Why should you disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop? Because either service could be used or exploited by an attacker to gain remote access to your system. The steps to disable these services are outlined below.. …
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If for whatever reason you need (or want) to change your computer name (or Workgroup), follow the instructions outlined below and you’ll be done in no time. …
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This very brief tutorial will show you how to add tabs to Windows Explorer (now called “File Explorer”), so you won’t need to have a bunch of Windows open, cluttering up your Desktop. …
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This very brief tutorial will show you how to add a “Delete” button (as well as Cut, Copy, Paste & others) to the Windows Explorer Toolbar. …
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This short but detailed tutorial will show you how to enlarge or shrink the width of the scrollbars in Windows Vista and Windows XP. …
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This brief tutorial will show you how to quickly figure out if your current CPU supports Windows 7’s “Windows XP Mode” feature. …
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This brief guide will walk you through the steps to make any of your programs transparent in Windows 2000 or XP. Transparency levels can be set on a per program basis, turned off and on again, and more. …
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This tutorial will show you how to view the size of a folder, and all of its contents, in Windows Explorer. …
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Shock Aero 3D is a task switching (alt-tab) utility that brings some of the Aero graphics (“Windows Flip 3D”) of Vista to Windows 2000 and XP. And though it requires a registration, it is free software.
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Windows Explorer, the default file manager for Microsoft Windows, hasn’t really changed all that much over the years. Below you’ll find reviews, screenshots and links to download 10 11 12 14 15 different alternatives. …
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This tutorial provides step by step instructions on how to resize the dimensions of video files using completely free and open source software for Windows, macOS and Linux. …
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This very short tutorial will show you how to use a completely free app from Microsoft to determine if your computer will be able to run Windows 11. …
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Sumatra PDF is a super-lightweight, incredibly fast, well supported and open source PDF (and ePub, MOBI, CHM, XPS, DjVu, CBZ & CBR) viewer for Windows.
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This short but detailed guide will explain how to change the app that opens when you double-click a in Windows 10. …
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This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to access the files and folders on your Mac, from Windows. …
