How to install Convenience Rollup update in windows 7 / Server 2008 R2

Microsoft has released Convenience Rollup update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. This Convenience Rollup update contains all updates and hotfixes which have been released after the release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

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How to setup Mail account in Windows 10 mail app

Windows 10 comes with the pre installed default Mail app.This mail app is first introduced in windows 8.A very good advantage of using the Mail client instead is that new messages will appear in the Windows 10 Action Center’s notifications pane. To setup the mail account in Windows 10 mail app, first go to the Windows Start button and select All apps and then click the mail app or type mail in the windows search box on the taskbar and select the mail app.
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Remove 4 default folders Desktop, Downloads, Documents and Pictures from Quick access in Windows 10

To remove 4 default folders Desktop, Downloads, Documents and Pictures from Quick access in windows 10. 1.Open File explorer from Task bar or from start menu. It will open the quick access menu. 2.Right click on Desktop folder and select…

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How to install Windows 10 Technical Preview on Oracle virtualbox

Softwares used

Windows 10 Technical Preview (32bit build 9926 EN-US)
Virtualbox 4.3.22
Windows 7

System requirements:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Free hard disk space: 16 GB
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
A Microsoft account and Internet access
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How to fix broken Start Menu and Taskbar icons in Windows

If your icons are not displaying correctly or your icon cache is corrupted like the below image, just rebuild the the Icon Cache.

To rebuild the the Icon Cache or fix this broken Start Menu ans Taskbar icons in Windows:

1.Open the Windows Explorer

2.Go to

%userprofile%\AppData\Local

and delete IconCache.db.
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