Burn process failed – Power Calibration Error or Medium Speed Error when burning CD/DVD

How many people are still burning CDs and DVDs these days? If you’re one of the few, then chances are you’ve come across something that says “Power Calibration Error” or “Medium Speed Error.” Multiple factors could cause this error, but […]

How to set JAVA_HOME in Windows 10

In Unix terminology, an Environment variable is a string that holds information such as drive name, pathname, filename, etc. JAVA_HOME is an environment variable which addresses to the directory where Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit is installed in […]

Mouse Pointer lags or freezes on Windows 10

Even though we have a touch screen based Windows 10 devices, the mouse remains an important part of usage, especially when you want to do some hardcore work. When using Touch, it’s a bit hard to drag – and when […]

How to center Taskbar icons in Windows 10

In Windows 10, the icons in the taskbar are aligned to the left by default. We all have been experiencing this practice for a long time. However, some Windows user like to center align the icons on the Taskbar. While […]

Windows Media Player is not playing the Music Playlist

Windows Media Player in most cases is a much better media player when compared to Groove. We can understand why the Groove Music app was created, but with the music pass aspect dead in the water, maybe it’s time for […]

How to find Security Identifier (SID) of any User in Windows 10

A SID or a Security Identifier is a unique code that helps in the identification of any user or group and computer accounts across Windows Operating Systems. They are created as soon as a user account is created and being […]

iCloud Photos not downloading or showing up on Windows 10

iCloud appears as an ideal way of sharing and viewing your Photos stored on Apple devices. The same can be downloaded and stored to a Windows PC from the iCloud Photo Library/My Photo Stream. However, some error can occur midway […]

How to force quit a Full-Screen Always-On-Top Program or Game in Windows 10

Let us say that you have a Program or a Game open in the full-screen always-on-top mode, where even your Taskbar is not visible and the application freezes and you find yourself in a position where there is seemingly nothing […]

Windows 10 connects to these websites after a clean install

Windows 10 offers tons of privacy control for end users which they can control at their will. If you are installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, starting with version 1709 and later, Microsoft has released details of which endpoints […]

Preview EML files in Windows File Explorer with Preview Handler Association Editor

The File Explorer of Windows 10 does not support .eml previews. For instance, when you double-click on a .eml file, it opens in Outlook, but the preview pane refuses to display the .eml file preview – instead of displaying the […]

Add or remove Run as Administrator to PS1 File Context Menu in Windows 10

The main security measure on any operating system is the privileges. This means that the execution of any process or simply a program can be done at various stages. Mostly, this decision is taken care of by the operating system […]

Windows 10 can’t see other computers on network

The Windows File Explorer has been included and shipped with every generation of the Windows Operating System and has gone through a lot of changes. The File Explorer that comes in with Windows 10 is not just to browse the […]

Can’t see yourself on video during Skype calls? Here’s the fix!

Windows 10 users tend to use Skype for making voice and video calls quite often, and that much we can understand because it’s a quality tool. Additionally, for the first time in years, the desktop version of Skype doesn’t look […]

Free tools to forcefully terminate a full-screen application or game

The Task Manager had always been the popular tool to kill any application on Windows. Any program which doesn’t respond or closes the usual way (the X button) can be killed using the Task Manager. However, things are little different […]

What is Domain Fronting – Dangers, Advantages and Uses

Domain Fronting can be used as a tool to bypass censorship by ISPs and governments. Domain Fronting can also be used by hackers to obtain the information they want from you. What is domain fronting? This article explains domain fronting […]

What is GDPR – Summary of GDPR, Compliance and other details

You might have received many emails from different websites saying they updated their privacy policy. It was due to the implementation of GDPR. Many websites also used popups to indicate that they were complying with the General Data Protection Regulation of […]

How to force close a Program which Task Manager cannot terminate

In this post, we will see how to force close a program, even when the program won’t close with Task Manager. To close unresponsive tasks or programs you can also use taskkill.exe, keyboard shortcut, free tool or the End tree […]

Best To-Do list apps for Windows 10

Are you overwhelmed with planning a holiday itinerary or making a shopping list? Are you worn out managing multiple projects at work? Well, to do list is an easy way of getting all your tasks done, be it a personal list […]

How to clear the Event Log in Windows 10

Windows 10 is known for acting up now and again with several types of errors. Now, you may want to get a deeper understanding of the errors, and that’s where the Event Log comes into play. Event Log files basically […]

How to reset the Guest Key on your Xbox One console

Xbox One lets you create guest accounts so if someone wants to experience exactly the same as your account, they can do it. You can add restrictions on what kind of content guest can see or experience. This is great […]