Windows Media Player 12 is still available as part of Windows 10 that can play more music and video than ever. In this article we’ll show you 3 ways to open Windows Media Player in Windows 10. Option 1: Open Windows Media Player from Start Menu Click the Windows icon from the bottom-left corner of […]
Windows 10 Command Prompt: New Console vs. Legacy Console
March 4, 2016 by No comments »If you have upgraded to Windows 10, you may have noticed that it features an improved Command Prompt. For years, we have suffered the limitations of the Command Prompt such as not able to paste text using Ctrl+V or resize the window. Now all these features are included with the new Command Prompt. The new […]
5 Ways to Run Powershell as Administrator in Windows 10
November 7, 2017 by No comments »Is there a way to run a PowerShell Prompt with elevated privileges from a command line? In this tutorial we’ll show you 5 simple ways to open PowerShell as Administrator in Windows 10. Method 1: Run PowerShell as Administrator Using Cortana Search Bar Windows 10 comes with a Cortana search box in the taskbar. Just […]
A Workaround to Disable PIN Login in Windows 10 / 8
July 1, 2019 by No comments »In previous posts we’ve covered how to turn off Windows 10/8 Picture password and Microsoft account sign-in via group policy. There is also a similar group policy setting that seems to allow users to turn on PIN sign-in: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon. However, even if you have the “Turn on […]
2 Options to Disable Picture Password Sign-in in Windows 10 / 8
February 29, 2016 by No comments »Picture password is new and innovative way to unlock your Windows 10 / 8 devices by drawing predefined gesture on a selected picture. It seems better suited for touch-screen tablet users, and PC users might choose to turn off picture password logon. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 simple ways to disable / turn […]
3 Ways to Block or Disable Microsoft Account in Windows 10 / 8
February 29, 2016 by No comments »Once you’ve switched to a Microsoft account, Windows encrypts your text password with a reversible encryption algorithm. Therefore, any user of the PC with the administrator privileges can easily recover it (refer to this article). This is a security hole discovered in Windows 10 and 8. For security or privacy reasons, you might think of […]
2 Ways to Remove / Uninstall Built-in Apps in Windows 10
February 28, 2016 by No comments »Windows 10 comes with many modern metro style apps installed by default. There are plenty of users who are never going to use modern apps such as Xbox, Weather, Sports, Store, OneNote, Skype, Calendar and Mail, Alarms and Clock, etc. Thankfully, there are ways to completely remove / uninstall pre-installed Windows 10 modern apps. Method […]
Windows 10: Create and Use A USB Recovery Drive
February 26, 2016 by No comments »A Recovery Drive is a bootable USB drive that can be used to repair or recover your computer, in the event it won’t start normally. Like its predecessor, Windows 10 also lets users create a bootable USB recovery drive easily. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create and use a Windows 10 USB […]
Reset / Remove Forgotten Password on Surface RT Tablet
February 24, 2016 by No comments »Lost your Surface password? Locked out of your Surface RT tablet? At present, there is no any password recovery utility available to Windows RT system, so you might have to reset your tablet to factory defaults. This tutorial explains how to remove or reset Surface RT password by performing a factory reset. Reset / Remove […]
Set Up Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 10
February 22, 2016 by No comments »Do you need remote access to your home or work computer? Remote Desktop Connection is a nice feature included with every Windows installation, which makes it easy to access your computer remotely from another computer. By default, Remote Desktop is disabled for security reasons. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to set up and […]