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: […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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) […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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 […]
How to 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 […]
How to Encrypt Single Files and Folders with EFS in Windows 10
Encryption is a feature that has gotten more familiar with Windows users as time has gone on. There are two types of encryption that a computer can have: full drive encryption and single file or folder encryption. As the name […]
How to Encrypt Internal Hard Drive in Windows 10
Something you should think about doing moving forward through the next few years is starting to encrypt your hard drives (I’ll assume you already know what a hard drive is in this article—but if not, you all have one on […]
How to Create Reset Recovery Image in Windows 10
There are a few ways you can reset Windows 10 if you like. The new Settings application that Windows 10 offers has a couple of options from it for resetting. If you choose the one that resets without removing any […]
Add Search Box to Firefox 57 Quantum
Firefox 57 looks a treat when you first open it, but it’s also apparent that there is some empty space on both sides of the address bar. Rather than leave it blank with nothing there, it’s probably been done so […]
How to Fix Taskbar Auto-Hide Feature Not Working in Windows 10
Some users are complaining about the taskbar auto-hide feature not working in versions of the Windows 10 operating system and some of the guides out there are now updated and difficult to understand, hence why we thought we’d put this […]
Enable/Disable Drag Space in Firefox 57
One of the neat tricks Firefox 57 has up its sleeve is offering you the chance to add some drag space. When you have the Firefox 57 window set so that it isn’t displaying on the maximum full-screen size, you […]
Remove Address Bar White Space in Firefox 57
The new Firefox 57 web browser has some empty white space on either side of the address bar at the top of the browser window. That space can be used up for other icons, plus a little bit of it […]
Add Downloads Button to Firefox 57 Quantum
Firefox 57 Quantum comes with a new Photon design user interface. Photon adds extra design elements that weren’t previously there in earlier Firefox builds. Now when you do a task like copying a webpage URL from the browser toolbar, you’ll […]
Disable/Enable Library Highlights in Firefox 57 Quantum
Firefox 57 has a new feature called “Highlights.” You’ll see the highlights when you open a new tab page and from within your library. The highlights are an original idea, unbeknownst to all web browsers to date. It’s similar to […]
Open Bookmarks Always in New Tab in Firefox 57
While we still recommend doing most of your reading on paper from books instead of using things like eReaders, there’s no doubt about there being a lot of useful stuff to be found on webpages from many a domain name […]
Disable UI Animations in Firefox 57 Quantum (Photon Design)
Firefox 57 is the fastest version of Firefox ever and it’s also 30% faster than the current version of Google Chrome, which even though we don’t have the official stats on this, should also make it the fastest browser in […]
Disable ‘Activity Stream’ and Get Classic New Tab Page Back in Firefox 57
The older version of the Firefox web browser before Firefox 57 arrived had just the “Top sites” list available from the new tab page and nothing else. The Firefox 57 new tab page, on the other hand, comes with the […]
Enable/Disable Title Bar in Firefox 57
The Firefox 57 web browser is one of the finest portals to the internet one can use, partly thanks to its groundbreaking features and partly because it borrows all the existing best ideas from other browsers. If you go back […]
How to Turn off/on Highlights on New Tab Page in Firefox
One of the new features you get with Firefox 57, aka Firefox Quantum, is the “Highlights” that show up on a blank page when you open up a new tab. If you were to open up another tab from Google […]
Here’s What’s New in Firefox Quantum, and Why You Ought to Think About Installing It
Web browsers are fun, really fun. They are your portal to the World Wide Web after all, so it’s important you pick a good one. I, like many others over multiple decades ago now, started my journey using Internet Explorer […]
Introducing New Firefox: Firefox Quantum
It’s fast. Really fast. Firefox Quantum is over twice as fast as Firefox from 6 months ago, built on a completely overhauled core engine with brand new technology stolen from our advanced research group, and graced with a beautiful new […]
How to Find IP Address in Windows 10
There are two types of IP addresses that a computer can have assigned to it: private and public. The private IP address gets its name because it isn’t able to be seen by anyone on the internet, they literally can’t […]