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Short Bytes: Very often Windows 10 users complain that their PC is using tons of data and what should they do about it. Being an operating system that’s designed to stay connected to the internet, Windows 10 consumes tons of data. However, using some simple methods like marking your internet connection metered and controlling data […]
Short Bytes: A security researcher has claimed that the newly-introduced Linux subsystem in Windows 10 could prove to be a risky affair by acting as a new attack layer. As this port of Ubuntu doesn’t run inside a Hyper-V hypervisor, the researcher claims that any malicious code injection in Linux applications can affect all files and […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has just released Windows 10 Anniversary Update for its customers. This update brings many new features to Windows-powered computers. Some of the best features in Windows 10 Anniversary Update are Windows Ink, Extension support in Edge, Bash in Windows, and Dark theme. Back in July 2015, Microsoft launched the ‘last’ version of […]
Short Bytes: With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft is bringing many surprises for the users. Windows 10 Developer Mode is one such option that lets one use some advanced features. By enabling this mode, one can run Bash on Windows 10 and access multiple developer settings under one roof. One just needs to make a […]
Short Bytes: Are you tired of declining Windows 10 upgrade notifications on your Window 7 PC? Don’t worry, using two simple methods related to Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor, you can block Windows 10 upgrade on your PC. If I start listing down the complaints regarding the forced Windows 10 upgrades and updates by […]
Short Bytes: Using a hidden user administrator account on Windows 10, you can ensure the privacy of your personal data very easily. This anonymous account will also have administrator privileges and keep your personal life safe from others. A new net user administrator is created on Windows 10 using Command prompt. We can also create […]
Short Bytes: The whimsicality of Windows 10 reduces its reliability as far as data safety is concerned. But, there is a great way built inside Windows 10 using which we can take Windows 10 full backup on internal drives, external drives, and even on DVDs by creating a system image of the desired files, programs, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft is killing the free Windows 10 upgrade offer after July 29, 2016. But, what to do if you want to upgrade your Windows 7 or 8.1 PC to Windows 10 for free after this date? Well, thanks to Microsoft’s digital license entitlement, you can use Windows 10’s rollback feature to grab the […]
Short Bytes: With the release of polished Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, it’s time to compare the performance of different graphics cards and drivers on Windows 10 and Ubuntu LTS. The benchmark tests of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards show that the graphics performance on Linux machine gives a tough competition to Windows 10. Millions of people […]
Short Bytes: To speed up the internet using cmd, we have come up with some Windows tweaks. Some of these tweaks and tricks include playing with DNS cache, pinging to the default gateway and using ‘netsh int tcp’ command along with different attributes to increase the internet speed. We often encounter problems with the slow […]
Short Bytes: This Windows security flaw lets you run any app on Windows without admin rights and is neither traceable by the AppLocker feature. This Windows flaw was first discovered by Casey Smith last week. According to his findings, any app can be run on Windows without any admin rights by telling Regsvr32 to point to […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has unveiled a new section on a website and called it Windows 10 Emulator. However, it is more like a collection of pre-recorded basic Windows 10 tutorial videos. Still, if you are planning to make a switch to Windows 10, it would be nice to pay a visit. The chances are very […]
Short Bytes: The easy and simple option to enable Dark Mode in Windows 10 is one of biggest changes in Windows 10 personalization settings since its launch. This feature was rolled out in the latest Preview Build 14316 along with other features like the ability to port Ubuntu binaries in Windows 10. Microsoft’s latest Windows […]
Short Bytes: Now that’s it’s possible to use Bash on Windows 10, the time to play with commands has arrived. Talking about the deadly rm -rf / command, it works differently when executed in Bash on Windows 10. However, it’s possible to fry your system with some tweaks in the process. Last week, Microsoft created a […]
Short Bytes: From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, Microsoft once again showed off its love for developers. Redmond announced that GNU project’s Bash shell will be coming to Windows as a part of the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Microsoft surely knows how to speak to Linux developers. From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has finally rolled out extensions support in its Edge web browser. At the moment it’s available for Windows Insiders and you can download and install extensions in Microsoft Edge using simple steps. After the full-fledged rollout, the Edge extensions will be available through Windows Store. Windows 10 was launched long ago on July […]
What is GodMode? Windows GodMode is an old trick, but I thought it’d be nice to share it with our readers who don’t know about it as Windows 10 is released. Also, I’ll be telling about all GodMode folders here, not just a single one. Windows GodMode, as the name suggests, provides you a shortcut and […]
Short Bytes: Using the Task Manager, it is not possible to monitor network usage in Windows 10 as it only shows the data usage by the Windows 10 core apps. Know about a different way to find data usage by the individual non-core apps in Windows 10. With the results drawn from my personal network […]
Short Bytes: To make your Windows 10 PC experience more secure, Microsoft is launching a new service called Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP). Acting as a complementary service to Windows Defender, this mixed service of a cloud service and client technology will help detect threats that go undetected past other security measures. Back in […]
Short Bytes: After installing a major update or newer builds, users are reporting issues of losing programs in Windows 10. While Microsoft does this to remove the conflicting programs, you can recover deleted program files in Windows 10 in C:Windows.old directory. Microsoft released Windows 10 with great pomp and show last July and managed to […]
Short Bytes: Windows defender is the default antivirus for Windows 10. Know about its different features like Update, History, Scan options, Scan settings, Exclusions etc. These Windows Defender settings will help you customize this antivirus more according to your need. What is Windows Defender? Windows 10 has already a built-in real-time antivirus named Windows Defender. […]