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Google’s Gmail is one of the most popular email services in the world. But the tech giant is known for tracking your every move. If you want more privacy, there are options. Tap or click here for details on a Gmail alternative focused on privacy.
Another email service that’s been around for decades has been having issues recently. Microsoft Outlook users have been complaining about a glitch that doesn’t allow them to log into their accounts.
While Microsoft hasn’t released a permanent solution yet, the company has detailed a workaround to help you log into Outlook. Keep reading to find out how to do it.
A strange bug popped up in August, causing Outlook to crash. Earlier this month, Microsoft said a simple formatting error caused the problem if you received an email with a built-in table, like an Uber receipt. The same would happen if you replied or forwarded an email with a complex table.
Some workarounds prevented Outlook from crashing, some easier than others. Microsoft’s easiest suggestion was to sign out of Office and then back in. But this is causing another issue, where some users can’t log back in — effectively blocking them from reading emails.
The problem primarily affects people trying to sign in to Outlook using their Outlook.com accounts. Instead of logging in and continuing to their inbox, users see an error message that reads: You can’t sign in here with a personal account. Use your work or school account instead.
Thankfully, you aren’t stuck staring at a broken login screen as Microsoft revealed a way to get back in.
The Outlook team has yet to roll out a permanent solution for the problem, but there is a way that you can tinker yourself into your Outlook account.
The workaround consists of turning off Support Diagnostics. This essentially turns off the option of submitting an in-app ticking using help and then selecting Contact Support. The bug keeping people from logging into Outlook is related to how Outlook authenticates for diagnostics in certain situations, Microsoft explained.
This means you must disable support diagnostics in your Windows computer’s registry. To do this, type Regedit in the search bar next to the Start button on your PC.
Most people only use their email inboxes to send and receive messages. There are a lot of secret tricks you can use to speed up your workflow, though. Bookmark this page since we’re sharing the best Gmail tips and tricks you’ll use time and time again.
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Billions of emails make their way around the globe daily, and it can seem like most of them are making their way to your inbox.
Whenever you give out your email address, you expose your inbox to junk mail, confirmation links and random coupon codes you don’t care about. Wouldn’t it be great to have a way to filter these messages elsewhere? This is where a burner email comes in handy. Tap or click here to see how these disposable email addresses work.
Many people have a Gmail account as their primary email. And your Google account gives you access to all of the tech giant’s additional apps and services. Tap or click here to see the shocking amount of data Google collects from your phone.
Google is a divisive company. Maybe you love the ease of Gmail and how easy it is to find anything you want online.
Or maybe you get a shiver up your spine thinking of all the data the search giant has on you. Tap or click to see everything Google knows about you.
Your inbox is a prime target for scammers, who use email to find victims. Email phishing scams can consist of warnings that one of your accounts has been compromised or even tempt you with promises of a prize. In each case, the scammer is trying to get your personal or financial information, if not both.
Nothing can send a chill down your spine faster than getting a warning about an unauthorized login attempt to your Facebook profile or Gmail account. Luckily, the social media giant has a few steps that you can take to see if someone managed to get unauthorized entry.
Think for a minute about what Google doesn’t know about you. Its search engine dominates the competition, and it runs apps and services that know what you’re watching, where you’re going and what you’re interested in online.
Gmail is the most popular email service globally and has been so for some time. Though Google has been the topic of questionable privacy practices, people still love their Gmail accounts.
Some Gmail users recently received emails from Google saying that their accounts would be marked as inactive. The messages appeared legitimate and their accounts were active, so what was the problem? Tap or click here for our report.
When you want to discuss a promotion with your boss, you send an email. When you want to file a complaint with a company, you send an email. Email carries weight and formality lacking in other forms of communication such as text messages.
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These little tech tricks might make you think, “Why didn’t someone tell me that sooner?” I did! Tap or click for 10 incredibly useful iPhone and Android tricks that make your life easier.
Google users number in the tens of billions when you factor in how many people use Gmail, Chrome, Google Search, Maps, Docs and other Google services. While popular, the tech giant has been called out for privacy concerns on numerous occasions.
It’s impossible not to be tracked online. Still, you can take steps that make a difference.
If you don’t like the idea of advertisers knowing everything about you, shut them out. Tap or click here for simple, actionable steps you can take now.
In the age of texting, chat platforms and video conferencing, email is still king in many office settings. There’s no pressure to respond right away, and you’re not limited to one or two sentences at a time.
We’re human, and we make mistakes. How often do you send a message and wish you could take it back? One advantage of email over text is that you can unsend a message, and your recipient won’t be the wiser. Tap or click here to learn how to unsend a message using Gmail and Outlook.
The average person receives about 121 emails a day, according to Campaign Monitor. Unfortunately, many of these emails are dreaded spam. Tap or click here to find out how to stop junk text messages and spam for good.
We have an abundance of methods to communicate with each other. Beyond traditional phone calls (which people tend to avoid nowadays), we have texting, video calls, direct messaging through social media, comments and posts, dedicated chat apps, email and more.
Are you that person whose inbox is always empty? Or maybe you have unread emails in the thousands staring you down every time you open up your account. A bulging inbox with little order is a stressful sight, especially if it’s full of annoying spam messages.
Back in the day, autocorrect created more issues in our texts and emails than it fixed.
Today, you can open up an email draft, and Gmail will finish your sentences and even suggest a subject line — all mimicking the way you type. Perhaps you don’t like the idea of Google’s AI reading as you write emails. Tap or click here for steps to turn off Smart Compose.
You might laugh thinking about all the random Google searches you’ve done over the years. Imagine someone getting access to that list, and you might instead shudder in embarrassment.
Did you know your entire Google history is accessible online? If you’re signed in, a snoop can poke through it all. Tap or click here for steps to password protect that page and your private info.