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Tutorials, how-to guides, and blog posts about using Windows. How to use laptops, tablets, PCs, and other gadgets with Windows.

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How to change the DHCP lease time in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.03.2020
The DHCP lease time is a setting that controls how long your Windows 10 computers, as well as other devices such as smartphones or printers, keep their dynamically allocated IP addresses. Do you want to know how to change the DHCP lease time, how to...
PowerShell

Reset PowerShell and CMD to their default settings

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 05.03.2020
After you work for a while with the Command Prompt or PowerShell, you are likely to end up customizing the way they look. After all, by default, their looks and colors look quite dull for many. You might change the font, its size, the color...
UEFI BIOS

How to update the BIOS of your motherboard

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.03.2020
One of the most important things that you should not mess up is updating the BIOS of your computer's motherboard. Yes, the process is not that complicated even though it is not easy either, but there are so many things that you must get right,...
Trust GXT 256 Exxo

Trust GXT 256 Exxo review: For streaming and podcasting!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 28.02.2020
Trust GXT 256 Exxo is a new USB microphone that is designed for people that are into streaming, podcasting, voice-overs, and acoustic music. It has quite an aggressive look and an RGB-like lighting system. While we are not yet active on YouTube, we are playing...
Windows 10 taskbar

3 ways to hide the taskbar in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 26.02.2020
If you use a laptop, tablet, or even a desktop computer with a small or medium-sized monitor, you know that screen space is essential. Unfortunately, on displays with modest sizes or low resolutions, that space is quite limited. One of the best ways to get...
Windows 10 Notifications

How to open the Action Center in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 25.02.2020
The Action Center from Windows 10 is where the operating system centralizes all the notifications that you receive, and the available Quick Actions. To use the Action Center productively, you first need to know how to open it. Here are all the ways to open...
Task Manager

How disable the Task Manager in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.02.2020
There are some cases in which you might want to disable Task Manager in Windows 10. There are also opposite situations, when you want to enable Task Manager, like when your computer was infected by malware that disabled the Task Manager. In such a case,...
Game bar

How can I record my gameplay on a Windows 10 PC?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 21.02.2020
Gamers love to record their gameplay, and Microsoft has been working hard to make Windows 10 the most gaming-friendly operating system ever. One of its most useful gaming features is the Xbox Game bar, which, among others, lets you record game clips and take screenshots...
Start Menu

Windows tiles: What are they? What do they do?

  • misc
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 20.02.2020
While the old and familiar desktop shortcuts continue to be reliable, the Windows 10 Start Menu includes a different way of launching and organizing things, using a concept called Windows tiles. Everyone has an opinion about Windows tiles. In spite of Windows 10 being one...
Network

How to automatically dial a broadband PPPoE connection in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 20.02.2020
Creating, configuring, and connecting to a broadband PPPoE connection in Windows 10 is rather easy. However, you do need to make the PPPoE connection manually, each time you want to access the internet. It is a step that many of you might prefer to skip...
Airplane mode

Windows 10's Airplane mode: 3 ways to turn it Off or On!

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 19.02.2020
If you are a mobile user who travels a lot, you need a way to work or have fun while flying. Luckily, like a smartphone, Windows 10 has a feature called Airplane mode. You can turn it on to use your laptop or tablet while...
Partitions and drives

5 ways to rename any drive in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 18.02.2020
In Windows 10, every drive uses a familiar name that helps you identify it. For instance, the drive that holds the operating system is called Local Disk. At the same time, a USB memory stick is named USB Drive. Also, network drives and mapped drives...
UEFI BIOS

What is BIOS? What does BIOS mean?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.02.2020
If you are a casual computer user, you may have heard about the BIOS, UEFI BIOS, BIOS failures, or Dual BIOS motherboards, but you might be wondering what these terms mean. What is a BIOS except for a weird-sounding acronym? What does BIOS do? Is...
Children

How to add a child account to your Windows 10 PC

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 14.02.2020
We've always found the family features and settings from Microsoft to be rather complicated and not so easy to understand. However, in Windows 10, things changed, and they did so for the better. Adding a child account to your Windows 10 PC or device is...
Command Prompt (CMD)

What is the Command Prompt (CMD)?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 13.02.2020
The Command Prompt or CMD is the bane of many Windows users. Most people don't understand what it is, and, unless they really have to use it, they try to avoid it. Also, most of those who read our tutorials about the Command Prompt on...
Cortana

How to reset Cortana in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 13.02.2020
Cortana is a great virtual assistant that can help you in many ways. To be able to do most of her work, she needs to collect, analyze, and store information about you. It is a lot of personal information that at some point you might...
File Explorer

How to rename all files in a folder in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 11.02.2020
Renaming multiple or all the files in a folder can be a tedious, repetitive task in Windows 10. However, there are some tricks you can use to save time and rename a batch of files, either using a keyboard shortcut, from File Explorer's ribbon, or...
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What is DNS? How is it useful?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 10.02.2020
Have you heard of the term DNS? Did you stumble upon error messages that told you that the DNS server could not be reached? Do you know what a DNS is and what its purpose is? If you want to find out, read this guide....