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Yesterday while installing Windows 10 in my friend’s computer, I faced this issue. It was a new laptop and I was doing a clean installation of latest Windows 10 version. Since most of the branded computers come with a single…
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How many time has it happened when you are working on your computer and suddenly your computer hangs or freezes? Almost all of us have faced this problem. Now-a-days in Windows 10 days, it doesn’t happen frequently but in good…
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Who doesn’t know about the good ol’ “File Manager” program which came bundled with the classic Windows 3.0 operating system in early 90s? Most of you might have heard about Windows 3.0 and some of you even have used it…
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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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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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If you are using Google Chrome web browser in Windows Vista operating system, you might have noticed that it no longer uses Windows Vista’s default Aero theme to draw titlebar and the whole window frame. In older versions of Chrome,…
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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…