Windows Bulletin

Microsoft has added another theme for Windows 7 to its customization gallery, the themepack Surreal Territory.

The Surreal Territory theme contains six high resolution wallpapers and is worth the detour !

This work by artist Chuck Anderson explores places where only imagination can go. Put six of his dream surreal landscapes on your desktop with this theme for Windows 7

You can download the Surreal Territory Themepack from Microsoft.

There was a time when the theme was very popular, especially at the time of Windows XP. But after Windows Vista and now Windows 7, general interest in themes and customizations has declined. However, these free Microsoft themes are great if you want to give your desktop a new look. read more

Google Chrome made an intelligent gesture ! You now offer the Chrome MSI for direct download. What is an MSI? An MSI is a file extension in the Windows operating system that allows companies to easily package and distribute software remotely.

An MSI for Chrome allows large companies to quickly install it on thousands of workstations.

This is a good step from Google, as it will help increase its browser’s market share although I’m not sure how many companies will use Google Chrome as their default browser. read more

Microsoft has released a new RSS-based theme – Bing Dynamic themepack for Windows 7, which displays a freshly downloaded wallpaper that is automatically updated. You will receive a new Bing photo every week for three months with this Windows 7 theme, which is automatically updated via an RSS feed.

When you subscribe to the theme RSS feed, your Windows PC automatically downloads the new wallpapers when they are added to the Microsoft theme server. So when you connect to the Internet, images or wallpapers are downloaded to a special folder on your PC and automatically displayed on your desktop. read more

Avira is no stranger to security products, and the latest offer from the German company is Avira Password Manager. Well, we’ve seen a lot of free password managers in the past, including my own KeePass, but the Avira password manager seems to offer some extra features and is trying to make itself heard in the password manager category.

Avira Password Manager

The password manager is initially offered in two avatars, free and Pro. However, all Pro features will be activated by March 2017 as part of Avira’s launch offer. However, the limitations of the free version and the advantages of the Pro version have not yet been clarified in detail. However, features such as automatic password protection and synchronization on all devices and the ability to manage all passwords via the dashboard should stop working in the free version. read more

Windows Task Manager does not allow you to complete multiple processes with a single click. Sometimes, it can happen that a certain process or malware is not finished. These applications can help you in such cases.

KillProcess is an extreme type free portable application killer. It can terminate almost any process on a Windows machine, including all services and processes running in the system. To select multiple processes, press the Ctrl key and select.

Protected Microsoft system processes can also be terminated. All this can be done in milliseconds. read more

to protect you.

Windows now has an integrated antimalware program called Windows Defender.

Device Guard allows other operating systems

Windows Guard will only process pre-approved applications during the boot process. IT developers can choose to allow all applications from a trusted vendor or configure them to check each application for approval. Whatever the configuration, Windows Guard runs only authorized applications. In most cases, approved applications are decided by the signature of the application developer.

This distorts the start options. Operating systems that do not have verified digital signatures should not be loaded by Windows Guard. But it doesn’t take much to certify an application or operating system. read more

d that download malicious code to your Windows PC.

With cracked software, software key generators, P2P networks, can infect your computer. Even the use of a ransom infected USB key could infect your computer.

How do I know if I am infected with ransom software

You know that you are a victim of ransom software if you find that your files, images and data have been encrypted and that you cannot open the files. In addition, you can often see a pop-up window asking you to pay a ransom or delete your files.

Backups can help here! Once you have backed up your files, you can simply ignore alerts, format and clean up your Windows operating system, and restore your backed up files. read more

is an online tracking tool that lets you know who is tracking your activities when you visit a website using its web tracker databases on the Internet. I came to know and decided to check.

Webtracker

I installed the privacy and web tracking tool from its homepage. All its files appear to have been installed in the Program File folder and the ProgramdataWebShield folder . I also saw the Uninstall entry in the Control Panel.

My WinPatrol has confirmed that only a new service, C:ProgramdataWebShieldWebShiledShiledShiledService.exe, has been installed to boot with Windows. At the time of writing this post, I was not asked to install any third-party software or toolbars during installation, and I have not seen any toolbars in my browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. read more

If you are tired of looking at the same taskbar in Windows, here is free software to add textures to the taskbar of Windows 7.

Texturizer taskbar

The Texturizer taskbar is a small portable application that does not even add new entries to the Windows registry. The user interface is quite easy to understand and allows easy access to all parameters. Use the File Browser to select a basic texture and an effect texture that can be one of the seven templates included in the package. Or you can use your own PNG files.

It comes with more than 10 textures and currently only works if your taskbar is set. read more

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And if he tries to open the article, he will see this message:

Sorry, we have problems opening this article. This may be temporary, but when you see it again, you may want to restart Outlook. The name of your digital certificate cannot be found by the underlying security system.

I hope you find this contribution useful.