Free Security Tools from Microsoft Apart from Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender in Windows 10, the free antivirus software downloads from Microsoft, which most of us are familiar with, Microsoft offers many more security tools for home users, network administrators, and IT Pros. This list provides a summary of such useful tools. 1] Windows Defender Offline Windows Defender Offline, earlier called Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Tool, is a reliable software solution to keep your computer protected from rootkits, find potentially unwanted programs and have them removed from your PC....

Windows 10 v1909 new features One of the best parts of this update is that unlike October 2018 update, this feature has been thoroughly tested in the Release Preview ring. That gave it a long time to get tested. Let’s check out the new features in Windows 10 v1909. Windows 10 v1909 is going to be an optional update. This means that you will get a notification about it, and you can choose to skip it....

Fix Microsoft Edge download speed is slow If your download speed is slow, then these tips will help you speed up download speeds in the Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 11/10. Let’s get into the details of each method. 1] Make sure your internet is working fine Before going into Edge, you need to make sure your internet connection is working fine at its regular speed. You need to run speed tests and find if it is working fine....

Modern authentication failed, Status code 4c7 – Microsoft Teams When the authentication fails, you’ll receive the error message as described below: And if you check the logs, you may see information similar to the following: To resolve the Modern authentication failed – Status code 4c7 error message, you will have to enable Forms Authentication by using the AD FS Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in on the computer that has the local copy of Active Directory....

In this post, we will see how we can monitor data usage for Wireless Networks in Windows 8. Windows 11/10 user? See how to manage the Data Usage Limit on Windows 11/10. Monitor Data Usage in Windows 8.1 In Windows 8 you can get real-time local data usage estimates for Wi-Fi and mobile broadband network connections. The usage estimates are provided by the local counters which track the amount of data used on each individual wireless network....

You may find that Firefox is crashing, hanging, or freezing at times. Here are a few tips which may help you keep you Firefox running fast – just the way it did after a fresh install. Firefox keeps slowing down on Windows PC 1) Update Firefox First of all, make sure you have the latest version of Firefox installed. Mozilla has been introducing several speed improvements to its browser, and you want to take advantage of them....

New features for IT pros in Windows 10 v 20H2 There are two sets of features that have been rolled out for IT Pros. The first set comes out of the box, while the second one needs licensing. I have marked the later one at the end of the post. Mobile device management (MDM): Make granular changes to Local Users and Groups on an MDM-managed Windows 10 device. It is possible using the Local Users and Groups MDM policy....

Windows Fax and Scan not working in Windows 11/10 When you encounter this issue. you’ll receive the following full error message; The error usually arises when the computer fails to successfully detect a scanner to send or receive a job request. This error is caused by various reasons including the incorrect installation of drivers, the scanner not connected correctly, or problems in wireless connection. No scanners were detected. If a scanner is installed, make sure that it is powered on and connected to the computer, and then try again....

OneNote Productivity Tips 1] Shortcuts in OneNote As we know OneNote is all about making notes quickly, so how about opening your OneNote account quickly with a shortcut. Press Win+R and type OneNote in the command box. It will open your OneNote Notebook in real-time.To create a new page, press Ctrl+N.Ctrl+R takes your cursor to the extreme right and Ctrl+L takes it to the extreme left.Windows + S is a shortcut to taking Screen Clipping....

Using OpenDNS parental control program, you can also control what content can your kids see when they log into the Internet using any of their devices. And since it is a cloud and DNS based service, you need not configure these content settings for each device. You can simply set them up, and OpenDNS will apply it to all the devices used – by your kids – to access the Internet....

Opera GX gaming browser for gamers The Opera GX web browser works on top of the Chromium engine. This is the rendering engine that acts as a backbone of Google Chrome as well as the new Microsoft Edge browser. This browser is not just built to emphasize Stadia and Project xCloud – but is meant to help games multitask while playing native games. A user will be able to seamlessly stream games on the Internet, use Twitch and other platforms while playing the games....

The operation cannot be performed because the message has been changed There are some temporary fixes that some users have tried and were able to solve the problem. We have described these solutions below: Mark Unread the message you are experiencing the error with while moving it to another folder. After that, you may be able to move it to the desired folder.Delete the email that you want to move to a particular folder....

As the name suggests, the Outlook Lite app is a version of the regular Outlook app that has a smaller footprint. It is designed for low and medium-range Android smartphones that have problems running the regular app. At the moment, Outlook Lite is only available in selected countries, and they are as follows: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela....

However, there are some design conflicts that may not allow you to use either of PIN or a Picture Password to log into your system. For example, when you’re in Safe Mode, neither of these alternatives works, and you need to have a traditional password in that case. But in case if you’re not being offered either of these options even in normal mode, then you need to fix it....

Windows can’t open Add printer, The local print spooler service is not running, Please restart the spooler or restart the machineWindows cannot connect to the printer, The Local Print Spooler service is not runningThe Local Print Spooler service is not running, Please restart the Spooler or restart the machine. Windows can’t Add or Connect to printer, Local Print Spooler Service is not running This can happen if the Print Spooler related-file has become corrupted or gone missing....

Protection Stub has stopped working Here are two things you can try on your Windows 11/10 computer. First, disable UAC and see if it helps. If not, adjust the Data Execution Protection (DEP) settings. To do this, right-click Computer, and choose Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Next, click Advanced system settings. On the Advanced tab, under ‘Performance’ section, click ‘Settings’....

Why does my Oculus keep saying payment failed? Payment may fail in Oculus if there is something wrong with your network connection or if the server is down. As for the former, you can try resolving the issue, but you can do nothing about the latter. There are some other reasons such as glitches from your bank, corrupted browser cache, etc. The best you can do is check the solutions mentioned after this to resolve the issue....

It simply means there’s nothing to install. Just download the program, unzip the file from the folder, and launch it. rEASYze basic image editor After downloading the software from the official website, the user must extract rEASYze from the ZIP file. Once unzipped, open the file using the Run as Administrator option for the best performance. We tried opening the file the regular way, but instead of launching, errors came on the screen....

RegCool Advanced Registry Editor software RegCool offers tons of features related to Registry file editing. I have listed some of them below, but trust me, there are more, Apart from being able to create a new registry value, key or string, the tool offers the following: Undo & Redo: This is a handy feature since a small mistake can break your PC down. The tool offers to Undo and Redo features, and so you undo or redo multiple changes without having to find that key or value....

Remove unwanted Objects from Photos When it comes down to making the most of Cleanup.pictures, the task is very easy. Since this is a web app, there aren’t many features to talk about. Just drop in your photo and make the changes, then export, and that’s it. Here are the steps involved. 1] Add an image for editing OK, so the first thing you will want to do here, is to add your image to the app....