Have you found yourself stuck in a situation where you want to connect the computer to the internet, but you’ve forgotten your WiFi password and don’t know how to go about obtaining it? Other than following our guide on getting […]
Run Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 10
If you are starting to suffer from high memory problems when using Windows 10, they can plague your computer, for some while in fact, until you find the source of the problem. Every time you run an application or program […]
Bypass Paywalls with Anti-Paywall for Chrome and Firefox
Some websites choose to display paywalls so you only get a limited number of articles you can view before the paywall shows up and you’re locked out from seeing any more content until you subscribe. There has long been a […]
Download Photos Add-On for Photos App in Windows 10
If there was one part of the Windows 10 operating system that people use all the time and yet didn’t offer a great user experience when it first came out it was the Photos application. The Photos app has seen […]
GlassWire 2.0 Launched: VirusTotal Support, Detects “Evil Twin” Attacks, and More
GlassWire, the immensely underappreciated network monitoring tool, has just been updated to version 2.0. The new release comes with the inclusion of VirusTotal, high DPI support, can now detect “evil twin” attacks, brings data usage improvements, has firewall improvements as […]
Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast/Skip Build 17046 for PC Announced
Windows Insiders who are signed up to the fast ring on computers now have a new software update available, this time Windows 10 build 17046. The update is part of what is still a test version that is eventually due […]
Move Pictures Folder Location in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system stores your Pictures folder in your user accounts folder. For instance, on my personal computer, that path would located at C:\Users\Mathew\Pictures on my C: drive. That same Pictures folder is always much more easily access, […]
Delete a Service in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10
All versions of the Windows operating system come with services. These services differ from other applications and programs in the sense that you can’t actually open and use any type of user interface and they’re always just running in the […]
What is VirusTotal, and What Is It Used For?
VirusTotal is a free online virus and malware scanner owned by Google. Using VirusTotal is the equivalent of 80+ different antivirus and antimalware tools bundled together. Unlike antivirus programs running on your computers and taking away viruses and malware after […]
Enable the Built-in OpenSSH Client in Windows 10
SSH clients allow users to connect to computers that are running on an SSH server. While most people seem to be familiar with SSH from Linux distributions, it has always been possible to connect to an SSH server from the […]
Early Returns on Firefox Quantum Point to Growth
When we set out to launch Firefox Quantum earlier this year, we knew we had a hugely improved product. It not only felt faster — with a look and feel that tested off the charts — it was measurably faster. […]
Enable/Disable OneDrive Running at Startup in Windows 10
One of the age-old problems that many of us face with devices, and even desktop computers, is not having enough hard drive space to store data. Far too many of us feel like we don’t have as much money as […]
Download KingRoot APK for Android 8.1 Oreo (KingUser)
Rooting the Android operating system is similar to jailbreaking on Apple devices, in the sense that you are unlocking the operating system so you can do more with it. Apple devices usually get Cydia applications and Tweaks installed, because none […]
Delete Wireless Network Profile in Windows 10
Managing wireless networks in Windows 10 is now easier than any of the earlier versions of Windows. Anything directly related to the wireless networks has been some of the more common stuff for people to need to fiddle with around […]
Turn On/Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10
Part of what makes Windows 10 a more modern operating system compared to its predecessors is the use of notifications. The way you receive your notifications is from the Action Center which appears on the far right side of the […]
Install/Configure WinDBG for Blue Screen of Death Analysis
Believe it or not, there are tools out there that are some of the most powerful to use for the Windows operating system, are made by Microsoft, and yet, are not already installed on your computers when you start using […]
Classic Shell For Windows Is No Longer Being Developed
Not everyone has liked the changes that Microsoft has brought about to its Windows operating system over the years; few operating systems adjust as much as Windows has to date, which has meant often getting wholly revamped when a new […]
Enable/Configure AutoPlay in Windows 10
In versions of the Windows operating system past, namely Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003, there was a feature called “AutoRun” that would use mass storage as well as have a validly formatted AutoRun.inf file in the root directory: […]
Add/Remove a VPN Connection in Windows 10
VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are becoming ever more popular as time goes on so you can prevent websites from snooping when you browse, use public WiFi securely, get access to region-restricted websites such as torrents that have been blocked by […]
Give Great Tech Support Around Your Home
I’ve never been into technology the same way as most of the other writers whom I read on an almost daily basis on online technology web magazines—the ones who confess to spending many a day building computers and always being […]
Introducing Web Media Extension Package for Microsoft Edge
We’ve heard requests from many of our customers to support additional open-source formats in order to access a broader set of content on the web. To address this, ,we recently added supportfor the WebM container format and the VP9 and Opus codecs on […]
Create Password Reset Disk on USB Flash Drive in Windows 10
One of the questions people often have when it comes to using computers is what happens if a user were to lose their password. It’s almost as common as people wondering how hackers actually manage to hack stuff. There are […]
Delete Windows10Upgrade Folder in Windows 10
One of the ways Microsoft offers you the chance to update to Windows 10 is by using the Update Assistant. The Update Assistant is a small program that only takes a few seconds to download (around 5 MBs in size) […]
Add/Remove ‘Manage’ on ‘This PC’ Context Menu in Windows 10
The most powerful place in the File Explorer is “This PC.” It is the home to your libraries, and you should think of it as your hub. The context menu from This PC also reflects this, where you’ll see some […]
Open Context Menu for Taskbar Icons in Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system comes with quite a few different context menus. A context menu appears when you right-click an item from a particular place. For example, you can right-click files and folders from within the File Explorer, and […]
Add/Remove Locations for Search Index in Windows 10
A search index is basically anything that is indexed by the Cortana search field, found in the bottom lefthand side of the taskbar, not far away from the Start button. Google search has an index of its own that most […]
Set Up Local Domain Controller in Windows Server 2016
It’s possible to set up a local domain controller on a Microsoft server to have a server computer. A local domain controller can be set up within a Windows domain. A domain, in Microsoft’s sense of the word, can make […]
Microsoft Edge Now Available for iOS and Android
In October, we introduced Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android in preview, in response to your request to make Microsoft Edge work well with your phones. A special THANK YOU goes out to each of you—hundreds of thousands of you—who downloaded, […]
Google Reducing Chrome Crashes Caused by Third-party Software
Roughly two-thirds of Windows Chrome users have other applications on their machines that interact with Chrome, such as accessibility or antivirus software. In the past, this software needed to inject code in Chrome in order to function properly; unfortunately, users […]
Set CPU Process Priority for Applications in Windows 10
Many of the computers you’ll find on the shelves these days come with multi-core CPUs. CPUs with multiple cores can be seen when you take out the CPU, and you notice is divided into different sections. This is different than […]