Because Windows operating system has been the main target of the malware (malicious software), Microsoft released a tool called Malicious Software Removal Tool in order to help the Windows users get rid of a huge range of the malware families. The Microsoft malicious software removal tool checks computers running Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software and helps remove any infection found.
Read moreChange Default User and Guest Account Picture in Windows 8
Windows 8 does not allow you to change the guest account picture or the default new user account picture which is assigned to a newly created account by default. These pictures are hardcoded and cannot be changed through any regular settings in Windows. But using our freeware Default Account Picture Changer, you can change the user pictures for the guest account as well as a new user account.
Read moreChange User Account Type in Windows 8
When you create a new user account through the PC Settings in Windows 8, it always creates the account to be a standard user account. This is done keeping the safety in mind, so that you do not accidentally create an administrator level account. But if you want to then you can always change the account type of a user from standard to administrator and vice versa.
Read moreRemove Internet Explorer from Windows 8
Windows 8 comes with Internet Explorer 10 pre-installed, without giving you any options to choose a third party browser like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera. This is partly because Internet Explorer is not only used as a web browser but its various components are also utilized by Windows itself. But if you do not like Internet Explorer, then you can always remove it from Windows 8.
Read moreBlock Websites Using avast! SiteBlock
Using the free avast! antivirus is a great way to keep your Windows PC free of all kinds of malware and other threats. It comes with many components like file shield, web shield, script shield and many others. If you have enabled the web shield component of the avast! antivirus, then it not only blocks the malicious items on a website but also gives you ability to block an entire website through the SiteBlock tool.
Read moreGet Virtual Desktops in Windows with VirtuaWin
One of the many things that sets Linux apart from Windows is the ability to have multiple workspaces or virtual desktops in Linux. VirtuaWin brings the power of having virtual desktops to Windows. These virtual desktops can be used to divide your open applications in different desktops instead of getting them cluttered in one place. For example, you can play music in one virtual desktop and use Microsoft Word in another while keep websites open in the third.
Read morePrevent Facebook Scams with FB Phishing Protector
Facebook is the top social networking site all over the world. Many millions of people use it everyday to share their pictures, videos and comments with their friends and family. But there are cyber criminals also tapping into the popularity of Facebook by posting links about scams and phishing sites. If you are a Firefox web browser user, then you can use the FB Phishing Protector add-on to prevent such scams on Facebook.
Read moreChanging Time Zone in Windows 8
The time zone is a geographical zone throughout which the same standard time is used. For example, CET is the Central European Time zone for many countries in the central Europe (for example, France and Germany) where the time is always UTC+1:00. There are twenty four different time zones in the world. To keep your PC on the correct time it must be configured to have the correct time zone. Fortunately, changing the time zone in Windows 8 is very easy.
Read moreChange Time Servers in Windows 8
Windows 8 like many other operating systems keeps the time correct by synchronizing your local time with the online time servers like the ones served by US government. Windows 8, like its predecessors, uses the Microsoft time server by default. The Microsoft time server works very good but its not as fast as the pool of time servers supplied by the ntp.org site. If you want to change your Windows time servers to the faster and more reliable ones, then follow these steps.
Read moreRemove All Traces of USB Drives from PC using USBOblivion
Whenever you insert a USB disk drive into your Windows computer, it makes some entries in the Windows registry. These entries can later be used to view which USB disk drives have been used on your PC. This can be a privacy issue for some people, who do not want others to see which USB drives have been in use on their PC. You can use USBOblivion which is a free utility that can be used to erase all the traces of USB disks and CD ROMs from your PC.
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