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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, September 10, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to block ‘adult’ web results from your Windows searches
• How (and why) to hide Notifications from your phone’s Lock screen
• Q&A: Are Chromebooks good for watching YouTube videos?
• The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to block ‘adult’ web results from your Windows searches
If you use the Windows Search tool you’ve probably noticed that it first displays relevant suggestions from your local PC first and then augments those suggestions with relevant results from the web.
And chances are you’ve also noticed that some of those web results include content of an adult nature.
By default the Windows Search tool filters out results that contain adult images and videos, but it does not filter out results that contain adult oriented text.
However, you can easily change that if you want to block ALL adult web content from your Windows Search results. Just follow the steps below:
1 – Click the Start button to display the Start menu, then immediately start typing the words search permissions.
2 – Click Search permissions and history after it pops up in the list of search results.
3 – Find the “SafeSearch” section and select Strict from the list of available options.
4 – Click the X in the top-right corner of the Settings app to close it.
That’s all there is to it. The Windows Search tool should no longer include any pages in the web search results that contain any type of adult oriented content.
Just be aware that while the Windows Search ‘Adult Content Filter’ generally works well, it isn’t perfect.
Even with the filter set to “Strict” there’s still a slight chance that an ‘adult’ web search result will slip through on occasion.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How (and why) to hide Notifications from your phone’s Lock screen
This settings change can greatly enhance your privacy.
• Q&A: Are Chromebooks good for watching YouTube videos?
The answer is yes. This post explains why.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you
It certainly did me.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Tesla wants the public to decide where its next Superchargers should go
• Meta disbands team studying potential negative impacts of Facebook, Instagram
• Valve now has repair centers that can fix your Steam Deck
• Some Google Chrome ad blockers could stop working next year
• Impact of Samsung’s most recent data breach unknown
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