How to Customize the Start Menu in Windows 10
Windows 10 is basically a combination of Windows 7 and 8 that borrows design elements from each of Microsoft’s two most recent operating systems. If you’re running Windows 10, you may have noticed that...
View ArticleFix: Unable To Execute Files In The Temporary Directory. Setup Aborted
When you try to install a program downloaded from the Internet in Windows 8, 7 or XP, you might receive the following error message: Unable to execute file in the temporary directory. Setup aborted....
View ArticleHow to Track User Logon Activity with Logon Auditing
Ever wonder how to keep a track of who logged into your computer and when they log in? Or want to find out who is trying to break into your Windows account? Luckily Windows comes with a built-in...
View ArticleHow to Hide User Name from Windows Lock Screen
It’s a common security practice to lock your Windows desktop screen by pressing Windows + L keys every time you walk away from your computer. This can prevent other people from accessing your computer...
View ArticleHow to Restore Windows Registry to A Previous State
Did you mess up the Windows registry and need to restore it to a previous state? Problems with the Windows registry can cause your computer to freeze, slow down, restart randomly, or be unusable....
View ArticleFix the 0x000000C4 Error: Your PC Needs To Restart
When you try to install Windows 8.1 64-bit in Oracle VM VirtualBox / VMware Workstation, or boot a virtual machine from Windows 8.1 64-bit PE image, you might receive the following error message: Your...
View ArticleHow to Create Windows 8.1 PE Boot CD/USB Drive
WinPE (Windows PE) is a stripped down version of Windows. It has the bare minimum drivers and files just enough to run the installer and the repair tools. WinPE does not require a hard drive to boot,...
View Article2 Methods to Change Boot Order of Guest VM in VMware ESXi
If you want to boot a virtual machine from a CD or ISO image, you need to change the boot sequence so that it starts with virtual CD drive. However, it can be difficult to access the BIOS Setup as the...
View ArticleDownload PVSCSI Driver for VMware Paravirtual SCSI
When VMware released ESXi 4.0, they officially supported booting your OS drive from a paravirtual SCSI controller. Comparing to BusLogic and LSI Logic, Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) controllers are...
View ArticleEnable Hardware Virtualization VT-x/AMD-v in BIOS
When you try to install Windows 8, you might receive an error message that says “This PC can’t run Windows 8 – Your PC’s CPU isn’t compatible with Windows 8“. To fix this problem you have to enable...
View ArticleFix ‘VMware Workstation Does Not Recognize USB Drive’
VMware Workstation does not recognize your USB drive? If you’ve used VMware Workstation for some time, you might ever face the situation where you can use the USB drive well on the host PC (physical...
View ArticleHow to Change Default Web Browser in Windows 10/8/7
Is there a way to set Chrome as the default browser for all my applications? By default, Windows will launch the built-in Internet Explorer for you to access the Internet, when you click a link in an...
View ArticleHow to Hide A Drive / Partition from Windows Explorer
Do you have some private files that you want to hide from your children? Here is a registry trick to hide a drive or partition in Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP, so it cannot be accessed from Windows Explorer...
View ArticleChristmas Offer – Get 50% Off Password Recovery Software
Dear All! Christmas is coming and we’d like to wish you happy holidays and lots of great sunny days in upcoming 2015! In order to celebrate this awesome holiday, Top Password Software, Inc. releases...
View ArticleHow to Lock Chrome with Password and Enable Guest Browsing
There are times when you have to share your PC with others. Of course, this also means that you’re allowing others to open your web browser to surf the Web. The main issue here is that you may not want...
View ArticleHow to Backup and Restore Outlook Mail Messages
When you use Microsoft Outlook as your email client, your email messages, contacts, appointments, task, notes are automatically saved in a personal storage folder (also known as a .pst file). Backing...
View ArticleHow to Reset Windows 7 to Factory Settings without Install Disc
How do I reset or restore a Windows 7 PC to factory settings? As we all know, Windows 7 doesn’t have the built-in refresh and reset options like Windows 8/8.1 and you have no other way to restore your...
View ArticleHow to Boot An Existing VirtualBox VM from USB Drive
How can I get a VirtualBox virtual machine to boot from a physical USB drive? The problem is that the GUI of Oracle VirtualBox does not have an option to set boot from USB. Luckily there is a...
View ArticleDisable Command Prompt Using Group Policy or Registry Trick
Command Prompt is a built-in tool in Windows that is rarely used by the average user. It’s not so user-friendly but advanced computer users with malicious intent can use the Command Prompt to bypass...
View ArticleHow to Convert DMG Image to ISO format in Windows
Most software on Mac OS X is distributed as a DMG image format. The Mac users can open .dmg files on Mac OS X without using third-party software. But if you are a Windows user, you will be in trouble,...
View Article