Windows 10 is probably the best version of Windows operating system that the Redmond company has ever produced. It was always going to struggle to get a large chunk of the market share early on because people were used to […]
Mat Diekhake
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Fix File Explorer Opening Slowly in Windows 10
Microsoft often gets a bad rap for being unreliable with its features. As much as we love Windows, our experiences with the Redmond-based operating system haven’t been without their faults either, but people also need to understand that whenever you […]
Add/Remove File Explorer from Start Menu in Windows 10
If you were to continue using Windows 10 with its default layout, you would have the File Explorer icon available in the taskbar, just to the right of the search box and you’d also find it featured from within the […]
Watch Free Movies Online
We live in an age now where its no real secret that large numbers of people are streaming movies without having to pay a cent and usually by using torrents, but what not nearly as many people have cottoned on […]
Free Ways to Stream Torrents Without Waiting for Complete Downloading
Torrenting over the years has traditionally meant heading to a website that acts as the gateway to the torrent so you can then download them, and then you wait for the download to complete inside a torrent client such as […]
Download: AdwCleaner for Windows 10
We’ve said this many times before, and it probably won’t be the last time we say it: the internet can be a fantastic place, and it can also be quite a dangerous place. There are lots of great websites out […]
Reset Password of Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10
Windows 10 allows for two different kinds of user accounts: a local user account and a Microsoft user account. Both of them come with different things you can do so you should research which one best suits you and your […]
Microsoft Discontinues Groove Music on Mobile
Microsoft has decided to discontinue the development and support of Groove Music on all mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS, and Windows 10 Mobile. The discontinuation of Groove Music comes amid the news of Microsoft partnering up with Spotify to […]
Play Downloaded RAR Video Files Without Unpacking (Extracting) Them
When you download video files online, you’ll quickly notice that no one universal format just allows you to open the file up and play it. Some file formats will work on the device you have and others won’t. That’s annoying. […]
Identify Fake Torrents Uploaded by Anti-Piracy Organizations
There haven’t been too many things in recent memory that have sparked as much as a moral debate than torrenting movies over the past few years. It’s gotten to a point now where most youngish people know how to do […]
Apply Local Group Policy to Administrators in Windows 10
If you only use your Windows 10 operating system at home, then you might not know anything about Group Policies. If your Windows 10 computer happens to be at work, then the likelihood if you or your administrator knowing about […]
Apply Local Group Policies to Specific User in Windows 10
If you only use your Windows 10 operating system at home, then you might not know anything about Group Policies. If your Windows 10 computer happens to be at work, then the likelihood if you or your administrator knowing about […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004 for PC Announced
Windows Insiders who are signed up to the fast ring of releases are now getting build 17004 rolling out to computers. The build is only currently rolling out to those who have opted to be part of the “Skip ahead” […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16299 for PC Announced
The Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16299 has now been announced by the Microsoft team and is rolling out to the slow ring. The build 16299 is the update that represents the Fall Creators Update and is the same one […]
Ubuntu 32-Bit Desktop ISO Images No Longer Available from 17.10 Release
Ubuntu will no longer support 32-bit ISO images going forward, starting from the Ubuntu 17.10 release. Computers long ago now mainly had 2-bit processors and they were replaced with 64-bit processors. All computers you buy nowadays, including your laptops should […]
Microsoft Edge Extensions, One Year Later
It has been a little more than a year since Microsoft first shipped the number one requested feature for Microsoft Edge – extensions! Today, we are excited to share a few updates on the progress we have made since then, […]
Announcing Opera 48 with Screen Snapshot Tool, Currency, Time Zone Converters and More
Opera 48 is now available to install. It comes with a few nice features that make it different from the last. With it, you get a new screen capture tool so you can easily take screenshots without having to install […]
Enable/Disable Thumbnail Previews in File Explorer in Windows 10
One of the better features to come out of File Explorer in recent times is the ability to see thumbnail previews. The thumbnail preview makes it easier to identify the images that you are looking for when browsing through folders […]
Apply Local Group Policy to Non-Administrators in Windows 10
If you only use your Windows 10 operating system at home, then you might not know anything about Group Policies. If your Windows 10 computer happens to be at work, then the likelihood if you or your administrator knowing about […]
Internet Explorer Revealing Content of Address Bar
Hello fellow bug hunter! Today we are going back to Internet Explorer which despite getting old, tons people still use it. I am much happier with MSRC lately, they are really moving forward regarding Edge, design bugs, and they even extended its bug […]
Add/Remove Network in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10
While not used all that often, there is a “Network” option from the navigation pane in File Explorer that when clicked shows you computers and media devices that are connected to the same network. It’s possible to remove that network […]
Add/Remove “This PC” in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10
When you visit the File Explorer in Windows 10, you automatically get shown everything that sits inside “This PC” which typically includes your default libraries—Desktop, Documents, Downloads Music, Pictures, and Videos—and the “Devices and drives” section where you’ll find things […]
Add/Remove File Explorer Default Context Menu in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system offers numerous context menus when you browse around the place, such as one for the folders, another for the drives, a commonly used one for the desktop, and a separate one for all executable files […]
Enable/Disable Numerical Sorting in File Explorer in Windows 10
File Explorer, the location in Windows where you pluck out your files that have been saved, would naturally get a bit messy if there wasn’t anything in place to help sort your files. You might not know it yet just […]
Add/Remove Libraries in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10
Libraries don’t get as much attention as they probably should in Windows 10. If you want to learn more about them, you can read more about how to add and how to remove folders from the libraries that you get […]
Firefox Quantum Available as Beta and Developer Edition
Engines are important, both in cars and in browsers. That’s why we’re so revved up this morning – we’re releasing the Beta of a whole new Firefox, one that’s powered by a completely reinvented, modernized engine. Since the version number […]
Disable ‘Set Up OneDrive’ Popup In Windows 10
There are some not so subtle differences between using a local user account and a Microsoft account, like being able to sign in from only one device or any device right around the world and then there are some subtle […]
Show/Hide Pop-Up Description for Folders and Desktop Items in Windows 10
Windows 10 shows a pop-up description for folders and desktop items so you can identify them easier. Windows 10 also makes it possible to hide that pop-up description if you didn’t want it showing the names of the desktop items […]
AdBlock Plus Has Lost Millions of Users In Past Year on Firefox
Never has writing been so cool and never has journalism been in so much trouble. Back in 2011, when I first started blogging, I hadn’t heard of the word “blog” before. I was studying IT at the time and needed […]
Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS Files in Color in Windows 10
Windows 10 has something called an EFS (Encrypting File System) which is the encryption tool built into Windows for encrypting folders and drives. EFS isn’t available for Windows 10 Home users, and that means most people won’t have heard about […]