In this article, we will discuss two types of PC crashes, those that result in a BSoD and where an application or a program crashes or freezes. We shall then also see how we can troubleshoot these errors to mitigate the problem. Checking The Reliability History of Your PC Windows comes with a Reliability Monitor – a handy tool to quickly see the history of crashes and warnings generated by your system....
Before you start the search you must remember that many members opt for the search privacy settings. In such cases the member’s details will not be displayed on the public search results page. It is a precautionary measure to prevent non Facebook members from accessing a member’s personal details. Use Facebook Directory to Find Someone Without Login Facebook Directory is very similar to the yellow pages because it lists all the people who are active Facebook users....
Plus, most Windows update also brings with them a set of new features that might improve the performance of the system. However, updating Windows can have its own fair share of complications as well. The most common among them is the system not being able to connect to the internet or the wi-fi not working after installing an update. Every problem though has its own fix, especially when it comes to computers....
That is why professional gamers and high-performance videographers require high monitor refresh rates. A normal display device displays at a maximum of 60 Hertz (Hz). However, thanks to technological advancements, display devices are now capable of displaying at 75 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz, 144 Hz, and even 260 Hz. The supported refresh rate of a monitor contributes to the overall frame rate (FPS) you may be getting, along with other factors....
Windows 11 Build 22567 and higher will now require users to connect their computers to the internet at the time of setting up the computer for initial use on the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) screens. If you are not connected to the internet, you will see the screen as in the image below with the following error, and will have no option but to connect the computer to the internet to finish the installation by default....
Windows comes with a remote desktop client that can be used to access the complete Windows Desktop environment remotely. It’s very useful for people who use multiple computers for work. One of our readers has asked about the RDP port and how to tweak it for security. You can open the Remote Desktop Connection client by going to Run –> mstsc. Simply put, the default port for using the Remote Desktop Protocol is 3389....
Update: Microsoft has released a Chromium version of Microsoft Edge and the Legacy Edge has been discontinued. You can now download and install Microsoft Edge on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 directly. This leads us to an irony that Internet Explorer is still available for Windows 10 while Edge is not available for older Operating Systems like Windows8/8.1 or Windows 7. It is specific to Windows 10. This situation is really frustrating, especially for the developers....
Some time ago Microsoft started offering IMAP and POP services to its users which were available in Gmail for ages. I prefer to use an email client to check my emails. I normally use both Microsoft Outlook 2013 and Thunderbird for this purpose. It’s easy to setup my Outlook.com account in MS Outlook as it supports Exchange Active Sync which works similar to IMAP but its performance is better as compared to IMAP....
This is why Windows 10 offers multiple ways to backup data on your device in such a way that it can be used later in case you are not able to boot your device, or your hard drive goes astray. This is also the reason we have cloud backup utilities and other third-party software to do that for us, such as OneDrive. However, uploading large files to the Cloud over the internet is a big process and consumes a lot of internet data as well....
.htaccess file is used for directry-level access control in a website’s structure. Whenever an HTTP request is made to the server, this file is checked for a number of things including whether access to the requested resource is allowed or not. This file is also used a lot for different types of redirection. This is the file that should be used to redirect www to non-www domain (or vice versa) As you can see, ....
You can direct your browser to get a copy from the jQuery website, from your own server, from some other server where it is hosted –or you can load it from Google API server. The question is what is the best way to load jQuery? Well, obviously, it is the Google way. Here I will tell you why and what are the advantages of loading jQuery from Google API. But first all, let’s see how to load it....
.MSC files, also known as Microsoft Saved Console files, are snap-in control files that open in the Microsoft Management Console with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). These can be used to control and monitor different elements of the operating system, such as disk management, Windows services, etc. Although users can open various Management Consoles in Windows (22 to be exact), they can also create their own version of Management Consoles that holds one or more ....
For the safety of your phone, you should do the following: Now, there are quite a few app locks available in the Play Store that protects your privacy and phone against any misuse. This article will list few such apps to help you choose the best that meets your requirement. 1. AppLock AppLock is undoubtedly one of the best security tools from the Play Store. It is a free app with commendable features....
When caught in such a situation, for the life of you, you just somehow want to get back to straight quotes (it happened with me a week ago –and that it why this post!). MS Word does not provide a simple way to toggle between smart and plain quotes. But thankfully there is a way! Here is how you need to deal with the situation. Go to the Office button given in the top-left corner of MS Word (its a colorful spherical button bearing MS Office logo) A menu will appear....
Nokia 1100 is the world’s best selling and most popular mobile phone EVER! It sold more than 250 million unit. Nokia 3210, the second most popular phone is a good 100 million units short of the benchmark set by Nokia 1100. Before it lost huge market share, the success of Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone maker, can be gauged from the fact that 12 out of 15 top selling mobiles were manufactured by it (the remaining three were all made by Motorola)....
Such questions, howsoever irrelevant, are frequently asked questions. Electronic mail (email) provides us a way of sending messages at lightning fast speed. Although email is an integral part of the modern day communication but common man is still ignorant about a few facts on the all important: the Email Address. So, today, my dear readers, I will talk about the structure of email address and will tell you about various parts of an email address....
Like Skype, Microsoft Teams also automatically starts up when you turn on your computer or sign into Windows 10. This feature is the default regardless of whether you want to use it or not. You may need to use Teams from time to time and uninstalling it may not be an option, but you can stop it from starting automatically so that it is only called upon when needed (manually started)....
Windows 10 comes with a collection of trusted driver packages of the most common hardware from Microsoft and third-party vendors. This is called the Driver Store. Windows 10 saves all the drivers inside of this folder called DriverStore. Its exact location is: Since the files inside this folder are critical for system functioning, it is advisable not to touch the folder. When to delete old drivers? Over time, Windows will keep on installing device drivers for all new hardware plugged into the PC like printers, USB devices, monitors, etc....
Some of the famous WiFi protocols include WEP, WPA, WPA2 (Personal and Enterprise). In this article, we will discuss about the technical differences between these protocols and when each should be used. Why it’s important to know about these protocols? All these wireless standards have been created to keep your home network safe. Each of these protocols has their own advantages and disadvantages. It’s up to the user to select a suitable protocol....
This post discusses everything there is to know about this feature, which includes the following topics: What is Windows Credential Manager. Where to find it. How to add new credentials. How to edit existing credentials. How to remove/delete credentials in Credential Manager. How to backup all data in Credential Manager. How to restore data to Credential Manager. How to disable Credential Manager and prevent it from saving any passwords....
