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Tips and Tricks

Quickly Uninstall or Remove OneDrive Completely from Windows 10 by Using a batch file

August 20, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Uninstall OnerDrive in Windows 10 with a single click by using this batch file. If you use Google Drive or Dropbox and not OneDrive … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks
How to

How to Create a System Repair Disc for Windows 10

August 18, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Like Windows 8, Windows 10 also lets you create a repair disc. Though Windows 10 offers the advanced options that contains recovery tools to … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks
Firefox

Firefox 41: Set New Tab to open a Custom Web Page or Site

August 17, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Firefox 41 browser.newtab.url preference is missing in about:config. Firefox 40 or versions prior to it, allowed users to replace the New Tab Page with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
How to
Windows 10 OneNote

How to Uninstall and Reinstall built-in OneNote App in Windows 10

August 14, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Windows 10 OneNote

OneNote is also one of the default Apps that comes installed with Windows 10, if you ran into issues or got an error while … [Read more…]

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News

Windows 10 Store version 2015.8.3.2 Fixes App download errors 0x803F7000 and 0x803F7003, and more

August 12, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft addresses Windows 10 Store issues. If you’ve failed to launch the Store app in Windows 10 or encountered errors 0x803F7000 and 0x803F7003 while … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Tips and Tricks
Freeware

Batch Uninstall Default Apps in Windows 10 with IObit Uninstaller 5

August 11, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

IObit Uninstaller 5 final is available with Windows 10 built-in apps removal support. We’ve reviewed IObit Uninstaller 5 when its first beta was released, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Tips and Tricks
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How to disable Flash in Microsoft Edge Browser on Windows 10

August 11, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Remove Flash from Microsoft Edge browser. If you’ve not installed Flash Player for Firefox browser which not only slows down the browsing and consumes … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks
News

Firefox 40: Make Add-ons Manager to display version Number for Extensions and Plugins

August 11, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

When you install or upgrade to Firefox 40 on your computer, you’ll  not only notice the new welcome page, but also the new design … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Tips and Tricks
News

Discover the Hooli easter egg in the Google Alphabet homepage yourself

August 11, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Larry Page has announced they’ve created a new Parent company for Google called ‘Alphabet’, you can read the announcement post here. And Sundar Pichai … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Tips and Tricks
Firefox

Firefox 40: How to Disable Suggested Tiles

August 10, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Turn off the suggested Sites feature on New Tab Page in Firefox 40. After installing or updating to Firefox 40 on your computer, when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Microsoft Edge
Changing Microsoft Edge browser download folder through file explorer

Tip: Change Edge browser’s Default Download Location without touching the Registry

August 8, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Changing Microsoft Edge browser download folder through file explorer

Set a new location for Edge downloads in Windows 10. Microsoft Edge browser by default saves the file downloads to this folder: ‘C:users<username>downloads’, what … [Read more…]

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks
How to

How to Change the Default PDF Viewer in Windows 10

August 7, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Easily set Adobe Reader or other as default PDF Reader in Windows 10. In Windows 10, Microsoft Edge is not only the default browser, … [Read more…]

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