Published Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Yasir is a Mechanical Engineer who writes about tech at MUO, covering Windows, Productivity, Security, and the Internet. His interest in autonomous systems keeps him constantly tinkering with both hardware and software.

His tech writing journey began during his junior year of engineering, leading him to Android Police before joining MUO. He focuses on making technology accessible, whether he's troubleshooting Windows issues, exploring productivity tools, or explaining security risks in plain English. For Yasir, the best way to do this is to actually use the tools and run into the same problems readers face.

When he's not writing or engineering, you'll find Yasir watching Impractical Jokers and genuinely laughing at pranks he's seen a dozen times before.

My Windows 11 laptop sends its DNS requests to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 with DNS over HTTPS switched on, and the plaintext fallback switched off.…