Many Windows password tools require creating a bootable CD or USB drive, and then booting it to recover / reset lost admin password. However, what if you encounter an old computer that doesn’t support USB booting, neither have a CD drive? Thankfully, you can reset forgotten Windows password via PXE network boot. PCUnlocker is a […]
How to Resize Video or Change Resolution in Windows
December 18, 2014 by No comments »There are many situations where you might need to resize a video and change the screen resolution. It could be because the video screen size is too big to be uploaded to YouTube, or you need to enlarge a small video to fill up your large monitor. Sometimes resizing the video can also bring its […]
How to Install WinPE to Portable Hard Drive
December 12, 2014 by No comments »As you likely know, there are many freewares (for example, ISO2Disc and Rufus) that allow to create a bootable CD or USB stick from WinPE ISO image. However, these tools don’t support USB hard drive as it is not recognized as removable media in Windows. So here I’m going to explain how to manually install […]
How to Change Default Web Browser in Windows 8 / 7
November 15, 2018 by No comments »Is there a way to set Chrome as the default browser for all my applications? By default, Windows will launch the built-in Internet Explorer for you to access the Internet, when you click a link in an email or external application. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to change the default web browser in […]
Install Windows 8 from Hard Drive – without Using CD or USB
December 8, 2014 by No comments »It’s super easy to install Windows 8 from a USB drive or a CD/DVD. But, what to do if you don’t have a USB drive in hand, or your optical drive doesn’t work properly? Here we’ll show you how to install Windows 8 directly from a hard drive, without using a CD or USB drive. […]
Windows 10: Associate a File Type with a Specific App
December 6, 2014 by No comments »A default program is the program that Windows uses automatically when you open a particular type of file. For example, when you double-click a file with .wmv, Windows Media Player opens up and that’s because the extension name .wmv is associated with Windows Media Player by default. But sometimes you might want to change file […]
Fix ‘VMware Workstation Does Not Recognize USB Drive’
December 4, 2014 by No comments »VMware Workstation does not recognize your USB drive? If you’ve used VMware Workstation for some time, you might ever face the situation where you can use the USB drive well on the host PC (physical machine), but no USB drive is shown up under the VM -> Removable Devices menu within VMware Workstation. Here is […]
Enable Hardware Virtualization VT-x/AMD-v in BIOS
December 3, 2014 by No comments »When you try to install Windows 8, you might receive an error message that says “This PC can’t run Windows 8 – Your PC’s CPU isn’t compatible with Windows 8“. To fix this problem you have to enable hardware virtualization VT-x/AMD-v for your CPU in BIOS. On Intel platforms, you can normally turn VT-x on […]