turned off automatically and cannot get it up and running again.

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When attempting to copy files or folders to a destination in Windows, sometimes the error 0x80030001 “Unable to perform the requested operation” appears. Typically, it has to do with the disk or file system on which the requested files or folders are stored. The troubleshooting techniques you can use to resolve this problem permanently are discussed below.

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When consumers attempt to use their Windows computers to connect to the internet over a wireless connection, an error notice stating “Windows could not start the WLAN AutoConfig service” appears. There are numerous potential causes of this issue that include:

• You may experience problems similar to the one at hand if WLAN adapter drivers are incompatible because they are corrupt or obsolete.
• The error may be caused by improperly configured registry keys that are preventing the service from operating.
• Malware or File corruption could be causing your system’s components and services to malfunction.

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