Posts

If you think that you have the best batteries money can buy and have a significant backup time, your laptop is still prone to losing its backup duration over time. Most modern laptop batteries are made of lithium-ion cells (Li-ion) or lithium-polymer (Li-poly). Even these are prone to slow degradation and eventually you will need to replace them. Fortunately, there is a method to extend your battery’s life before it is too late, especially if you keep it plugged in most of the time....

You can now use the Windows File Explorer alternative from the Microsoft App store on your device. Files is a better, modern, and more manageable version of the legacy File Explorer that comes along in Windows, which we’re all familiar with. It offers more features and is more configurable, as it is a standalone application perfect to match our everyday needs. Let us continue to see how Files is different from Explorer and what it has to offer....

Master Boot Record or MBR for short, and GUID Partition Table (GPT) are both partition styles of computers running Windows. There are several differences between the two. MBR supports up to 2TB of partition size with a maximum of four primary partitions. MBR is an older partition format which was used along with BIOS startup. GPT partition style has the ability to manage 128 primary partitions and 256TB of partition size....

Allow us to introduce you to Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS) Offline Update tool, or WSUS Offline. This tool has been created by an individual third-party and is not officially supported by Microsoft. WSUSOffline can be used to download and package the updates available on a computer with an internet connection for Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit – up to version 1909 only), Windows 8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016, and then be installed on the respective product computer....

Let us show you how you can automatically fix known issues in the above-mentioned applications with a few clicks. What is Support and Recovery Assistant and how it works SaRA is a utility from Microsoft which helps the general Windows users in troubleshooting and maintaining their applications. This tool helps save time and process technicalities by automatically performing any necessary troubleshooting tasks so that the user does not have to look it up on the internet to perform those tasks themselves....

Active Directory is a database system that allows each machine within a network to communicate with each other. It makes information more accessible and allow admins to grant permissions to specific users. One the most critically valuable benefits of using Active Directory in your business is the control that provides you as an admin. When you connect all of your users to Active Directory, you can oversee the activities that go on throughout your entire company on a single access point....

New feature: Complete Dark theme support for Windows 10 Microsoft has been having trouble implementing the Dark theme system-wide. Although the Taskbar and the search menu already supported the Dark theme, the search results did not support this theme and displayed the old-style default menu. Among other fixes, Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20215 has fixed the issue with the results and now also supports the Dark environment. This build is a server-side change by Microsoft, hence the size of the update is estimated to be around 3 GB for a 64-Bit architecture, and 2 GB for a 32-Bit....

Since almost everyone on the Windows platform uses various apps and tools, the fix introduced resolves the issue of several of them not operating as they are supposed to. Since it is a minor update, installing KB5008295 will not upgrade your OS build. Therefore, if you are subscribed to either the Beta or the Release Preview channel on a Windows 11 PC, and all updates have been installed including KB5008295, your build should be 22000....

If you have 64-bit Windows installed, you can install 64-bit as well as 32-bit applications. Both can run in parallel as both Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 are backward compatible. The question arises of how we can check whether an application is 32-bit or 64-bit. In this article, we will discuss the different ways using which you can easily identify whether an application is 32-bit or 64-bit. How to Check Program Bit Architecture Using Task Manager Follow the steps below to check a program’s bit architecture in Windows using the Task Manager: Windows 11 For Windows 10, refer to the section below....

Check the compatibility of the game before it serves you in many ways. Maybe you are using a limited data plan and after downloading a big game, a message appears that tells you about the problem of game compatibility, or maybe your system resources are low, which is why the game cannot run on your computer. In both situations, downloading an incompatible game is of no use. So it would be good to know any game compatibility before getting it on a machine....

WindowsMacLinuxAndroidiOS If you are using any of the above platforms, you can download and install Mozilla Firefox 87 using the links provided down below. This release primarily focuses on user privacy proper website loading even in private mode. A new feature known as SmartBlock will reduce website breakage when users will be browsing in private mode and with Strict Enhanced Tracking Protection enabled. Moreover, the new default HTTP Referrer policy will trim the path and query string information to ensure that websites do not accidentally leak any sensitive user information....

If you are running Windows 11 and are a member of Windows Insiders, you are eligible to download and install this update. When I ran Windows Update to download the build 22000.160, it completed the download process in a few minutes. That means it is not a very heavy update. But a restart is required after installing the update. When you run Windows Update, it will show up as Cumulative Update for Windows 11 (10....

Hibernation is a state where the computer is asleep with near-to-none power consumption. When the computer wakes up from hibernation, it restores its last state so you can continue where you left off. Therefore, this state is useful if you are planning to return to your work but you know that you won’t be using our laptop for a few hours and won’t be able to charge it either. The hibernate feature is available in both Windows 10 and Windows 11....

The below download links include both 32-bit and 64-bit version. You’ll need to make sure which version of Windows you’re running before downloading the service pack. To check the version of Windows, right click Computer and go to Properties. This screen will list down the version and type of Windows installed on your computer. Please note that from Windows 8, Microsoft will be releasing major updates regularly through Windows Update and there will be no service packs....

The new Microsoft Defender Preview still seems to be in the very early stages of development. The app will not be usable if you install it on your system now. It requires a Microsoft employee ID to be able to login and run the application. Looking at the application, it seems that Microsoft intends to separate the security components of Microsoft Defender. Currently, the Defender app (accessible from the Settings app) includes an antivirus, firewall, app & browser control and family safety options....

Norton ConnectSafe’s public DNS service was introduced by Symantec in 2010 under the name Symantec ConnectSafe. Later in 2014 it was renamed Norton ConnectSafe. ConnectSafe makes use of Norton Safe Web for crowd sourced security where users can report a site to be safe or not safe. The biggest advantage of using a secure DNS service is that it will scan for threats when the computer requests for resources on the Internet....

Currently, Microsoft is doing the same on Windows 11 devices that do not meet the minimum requirements for the OS. Of course, devices with Windows 11 that do not meet these requirements are either the Insider builds, or have the operating system installed by bypassing the requirements, which can also be done using third-party apps such as Rufus and Ventoy. Some users are now seeing the following statement written on their desktops (above the Insider build number in the bottom-right corner) as well as on the home page of the Settings app: Note: As Microsoft is still testing this feature, you may not see this message right now, but we anticipate you will in the near future if your system does not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11....

In this article, we discuss when and where the use of a hard drive is more suitable than its competition, and why it is so. Moreover, we also discuss the different factors affecting the performance of a hard drive, so you know what things to consider before purchasing your next one. Types of Storage Devices There are currently different types of storage disks available in the market. There are old hard drives, SSDs, and SSHDs....

This flight does not include any new features, but a plethora of fixes, improvements, and changes. The highlight of this release is that it disables TLS 1.0 and 1.1 by default. This is probably because this security technology has been outdated and superseded by TLS 1.3 and SSL. Let us now dig into the other improvements this update brings. New in Windows 10 Build 19044.2075 The following list of fixes and improvements are included in this flight:...

Since Microsoft did not make a “C release” last month due to the holiday season, KB5009543 is more of a security update and thus does not include any significant new features for the Windows 10 operating system. Unfortunately, the update does not apply to Windows 10 v2004 since it had reached the end of service on December 14, 2021. The table below indicates your updated OS build number after installing KB5009543:Windows 10 versionUpdated OS Build21H219044....