Share your files wirelessly to nearby PCs with the new Near Share feature

Microsoft is making file sharing easier. Microsoft is introducing a feature that will let Windows 10 PCs share files to nearby PCs using Bluetooth. Microsoft is calling this new feature “Near Share”. Near Share feature in Windows 10 Many times […]

Data Loss Prevention Policies (DLP) in Office 365

Organizations need to protect all its sensitive information and have to prevent its unintentional or careless disclosure. The sensitive information can be financial data, credit card numbers, social security numbers, health records or any particular data. The organization wants to […]

Limited Periodic Scanning feature in Windows Defender on Windows 10

Limited Periodic Scanning in Windows Defender is a new feature addition made available in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Windows 10 is the most secure operating system Microsoft has ever shipped and it continues to make it better and more secure. […]

How to fetch files remotely from Windows 10 PC using OneDrive website

One of the lesser known and lesser used feature of OneDrive is the Fetch files feature. One can use Fetch files feature to access all the files remotely on your PC from another computer by using OneDrive website. If you […]

Color coded Email Safety Tips for Office 365 users

Just sending unsafe emails to the Junk mail folder is not enough. The Office 365 team is adding an extra layer of protection for the email users. The malware attacks and spam, are so well done today that they look real […]

How to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10

Before we get on to see how to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, here’s a little bit on the amazing step by Microsoft to integrate user mode Linux and its tools into Windows OS. Who would have thought one would […]

Set Bing and Spotlight images as background or lock screen in Windows 10, automatically

Who doesn’t want to have their background, lock screen images getting regularly changed with beautiful images. We get to see stunning images from Bing daily – and also Windows Spotlight images. Although Bing provides option to save the image of […]

How to upgrade Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile

At last after a long wait, from today Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to some selected Windows Phone 8.1 devices. In this post we will see how to upgrade Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile, as […]

Windows 10 November Update 1511 adds major features and improvements

Windows 10 has received its first major update – dubbed as the Windows 10 November Update 1511. As was expected, when Microsoft released Build 10586 to Windows Insiders few days back, the build was about bug fixes and general improvements. Also […]

Groove Music app in Windows 10

Microsoft recently rebranded its Xbox Music app as Groove Music. The Groove Music app now comes with Windows 10. One of the reasons Microsoft has rebranded is, many users were confused with Xbox in the name and didn’t use as […]

Download Ninja Cat Background, Lock screen images for Windows 10 from Microsoft

Microsoft is making Windows 10 available starting July 29, 2015 as a free upgrade to public. The Windows Insiders formed an important part as they provided continuous feedback, feature requests, bug submissions of various Windows 10 preview builds. Gabriel Aul […]

Windows Hello: Sign-in to Windows 10 devices with your face

Microsoft, among many announcements, announced two new features of Windows 10 at Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China. Features which will make your experience with Windows 10 more personal and more secure. While building Windows 10, the […]

Workaround for Office Preview app error – This app can’t open

Many of the Windows Insiders were facing problem opening Office Preview app on Windows 10 TP. Apps like the Word preview app or several other modern apps, when launched, either didn’t open or displayed an error This app can’t open, […]

Windows Installation Media Creation Tool: Create Installation Media for Windows 8.1

What do you do, when you want to install or reinstall Windows 8.1 and you have lost your installation media or you don’t have it at all. Microsoft has come to the rescue! Microsoft now provides an online tool to create […]

Updated OneDrive offers larger thumbnails, Album customization and more

OneDrive keeps getting better. Based on various feedbacks from its OneDrive users, OneDrive team has announced many new features to its web interface and on the Android app. OneDrive new features Let us first check what new updates were provided […]

Comparison: OneDrive versus Google Drive, Dropbox and iCloud

Recently, we read about the launch of OneDrive (earlier called SkyDrive). Let us check how the features of OneDrive stack up against its competitor cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and iCloud. When you sign up for OneDrive.com, you […]

How to automatically upload Instagram photos to SkyDrive

We have seen how SkyDrive can automatically back up your captured photos and videos to SkyDrive in iOS too. This feature was already available on Windows Phone, but now even your photos and videos captured on iPods, iPhones and iPads […]

Microsoft releases 10 new Themes to celebrate Windows 8.1 release

With the recent General Availability of Windows 8.1 , many of you might have already upgraded to Windows 8.1. And to compliment that, Microsoft has released many stunning new Windows themes. The themes include the likes of Beaches, Birds, Classic […]

SkyDrive Smart Files in Windows 8.1 & how to Hydrate them

The SkyDrive team recently announced about the SkyDrive Smart files in Windows 8.1. In this post we will see more details about these Smart files of SkyDrive in Windows 8.1. Earlier these were referred to as Placeholder files. Smart Files […]

How to change location of OneDrive folder in Windows 8.1

We have seen that, with Windows 8.1, SkyDrive or OneDrive has been deeply integrated with it. The OneDrive team has been regularly adding features, as its receives its users’ feedback. While the SkyDrive users have welcomed its integration with Windows, one of […]