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How to remove Tiles from Windows 10 Start Menu

Post last modified:September 18, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

To remove tiles from Windows 10 Start Menu 1.Click the windows 10 start button. 2.Right click on the tile 3.select Unpin from start. Watch Video

Remove 4 default folders Desktop, Downloads, Documents and Pictures from Quick access in Windows 10

Post last modified:September 16, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

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…

Enable full Start Screen in Windows 10

Post last modified:September 15, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

To enable full start screen in windows 10 1.Click the start button and select settings. 2.Select Personalization. 3.And then select Start from side menu 4.Click the Use Start full screen to On full Start Screen. 5.To check the now click…

Enable Developer Mode in Windows 10

Post last modified:September 14, 2015
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Post author:Manikandan

Developer mode in windows 10 allows the developers to install apps from outside of the Windows store. To enable developer Mode in Windows 10 1.Click the Windows Start button and select settings menu. 2.Click Update & security. 3.Select For developers…

How to create a bootable windows 7 USB drive

Post last modified:March 18, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

Softwares used

Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
Windows 7

1. Download Windows 7 ISO file from here

2. Download Windows USB/DVD Download Tool from here and install it.

3. Open Windows USB/DVD Download Tool and click browse and select your Windows 7 ISO file. Then click next.

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How to install Windows 10 Technical Preview on Oracle virtualbox

Post last modified:February 24, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

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

Post last modified:February 18, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

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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Disable and Enable User Account Control (UAC) from the Windows

Post last modified:February 12, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

According to microsoft User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Windows that can help you stay in control of your computer by informing you when a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission.

To Disable User Account Control (UAC) from the Windows: (here windows 7)

Method-1
1.Open Change User Account Control Settings via the search Change User Account Control Settings in the start menu.

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How To Get Motherboard Model Number on Windows via Command Prompt

Post last modified:March 12, 2024
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Post author:Manikandan

To get Motherboard Model Number on Windows computer via command prompt follow these steps. 1.Open the Command Prompt. You can access it by searching for "cmd.exe" in the Start menu search box. Alternatively, press WIN+R to open the Run dialog,…