A Security Baseline is an additional set of security enhancements that can be added to the original security protocols already in place in Windows. This is especially useful for the companies and organizations that prefer to take more control of their virtual security. This Baseline adds ransomware protection for your operating system and other new policies discussed below. New in Windows 10 Version 21H2 Security Baseline Removed Microsoft Edge Legacy Policies Since Microsoft Edge Legacy had reached the end of support earlier this year, Windows 10 v21H2 came with only Edge Chromium....

This error usually occurs when you have disabled downloading of executable files in Internet Options. This can be done manually by any user or it can also be altered automatically through some software. While there can be many other possibilities, these two are the most popular ones. We will talk about fixing unable to download any exe file in Windows 10 using both methods. Let’s start with fixing Internet Options....

The command prompt has been replaced by PowerShell in Windows 10 Creators Update. If you are a command prompt user and don’t want to use PowerShell often, you may follow the instructions below to bring back command prompt instead of PowerShell. Changing Taskbar Settings to bring back Command Prompt Making Command Prompt Available in Context Menu There is another easy way to open Command Prompt. If you want to open CMD from any location or from any particular folder for your convenience, you can open it quickly....

The firewall can be used to block websites, certain applications, specific IP addresses, and even ports. This is achieved by configuring the Windows Firewall to block or allow incoming or outgoing packets by filtering each one. In this post, we discuss how you can use Windows Firewall to configure website filtering, IP filtering, application filtering, and port filtering. This can be done using the Firewall itself and through Windows PowerShell....

Regardless if it’s a Microsoft or a local account, both can be renamed so the end-user is not confused about which account they are logging into. Today we are going to show you multiple ways to get the job done safely, without corrupting or damaging a computer account or the data within. Change Username for Local Account If you are logged into Windows with a local account, then you have multiple ways you can change the title of the account....

Unprotected computer accounts or user accounts with predictable passwords make it easier for people to access your computer without you knowing about it. However, in such an event, you must investigate if and what changes are made to your computer. That can be done by taking several preemptive and investigative methods. These methods are also useful for parental controls so you always know what your children are doing when on the computer....

This feature is enabled by default and not many users are aware of it. For those who want to clear out their data, or simply check whether anyone has been using their PC behind their backs, this is the article for you. It discusses how you can check the recent activity history on your Windows 11 device and how you can enable or disable it. If you read Microsoft’s Activity History privacy statement, you will find that the “Activity History” feature in Windows 11 keeps track of almost everything that you do on your computer....

Configuring and setting rules for a web browser is very important for IT administrators in an enterprise environment. To control what the user has access to, what the homepage opens to, and other configurations, organizations often tend to adopt Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge with Administrative Templates. We are here to tell you that you can also configure Google Chrome using the Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 just as you would IE or Edge....

An administrative account is required to perform certain tasks and processes on a Windows 10 computer. However, not all accounts, whether local or Microsoft account, have the privileges to perform these functions. Please note that you need to login as an administrator to give administrative privileges to any other user. The first account that is created with the Windows 10 setup is always an administrator account. You can also login as built-in administrator account which is disabled by default....

This is an SSL error which means that some components of your website are not loading securely with HTTPS. According to Cloudflare, HTTPS is a secure way to send and receive web traffic in your browser. All HTTPS traffic is encrypted in order to increase data security. This becomes more important if a website is transmitting sensitive data like login and credit card information. If you send data through normal HTTP protocol, it will not be encrypted and can be read using network packet analyzers like Wireshark....

Well, you can manually install the updates using the MSU or CAB standalone files available to download from Microsoft’s website. This will update your OS and save you the hassle of unnecessarily rebooting your computer and troubleshooting the Windows Update process. This article discusses how you can manually install Windows updates by downloading standalone MSU or CAB files. What is MSU/CAB file An MSU file is a package that contains all the information and data needed to successfully execute the update package within itself....

Adjust program affinity We can also customize each process within Windows 10 to utilize only specific CPU cores while leaving the others for the other processes to execute simultaneously. This can be used to optimize CPU utilization, but only if handled carefully. Note that customizing process affinity is not always useful. Before messing around with them, you need to consider whether you have CPU cores that are mostly idle, or are you running an application which executes independent threads?...

How does Windows know exactly when the computer is connected to the Internet? This article answers the question by explaining the whole process of Internet connection monitoring in Windows. Network Connectivity Status Indicator The Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) is a mechanism that controls the internet connectivity display in the Taskbar, among various other functionalities. NCSI is part of the Network Awareness program which was first introduced in Windows Vista and has been carried out ever since in each version of Windows....

Other than that, it also offers a plethora of other fixes and features to the Windows 11 operating system. However, there seems to be some carry-forward as well as new “known issues” with this release. We suggest you read through them briefly before upgrading to or performing a clean install of this build. Note: An ISO image for this flight has not yet been released by Microsoft. However, since a new feature introduced in this flight can only be experienced when setting up the OS for the first time, Microsoft plans to release the ISO image, so users can use it to perform a fresh installation....

Microsoft has released the new version of .Net Framework, which is 4.7 after 4.6.2 version. .Net Framework 4.7 is highly compatible update to the previous versions. Many bugs and security fixes are added to this release. New support and features are added in it. Download it from below offline installer links and install it while staying offline. After the installation is complete, you may be asked to restart the computer for changes to take effect....

While HandBrake is the best to convert Videos, we will discuss HandBrake alternatives in this article to give you more options to easily convert your videos to other formats. Whether you’re a Windows user or a Mac user, you will benefit from these tools. Video Converter Ultimate The first tool in the list is Video Converter Ultimate, which is enriched with features and easily fulfills your need of converting media files to another format of your choice, in doing so, your media file quality won’t be damaged or affected....

An email archive is a folder where you store old, insignificant emails, like invoices and promotions. Unfortunately, Gmail doesn’t have an auto-archiving feature that automatically moves certain emails to the archive. However, you can create your own archive folder so that you never miss out on the more important ones. In this article, we show you multiple ways to automatically move specific emails to the archive folder. This way, you don’t have to delete them and can view them if and when needed....

The updates that need to be manually installed often have the word “Preview” in them. This means that the features and improvements included in the update are not yet finalized and may still contain some glitches. So, why is it being offered to the public? Types of Windows Updates Before we dive deeper into whether an optional preview update should be explicitly installed, let us discuss the different types of Windows updates, so they are easier to differentiate....

The twisted pair cables are divided into categories according to their speed and frequency. Let’s discuss about these categories and know their functional differences. After reading this, we will be able to figure out the best category cable to use in a specific environment. Cat5 Cat5 (older and slower) is the oldest networking cable of all and has almost become obsolete these days. Cat5 is a multi-pair cable which uses on 2 pairs of cables out of a total of 4....

Windows 10 does not come with Telnet pre-installed. Even DOS Command Prompt has also become secondary with PowerShell taking the center stage. Portqry used to be the command of choice for checking remote ports being alive and listening but it was only available up till Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Install Telnet in Windows 10 If you are going strictly with a DOS based command then you are left with no option but to install telnet in Windows 10....