Default Gateway: What it is and How to set it up
The default gateway often coincides with the router used as an intermediary between the local and the Internet.
In telecommunications networks, the default gateway is a router or other device with data...
Windows 10 Start Menu: How To Restore that of Previous Versions
A simple trick to get rid of Windows 10 tiles or tiles, collapse the Start menu and restore the layout similar to Windows 7. How to transport its layout across multiple...
How to Download Windows 10 Free US and Activate it in a few clicks
In a few steps, we explain how to download Windows 10 in the US and activate the operating system almost for free with a valid, legitimate, and perfectly-recognized product key by...
How To Restore Windows 10 Without Losing Data?
This guide elaborates on the process to repair Windows 10 and resolve even the most complex situations without losing data and control over installed applications.
When your system has broken down or...
Recent files and Windows 10: How to clear the list
As in the previous Windows operating systems, Windows 10 also maintains a list of recent files or a list of files opened or created.
By opening File Explorer or, more simply, by...
Whooming, What it is and How to Make a Private Number visible
Compared to some time ago, the possibilities offered to non-paying users are very limited: Whooming still allows you to trace the identity of who is calling with a private number?
Years ago,...
Thumbs.db and Desktop.ini, What are these files?
Usually, Thumbs.db and Desktop.ini files are not visible in the default Windows configuration.
Automatically generated and managed by the operating system,Thumbs.db and Desktop.ini are hidden (the latter is also considered a system...
Windows 7 End of Support in Early 2020: What Should You Do?
Windows 7 retirement: The operating system is no longer supported as of January 14, 2020. What happens after that date? We will know in this blog.
All software, sooner or later, reaches...
Test Mode in the Lower Right Corner in Windows: What It Means
That's why the Test Mode message suddenly appears in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. What it means and how to remove this indication.
Some readers have reported that the Test...
Optimize and speed up Windows 10: How to do it automatically
We present a script that, using PowerShell exclusively, allows you to deeply adjust the operating system's behavior. Useful for optimizing and speeding up Windows 10, making it even more usable. Update:...
HEIC and HEVC: How to open the two file formats with Windows 10
What are the two formats HEIC for images and HEVC for videos, and how to manage them in Windows 10?
In 2017, the HEIC format became the one used by default on...
Windows 10 Basics: Fix WiFi That Does Not Have a valid IP configuration
What to do when the WiFi error "Does Not Have a Valid IP Configuration" appears in Windows 10?
Some users have reported the appearance of an error "WiFi does not have a...
Windows 10, the HEVC Codec now Available in the Microsoft Store
Microsoft removes the HEVC code from the Windows 10 installation package and allows free installation by connecting to its online store. How to find out the codecs installed in Windows.
By installing...
Voice Assistant: How it works and What it is for
What a modern voice assistant can do, and what are the future developments. Let's try to identify what we believe are only the most useful features.
Let's face it right away. The...
AppData: What the Folder is for and What information it Contains
What is the AppData folder, and what is its function: is it essential to create a backup copy of it, and when can it be useful to restore the data in...
Windows 10 Autorun for Programs and Applications
Where is the Startup folder in Windows 10, and how to use it? What are the alternatives in the latest version of the Microsoft operating system and the previous ones to...
BOOTMGR is missing: How to fix the error
The missing BOOTMGR error is one of the most common in Windows: let's see how to solve the problem.
Windows users often report missing BOOTMGR error - what is it, and how...
Windows 7 Windows Update is Blocked – The Solution
With a worrying periodicity, the Windows Update service on Windows 7 seems to be malfunctioning. The search for updates is slow, very slow, so much so that the wait can last...
Does using HijackThis still make sense?
If the computer has become slow, one of the aspects to ascertain is, first of all, that the system is free from malware and all those components that represent a real...
Retrieve Product Key from any computer, even When it doesn’t boot
With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced the concept of the so-called digital entitlement or digital license: updating from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, there is no longer any need for any Product...