Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is an open source custom recovery image, designed for the Android operating system. Android comes with a stock recovery mode. Stock recovery has a limited set of features. One of the features that it doesn’t […]
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Copy Path in File Explorer in Windows 10
When you navigate through folders in File Explorer, it can be difficult to tell what the full path of the file is because it doesn’t show the paths in the File Explorer address bar. Instead, you’re shown the folder locations. […]
Enable/Disable Cortana on Lock Screen in Windows 10
Cortana is a virtual assistant created by Microsoft for the Windows operating system and its associated services such as the Invoke smart speaker, Microsoft Band, Surface Headphones, Xbox gaming console, iOS, Android, Windows Mixed Reality, and Amazon Alexa. Cortana can […]
Add/Remove Move to OneDrive Context Menu in Windows 10
OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service where you can save your files to the cloud so you can access them anywhere and share them with anyone. Before you can save documents online with OneDrive, you need to sign in to […]
Turn On/Off OneDrive Fetch Files in Windows 10
OneDrive is a file hosting and synchronization service from Microsoft. First launched in August 2007, OneDrive allows users to store files and personal data like Windows settings or BitLocker recovery keys in the cloud, share files, and sync files across […]
Set Default Tab for Task Manager in Windows 10
Task Manager, known as Windows Task Manager in earlier versions of Windows, is a utility available by default in Windows 10 where you can monitor the system and startup processes. Task Manager is a hub where you can see all […]
Enable/Disable Windows Sandbox in Windows 10
Windows Sandbox is available starting from Windows 10 build 18305. Windows Sandbox is a unique desktop environment that allows you to run applications in complete isolation from everything else on the computer. A sandbox environment means you can run potentially […]
Enable/Disable Lock Screen in Windows 10
The lock screen is the first thing you see after booting up a computer that runs on Windows 10. It is responsible for greeting you with those stunning pictures you see, taken from various photographers and places all over the […]
How to Remove firequestions Potentially Unwanted Program
firequestions is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that acts as though it is adware. There is still some argument as to whether adware should be classed as malware or not. Some say that adware is merely developers of freeware bundling […]
How to Remove PureLeisureFun Potentially Unwanted Program
PureLeisureFun is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that acts as though it is adware. Windows Defender does not automatically remove Potentially Unwanted Programs in Windows 10, but Microsoft has given you the chance to enable PUP protection which is what […]
Change Default Download Storage Location for Movies & TV in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system comes with a Microsoft Store app, where you can find the latest movies and TV programs and watch them from anywhere you want. When you go to watch a program, the default application that opens […]
Turn On/Off Developer Mode in Windows 10
In past versions of Windows, those who wanted to develop the operating system needed to sign up to a 30 or 90-day developer pass which would give a license that would be required for each device you wanted to develop […]
Google Refresh’s Mobile Search Results Page
If you thought the homepage of our website looked too dull to be desirable, let us first point you toward Google’s search results, where for decades you have gotten nothing but links and descriptions for the sake of optimal user […]
Change “Console lock display off timeout” in Windows 10
The “Console lock display off timeout” setting is the time the computer remains turned on after you have logged out and the computer is locked before it turns off the display. The Windows 10 operating system gives you a lot […]
Clean Up Component Store (WinSxS folder) in Windows 10
In Windows 7 and 8, the WinSXS folder would continue to grow the longer you had the computer, taking up what many believed to be unnecessary hard drive space. In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, things have changed, and […]
Restore Missing Default Power Plans in Windows 10
A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how the computer chooses to conserve power. You can tweak a power plan to give you optimal performance, balanced performance, or subpar performance. Every choice you make […]
Disable Automatic Recommended Troubleshooting in Windows 10
If you’ve ever got a problem with the Windows 10 operating system, one of the first things you should check is running an appropriate troubleshooter to see if Windows can automatically detect and solve the problem. Because troubleshooters didn’t always […]
Turn On/Off Automatic Recommended Troubleshooting in Windows 10
If you’ve ever got a problem with the Windows 10 operating system, one of the first things you should check is running an appropriate troubleshooter to see if Windows can automatically detect and solve the problem. Because troubleshooters didn’t always […]
Select Desktops to Show Open Windows on Taskbar in Windows 10
Task View is a task switcher. It was one of the first new features in Windows 10. Task View is there to help with multitasking by giving you a virtual desktop look at tasks from previous sessions so you can […]
South Korea to Ditch Microsoft for Linux When Windows 7 Support Ends
Not that Microsoft would be too concerned about it, but the South Korean government is allegedly planning to ditch Microsoft Windows and make the switch to Linux operating systems for their computers. The change will begin when Windows 7 support […]
Gmail Tracks Your Purchases, and Apparently That Is a Problem
Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have been under a lot of scrutiny in recent times for tracking too much of users’ data, and apparently, it’s so bad that people need to go looking for alternatives like DuckDuckGo for instance. […]
Change Width of Taskbar Buttons in Windows
The Windows operating system comes with a desktop toolbar that runs across the bottom of the screen called the taskbar. The taskbar has the Start menu located to the left side, the notification area (used to be known as the […]
Change Title Bar Text Size in Windows 10
The title bar is the title given to an application, window, or dialog box. Naturally the title bars in Windows 10 are quite small because there isn’t much room for it and smaller suites the overall design very well. If […]
Change Icons Text Size in Windows 10
The following tutorial demonstrates how to change the icon text size when you’re using a version of the Windows 10 operating system. How to Change Icons Text Size in Windows 10 You can change the text size of the icons […]
Microsoft Patches New Worm Vulnerability in Windows XP
Microsoft has released a patch for Windows XP to fight a dangerous worm vulnerability on Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft likely considered this an important patch because Remote Desktop Services is a feature related to administrators taking control of other computer’s, […]
Microsoft Paint Updated to Include Keyboard Input and Other Accessibility Features
Microsoft is adding new accessibility features for Microsoft Paint in the May 2019 update for Windows 10. The keyboard now becomes a primary input mechanism. Users have always been able to use the mouse and multi-touch tablet input, but now […]
Microsoft’s Game Bar Gets Renamed Xbox Game Bar
Microsoft is renaming the Game Bar to be the Xbox Game Bar and will no longer be a standalone app but rather come directly integrated into Windows 10. The Game Bar was originally a standalone option in the Settings app […]
Decrypt Files/Folders with EFS in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with two different file encryption options for its users: BitLocker and EFS. Neither of them is available to Windows 10 Home users; what separates them is BitLocker is typically used to encrypt an entire disk while EFS […]
Change/Remove Lock Icon on Encrypted Files in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with two different file encryption options for its users: BitLocker and EFS. Neither of them is available to Windows 10 Home users; what separates them is BitLocker is typically used to encrypt an entire disk while EFS […]
Show/Hide Navigation Pane in File Explorer in Windows 10
The navigation pane runs along the left side of File Explorer and is your easy access to a menu of sorts that leads to every location available within File Explorer. The navigation pane is where you will find the Quick […]