Replacing Notepad with Notepad++ in Windows
The release of the text editor Notepad++ 7.
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Set a custom Recycle Bin size on Windows
All versions of Windows include a Recycle Bin to store deleted files.
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findstr review: Handy Windows tool for command searches for text strings
findstr is a built-in tool of the Windows operating system that you may run from the command line to find text in files or in command-line outputs.
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Speed up the migration of encrypted drives to another software
DiskCryptor has been my go-to program on Windows when it comes to encrypting entire hard drives and the system partition since 2012.
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Malwarebytes Uninstall Tool
The Malwarebytes Support Tool (often referred to for its "Clean" function) is an official utility designed to completely remove all Malwarebytes products, inclu
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How to open Gigabyte-sized text files on Windows
When you try to load a Gigabyte-sized text file on Windows, you will find out quickly that the default programs that Windows ships with are not suited for this.
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LibreOffice PDF Editor: How to Edit PDFs in LibreOffice Draw
LibreOffice has no separate PDF editor app: its PDF editor is LibreOffice Draw, which opens a PDF when you load it with File > Open.
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Improve the performance of Windows PCs with Nvidia hardware
A video on YouTube, Twitch or Facebook stutters? You experience frame drops in your favorite game or video chat, or notice other performance issues on your syst
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How to change the properties of VirtualBox virtual machines
It is quite easy to set up virtual machines using VirtualBox and other virtualization programs.
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How to clean up the Windows Program Files folder
Win32 programs have a lot of flexibility when it comes to the installation process.
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How to change the language of Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office uses the language of the system to display interface elements usually.
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Fix Excel 2016 opening a blank document
For about a week now, I experienced an issue when double-clicking on Excel spreadsheets to load them in Microsoft Excel 2016.
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This app can't run on your PC: How to fix it?
To fix "This app can't run on your PC" (usually a 32-bit vs.
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How to convert Windows installations to virtual machine images
There are quite a few use cases for wanting to convert a Windows installation to a virtual machine image; maybe you want to run tests on the virtual image after
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How to remove comments and other data from Word documents
Microsoft Word's commenting system is quite the useful addition to the program.
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How to add a table of contents to a Word 2016 document
Adding a table of contents to a Microsoft Word 2016 document is not a complicated process.
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How to create an index in Word 2016
An index can improve the accessibility of a book or document tremendously, as it lists important words and phrases, and the page numbers they are referenced on.
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Accessing your Linux server from within Microsoft Windows
In a previous article we discussed how to start up a basic web server with nginx and get a primitive webpage online, however, what if we are hosting our website
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Install only the driver for Nvidia graphics cards
When it comes to drivers for Nvidia graphics cards, most computer users probably either use the drivers that are included with their operating system, or instal
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How to remove extra iTunes components on Windows
When you install Apple's iTunes software on Windows, a lot of extra components are installed automatically with no option to prevent this from happening.
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Fix The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing
The Windows error message "The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.
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Windows 10 Safe Mode
Safe Mode is a diagnostic mode of the Windows operating system including on Windows 10.
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Fixing Bootmgr is missing error in Windows
Windows Boot Manager, abbreviated as BOOTMGR is a small piece of software that initiates the Windows boot sequence.
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MBR vs GPT: Partition style difference
We compare GPT and MBR partition structures.
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If Malwarebytes blocks legitimate processes, do this
Malwarebytes 3 may block legitimate processes or functions, such as saving files, on Windows PCs.
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Vulkan Run Time Libraries information
Vulkan Run Time Libraries (often listed as VulkanRT or Vulkan Runtime Libraries in installed programs) are a set of graphics and computing components designed t
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Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable information
If you check the list of installed programs on a Windows PC that you have used for some time, you may notice that it has several, often a lot, Microsoft Visual
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Learn PowerShell, using PowerShell
PowerShell is more than just a command line shell.
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How to edit PDF for free?
To edit a PDF for free, use online tools like PDFgeariLovePDF, or Adobe Acrobat online to modify text, images, and annotations instantly.
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How to disable Avast's annoying sounds and voiceovers
The following guide offers instructions on how to turn off sounds and voiceover audio notifications in Avast Free Antivirus for Windows.
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It's the first day of 2017: Time for PC maintenance
Now that we have made it successfully into 2017, even with that leap second scare and all, it seems like a good time to run maintenance related tasks on your PC
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Find out if a Windows program is 32-bit or 64-bit
If you have bought a computer in recent years, chance is you run a 64-bit version of Windows on it.
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Merge Video and Audio on Windows
It is relatively easy to merge a video and an audio stream on Windows provided that the source files are not too obscure.
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How to monitor Spotify resource usage on Windows
Spotify is a popular music service that is available as a web version, desktop clients and as applications for various platforms.
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Disable Nvidia Telemetry tracking on Windows
Telemetry -- read tracking -- seems to be everywhere these days.
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How to Clear the Clipboard in Windows: echo off | clip and Other Methods
To clear the clipboard in Windows with a command, open Command Prompt and run echo off | clip.
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How to Search in Notepad and Notepad++ (One File or a Whole Folder)
To search in Notepad, press Ctrl+F, type the word or phrase and press Enter; F3 jumps to the next match and Shift+F3 to the previous one.
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Add favorite programs to the top of Windows 10's Start Menu
The following guide explains how you can stick your favorite programs and applications to the top of the program listing in the Windows 10 start menu.
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How to reset your Windows 10 password
You are asked to enter an account password on most Windows 10 machines before you get access to the operating system.
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Fix Sync icons not showing up in Explorer
Many file synchronization services display overlays on icons that indicate a file's or folder's sync status.
