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How To Enable New Gmail User Interface Instantly In Your Gmail

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Google has started to roll out its new user interface for its users. Through this new interface and updated design Google has been offering its users a brand-new material facelift, dedicated task pane, integration with applications like Keep. These changes have been rolled out by Google in different phases.  So, if you are one among the users who is looking forward towards using these features, then here is how you can get the new Gmail user interface enabled. Follow the below steps. 

First of all, to begin with the process, you need to sign in to your Gmail account.

Then click on the gear icon on the top right corner of the mailbox window.

Then you will find an option Try new Gmail, just click on it and you will be able to witness the new user interface.

If you would ever again want to go back to the old and regular Gmail UI, then click on the gear icon and then tap on the ‘go back to classic gmail’ option.

Enabling New UI in GSuite

If you are using a GSuite account and would like to enable the new user interface in there. You will first be needing permission of the administrator and if you are an administrator, then you can follow these steps.

Just head over to the admin console, then under the settings ‘new gmail early adopter program’. Change the selection to ‘allow my users access to the new Gmail UI and features.

Once you are done, then the users in your GSuite can simply enable the new Gmail user interface by going and enabling it in the settings.

Try this new Gmail UI and experience the new interface and look.

Desktop Users Can Now Enjoy Wikipedia Page Previews

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Wikipedia has been quite a popular and widely used online encyclopedia that has tonnes of information on a various range of topics. It is impossible not to find any information you need in Wikipedia. This popular informative platform has recently introduced a new feature or update for its users which let them view page previews without actually clicking the link. Wikipedia page previews feature allows the users to actually view page previews of the links without actually going inside the links.

But it is known that Wikipedia is one of the most invaluable resources and may not be relied on always.

Wikipedia has a lot of entries on anything and everything you can think of. And many of the pages in Wikipedia contain links to other Wikipedia pages which until now we used to click and discover to know what is the link related to, but now with this recent update rolling your mouse cursor over the link will actually allow you to take preview of link and then you can actually decide whether to visit the link or not.

As of now, this feature is exclusively offered to the desktop users. If you think this page previews feature is more annoying than useful for you, then you are also given the choice of disabling it. You just need to open the page preview, then click on the settings cog, hit the disable option and save the changes.

We hope you utilize and enjoy this new Wikipedia page previews feature.

Now You Have Windows Defender For Google Chrome

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Ever since the release of the Windows 10 operating system, the one such a feature that is grabbing the attention of everyone who is interested in technology and softwares is the Microsoft Edge browser. It is probably one unique browser and the up gradation of the internet explorer from the previous versions of the Windows operating system. Microsoft has recently launched its Microsoft Windows defender browser protection. This one is already a part of the Microsoft Edge browser but the Chrome browser users may find it difficult in shifting the browser which doesn’t seem useful at all.

Microsoft Edge browser do promise to give its users some amazing features but it is not worth shifting from the Chrome definitely. Many users prefer Chrome as their default browser and with the kind of facilities and features that the browser has been offering, no one can leave it behind just for something secure. So, Windows has finally come up with an extension that helps the Chrome browser users to stay safe online and protect themselves from the threats prone online.

With this extension, Microsoft introduced anti-malware technology for the users. You need to get the Windows Defender browser protection extension enabled on your device. This tool helps you by checking the websites that are visiting for any kind of malicious data with the list of the malicious URLs that Microsoft has got with it.

This extension even helps you in protecting yourself from any kind of phishing attempts by various kinds of websites that may trick you into getting hold of your personal data. This Windows Defender browser protection extension even helps you in staying away from websites that host malware that prompt you to download.

But unfortunately you need to leave your privacy to get this security, Microsoft will be able to view your browsing history in real time. So, think about it before you go for it.    

Microsoft Translator Now Allows You To Translate Texts Without Internet

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Language translation apps are really great useful tools that can help you with the task of translating texts. Microsoft Translator is a popular one among them. It helps you in translating complex sentences. Many of the language translating applications require natural language processing and cloud-based machine learning algorithms for solving and translating the complex algorithms. Internet connectivity is a must for this kind of translations for many of the apps. [Read more…] about Microsoft Translator Now Allows You To Translate Texts Without Internet

Microsoft warns Windows users!

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In the recent past Microsoft focusing more on security of the operating system and making more security related changes to the operating system.

The company is frequently alerting its uses on various hidden risks associated with the platform. Earlier people used to install third party antivirus Internet Security suits to combat malware convictions. But nowadays few people stopped buying other Security suits to protect their operating system, by keeping in the mind that Windows Defender is there for the protection.

The over dependency on the Windows Defender poses them to Tech support scams which are Rising since years. As per the statistics Fake Tech Support scams collect 200 to 400 dollars from the victims. Only in 2017 Microsoft received upto 1,53,000 complaints about fake tech support scams.

Most of the victims doesn’t have any powerful third party Security suite on their computer, they are using Windows default Windows Defender module to get the protection from unwanted risks. In this context Microsoft instructed it’s users to use other security software to get rid of fake tech support scams. Actually Microsoft took various measures to stop the fake tech support websites, but the scammers following innovative methods to convince their victims.

So as a Windows user we must take care of the problem and install third-party apps.