DVD drives provide you with the ability to play and use DVDs. However, sometimes people don't know how to access these DVD drives and thus they are not able to use them or in other words, they don't know how to eject the DVD tray. In this article, we will explain the methods that you ... Read more
MAC address stands for Media Access Control address and is a series of numbers used to uniquely identify a device within a network. The MAC address is used when communicating over the network at the data link layer. By default, when you purchase a device, it has a MAC address assigned to it by the ... Read more
The firewall is the security defender of Windows operating systems. When enabled, the firewall blocks any unwanted websites or advertisements that can harm your computer system in any way. Usually, Windows Firewall has a predefined set of rules according to which it allows or restricts access to certain programs. However, you can also create your ... Read more
No one can send ping requests to your system to know whether it is alive or not when the Firewall is enabled on your Windows 10 computer system. You can enable ping by disabling the Firewall but this can prove to be very disastrous, as your PC will be exposed to external threats and malware. ... Read more
Cortana is a new feature that comes packaged with Windows 10. The Cortana feature is very similar to Siri that is found on the Apple iPhone and much like Siri, it acts as a personal assistant to you. Cortana can be accessed via the start menu search function. You can either type questions and instructions ... Read more
Windows 7 and newer versions come with a new version of the robocopy command that is able to copy files much faster then the normal copy command or copy function of the file explorer by using several simultanious threads. So if you plan to copy a large number of files, e.g. to make a backup, ... Read more
The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is a program that is used to boot your computer system as soon as you turn it on. The BIOS controls all your input and output operations during the boot process as well as when your PC is running. Normally, users don't interact with the BIOS directly because the ... Read more
Windows 10 keeps a log of all updates that you perform either automatically or manually. It doesn't care if these updates were installed successfully or failed, it just keeps a log of these updates. This way, even the failed updates take up some space on your hard drive. In this article, we will explain the ... Read more
Locking the PC in Windows 10 prevents your computer from unauthorized access whenever you are not using it. It lets you leave your PC without shutting it down so that you can resume your work whenever you want to and you do not have to turn on your PC again. In this article, we will ... Read more
Windows 10 provides you with the flexibility to change the appearance of different icons. You can modify and customize how these icons look according to your own taste. This customization can be done for various purposes. Some of them are listed below: To make your environment look catchy and trendy To make your environment look ... Read more