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Today we are going to talk about a very irritating issue which can be found in any version of Windows whether its the good ol’ Windows XP or the latest Windows 10 operating system. All Windows users (Windows XP, Vista,…
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Attention Windows 7 users! We are going to share very important information for all Windows 7 users. If you don’t have any 3rd party antivirus or security suite program installed in your computer or if you have an incompatible antivirus…
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Recently I got an email from a reader “Evan” who wanted a simple, easy to understand and complete guide about recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. A guide which covers everything such as what are these vulnerabilities, how dangerous they…
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Recently an AskVG reader “Tot” contacted us regarding this annoying problem. The problem was related to customized drive label or name in Windows 10. In Windows Explorer (also known as File Explorer, My Computer and This PC), his external disk…
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This exclusive tutorial will help you in fixing almost all kind of network and Internet connections issues in Windows operating system. Most of the methods given in this tutorial will work in all Windows versions but some are OS specific.…
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In previous tutorials, we have told you how to remove unwanted tabs from file/folder properties windows. We shared methods to remove “Previous Versions“, “Customize“, “Sharing“, “Security” and “Compatibility” tabs from properties window. Recently an AskVG reader asked us about removing…
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UPDATE: In newer Windows 10 versions, the option name has been changed from “Share with” to “Give access to” but the method given in this tutorial still works to remove the new option. In previous tutorial, we told you how…
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Recently we posted a tutorial to remove “Sharing”, “Security”, “Customize” and “Previous Versions” tabs from files/folders properties in Windows operating system: [Windows Tip] Remove “Sharing”, “Security”, “Customize” and “Previous Versions” Tabs from Properties After reading the tutorial, an AskVG reader…
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When you right-click on a file, folder or drive in Windows and select “Properties” option, it opens the selected item’s properties window which contains several tabs based on the selected item type. For example, when you open a folder’s properties…
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In past, we have told you how to remove “Share with” and “Restore previous versions” options from file/folder/drive context menus. When you right-click on a file, folder or drive in Windows, you get these options in the context menu (right-click…
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Recently an AskVG reader contacted us regarding this issue. This problem occurs when “Media Foundation Protected Pipeline EXE has stopped working” error message is displayed by Windows whenever you try to transfer video files from your PC/laptop to your mobile…
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Today in this topic we are going to address a very annoying problem faced by several trackpad/touchpad users. If you are using a keyboard with trackpad or touchpad and you try to scroll using 2 fingers, your web browser specially…
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Recently an AskVG reader “Arun” asked us how to remove “Restore Previous Versions” option from the context menu (right-click menu)? In Windows, when you right-click on a file, folder or drive, you get “Restore Previous Versions” option in the context…
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This question is asked by so many readers via emails and comments, so today I decided to post a tutorial to find out information about the installed Windows version in any computer. This tutorial will help you in checking: Which…
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NOTE: This tutorial will work in all Windows versions including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Many times people access our system and change our customized settings here and there. Wouldn’t it be great…
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Today in this tutorial, we are going to tell you how to create .REG files also known as registry script files in Windows operating system. Registry script files are similar to batch scripts, they are used to modify Windows registry…
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This is a very popular and known issue in Windows operating system. Many times Windows users face this problem when they try to connect to a Wi-Fi network or a local area network connection (Ethernet). They receive following error message…
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Recently an AskVG reader “BAPPY” contacted us regarding following problem: Hi ! I’m using Windows 8.1. Sharing Tab is missing in Folder Properties and also missing in context menus. I tried some solution like registry option and cmd, but nothing…
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We know that we can pin applications, program shortcuts, etc to Windows Taskbar and Start Menu for quick and easy access but there are some limitations with this method. Windows doesn’t allow users to pin a few selected file formats…
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Here is a very important information for all Windows users! Microsoft has warned about a new malware called “Hicurdismos” which pretends to be a Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) installer, a well known anti-malware program from Microsoft for Windows 7 and…
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Good news for Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 users who were annoyed by the “Get Windows 10” (GWX) app. Microsoft has released an update “KB3184143” for Windows 7/8.1 users which removes “Get Windows 10” app and other software programs related…
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“Sierra” is the name of the upcoming version of Apple’s MacOS which will be the 13th major release of MacOS. Currently a beta version is available for download and the final version of MacOS Sierra will be released this fall.…
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Many times if you are looking for a download on Microsoft website, you might have seen the term “IA64” or “Itanium-based system“. Many software or updates present at Microsoft website are available in 3 forms: x86 (32-bit), x64 (64-bit) and…
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Ever since Microsoft released its latest OS Windows 10 to public and announced about free upgrade to Windows 10 within first year of its launch, the company has been very busy in sending Windows 10 upgrade to Windows 7 machines…
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Today in this tutorial, we are going to address one of the most annoying and strange problems present in Windows 7 operating system. This problem is related to built-in Windows Update program which regularly checks for new updates at Microsoft…
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Here is a great news for all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users! Microsoft has released “Convenience Rollup” package for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 operating systems which contains almost all updates and hotfixes which have been…
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Recently we shared a useful Registry tweak to replace “Ease of Access” button at Login Screen with any desired program in Windows Vista and later Windows versions. With the help of that tutorial, you can launch any desired program by…
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A few years back I posted a tutorial about changing action of “Ease of Access” aka “Accessibility” button at Login Screen. In that tutorial, I provided a simple trick to replace the “Ease of Access” button with any desired program…
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Microsoft’s latest OS Windows 10 comes with Internet Explorer 11 version. The previous Windows version i.e. Windows 8.1 also came with IE11 version and Microsoft has released the same IE11 version for good ol’ Windows 7 OS. Internet Explorer 11…
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Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this annoying issue. The reader wanted to completely disable the screen which appears when you try to log off, restart or shut down in Windows OS and shows a list of apps which…