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Filter Options in Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10/8/7

The Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10/8, and Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 too, allows you to filter out the policy settings that you do not want to be displayed and display only those policy settings […]

Guide to setting up Multiplayer Gaming on Windows Network

This post is meant for new Gamers and will talk about how to set up multiplayer gaming on a Windows Network. After reading this tutorial, you can simply go ahead and arrange a gaming party with all your gamer friends […]

Create a shortcut to open Windows Shut Down Dialog Box in Windows 10 / 8 / 7

We have already seen 10 different ways to shut down or restart Windows 8. One of them is by pressing the Alt+F4 combination to bring up the Windows Shut down Dialog box. However this is not as convenient as it looks, as if you […]

Windows Desktop Search Tips, Tricks, Advanced Query Syntax for Windows 10/8/7

One of the most used feature of Windows is its Search, It lets you locate your files, folders instantly. Windows Search also refers to the Instant Search, which now has become an integral part of Windows, particularly in the latest versions […]

Where are Windows Store Apps installed & how to access the folder

Metro apps can be accessed from and started by clicking on the Tiles on the Windows 8 Start Screen. But where are they installed or located? The ‘Metro’ or Universal or Windows Store Applications in Windows 8/10 are installed in […]

How to Print an email from Mail App in Windows 8

Windows 8 has incorporated a lot of changes and has made some tasks really simple. For instance, it has introduced a simple way by which users can discover the devices that are connected to and contained in their PC. So, […]

Configure & add Multiple email Accounts to Windows Mail App

Microsoft researched a lot about how people use email and email apps, before building the Windows Mail App. It realized, users today have multiple email accounts and receive more and more email each year. Therefore, an app that aggregates multiple […]

Change Control Panel View by Settings in Windows 7 | 8

Windows 8 – like Windows 7 – allows you to open the Control Panel, with 3 different views. You can make it open in the default view, which is Category-wise. Many find this very useful as one can find the […]

Staying safe on the Internet with Java; or being safer without it!

Two applications most of us have installed on our Windows computers and which need to be updated very frequently are Flash and Java. Java is basically a technology used to create animated or interactive web content. So in order to […]

Disable Splash Screen in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint programs

Whenever you start any Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc, you get to see a Splash Screen first, before the program actually starts. The splash screen is required to fill up the time between the time the […]

Create, Organize, Name, Tile Groups on Start Screen in Windows 8

Over time you may find that your Windows 8 Start Screen may end up displaying a lot of tiles, making it look cluttered and difficult to find program shortcuts. There is no way to display yet smaller size of the […]

Enable Windows Mouse Pointer Shadow feature

The earlier versions of Windows OS had the Mouse Pointer Shadow enabled by default. While some found this feature visually pleasing, others found it of no use – and yet some others wanted to increase performance by saving that bit of resource – and they, […]

Remove Open Folder in new window context menu option in Windows File Explorer

Today, when I was browsing my files, I observed that for every folder, in its right-click context menu, there is an option to open it in a new window. I have never used this option. Some of you may find […]

How to view App Sizes and Available Storage in Windows 8

If you have installed any of the preview versions of Windows 8, you probably know that you can load your Windows PC with many useful apps. All the apps, paid as well as free, sport a ‘Metro’ interface and can […]

Enable, Disable Delete Confirmation Box for Recycle Bin in Windows 10/8/7

Windows 8 users may have noticed that when you delete a file to the Recycle Bin, unlike in Windows 7 and earlier versions, the new operating system will no longer show you the Delete Confirmation Box. This is because Microsoft […]

How to add templates and insert videos in Word 2013

The new version of Microsoft Office 2013 has lots of great stuff, one being its word processing program – Word 2013 using which a user can insert a video in a  document, edit a PDF file, choose a template and do lot more. […]

Show or Hide Data Usage for Wireless Networks in Windows 8

Many users at the end of each month receive big data bills, unaware of the fact that they had crossed the data limit. Smartphone users especially face this problem. Though many Internet Service Providers via different ways do alert you when your data usage […]

Windows has blocked access to this file. Unblock a File.

At times, you may download a file from the Internet or receive one by email. Windows classifies certain files as unsafe downloads and attachments by identifying the files type and the security settings for each file. For doing this, it […]

How to Enable and Save Chat History in Outlook.com Web mail

There are many benefits of saving chat history. For instance, you can retrieve a lost web address or access the exact course of conversation that you had days ago. Whatever the case is, the feature can really prove handy at […]

How to Block Junk, Spam and Unwanted mail in Outlook.com

Many email service providers gift their users daily with unwanted emails which are at best, annoying and at worst, malicious! Most of these unwanted emails are from advertising companies, which either promises to make us rich quickly or offer us […]