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How to create or download Official Windows 10 ISO file by using Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool

July 29, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

While users are at upgrading their PCs to Windows 10, Microsoft has released and made available 32-bit and 64-bit version of Media Creation Tool … [Read more…]

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Tips and Tricks

Turn off or disable Automatic Updates for Store Apps in Windows 10

July 28, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Prevent or stop Windows Store from installing apps automatically in Windows 10. Windows Store offers a lot of apps, out of them how many … [Read more…]

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Tips and Tricks

Check .NET Framework Version in Windows 10

July 24, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments

Latest Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 is already part of Windows 10, you don’t need to install it, if try to do that, its installation … [Read more…]

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Tips and Tricks
Changed Windows 10 login screen

A Free App now lets you Change the Windows 10 Login Screen background Image

July 20, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Changed Windows 10 login screen

You can now replace Windows 10’s default login screen picture with a custom image. Don’t like the Windows 10 login screen with the default … [Read more…]

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How to

How to Create a USB Recovery Drive to reinstall Windows 10

July 16, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Recovery drive comes to rescue if your Windows 10 PC won’t start. If your PC fails to start or boot, then you can use … [Read more…]

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Avast smart scan shows Performance issues

How to Uninstall or remove Avast Cleanup (GrimeFighter) from your computer

July 15, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Avast smart scan shows Performance issues

Avast Free Antivirus 2015 R3 has been released with the inclusion of HIPS and improved Windows 10 support. This release includes Avast Cleanup formerly … [Read more…]

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Microsoft Edge

Google gains OpenSearch Support, So you can now set it as default Search Engine in Microsoft Edge browser

July 15, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google has added OpenSearch Support to its Search engine, so you can easily make it as the default search option in the Microsoft Edge … [Read more…]

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, News, Tips and Tricks
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How to open Internet Explorer in Windows 10

July 9, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Can’t find Internet Explorer in Windows 10? Here is how to open it from the Start menu or by using taskbar search. Microsoft Edge … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Internet Explorer, Tips and Tricks
How to
Hide Vivaldi sidebar panel and status bar

How to hide or remove Vivaldi Status bar

July 7, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Hide Vivaldi sidebar panel and status bar

Status bar in Vivaldi not only shows link destinations on hover over, but also offers these buttons: Show panel, page tiling, Toggle images, page … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
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Microsoft Edge new tab customize options

How to Set Microsoft Edge New Tab Page to Blank

July 5, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Microsoft Edge new tab customize options

Till now Microsoft Edge browser allows to import bookmarks from other browsers into it and also lets you set a particular search engine as … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks
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How to integrate Internet Download Manager (IDM) into Vivaldi Browser

July 4, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Vivaldi browser aimed at old Opera fans is still in Technical Preview and its beta version  soon to be released. If you’re using Vivaldi … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Vivaldi
Tips and Tricks

Windows 10 Now lets you Turn off ‘Web Results’ in Search

July 4, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Windows 10 build 10158 offers an option in Cortana Settings to not to include web results in the Search. It’s possible to open Web … [Read more…]

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