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How to Recover Deleted Screenshots on Windows 10?

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Nowadays, screenshots have become one of the easiest and most convenient ways to capture our screens and instantly share them with anyone. On Windows devices, you can take screenshots either by Print screen key (PrtScr) on your keyboard or by using the Windows in-built Snipping Tool. When you capture screenshots on your Windows computer, it saves the screen content to the Clipboard. Then you can paste that image from Windows Clipboard into any image editor … Read more

The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Windows Task Manager

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How to Fully Use Task Manager: A Complete Guide to Everything Ctrl+Alt+Delete & Beyond in Windows 10 – Full Breakdown for Newbies Sometimes, you have a program that you really, really need to close. But therein presents a problem: you can’t close it. There is either no red X at the top right, or you just can’t get it to work because the program won’t respond. This is where an external program called Task Manager … Read more

How to Use Notepad in a Pinch: 5 Tech Tips for the Budget PC

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When many people hear “Notepad,” they dread the name. It strikes fear in the hearts of many, and often they think the end is nigh. But sometimes – in a pinch – it’s all you have. Sometimes your PC is such a potato that you can’t run anything else. But you shouldn’t underestimate it either. Here are 5 tips for the wary Notepad user that might just turn this simple program into a life-saving application … Read more

5 Tech Security Tips for Protecting Your Windows 10 PC

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Windows offers near-unlimited potential for users everywhere. macOS is great, mind you, but Microsoft’s “open garden” philosophy versus Apple’s “walled garden” philosophy makes it hard to use macOS. And in an age where almost everyone is connected to their devices one way or another, it’s important they do everything they can do on each device. But where Windows fails in comparison to macOS is security. With people being on their devices every day, cybercriminals have … Read more

Critical Process Died BSOD Error In Windows 10

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Many users have stated that they frequently receive the pop-up messages that state that critical process died BSOD error in Windows 10. The full form of BSOD is Blue Screen of Death which indicates a fatal system error. Whenever this error occurs users have to restart their Windows PC. Although with the advancement of technology, it is becoming rare to see. But it also doesn’t mean that they are in the past now. Still today, … Read more

5 Solutions to Fix Winload.EFI Error

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Windows can be a sophisticated operating system at times. It has a lot of things to take care of due to the constant installing/uninstalling of applications, changes in internal registries, modification in data due to scattering, amongst other things. Sometimes, this complexity and the combination of misfortune can lead to errors and corruption of files. This error is one of those instances where a critical file gets corrupted and hence, more drastic actions are required, … Read more

Some Tips on How to Use Windows 10 More Productive

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A computer makes it possible for an individual to work from home. The focus on productivity working from home is crucial by using the right tips for Windows 10. A person should consider different factors when using Windows 10 to work. Display Setting A person should use a display setting that helps meet the personal goals of an individual. The size of text, icons, and apps of Windows 10 should provide a person with good … Read more

How to Successfully Wipe Data from a Hard Drive with BitRaser File Eraser

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‘I had been using this Sony 1TB slim external hard drive for the past few years. A few days back, I realized it was not performing very effectively. After being fed up of frequent crashes and the degrading file transfer speed, I decided to sell the hard drive to a reseller. But I was a bit worried about data privacy. Although I formatted the drive before selling it, I knew that the deleted files could … Read more

Stop Windows 10 From Doing Online Searches

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Are you tired of your Windows Search in Windows 10 from showing results from the internet and querying online when you just want to search for a local file on your computer?  Were you one of the millions of people who had Windows 10 search functionality broken when Microsoft had a problem in their cloud/online services that affected that query due to Cortana and Bing search being built into the Windows 10 search function?  Well … Read more

How to Fix Computer Freezing – 7 Methods That Work

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You buy a new computer, and it works beautifully. You’ve never owned a computer as fast as this one. You happily surf the net, type documents and post your pictures on Instagram. You giggle at the latest cute cat videos posted on Youtube. Then, after four or five months, your computer starts to slow down. The files begin to open incorrectly. The computer programs start to freeze or shut down. Then you come to this … Read more

Fixing Data Failures in Windows without Losing Important Files

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Despite being one of the most popular computer operating systems, Microsoft Windows is prone to system errors and cyber attacks. In fact, the latest Windows 10 update brought about an unwelcome revelation for many of its users – it deleted a whole host of their files. It became such a massive ordeal that Microsoft resorted to pulling the entire update and for investigation. Without a doubt, everyone has files on the PC or laptop that … Read more

How to Lock Down Windows 10 So it Only Runs Approved Applications

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I wrote this article because all of the information online about disabling programs from running in Windows or locking down Windows applications for users seemed to have correct information but was outdated and lacked some updates for Windows 10 Home PC users.  Though the information in these articles was good, the way to achieve the results had problems with Windows 10 Home Edition in several cases so here is a simpler way to lock down … Read more

How to Use System Recovery Disk in Windows 10?

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Almost all modern laptops are shipped with a recovery partition (aka System Recovery disk partition) that helps you reset or refresh your PC. System Recovery Drive enables you to troubleshoot problems with your PC when your system fails to boot. The disk gives you access to advanced startup options that can be used to restore PC and helps you fix the issue with Windows OS that fails to start correctly. Additionally, it helps you reinstall … Read more

How To Turn ON and OFF USB Selective Suspend In Windows 10

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Windows 10 is the most recently updated version of Windows NT systems and comes with a lot of features. The updated features include the USB selective suspend option. This is not a new feature in windows systems only that it has been made better with options of accessing it using the control panel. USB selective suspend has been present in all windows devices since windows XP was launched years ago. This is a huge power … Read more

Glyph Atom Black 1TB SSD A1000BLK Review

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Thumb drives are a dime a dozen now, coming in all shapes, sizes and speeds but it is really hard to find a good one.  Good speeds, sizes and shapes determine usually what drives we buy and this one might fit the bill.  Today we will be looking at the Glyph Atom Black 1TB SSD, yeah 1 terabyte of portable storage, but it is not a regular thumb drive.  Let’s check out the specifications first. … Read more

Recover Lost Data With EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard For Free

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We’ve all gone through that moment where we end up deleting some important documents or pictures by mistake. Sometimes, it’s the hard drive that gave up on us, sometimes it’s the partitioning of drive that let this happen. Next, comes the search for a free data recovery software where you end up with hundreds of software but don’t know which one should be trusted. And most of the free data recovery software only let you … Read more

Review of the Patriot Viper 32Gig 2800MHz DDR4 PVE432G280C6KGY memory kit

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RAM, we all need it in our PC’s (yeah Macs are included here), Tablet’s, Phones, Consoles (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, etc) and just about any device that computes.  Windows 10 itself requires 2Gigs of it (64-Bit), if you are only running 2 Gigs in Windows you might be a little held back by what you can do.  Top it off with a web browser, applications, games and the likes and you are going … Read more

How to reset lost or forgotten Windows password. PCUnlocker Review

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There might have been several occasions where you couldn’t get access to your PC. Maybe because it’s an old PC and you forgot the password. Or if someone accessed it and changed the password just to trouble you. Anything can happen these days. And you are stuck in a situation where you can’t access the important files that are on the computer thanks to a password that you forgot. At a time like this, you will search … Read more

Patriot Viper V370 RGB 7.1 Virtual Surround Gaming Headset Review

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There are so many options when selecting gaming headphones today, the market is saturated with them.  With that, finding a good set of 7.1 headphones especially is difficult and with that I bring you todays review of the Viper V370 RGB 7.1 Surround Gaming.  Time to find out if they are good or not. Before we jump into the review, let’s check out the features and specs of this set. Features and Specs Features: 1 … Read more

Patriot Viper V570 Full RGB Laser Gaming Mouse Review

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Whether you’re a gamer, in the office, a writer and anything using a PC, Mac and even some tablets, chances are you are using a mouse and there are many variations of these input devices.  There are the incredibly expensive type that have tons of features, buttons and gadgets and then the basic affordable ones, but then there are the ones in between that offer everything at a budget price.  With that in mind, I … Read more