The websites that you visit using your Web Browser are not the only websites or Internet servers that your computer connects to. There can be a number of programs and processes that connect to the Internet for performing various tasks such as routine updates, feature and version upgrades, data submission, …
Find the Devices Connected to Your Wireless Network Frequently checking the number of devices connected to your Wi-Fi Network is a good practice. It should be the first thing to do if you think that your internet speed has suddenly decreased drastically. Even if no outsider is using your network, …
When you start trying inside the Windows File Explorer, it takes you to the first Item present in that folder whose name starts with the Key that you pressed. This is the default behaviour of Windows, and this happens because an option called Select the typed item in the view …
Windows HomeGroup HomeGroup is a Network-level physical-resource and data sharing feature of Windows. With HomeGroup, you can share Pictures, Videos, Music, Documents, and Printers & Devices with other computers on the same local network connected to the HomeGroup. HomeGroup was introduced with Windows 7 in 2009. How to Disable HomeGroup …
Quick Access Quick Access is a location in the Navigation pane of Windows File Explorer that lists the most recently used files and the most frequently used folders. Quick Access is customizable; the user can Pin (Add) or Unpin (Remove) User folders from Quick Access. This feature debuted in Windows …
How to Find the IP Address of Your Computer? How to Find the IP Address Using Command Prompt (CMD) How to Find the IP Address Using Windows Settings How to Find the IP Address Using Network Connections How to Find the IP Address Using Task Manager How to Find the …
File, Folder, and Application Shortcuts A Shortcut is a quick way of accessing and opening files, folders, and programs placed on various drives, directories, and locations of the computer. It is one of the most important GUI elements in computing. A Shortcut file is just an icon that acts as …
Windows.old After every major System Upgrade, Windows creates a new folder called Windows.old in the root of the System drive. The Windows.old folder stores the system files from the previous installation of Windows. These files can be used to go back to the previous installation of Windows if you did …
What is the WinSxS folder in Windows? What does it do? WinSxS stands for Windows Side-By-Side. The WinSxS folder in Windows stores backups copies of Windows System files. The files stored in this folder are used by the third party programs as well as by Windows for the proper functioning …
PhotoRec PhotoRec is developed by, CGSecurity, the same developers who make TestDisk. While TestDisk is focussed on recovering lost data from the whole disk or partitions, PhotoRec is aimed at the recovery of specific files and folders. It may have the word Photo in its title but it does not …