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What is the difference between 4K, UHD and QHD? Do we agree on one official resolution?
Nowadays it seems that Full HD isn’t enough anymore and the terms “4K,” “QHD” and “UHD” are thrown around interchangeably. At the same time, there is not just one “4K” resolution in the catalogs. I have seen resolutions such as 2560 x 1600 , 3440 x…
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Disable ads in Viber
Recent version of Viber on Windows started displaying ads. It appeared in sidebar under contacts. There is no GUI option to disable. How can I disable them?
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How to disable the skype ads (advertisement)?
The Skype client shows a disturbing colored ad at the bottom of the client. The ad is unnecessary and only takes away important space for the contact list. How can I remove that permanentely? Even after clicking the close sign on the ad, the ad…
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Disable advertisements on Skype?
An ad titled "Two friends who've never met" recently appeared on my girlfriend's Skype. The ad appears above the name of the contact she is currently speaking to and can't be disabled via the ad options build into Skype. How can we disable this ad?…
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How to prevent ads for Windows AI from popping up on my computer?
I opened my Windows image viewer today and got a popup ad that said "Edit your images using AI...learn more (hyperlinked)". I don't want to use AI on my desktop and didn't ask for this feature. Is there any way I can disable popup messages…
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Why am I seeing ads on websites including Wikipedia?
I was reading about hash functions on Wikipedia when this ad popped up. I was appalled and flabbergasted and annoyed to find advertisements akin to this one dotting my article like sprinkles on a cupcake. Annoying popups appear after you hover over…
David Faux
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Remove ads in Viber for PC
How do I disable ads in Viber for PC - version 11.4 (2019). The hosts file trick no longer works (the following one): 127.0.0.1 ads.viber.com 127.0.0.1 ads.aws.viber.com 127.0.0.1 ads-d.viber.com Viber offers no option to disable (paid) ads and…
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How can I stop sites from being able to tell when they're visible? AKA How do I disable Page Visibility API?
So there's this relatively new facility provided by most browsers called the Page Visibility API, wherein pages can tell when they're actually visible. Lots of sites have taken advantage of this not to reduce load or shut up when they're not being…
Atario
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Blocking hover ads
Okay, I am done with hover ads. I am so done with it, I am starting to avoid website which implement them even though I (used to) like those websites. Obviously, it is considerably harder to block hover ads than it is to block pop-up or pop-under…
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How can I disable this advertisement for Logitech software?
I have a Logitech M720 mouse, and every time I connect the receiver to a Windows 11 machine, an ad pops up: How did this pop-up make it on my computer, and how can I permanently remove it?
Dmitry Grigoryev
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How to disable popups in Firefox without add-ons?
For the past 5-10 years or so, I've been using Firefox, and I've never found out how to properly disable popups. I am now using Firefox 24.2.0 on Linux without Flash or Java. I used to just disable JavaScript, which seemed to work (at least for…
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How can I disable Microsoft ads?
My Windows 10 Home Edition computer frequently pops up various ads for Microsoft services. For example, just now it popped up a dialog that said "Make logging in even easier! Install Microsoft Authenticate" or something like that. How can I disable…
Tyler Durden
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Adblock Plus doesn't block Google ads. How to enable?
Recently I've noticed that Adblock Plus doesn't block Google ads anymore. The page is just full of ads. Here's a query for "SSL" with Adblock Plus turned on. I would like to not see Google ads in my browser. How do I get the previous behavior back?
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Blocking pop-up adverts in YouTube videos
I don't have a problem with unobtrusive adverts and why shouldn't websites try to make money from it's users? (someone's gotta pay for the servers!) But what I really find annoying are the adverts popping up in YouTube video's which I find…
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Is it possible to correct my GeoIP location
Numerous services and advertising do GeoIP lookups. They get the country correct, but often the city is wrong. Are there places where I can go and correct this, letting people know the actual location of my IP address. I have a static IP, so it's…
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