Following is a list of all articles posted in this category, click on a link to read the complete article:
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Microsoft has released an automatic Fix it tool to fix a very annoying problem faced by Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users. This problem occurs if your computer is infected or was infected by malware such as XP Antivirus…
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Recently I posted a tutorial about launching your favorite programs, games, etc using “Ease of Access” button present in Windows login screen: How to Launch Command Prompt or Other Programs Using “Ease of Access” Button at Login Screen in Windows?…
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Everyone knows here that we love Resource Hacker which is an excellent and one of the best Windows customization software. You’ll never find as much tutorials for Resource Hacker anywhere else as you find here at AskVG. Resource Hacker allows…
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Recently we posted 2 tutorials to customize Windows Shell (Explorer.exe) and login screen without replacing any system file or without using any 3rd party software: How to Apply and Safely Use Custom User Interface (Shell or Explorer) in Windows? How…
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First of all lets show you the benefits of this tutorial: The biggest benefit: you will not need to replace any system file to change login screen You’ll not need to use TuneUp Utilities or any other 3rd party utility…
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We here at AskVG always try our best to share useful Registry tweaks and tips to make your Windows faster and user friendly. We have posted several guides to add extra functionality to Windows as well as to customize Windows…
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If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you might be knowing that we love Windows customization. We have shared so many customization stuff in past for Windows and other software. We also post articles about UI modifications such…
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If you use Internet in your computer system, your computer is always at risk of getting virus infection. Whenever we browse on Internet, some data is downloaded on our system and some data is uploaded from our system. That’s why…
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We are pretty much aware of the new Start Screen introduced by Microsoft in its upcoming OS Windows 8. Start Screen is a Start Menu replacement for Windows 8 which shows live tiles of installed programs and built-in tools in…
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If you are a Windows user, you must install an antivirus and anti-spyware software in your system. We all install software, games, themes and many other stuff from various sources such as downloaded from Internet, from CD/DVD, USB drives, etc…
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Yesterday we posted about a bug found in Windows 8: Windows 8 Taskbar Context Menu Bug And now its turn of Windows Calculator. Almost all Windows users use the default Calculator application which comes preinstalled with Windows OS. But did…
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If you are using the new Windows 8 OS or following this blog regularly, you might be knowing about the new modern and advanced Task Manager introduced in Windows 8 by Microsoft. This new Metro Task Manager opens in a…
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If you are a Windows XP or later OS user, you might have noticed that Windows Explorer uses a different kind of sorting mechanism for file names containing numbers compared to Windows 2000 and earlier versions. For example, if you…
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All of us know that Microsoft is working on its upcoming OS “Windows 8” and a free public beta build (Consumer Preview) of Windows 8 can be downloaded using following link: Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Public Beta) Released, Download Now…
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Almost all Windows users use “Windows Updates” to download and install automatic updates for Windows released by Microsoft. These updates fix security issues and improve stability and performance of your computer so its always advised to install all Windows updates…
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Almost all Windows users are aware of “Windows Media Player” (WMP) which is a built-in media player in Windows OS and users can use it to play audio and video files such as MP3, AVI, MVEG, etc. Almost all Windows…
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We here at AskVG regularly post Registry tweaks to customize Desktop and My Computer context menus (right-click menus). We have told you in past how to add new program shortcuts in Desktop context menu. We have also told you how…
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There are many hidden secret tricks exist in Windows OS which have been shared many times in past by us. You can check out following article containing several hidden and unknown tricks present in Windows: [Did You Know] Collection of…
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We have covered many themes and transformation packs for Windows XP and Windows 7 to make them look-like Windows 8. But there was not a single Windows 8 theme or Windows 8 customization pack for Windows Vista users. Today we…
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Almost all modern web browsers come with “Inline AutoComplete” feature which automatically fills the matching URL in addressbar as soon as you start typing text in browser addressbar. This feature is quite handy and saves lots of time. Did you…
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We all know about new “Win+X Menu” present in Microsoft’s upcoming OS “Windows 8“. This hidden menu provides quick and easy access to many useful system shortcuts such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Task Manager, Event Viewer, etc. To access…
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Many times people face problems while opening .EXE files. The EXE file opens in Notepad. EXE file opens in some other installed programs. Windows displays “Open With” dialog box to choose the program. Windows shows error message, “Windows cannot find…
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UPDATE: Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 also come with same boot screen. Recently released Windows 8 RTM features a new boot screen which shows the new Windows 8 logo along with a circle animation. Now Windows XP users can also…
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UPDATE: Windows 8.1 login screen is same as Windows 8. Many of us are using Windows 8 RTM in our computers. Windows 8 comes with many changes and improvements. Also there are many UI changes and one of these UI…
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UPDATE: Article updated with new information. Charms Bar resources have been updated to match Windows 8 Consumer Preview UI. If you are regularly reading our articles, you must be aware of new “Charms Bar” introduced in Windows 8. When Microsoft…
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We all know about “Launchpad” program which comes with Mac OS X Lion. Launchpad is an application launcher which provides iOS like home screen in Mac OS X. We have shared 2 free software WinLaunch and JumpPad in past which…
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I’m sure you have faced this situation many times when a program window opens in a way that you can’t see either its titlebar or the whole program window. Most of the times it happens when you close a full screen…
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Almost all of us are aware of new Start Screen which is a new addition to Microsoft’s upcoming OS “Windows 8“. Start Screen in Windows 8 looks quite similar to Windows Phone 7’s home screen. It shows live tiles of…
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The tip mentioned in this tutorial will work for all Windows versions. This is the best and easiest way to start your computer in Safe Mode. You’ll be able to force Windows to start or boot in Safe Mode without…
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Whenever we talk about free-up disk space on Windows PC, we always suggest to clear “TEMP” folder. Deleting all files and folders present in “TEMP” folder might provide you a decent amount of free space. You might be wondering what…