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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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.…
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…
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…
Recently a few Google Chrome users have reported that if they install Chrome web browser on Windows XP or Windows Vista, they receive following notification message in a yellow infobar: This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because…
We here at AskVG regularly share Windows tips-n-tricks and most of these tips include Registry Editor tweaks. Sometimes to apply a Registry tweak, you need to first take ownership and control of the Registry key to be able to change…
UPDATE: Microsoft had plans to add tabs UI to Windows 10 File Explorer using a new “Sets” feature and the company also tested this new tabbed interface in File Explorer and other applications in Windows 10 Insider Preview (testing) builds…
This tutorial has been written by AskVG reader “Slinky Grafix“. This simple method of changing the standard, default and ugly folder icons in Windows operating system has existed for many years and does not involve modifying any system file using…
This article is a collection of some of our exclusive tutorials which have helped you in learning how to restart Explorer in Windows operating system. Actually many tips-n-tricks or troubleshooting guides posted on our website require you to restart Windows…
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…
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]…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
UPDATE: OSX Yosemite Login Screen for Windows 7 is now available for download. You might be aware of the upcoming OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) Mac operating system from Apple which is going to release for public at the end…
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…
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…
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…