Windows 10
Mandatory Windows 10 updates aren’t new, but the latest example is raising a few questions. Users are reporting that Windows 10 is force-restarting PCs to install links to Office web apps that launch in Edge, including in the Start menu. And despite initial reports, this isn’t limited to Insider members people using standard Windows 10 […]
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would begin using 7GB of user hard drive space for the application of future updates. The advantage of this system is intended to be that it doesn’t break the update process halfway through by a system running out of space. The disadvantage is that it would eliminate virtually […]
Microsoft is about to pester Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10, but this time the company is being a lot less forceful about it. With extended support for the older OS coming to an end in January next year, the Redmond firm will start notifying users about the upcoming date starting next month. […]
Windows 10 will automatically uninstall Windows updates that cause startup failures due to incompatibility or issues in new software according to a support document published by Microsoft. Windows updates will be automatically removed when Windows detects that it has recovered from a startup failure after all other “automatic recovery attempts have been unsuccessful.” In addition, […]
Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 will soon get the ax, according to a new report, as the Redmond-based software giant is currently working on a completely new browser based on Chromium. It’s not a secret that Microsoft Edge has pretty much failed to gain traction in the browser market, despite Microsoft’s often very aggressive strategy […]
Following is several solutions to solve “Bitlocker drive encryption paused and doesn’t resume” in Windows 10/8/7/Vista. Solution 1: Run chkdsk on Bitlocker encrypted drive We suggest you to suspend BitLocker drive encryption, turn it off and then check the issue with chkdsk command. Solution 2: Resume Bitlocker drive encryption process 1. Press Windows key + […]
Windows displays “Low Disk Space” notifications whenever any partition on your computer has less than 200 MB of space remaining. Here’s how to get rid of the notifications, even if you can’t free up the space. If this warning is about your system drive, you should pay attention to it and free up some space. […]
Every computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to viruses, forcing us to pay the software protection industry’s charges to stay safe while we surf. Pay for antivirus software from biggies like Symantec/Norton or Kaspersky and it’ll cost around £40 per year. Yet you can get free software which, while not quite as effective as […]
If you’re looking for a permanent solution to disable Windows Defender, in this guide we show you how to turn it off using Group Policy and the Registry. Windows Defender is the free antivirus software that Microsoft includes on every installation of Windows 10 (and Windows 8.1). The security software is meant to offer the […]
You can do it with the User Profiles dialog in System Properties: Log in as different user (with admin privileges) than you want to delete Open Properties for Computer Advanced system settings (on the left side) Settings for User Profiles (in the middle) Select the profile you want to delete and click the delete button
Most operating systems and DNS clients will automatically cache IP addresses and other DNS results, this is done in order to speed up subsequent requests to the same hostname. Sometimes bad results will be cached and therefore need to be cleared from the cache in order for you to communicate with the host correctly. All […]
Snapping window: Windows key + Left or RightQuadrants is the new Snap view mode that pins apps to the four quarters of the screen. Switch to recent window: Alt + Tab – Hold shows new Task View window view, let go and switches to app. Task view: Windows + Tab – New Task view opens […]
Windows 10, Microsoft’s back-to-basics re-embracing of the PC, is brimming with handy new features, and with all the new goodies come a legion of new tweaks and tricks—some of which unlock powerful functionality hidden to everyday users. Others simply let you mold some of Windows 10’s new features into the shape you see fit. Here […]
Syntax GPUpdate [/Force] [/Logoff] [/Boot] [/Sync] [/Target:{Computer | User}] [/Wait:value] Key: /Force Apply all policy settings, not just those that have changed. /Logoff Logoff after the Group Policy settings have been updated. Some group policy client-side extensions are only processed when a user logs on. (Software Install, Folder Redirection.) /Boot Restart after the Group Policy […]
Increase or Decrease the Time Interval Between Packets By default ping waits for 1 second before sending the next packet. You can increase or decrease this using option -i as shown below. Increase Ping Time Interval Example: ping -i 5 IP Check whether the local network interface is up and running Before checking whether the […]