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Windows Defender is Microsoft’s official antivirus and anti-spyware/malware program for Windows operating system. It comes preinstalled with Windows Vista and all later Windows versions such as Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10. If you don’t like Windows Defender and…
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UPDATE: New version 4.2.5 released which comes with many new features and improved support for Windows 10. Please scroll down to read the complete changelog. The most annoying problem faced by Windows Vista or later OS users is the removal…
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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…
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Windows 10 comes with many default built-in modern apps to help users such as Calendar, Mail, Music, Movies, News, Weather, Photos, etc. Although providing these modern apps bundled with Windows 10 was a good idea but some people might not…
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NOTE: This bug is also present in Windows 8.1 operating system. Today while troubleshooting an annoying issue in Windows 10, I found a weird bug in Windows 10 OS. This bug is related to the Slide Show feature of Lock…
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When Microsoft released Windows 8.1, the company added a new feature “Slide Show” on Lock Screen which allows users to select desired images and then those images are shown on Lock Screen in form of a slide show. The background…
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Whenever a new operating system (whether its a new Windows version or a new Linux distro or a new iOS version) is released or is being developed and tested, many people want to try its new features and user interface…
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Almost all of us know about Windows 10 operating system which was recently released to public. Also a free Insider Preview build of Windows 10 can be downloaded and installed from Microsoft to test its new features and improvements: Download…
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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…
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UPDATE: If you are using Windows 10, check out following tutorial first: Let Windows 10 Automatically Fix Blurry Apps Problem Old problem but new operating system and different problems but single solution! If you can remember, long time back we…
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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…
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We know that Windows 10 has been released to public and Windows 7 or 8.1 users can upgrade to Windows 10 for free if they are using genuine and activated Windows in their computers. People who want to perform clean…
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Finally Windows 10 has been released to public and available for download or upgrade. Windows 10 Now Available for Download and Free Upgrade As we have mentioned many times in past that Windows 7 and 8.1 users who are using…
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Recently we told you about the new “Get Windows 10” app released by Microsoft for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. This new app will help Windows 7 and 8.1 users in upgrading to Windows 10 for free. [FAQ] “Get…
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NOTE: If you are using Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and don’t want to upgrade to Windows 10, this tutorial will help you. It’ll disable and remove Windows 10 upgrade program and will also prevent your computer from…
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Recently we told you that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users can free upgrade to Windows 10 in the first year of launch. You can check out following topic for more details: Windows 10 Upgrade Paths and List of Deprecated…
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In older Windows versions such as Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, whenever you needed to share a screenshot of your computer screen or screenshot of a particular program window with others, you had to press PrtScn (Print Screen) key…
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UPDATE: This method also works in Windows 10. When Microsoft introduced Start Screen and tiles feature in Windows 8 operating system, all tiles had same background color based on Start Screen’s background color. But with the release of Windows 8.1,…
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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…
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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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Windows Store can be found in Windows 8 and later Windows versions which works like Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store. Windows Store allows Windows users to download and install free or paid apps from Microsoft Store. But sometimes…
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OneNote is a to-do and note taking program from Microsoft which comes bundled with Microsoft Office suite. It allows users to save notes in various formats such as typed, handwritten, drawings, clips, audio, etc. In past, OneNote was not available…
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Almost all of us know about the Start Screen introduced in Windows 8 operating system. Microsoft tried to put Windows Phone style Start Screen in Windows 8 OS. Start Screen in Windows 8 shows live tiles for various modern (aka…
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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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If you are using Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or later Windows version, you might have noticed that Windows Store automatically downloads and installs updates for all Modern (aka Metro) apps. Whenever new updates are available for installed apps, Windows Store…
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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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Last year we posted a tutorial to prevent update from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 operating system: How to Disable Automatic Upgrade to Latest Windows Version in Windows 8 and 8.1 Although Windows 8.1 is an improved version of Windows…
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We know that Windows 8 and later operating systems don’t come with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 but there are many 3rd party software programs which require .NET Framework 3.5 installed in Windows. So people use online or offline methods to…