Windows 10 is one of the major targets for cybercriminals mainly because of its worldwide popularity. It comes with a pre-installed Windows Security app, previously known as Windows Defender. Though this make Windows 10 more secure than its predecessors, the solution is still not sufficient. Hackers are using advanced and creative methods to access your […]

The terms drivers, hardware drivers, or device drivers are very common in the computing environment. However, most people cannot tell what is a driver or its importance. Simply put, a driver is a computer program that enables communication between the operating systems (OS) or applications and the computer internal or attached hardware. It allows the […]

The web is a giant network. There are many things happen in the backend when you type a domain name (website address) on the browser’s address bar and hit enter. One of the first things is that your browser will check the mapping on your computer’s hosts file. In this article, let us explore more […]

Microsoft Windows remains the most popular operating system in the world. However, this popularity makes it a key target for malicious attacks. Though the most recent release of Windows 10 OS came with enhanced security features, it has some controversial privacy issues. These include data collection settings and DNS leakage. Nevertheless, there is no need […]

Computer virus refers to a malicious code designed to make a computing device as host and breeding ground for infecting other devices. It works like biological viral infection that causes a variety of problems. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system and more than 75% of the people use Windows based PC as per […]

Windows 10 is a powerful operating system that automatically takes care of all the permissions related to files and folders. However, you may encounter file permission problems in many situations. Most of time you will see access denied or file permission error when trying to access the files. However, if your account has administrative privileges […]

Windows 10 comes with many great features that improve user experience. However, one of its few shortcomings is that it generates a random computer name during installation. The OS assigns a name with “DESKTOP” prefix followed by a combination of numbers and letters like “DESKTOP- 8DGNCKM”. This can be confusing when you need to identify […]

There are multiple ways you can enhance the Windows 10 operating system's features. One of the safest ways is to install apps from the official Microsoft Store. Microsoft introduced app store as a Windows Store in Windows 8. Later it merged the marketplace, Xbox stuffs and phone stuffs and renamed the Windows Store as Microsoft […]

You may need to deal with different types of files on daily use. Windows 10 uses certain program to open certain types of files by default. For example, a text file with .txt extension will always open in a Notepad app. It works fine in general scenario for quickly accessing the file content. However, it […]

Once the “My Computer” icon was popular on Windows PC’s desktop. You can double click or right click and choose “Open” to view all the connected drives on your computer. This will help you to explore the files on your PC and check on the external hard drives and USB. Microsoft renamed “My Computer” icon […]