Neowin News Feed for: Reset

Microsoft breaks reset and recovery options on older Windows versions, emergency update out

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:14:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that reset and recovery options are broken on many versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 after installing August's Patch Tuesday updates. Read more...

Does your Google Chrome install feel sluggish? Here's how to make it feel fast again

Paul Hill — Sat, 13 May 2023 22:12:01 +0000

In this guide, we look at how you can reset your Google Chrome installation so that it runs like new. It's a great solution if Chrome feels sluggish on your PC if you've had it installed for a while. Read more...

iOS 8 bug reportedly deletes users' iCloud documents

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:32:01 +0000

iOS 8 seems to have a few more bugs up its sleeve. This time, users are reporting that using a device's "Reset All Settings" option will result in iCloud documents being (almost) permanently deleted. Read more...

Sony resetting PSN account passwords worldwide is just a "routine protection"

Steven Parker — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:31:45 +0000

That's what Sony says anyway, although the company has also stated this only affects 'some' users, the phenomenon appears to affecting gamers' in the US, Europe and Japan. Read more...

Some Windows 8.1 users don't have any reset or refresh options, but there's a solution

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 19:10:54 +0000

Some people who have updated from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 have found that they no longer have any reset or refresh settings, but there is a workaround they can use to restore these features. Read more...

Evernote latest to be hacked, passwords reset

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:51:40 +0000

Evernote has announced that they have been hacked, with user's email addresses, (encrypted) passwords and username data being stolen, although they claim documents weren't accessed. Read more...

Samsung remote reset exploit fixed for the Galaxy S III

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:54:49 +0000

Samsung has confirmed that a Galaxy S III updated to the latest software version is not vulnerable to the USSD TEL code remote wipe exploit. No word was given regarding other TouchWiz devices Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S III remote reset exploit discovered

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:47:43 +0000

It's not uncommon for security holes to be found in phone handsets, but a very real hole has been discovered that can wipe a Samsung Galaxy S III leaving the user with no choice but to watch and weep. Read more...

Reset debut in-engine trailer looks awesome

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:38:32 +0000

New game development studio Theory Interactive has released the debut trailer for their first game, the sci-fi themed Reset, showing off some impressive in-engine graphics. Read more...

Windows 8: How to Refresh and Reset your PC [Video]

Brad Sams — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:01:55 +0000

The Building Windows 8 blog has posted up another entry that details refreshing and resetting your PC. The detailed post goes indepth about the upcoming Windows 8 features. Read more...

Bitcoin market hacked, crashes to below $0.01 per bitcoin

Steve Donaghy — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:50:46 +0000

Bitcoin, the digital currency that some people have called "dangerous", has just had a major setback today thanks to a significant data breach. The main Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, has suffered a major database breach which... Read more...

SourceForge falls victim to password hack; globally resets accounts

Alan Cone — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:03:49 +0000

SourceForge, a giant in aiding open source software and bringing developers together, has been the target of an attack regarding their login system. The attack hit multiple areas of the site, and even after taking... Read more...

Twitter resets passwords due to phishing attack

Antonio Miceli — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:37:31 +0000

Yesterday, Neowin reported on a press release from Sophos security that shows a significant rise in network attacks on Facebook and Twitter. This press release suggested that developers of social networks must take initiative to... Read more...

Facebook users targeted by botnet spam

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:56 +0000

Facebook users have been targeted by a large-scale spam attack that informs them that their password has been reset, and that the attached zip archive contains their new password. Instead of a new password, users... Read more...

Cisco.com Compromised - All Customer Passwords Reset

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:41:02 +0000

Cisco Systems' customers received e-mails Wednesday from the networking company advising them of a security breach of its Web site. The company said Cisco.com has been compromised and that customers need to... Read more...

Hackers Shortcut Hotmail password reset protections

Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:23:07 +0000

Microsoft is not having a very good few days, with the IE bug fixes and all, and now comes word that hackers are having a go at the password reset protection of Hotmail. ... Read more...