A Configuration Service Provider (CSP) is an interface to read, set, modify, or delete configuration settings on the device. These settings map to registry keys or files. CleanPC CSP CleanPC CSP is supported in Windows 11/10 Business, Enterprise and Education versions. Now, when you choose to install Windows via Desktop Wizard under Configuration Designer, you will find an option to remove pre-installed software. This new option is based on new Clean PC Configuration Service Provider....

In Windows 7, the Compress Old Files option was removed from the Disk Cleanup Utility. This was presumably done since; now, large hard disks have become easily and cheaply available. Moreover compressing files did take a lot of time and therefore delayed the disk cleanup process. Windows has had no way of knowing which files it was compressing and compressed all of which had not been accessed for a particular period....

Computer Technicians Toolbox software Technicians Toolbox can be used not just for troubleshooting. The toolkit software also contains tools to monitor different resources in use by the computer and network. You can monitor CPU, Internet bandwidth and the network devices using it. There is a single interface that allows you to use all the tools. The portable toolkit is available as a ZIP file that you can extract to a pen drive or anything portable....

Windows Defender is the built-in security solution in Windows 11/10 and is enabled by default to protect your PC from viruses, malware, spyware, and PUPs. Windows Defender will scan the contents of .zip .rar .cab files when a scan is scheduled or when the user starts the scanning process manually. Make Windows Defender scan .zip .rar .cab files You can enable or disable the option to scan archive files by Windows Defender in three ways: Let us see the procedure in details...

Pen and Windows Ink Settings in Windows 11/10 To open Pen and Windows Ink settings, go to: You would see that the whole page to be divided into different sections which will include settings for Pen and Windows Ink Workspace. Pen In the Pen section, you may see the settings on what task should the Pen performs when connected, which hand you are using to hold the pen, etc. If a pen is not connected then you may find a different scenario when Pen & Windows Ink settings are opened up....

How do I convert JFIF to JPG? To convert JFIF to JPG, you can use a free online tool such as CloudConvert, FreeConvert, etc. Apart from that, you can also use GIMP or Paint.net to convert JFIF images to JPG format. Can I change a JFIF to PNG? Yes, you can convert JFIF to PNG. You can try free software to convert a JFIF image to PNG format. Try GIMP or Paint....

We like the fact that it comes with validation built-in, therefore, one shouldn’t come across any surprises when attempting to boot from the SD card or USB drive. Furthermore, we should point out that Etcher supports ISO, BZ2, DMG, DSK, ETCH, GZ, HDDIMG, IMG, RAW, XZ, and ZIP. Burn ISO images to SD Cards & USB Etcher is probably the easiet ISO image burning software we’ve come across in a very long time that allows you to Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives....

Icecream Slideshow Maker for Windows 11/10 Icecream Slideshow Maker is a free software that lets you create slideshows with your photos and save them in various formats including video. What we like about Icecream Slideshow Maker, is the fact that it does not require any particular skill at all, so users can jump in and get things up and running in quick succession. When it comes down to image support formats, the software supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF....

The error message says: Clicking on Yes leads to another error: Delete other apps; This drive has apps from another device To fix the Delete other apps; This drive has apps from another device error message in Windows 11/10, you need to move or rename your existing WindowsApps folder: An observable change after this would be that you will then see the option to change the default Save location for apps and programs....

Delete Volume option is greyed out If the Delete Volume option is greyed out for you in Disk Management on Windows 11/10, it can be due to the following factors: Can’t delete Disk Partition on Windows 10 If you’re faced with this issue, you can try either of our recommended solutions below to resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions....

Command Prompt vs. Windows PowerShell Before we jump to discuss the differences, first let us take a look at a brief history of both Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell. The Windows Command Prompt command line is a simple Win32 application. It has the capability of interacting with any other Win32 application or object within the Windows operating system. People use it for various purposes – but mainly to toggle critical Windows settings and to fix various components of the Operating System, using tools like the System File Checker....

Enabling and disabling the Guest Account in previous versions of Windows is very simple, and it can be done from User Accounts in Control Panel. But the process to enable a Guest account in Windows 10 is a bit tricky. In this article, I will let you know how to enable Guest Account in Windows 10 using Command Prompt. UPDATE: Things appear to have changed in recent Windows 10 versions....

This is for your safety. But if you wish to prevent the popping up of this prompt, you will be compromising the security of your computer in various aspects. However, if you still want to proceed and disable it, it will be at your own risk. These files might be harmful to your computer There are two things that we can do to disable the These files might be harmful to your computer prompt from appearing on Windows 11/10:...

The options are Shut down anyway and Cancel. Here’s how you can disable this shutdown message and make your Windows computer shut down right away without displaying this message. This app is preventing shutdown This screen appears only at a particular time. Let’s assume that you were working on the Paint app and you opened an image with Paint. Now your system wants you to save the image if you have made any change....

What we like about Contort is the fact that it merges any image without leaving evidence of merging behind. Well, the evidence is there, but it’s not easily seen by the naked eye, an that’s great for professional uses among other things. What’s most important about the program, is its ease of use, well, at least from our perspective. We didn’t have many difficulties understanding the user interface and the many controls, so that bodes well for you, the reader...

NOTE: Dell Support Centre has been renamed twice to My Dell and now Dell SupportAssist. Dell SupportAssist for Windows 11/10 PC Dell Support Assist is a software that will help keep your Dell PC up to date & running efficiently. It scans your Windows system and checks if any updates are available for drivers and software. The Dell PC Checkup’s troubleshooting and diagnostic tool will scan and test your system hardware, provide automated fixes for common configuration issues and create detailed reports that can be used by Dell agents to help resolve any issues quickly....

Drivers are very important components of our computer system, and keeping them updated is equally important too. Knowing when and how to update the drivers isn’t as easy as we might like. Most computer users believe that it is very important to keep the drivers updated and if you are one of those, KC Software has an excellent utility for you. Driver Update Monitor, as the name explains helps you to manage all your drivers installed on the PC....

As all of us know, Windows Defender is the free malware protection software that is pre-installed on Windows computers. Now the Windows Server operating system too, will ship with Windows Defender pre-installed and protect the Windows Server editions against known malware and regularly update its antimalware definitions through Windows Update. Windows Server includes Microsoft Defender Although Windows Defender will be installed, the user interface is not installed by default. You will have to manage Windows Defender by using WMI, Windows PowerShell, or Group Policy....

In Windows 8, with Internet Explorer 10, Microsoft has further hardened and enhanced the Protected Mode, by introducing additional restrictions. Metro-style Internet Explorer will run with Enhanced Protected Mode enabled at all times. Enhanced Protected Mode Enhanced Protected Mode restricts Internet Explorer access to locations that contain your personal information until you grant permission to it. This helps prevent any exploits code from accessing your personal information without your permission....

Password Leak Detection feature in Google Chrome Very recently, Google added this new security feature to Chrome known to be “Password Leak Detection” or “Password Protection”. This feature came as an official extension at first but was later added to Chrome as part of the browser’s password manager. This extension was released as a tool to help users avert the use of compromised passwords without being conscious of a leak. When ‘Password Leak Detection’ extension is enabled, Chrome will check if the passwords which the user is using to log into websites are part of data breaches that are known to Google....