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Almost all Windows users are aware of the built-in “Windows Update” program or service which keeps Windows updated by downloading and installing latest updates, service packs, drivers and hotfixes released by Microsoft. But sometimes users face various problems related to…
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This is really a fun tip or you can say a bug/goof-up which is present in almost all Windows versions. We have mentioned it a few times in past in our exclusive Windows Bugs and Goof-ups topics. [Did You Know]…
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UPDATE: Tutorial updated for new Windows versions. Almost all Windows versions such as Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 show your user account picture (also known as Windows account picture and user avatar) on…
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We know that Start Menu has been added back into Microsoft’s upcoming OS Windows 10. After getting a huge demand for the good ol’ Start Menu, Microsoft has finally decided to put Start Menu back in Windows 10 operating system.…
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There are many ways to check your computer hardware and software information such as using System Properties, using dxdiag command, using systeminfo command, etc. You can also take help of 3rd party software such as HWiNFO for detailed system information.…
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As you know, a bootable USB drive comes handy in many situations such as re-installing Windows operating system or recovering from critical errors (like refreshing your PC, etc). There are several free tools available such as A Bootable USB, Rufus…
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NOTE: This trick will work in all Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP. With the help of this tutorial, you’ll be able to auto login to Windows without entering your username…
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Since a few days I was facing this strange problem. I was trying to open a Microsoft Excel 2013 file (.xlsx) in Windows 8.1 but whenever I tried to open it, I received following error message: There was a problem…
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If you are having problems in changing your user account password in Windows, this tutorial will definitely help you. Recently an AskVG reader “Andre Christian” contacted us regarding following problem: Hi VG, I want to change my Windows user account…
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If you use Windows operating system, you might be very well aware of the WIN key present on your computer’s keyboard. Generally WIN key is used to quickly access Start Menu or Start Screen in Windows. But you can also…
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Recently an AskVG reader “Darrel” contacted us regarding following problem: I have a Windows 7 computer and I recently noticed that whenever I try to troubleshoot anything, it gives me this error: An error occurred while troubleshooting. A problem is…
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Long time back we posted an exclusive tutorial to remove Shutdown button from Login Screen in Windows: How to Remove Shut Down Button from Windows Vista and 7 Login Screens? In the above tutorial, we took help of our favorite…
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If you are using Internet Explorer web browser, here is an interesting and useful tip for you. Today in this topic we are going to reveal a hidden secret mode present in Internet Explorer browser which can restrict users from…
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Today we are going to share another “Did You Know (DYK)” trick. In our exclusive DYK series we share interesting tips which exist since long time in popular software but many people are not aware of these tricks. We have…
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Today in this tutorial we are going to share a very old but very useful Registry tweak which has been mentioned many times by us in a few other AskVG tutorials such as our ultimate Windows restrictions tutorial and in…
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Whenever we want to get details of a file or folder such as file type, size, date of creation, owner, etc, we open its “Properties” window and get the desired details. We also access file or folder’s properties window to…
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If you are a Windows user but love Mac OS X “Mavericks” interface, here is something interesting for you! Today we are going to share a new OS X Mavericks transformation pack which can be used in Windows XP, Vista,…
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Recently an AskVG reader “Jeff” contacted us regarding following issue: Please tell me how to delete UpdatusUser FOLDER? This folder is located under C:\Users directory. I tried to remove it but Windows didn’t allow me to remove it. I never…
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Here is an interesting tip for our readers! Recently an AskVG reader “Arif034” asked us following question via email: How can I find out the exact install time and date of Windows? I’ve come across some answers to this query…
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Windows 8.1 has been released to public and Windows 8 users can update their computer systems to Windows 8.1 absolutely free. Download Windows 8.1 RTM Now If you are using Windows 8 and want to upgrade to Windows 8.1, following…
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UPDATE: New version 6.0 released with lots of fixes and new features. Microsoft’s new OS Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 feature brand new “Start Screen” which looks similar to Windows Phone 7 home screen. It basically shows live tiles of…
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The solution given in this tutorial will work in all Windows versions! This problem is faced by many Windows users who try to connect to Internet using their mobile phones or USB devices such as USB Modem, etc. When they…
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Resource Hacker is one of our favorite tools to customize Windows appearance. Its free and allows you to completely change Windows look-n-feel. You can edit system files such as DLL, EXE, CPL, etc using Resource Hacker and then you can…
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Imagine a situation when you have a mobile phone or a tablet and you want to download some apps or games in it or you want to update existing apps. But you don’t have an Internet connection in the device…
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We are back with another exclusive app for our readers. Today in this topic we are going to share a free and portable software for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users. This freeware has been…
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If you are a Windows customization lover and if you are a long time reader of this blog, you must be aware of the best Windows customization tool “Resource Hacker“. Resource Hacker is a free software for Windows which allows…
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“Windows Update” is one of the most important and most useful components of Windows OS. It allows you to download and install latest security updates, fixes and performance and reliability updates which are regularly released by Microsoft to keep Windows…
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If you are a Windows user and if you are interested in development phase of Windows when testing builds of Windows upcoming versions are released, then you must be aware of the build numbers or build strings of Windows. Each…
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By default all Windows versions such as Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 don’t show file extensions for known file types such as exe, mp3, txt, doc, avi, etc. It is done to make user experience easier so…
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When Windows Vista was released, Microsoft added a new feature to the OS which is called “Extended Context Menu“. Context menu is the menu which is shown when you right-click on an item and extended context menu is an advanced…