Using Windows Analytics Upgrade Readiness for upgrading devices

To efficiently manage any a successful deployment of Windows OS from end to end during an upgrade process in any organization, it is essential to provide required inputs to receiving equipment for monitoring. This helps in determining the company’s readiness […]

Multiplayer Server Connectivity in Xbox App is Blocked

The Xbox app lets you bring together your friends, games, and accomplishments together across Xbox One and Windows 10 devices. Normally, the app works as intended but sometimes fails against unforeseen circumstances. Blocked server connectivity is one such instance. The […]

Windows AutoPilot lets you configure, reset, repurpose, recover devices

Whenever an organization plans to enroll its old devices for an up gradation, it passes through the usual wipe and load process. This task is cumbersome. There appears no simple solution to customize this end user experience. Fortunately, things are […]

Eternal Blues ransomware scanner for WannaCry & NotPetya

You might have heard about the recent ransomware WannaCrypt and NotPetya spread across the internet. These crypto-ransomware make way to your network through the internet and vulnerable computers on your network. Protection against ransomware is not a requirement but a […]

BitLocker Drive Encryption cannot be used because critical BitLocker system files are missing or corrupted

When you go on to backup your Windows 10 computer, if your backup fails with error 0x8031004A, BitLocker Drive Encryption cannot be used because critical BitLocker system files are missing or corrupted, Use Windows Startup Repair to restore these files […]

How to setup Node.js development environment on Windows 10 system

If you’ve decided to learn the hottest tech topic these days ‘Node.js’ and you are a Windows user, then you have landed at the right place. If you are just starting, you might see a lot of people are using […]

System & User Environment Variables in Windows explained

System and User Environment Variables has always been a complex topic of discussion for day-to-day Windows OS users. What do they do? A tutorial on the internet said to add a PATH variable, but what is it? Where to do […]

Largest ever giveaway of Microsoft eBooks, that are available free to download

The Microsoft Ebook giveaway extravaganza is back. Eric Ligman, Microsoft’s Director of Sales Excellence, has announced the FREE Microsoft eBooks giveaway for the year 2017. As always this is a huge giveaway where Eric is offering “millions” of Microsoft eBooks […]

Google Backup and Sync Tool lets you backup files & images to Drive & Photos

We click a lot of pictures on our phones, camera, tablets and what not. And then we even change our devices often. As our picture library keeps growing, it becomes difficult to maintain pictures in different folders and drives. Sometimes […]

The action cannot be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate

You may come across a situation where you are unable to rename a file on your Windows computer despite the file not being open anywhere. If you go on to rename it, you may see an error: File In Use, […]

Restore & get back Edge Favorites after Resetting Windows 10

Recently after noticing that my Windows 10 computer was performing unusually slow, I decided to Reset my PC and Start fresh. Since resetting is similar to reinstalling Windows without any applications but maintaining User Data at the same time, all […]

Where to download NVIDIA drivers for Windows 10/8/7

Device Drivers form an important part of the Windows operating system if any of the drivers are outdated or corrupted the device will give problems or stop working altogether. NVIDIA is one of the most sought after graphic processing unit, […]

Getting to know Windows 10 Guide for Employees from Micrososft

If you’ve upgraded to new computers at your workplace and they came with Windows 10, or if you’ve entirely changed your work environment to use Windows 10, some of your employees might face some difficulties while switching or upgrading to […]

Bitdefender Home Scanner scans your Home Network for vulnerabilities

The internet is now not just limited to mobile phones and computers. With all these smart devices showing up, your home network has grown drastically. We have mobiles, computers, smart TVs, surveillance devices, automation devices and a lot of other […]

How to personalize Bing Image and Video Feeds

Microsoft’s very own search engine Bing now allows its users to personalize their image and video feeds (results based on trending searches) depending on their interest and favorites. Hereafter, when Bing users visit the homepage and navigate to the images […]

Office 365 Periodic Table makes it easier to understand Office 365 ecosystem

Office 365 from Microsoft is designed to make your work easier but the overlapping services and applications often make it confusing. Most of the users don’t know what Office 365 is and what all it provides. Office 365 is broad […]

How to run Chrome browser in Incognito Mode or Safe Mode

With the recent addition of extensions and Greasemonkey scripts, Google Chrome has entered the world of fully-extensible browsers. But along with them comes the unavoidable problem of frequently crashing browsers. Is your Google Chrome crashing regularly or not working properly? […]

Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app

At times, you may have noticed that when you go on to run a program, the Windows Firewall suddenly throws up a message stating that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app and gives you two options – […]

GIMPHOTO: Free Photoshop alternative Photo and Image Editor software for Windows 10

GIMP is one of the best free open-source photo & image editing software. But some users believed that GIMP was a few features away from being a complete solution to photo editing needs, and so someone created a modified version […]

Action Center does not open in Windows 10

Action Center is a feature of Windows 10 that provides you with real-time notifications about apps and settings on your device. To use the Windows 10 Action Center, you can simply click on the icon given in the lower right […]