Tag: NAG

Since you want your computer to be as secure as it can possibly be, you have Windows set to automatically install updates as soon as they're available, right? Well, if you do, you will have noticed that Windows can be pretty pushy about wanting to restart. In fact, it will pop up a reminder every 10 minutes until you finally give in, or worse, accidentally press the space bar when the update ...

If only there was something like this for my car stereo: LAUNCHcast AdMute is a free Windows app by Brad Wheeler that keeps an eye on LAUNCHcast's streaming radio player and automatically mutes the feed whenever an ad comes on. Discussions of ethics aside, we're all about taking control of your computing experience here at Download Squad, and if LAUNCHcast's ads irk you as much as they do Brad, ...

One of my biggest Windows pet peeves is the Restart Now/Restart Later nag box that pops up after your install a patch from Windows Update. Yes, Windows, I know there's a reason I shouldn't wait too long to reboot but there's absolutely no reason I should be reminded of it every 10 minutes. Fortunately, there seems to be a solution, at least for folks with SP2. Using the Group Policy editor you can ...