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How To Speed Up Any PC By disabling Animations

Often, we add animations on a desktop PC to make our PC look nice. It is quite adorable for some time but as time passes, we become quite satisfied and don't want them to run on our PC as they used to waste out time. If you are using Windows, some of the features are On by default. Disabling these features not only fasten up your interface but also saves your time.  These settings work across every version of Windows, from Windows XP to Windows 7 all the way up to Windows 8 and the Windows 10 Technical Preview . Here, in this tutorial we will explain you on how to disable these animations easily on your Windows.  How To Disable Animations on Windows At first, go to system by following Control Panel --> All Control Panel Items --> System. You could also choose the alternate form as shown in the screenshot below.

How To Add Windows Defender To Your Context Menu

Most of the time people waste their time in searching for a Free Antivirus for their system . You should know one thing that antivirus in general slows down your PC. Therefore unless you are going to visit any un-trusted sites, you should not worry about any viruses or trojan file into your system. Windows 8 is considered to be more safe than Windows 7 when it comes to viruses attack. For windows, Microsoft Security Essentials ( MSE ) and Windows Defender are two antiviruses which are considered to be good. If you install MSE into your PC, it appears into your context menu. However in case of windows defender, it does not appear. Everytime, you have to open windows defender to scan any folder or USB drive . 

How To Enable Picture Password Instead Of Password In Windows 8

Password protecting access to PC, smartphones, tablets etc. has become a norm. Various other methods like Pin, facial recognition, patterns are also used to protect our account from unwanted access. However, did you know that Windows provided yet another method which you can use to protect your account. This is called  Picture Password . Click here To Create a 4 Digit Login Pin for Windows 8 or 10 Picture password in general is made for touchscreen PCs, tablets or smartphones. However if you wish, you can use this method for standard PC or laptop too. Here, you have to use Mouse to unlock your PC. All you have to do here is to draw spheres, arrows, tap or click points over an image you have chosen. Attraction towards picture password is obvious. It is slightly more fun and it gives you a new way of unlocking your account.  

How To Install and Use Third Party Themes In Windows

Here in this tutorial we will tell you on how to install and Use Third party themes in windows. Third Party themes add charm to our Desktop Screen. However, before doing that you must need to patch system files on your windows. Patching Files is not that tough, however for newbie it might seem to be a little difficult.  To make the task simpler here, we will tell you about certain applications which could help you in patching system files easily that will help in the installation of custom third party themes.  Download Software to Patch System Files Here, we will tell you about 5 different Software which you can use to patch your system files on windows. 1) UxStyles This is a small bit of software which relaxes windows theme signature requirements to enable third party customization. This is considered as the most famous patching system files software and is available for all version of Windows. It is first introduced in March 2009. Click here  to...

Download Windows 8 Themes For Free

A Theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, sounds and windows colors. Themes make your PC look awesome. Most of the time, we customize our screen by selecting different wallpapers, changing color of icons, opting some software , disabling lock screen, adding apps on our lock screen etc. We do all this only to make our screen look great.  However, the most impressive way to do all this is to install third party themes to your PC. But before installing any third party themes to your PC, you must know how to patch system files on PC. Once you have patched system files on your windows, you can freely use any third party theme onto your system. Here's the list of 11 best windows 8 themes for free. 11 Windows 8 themes for free  1) Windows 8 7282 RC Click here to get Windows 8 7282 RC

How To Add Apps On Lock Screen In Windows 10

Here in this tutorial, we will tell you on how to add apps to your Lock screen in windows 10. In the previous tutorial we had told you about  adding slide show to your Lock screen . Adding Apps to the Lock Screen not only changes its look but also enhances its proper use. Generally we lock our screen only in case of reading or going away from our system so that no one could get access to our PC.  By doing this, we deprive ourselves from certain things which we can get even our screen is locked like message regarding unread mails, calender, time and date, Skype messages. You could also make use of Lock Screen for Camera Purposes too. Let's see on how to do all this.

How To Take and Save Screenshot Instantly On Windows

Here, we will tell you on how to take a screenshot of your screen.  While working on windows, it occurs so many times that we want to have a screenshot of our screen. Using PrtSc is no doubt the best known method. However, using this method we have to open the Paint and then paste our taken screenshot there using Ctrl+V  and then we could be able to save the screenshot on our system.  People download outside software just to take a screenshot of their screen because they are unaware of the fact the Windows itself provides a way which could easily save the screenshot. Things could be much more easier if you know certain keywords of windows. Let's see these keywords. 

How To Create a 4 Digit Login Pin for Windows 8 or 10

Here in this tutorial, I will tell you on how to create a 4 digit login pin for windows 8 or Windows 10. Log in to windows 10 or 8 with your Microsoft Account password is really time taking as we all keep long password for our Hotmail or Outlook account.  Making long and complicated password is good for security reasons however, typing long password each and every time you login or unlock your system is a complicated thing and it irritates too. Here, I will tell you the solution for  windows 8  step by step. For  windows 10 , you have to follow the same steps without any change.  You must not be knowing it but Windows 8 and 10 both provide two solutions to get rid of this long password thing.   The First Solution is to disconnect yourself from Microsoft Account . You can visit here to   open your Windows 10 without signing into Microsoft account . The Second solution is to create 4 digit Pin about which I will tell you here.  ...

How To Know WiFi Password Stored In Windows

Recovering WiFi Password from your smartphone or operating system is a tedious task once you have forgotten them. You need to use third party to get back WiFi password  stored into your system. However, In all windows there is an easy way by which you can recover WiFi Password without any need of third party. If you had forgotten your WiFi password in windows old, 7, 8 or 10 and want to recover it back, follow the following steps: Click Here to Create multiple desktop in windows 10 Step 1 : Press, Win +R , it will open run command. Type here ncpa.cpl and then press OK. Step 2 : A new window will pop up like the below shown screenshot. Right Click on it and when context menu appears,select Status . Step 3 : In the WiFi Status  window, you can see the speed as well the duration for which you are using that WiFi. Select Wireless properties. It will open a new window which is shown in the right panel of below shown screenshot. Step 4 : Here, yo...

How To Browse Multiple Folders On Windows At Same Time

Here, in this tutorial we will tell you on how to browse multiple drives or folders simultaneously in windows. In general when we need to copy or move files or sub-folders from one drive to another or within 2 Folders, what we do is to copy/cut at one place and paste at the other. This is pretty simple. However it might also occur to you when you need to drag and drop some selected files/audio or video songs/ movies, you need to open both folders. Opening multiple drives or folders also become necessity when you are preparing for exam or working on some project. What if we need to switch between multiple folders frequently. It really frustrates one. It won't when you know about an important feature of windows. How To Browse Multiple Folders on Windows  Simultaneously Go to the link provided at the last of this tutorial and download Q-Dir_Installer for your PC. Choose according to the bit system of yours i.e. 32 bit or 64 bit. This app is compatible with Windows Vista, XP,...

How to Install Windows 10 Apps without Windows Store

There is no doubt that windows 10 is the most famous and interesting OS of windows uptill now. It has combined the features of windows 7 and windows 8 to make it a worth having operating system. There is one thing still out there which we want to get onto and that is "Could we install apps on windows 10 without using windows store". The reason is obvious that we need to have an Microsoft Account for that. The Answer is Yes. We can install windows 10 apps without using windows store . If you had   accidentally opened or made a new Microsoft account while installing any app from windows store and now you don't know how to bring back your older user and password interface visit here:   Open your Windows 10 without signing into Microsoft account Follow the below written steps to install windows 10 apps without using windows store: Step 1 : At first, press Win+R keyword to open Run Command. Step 2 : Now, type gpedit.msc and press OK. Step 3 : It will...

How To Create A Folder Without Any Name On It

Today, I will tell you on how to create a Folder in Windows 7, 8 or 10 without having a name of it. It might surprise you as whenever you would have tried, it takes New Folder as its name by default. However, there is a way of not having any name of any particular Folder. Follow the Below written steps to learn on how to create a Folder with having no any name of it. Step 1 : Right Click on the mouse any where on the desktop. Now press on New and then Select Folder. This will create a folder on the desktop with name  New Folder. Step 2 : Again, right click on the New Folder. In the Context Menu, select Rename. Now, just press alt and type 0160 . The moment you press 0160 while pressing alt button, it will remove any name on it like the above shown screenshot. Note : You can create folders with strange letters too by following the same method. Just keep pressing alt button and then press some numbers. I have tried it and generate some random files with rando...

Add Files or Folders To My Computer

My Computer is the first thing which anyone opens for most of the time when one opens his PC or laptop. Why do we open this more frequently? It is all because we know every files is located here. Isn't it would be great if we could add important files or folders right here at My Computer. Well, Today I will tell you on how to add files or folders directly to your My Computer. Follow the below steps on how to do it. Note : My Computer and Computer are the same. Depending upon the version of your windows, you can see any of them. How To Add Files or Folders to My Computer Step 1: At first, search for Run in start Menu for Old windows or Start Screen for windows 8 or 10 . Alternatively you could also press Win+R . This is a keyboard shortcut for Run. Step 2 : Here, press appdata in between the "%" as shown in the above screenshot. Now, press OK. You will see a new window will open with name Roaming . Step 3 : Now, follow the exact sequence mentione...

How To Bring Back System Icons On Desktop In Windows 10

Windows 10 has come with so many new and interesting features. However, we always miss all those small things which we think as the integral part of a Window. My Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, User Files are such things which we always need on our Desktop for various reasons. It not only helps us in reaching to our targeted files easily but it also gives us a assurance that if anything we missed, it would be easily be found using these icons. Here, In this article we will talk about bringing those icons back on our Desktop in Windows 10 . If you want to do the same thing for Windows 8 , it would remain the same. Follow the below written steps to get back to your favorite icons. Step 1 : Right click anywhere on your desktop. In the context menu, select Personalize . Step 2 : Clicking on Personalize will open the personalization section of Control Panel . Click on Change desktop icons. You can find it easily while looking in the left sidebar of this window. It would ...

How to Fix Error Messages of Windows

Access Denied and Cannot Delete are two different terms which we came to know about very often in windows. Here, in this article we try to let you know about this and how to correct them. It comes only when you try to delete some of the files or Access them. Let me tell yo one thing which you might not even notice. It happens to everyone that he/she tries to change his/her Operating System. During changing OS, what we do is we select the option of putting our old OS in one file at one place. In the case of windows, what happens is that old OS is kept under the name old windows . If you have tried changing or updating your windows you can look at that file in your Local drive where you have installed your OS. Now, try to delete that file. You will be able to delete only few files and then these messages came onto your screen. Today, we will tell you on how to delete such files.  TakeOwnershipPro is a very simple and freeware tool which can help you with this problem. It act...

How To Change Time Duration For Notification In Windows 8 and 10

Here, in this article we will tell you on how to change your time duration for notification in Windows 10. It was already there in windows 8. We have included methods for both operating system so that you could easily configure your OS. The method is pretty the same in both OS with a slight difference.  You often get notification in windows 10 at the notification bars which is at the bottom right corner of the screen. It alerts you regarding many things which is related to your computer. It fades out too easily sometimes or sometime it doesn't fade for a long time. Both cases are not good as in the first case, you might not even look at it and in the second case, you might get irritated by it as you have seen that already.  Therefore, here we discuss on how to adjust proper time for their appearance on the screen. How To Change Time Duration For Notification Follow the below written steps along with screenshots to change the time duration in your windows 8 or 10 for ...

Follow These Tips If Your Windows 8 is not working properly

It often happens that we are working on our laptop and sudden our OS stops to work effectively. In that case, what are the different options which we should try on immediately which probably might be the main cause to hunt for. There would be different issue like compatibility, missing files etc. Here, we provide such  five tips  which would be helpful to you. 1.  Checking the application patches: One of the most important things, when you are facing a problem in running an application is to search whether the patches are there for windows 8. You can also know it directly by contacting the application vendor. 2.  Upgrade the features of the application: When you have installed windows 8 in your PC and some of them application is not working then do search for the upgrading of the application which you might be needing as the old version may not be compatible for the new version of windows 8. This may be the problem in case ...