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How to roll back your Windows 10 Upgrade to your previous version of Windows

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A free upgrade to the newest stable release of Windows 10 was good news to every Windows users especially those who are qualified for a free upgrade within one (1) year from its release. And indeed, millions of Windows users reserved their free upgrade slot, and on its release date, performed the upgrade. Welcome to Windows 10. Unfortunately, not everyone who upgraded their legitimate version of Windows OS had a happy ending. In fact, several hundreds of thousands of those who upgraded in the first month of its release ended… Read More

I am experiencing problems with Hotmail. Is Hotmail/Outlook.com service down?

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You might wonder why your Hotmail email is not working now when it was just working yesterday, or two days ago, or even just few hours ago. Is Hotmail service temporarily down? A good and valid question. Millions of email users are utilizing the free Hotmail email service, now Outlook.com. Because of this huge volume of users, sometimes Hotmail servers experience technical problems causing an unscheduled maintenance service interruption. So before concluding that your account could have been hacked, or your computer being infected with a virus or malware, it… Read More

How to Simply Move your Email Messages from Windows Live Mail to MS Outlook

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If you are using Windows Live Mail and you have already accumulated a lot of email messages, you might wonder how you can transfer all your existing email messages to your MS Outlook when you decide to discontinue your Windows Live Mail. The process is straightforward especially if Windows Live Mail and MS Outlook 2007, 2010 or 2013 are both installed in the same computer. If MS Outlook is not installed on the same computer where Windows Live Mail is installed, the process detailed below is not applicable. Instead, you… Read More

Keypad of Wireless and USB Keyboard Stopped Working (SOLVED)

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Here is a scenario that many of the Logitech and Microsoft wireless and USB keyboard users are experiencing with their keyboards under Windows 8 and 10: The keyboard is working just fine but then the keypad suddenly stopped working. You try to connect another keyboard of the same model, either USB or wireless, and the keyboard is working fine including the keypad. However, after some time, the keypad suddenly stopped working as well. Then the user wonders if the problem is a defective keypad, or if the whole keyboard is… Read More

HP BIOS and HDD password removal and recovery

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If you have an HP computer, either it is a desktop, laptop, netbook or ultrabook, it is indeed a huge problem is you forgot your computer’s BIOS password or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) password. The BIOS is password-protected for the purpose of restricting changes in your BIOS settings. On the other hand, the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is password protected to prevent the computer from being used by anyone except the owner who created the HDD password. Even though the purpose of protecting the computer BIOS or HDD with a… Read More

How to unlock user and owner passwords of a PDF file

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A PDF (Portable Document Format) file is widely used today. The reason for this is because it is “portable”, as the PDF file type is intended to be. With PDF files, computers, smartphones and other devices can open open them readily using a PDF reader. Examples of well known PDF reader software include Adobe Reader and FoxIt Reader. One good feature about PDF software like Adobe Acrobat is the ability to lock the PDF file for opening and viewing. That is, a password is required before teh PDF file can… Read More

How to increase and manage your Windows Virtual Memory

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Let us begin by defining what a “virtual memory” is all about. It is a memory that appears to exist as main storage although most of it is supported by data held in secondary storage, transfer between the two being made automatically as required. There are several other definitions of virtual memory in the internet. But to put it simple, a virtual memory is not actually RAM (Random Access Memory) or a part of a RAM. It is basically a portion of your hard disk drive that is used as… Read More

How-To: Optimize your Windows PC or Mac for safer, better and faster performance

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As you continue to use your computer, whether it is a work computer or a personal home computer, over time it accumulates chunks of unwanted files. These files could be “temporary files” when you install a certain software and the said installer failed to remove them after the installation process. They can also be temporary internet files that your browser downloaded so that your web browsing experience will be faster and efficient. They can also be “orphaned files” or left-overs when you uninstall a certain program. To top it all,… Read More

How to View Saved Passwords in Google Chrome

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When you are using a web browser like Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and many others, you are saving some important information about you and your identity. These information are stored on cookies and internal browser system database so that your browsing experience will be fast and efficient. These are the same information that hackers exploit to hack email account and even banking or financial accounts. This might be scary but as long as your computer is protected by a good antivirus software and constantly updated, the information… Read More