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What’s New in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

The Windows 10 Anniversary update is finally here. Check out all the important changes and new features you get in this update.

By Vamsi Krishna – Aug 5, 2016

How to Disable the New App Installed Notification on Windows 10

How to Disable the New App Installed Notification in Windows 10

If you’re annoyed by or just want to get rid of the New App Installed notification in Windows 10, here’s how to disable it.

By Vamsi Krishna – Aug 1, 2016

How to Scan and Fix Corrupted Windows Files

How to Scan and Fix Corrupted Windows Files

If you’re having computer problems, there may be some bad files on your system. In this article you’ll learn to scan and fix corrupted Windows files.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 29, 2016

Make Windows 10 File Explorer Look Like Windows 7 File Explorer

Make Windows 10 File Explorer Look Like Windows 7 File Explorer

If you prefer the look of the Windows 7 File Explorer and are using Windows 10, here’s how to make Windows 10 File Explorer look like Windows 7.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 26, 2016

How to Set a Web Page as a Wallpaper in Windows 10

Set a Web Page as a Wallpaper in Windows 10

Have a website you check often? An easy way to keep up with it is to set the web page as a wallpaper. Here’s how to do that in Windows 10.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 22, 2016

3 Ways to Open Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10

3 Ways to Open Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10

The Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 provides you with different options to repair and diagnose issues in Windows. Here are three ways to access them.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 20, 2016

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Having a Computer Hardware Problems? Here’s How To Detect Them

In this article we explore a trustworthy software that even an ordinary user can use to identify computer hardware problems on a Windows PC.

By Christopher Harper – Jul 19, 2016

How to Fix Blank Tiles in the Windows 10 Start Menu

How to Fix Blank Tiles in the Windows 10 Start Menu

The Windows 10 Start Menu isn’t perfect. One issue you may be having is blank tiles in the Start menu. If this is happening to you, here are a few solutions.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 16, 2016

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How to Remove the All Apps Option from Windows 10 Start Menu

When you click on All Apps in the Windows 10 start menu it displays all installed apps. Prefer not to have this shown? Here’s how to remove the All Apps option.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 14, 2016

Create Encrypted Drives and Keep Them Secure Using GuardKey

Create Encrypted Drives and Keep Them Secure Using GuardKey

Want to make encrypted files harder to access? Want to secure files in the cloud? Meet GuardKey. It can lock and unlock encrypted drives & cloud storage.

By Charnita Fance – Jul 12, 2016

Enable or Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10

Enable or Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10

Adaptive Brightness: you either love it or hate it. Whether you want to enable or disable it, here’s how to take care of Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 8, 2016

How to Manage Telemetry Settings in Windows 10

How to Manage Telemetry Settings in Windows 10

Windows 10 collects a lot of data using the new Telemetry feature which is enabled and set to “Full” by default. Here’s how to manage telemetry settings to protect your privacy.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 6, 2016

8 Tips for Using the Start Menu in Windows 10

5 Additional Tips for Using the Windows 10 Start Menu More Efficiently

New to the tile-based approach of the Windows 10 Start Menu? Get our top 5 tips for using the Start Menu in Windows 10 and making it work for you.

By Mark Lewin – Jul 2, 2016

How Do You Keep Your Windows Drivers Up to Date? Here's Our Suggestion

How to Effortlessly Keep Your Windows Drivers Up to Date with This Tool

Keeping your Windows drivers up to date doesn’t have to be such a chore. The Snail Driver utility makes it easy. Here’s how to install and use it.

By Mark Lewin – Jun 28, 2016

How to Use EFS to Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows

How to Use EFS to Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows

The EFS allows you to quickly encrypt files and folders in Windows using your own user account. Although less secure than BitLocker, it’s still handy.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 26, 2016

How to Create Shortcuts to System Settings in Windows 10

How to Create Shortcuts to System Settings in Windows 10

Did you know that you can create shortcuts to different system settings in Windows 10 without the use of any third-party software? Here’s how.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 24, 2016

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Why You Should Use an Anti-Keylogger for Windows

Keylogger is software that monitors, records & sends your personal data to a third party without your knowledge. Scary? Yes! Here’s how to protect yourself.

By Mike Tee – Jun 22, 2016

Better Standby Control In Windows

Stand-Bye Gives You Better Standby Control in Windows

Windows often has issues when it comes to standby and sleep mode management. If you’re looking to fix some common issues with standby, check out Stand-Bye.

By Christopher Harper – Jun 21, 2016

How to Customize the Shortcut Arrow Icon in Windows

How to Customize the Shortcut Arrow Icon in Windows

When you create a shortcut in Windows, a small arrow icon is displayed on top. Don’t like that default arrow icon? Here’s how to customize or remove it.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 20, 2016

Get An Alert Whenever You Press the Caps Lock Key in Windows

Get an Alert Whenever You Press the Caps Lock Key in Windows

Did you know the Ease of Access Center in Windows lets you set an alert for all the Lock keys on your keyboard – including the Caps Lock key? Here’s how it works.

By Karrar Haider – Jun 17, 2016

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A person in a redwood forest admires the majestic, towering trees in black and white.

In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its location ever since, fearing the foot traffic alone would kill it.

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Inside a six-walled wedge-foam chamber on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the background sound is so far below human hearing that visitors start to perceive the grinding of their own joints, the rush of blood in their ears, and eventually a faint ringing that turns out to be the firing of their own nerves.

Jun 2, 2026

Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness

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In 1964, IBM risked its entire corporate empire on the System/360, a chaotic gamble to make all of its future machines compatible with the same software — and the architecture proved so robust that modern enterprise mainframes today are still running sections of binary code written more than sixty years ago

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In 1982, a Soviet pipeline suddenly exploded with the force of a tactical nuclear weapon, and the disaster was traced back to a stolen piece of Canadian pipeline software — and years later, it was revealed the CIA had intentionally allowed the KGB to steal the code, after subtly altering the software’s logic to trigger a catastrophic pressure surge months down the line.

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In the early 1980s, a Dutch radio broadcaster figured out how to transmit video games over standard commercial radio broadcasts — and teenagers across Europe would sit with blank cassette tapes waiting for the local station to broadcast a series of high-pitched squeaks and buzzes that they could record and load into their home computers

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