How to Stop Auto-Playing Flash and HTML5 Videos in Chrome

Auto-playing videos are everywhere on the modern web. They take up bandwidth, make a lot of noise, and slow down your Chrome browser, all without you ever choosing to watch them. Here’s how to stop them for good. In the most recent update, Google Chrome 66 included the ability to block these autoplaying videos, most
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How to Stop Auto-Playing Videos in YouTube’s Home Feed

YouTube recently rolled out a new feature to its Android app that can get pretty annoying: auto-playing videos in the home feed. You may have noticed that as you scroll through your YouTube home feed in the Android app, videos automatically start playing while muted. The feature is similar to when you hover over a
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How to Fix the “Critical Process Died” Stop Code in Windows 10

The dreaded “blue screen of death”, infamously known as BSOD, can wreck your day. There are more than 500 BSOD error codes, but the Critical Process Died Stop Code gets the most attention. In fairness, BSODs are much less common in Windows 10 than they were in previous versions of the OS, but when they
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How to See Which 32-Bit Apps May Stop Working on Your Mac Soon

Processors, operating systems, and programs can all be 32-bit or 64-bit. While 32-bit was once the standard, 64-bit has taken over as technology has progressed. macOS has been exclusively 64-bit since Mac OS X Lion released in 2011, but Macs are still compatible with older 32-bit software. However, that’s set to change soon. 32-Bit App
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How to Stop Apps From Disappearing on Your iPhone or iPad

If you’ve thought an app disappeared from your iPhone or iPad without warning, you’re not going crazy. One of iOS 11’s new tricks is called Offload Unused Apps. It’s designed to help you save space on your device, but if it runs without you knowing, it’s quite a surprise. Here’s how to see if your
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Why You Should Stop Using Facebook in 2018

At the end of 2017, Facebook boasted a barely-believable 2.2 billion active monthly users. Zuckerberg’s creation now reaches people of all ages in every corner of the global. Indeed, Facebook is so pervasive that people expect you to have an account. If you don’t, you’re seen as an oddball. How dare you fly in the
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