This post discusses 4 ways to still enable the optional features in Windows while offline. Error Code 0x8024402C If you try and install a Windows optional feature without an internet connection, you will receive an error code 0x8024402C stating the following: Error Code 0x8024402C Windows Feature Source Files How to Get Windows Feature Name How to Enable Windows Features While Offline Enable Windows Optional Features Using Command Prompt Enable Windows Optional Features Using PowerShell Enable Windows Optional Features through Group Policy Using Windows Registry Closing Words...

No one would like their interface to change, especially when you have just begun getting used to a new Microsoft product. This is one of the reasons why users normally wish to turn off automatic updates for the Office suite. Let us walk you through the different ways you can turn off automatic updates for Microsoft Office 2021. Why Turn Off Automatic Office Updates How to Disable Microsoft Office 2021 Automatic Updates Through Office Apps Through Windows Settings Using Group Policy Download and Install Administrative Templates (admx) for Microsoft Office Disable Microsoft Office Automatic Updates using Group Policy Through Windows Registry By Disabling Windows Update Entirely Closing Words...

Thus, you may need to use Video editor/cutter/trimming software. This article discusses how you can trim videos using native Windows methods and free third-party tools to get the job done. You can review and choose any method you find appropriate that matches your requirements. Check out how to compress video files without losing quality if you are looking to free up some space. How To Trim/Cut Videos Using Photos App Microsoft previously replaced the Photo Viewer with the Photos app in Windows 10 and is now shipping the Photos app pre-installed into Windows 11....

Many online games, applications, and video streaming services were dependent on the Flash Player and was their sole supported software. With the discontinuation, many vendors and platforms are worried that they might run out of business. We are here to tell you that there is nothing to worry about. Let us show you how you can still play games and stream videos on websites embedded with Adobe Flash Player with an alternative....

Additionally, we will compare the Azure Basic and the Premium plans to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the options that Microsoft offers on the Azure Active Directory, allowing you to streamline your professional life more effectively. What is Azure Active Directory Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based identity management service that facilitates easy sign-up and access to various services for employees in an organization, regardless of their location....

Microsoft has finally enabled IMAP protocol in their Outlook.com email service. Currently, Outlook.com supports almost all connectivity protocols by which users can connect to their email service. The email protocols are used to connect the email service to the email client. The email client can be on a computer or any other device including iPhone, Android, Windows Phone or any other phone that supports email. The most popular email connectivity protocols include POP3, IMAP and Exchange ActiveSync....

OEMs are now including support for the anticipated Windows 11 version before the actual release so that the end-users have their devices ready and do not run into any problems at the time of the upgrade. With that, there are also a few known issues with this chipset driver update. Let us take a look at those as well, and then you may proceed to download and install the driver....

It seems like Microsoft is changing the strategy again and DirectX will be offered in Microsoft Store. This means that the users will be able to update their DirectX installation instantly from Microsoft Store and not wait for the cumulative updates offered by Microsoft a few times a month. The current versions of DirectX in Windows 10 are 11.3 and 12. If you go to Microsoft Store and search for DirectX, you will not find anything....

Microsoft has released updates for all supported versions of Windows 10, including Version 21H2, 21H1 and 20H2, Version 1909, Version 1809, Version 1607 and Version 1507. Some of these versions may be supported for the LTSC channel. As discussed in the article about KB5011493 for Windows 11, all the above mentioned Windows 10 versions have received the same update. There are also some known issues with this update. Known issues mean that the issues are known to Microsoft and will be fixed in the later releases of Windows Update....

While you can access Quickbooks online, if you prefer to have your systems and data offline on your own servers, you will need to get Quickbook software. The software has been divided into different modules, including inventory management, payroll management, vendor management, and invoice management. You can work from anywhere on multiple devices with QuickBooks. It helps you create access privileges so that your colleague or accountant can log in and work with your data online....

DNS Angel is a free utility which provides DNS options to keep your Internet family friendly. Let’s see how to use DNS Angel optimally to keep your family and kids safe on the Internet. DNS Angel DNS Angel Using DNS Angel Download Link Conclusion DNS Angel is a portable utility that provides the family protection on Windows Operating System. It is completely free utility. DNS Angel uses family safe DNS IPs....

Until now, everything has gone smoothly except for one thing; if we use GSuite accounts with Microsoft Outlook client, it freezes and hangs, and sometimes delays in receiving emails. Sometimes it works perfectly fine while sometimes it just freezes without any apparent reason. In this article, I’ll list down the causes and steps I followed to fix this problem. Since GSuite and Gmail use the same technology, the same solution can be applied to Gmail accounts with an IMAP connection....

On the personalizations page, the following items cannot be personalized without activating Windows: Computer themesDesktop backgroundAccent colorsLight dark theme (Light theme is applied by default)Touch keyboardFonts However, the following items can be personalized even when Windows is not activated: Lock screenStart MenuTaskbar That said, there is a workaround you can perform that allows you to change your computer’s theme to any custom theme without having to activate the operating system....

In this article, we are going to talk about a similar item, which is a registry value in the Windows systems by the name “LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy.” This DWORD is closely associated with the UAC feature of Windows and needs to be configured if you want to access a computer’s resources remotely using a local administrator account. Let us dig into the details further to learn what LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy is and how it should be configured to allow remote access....

There are certain signs and symbols that we need to use in official documents but have no convenient method of doing so. These symbols include the Copyright ©, Trademark ™, and Registered ® symbols. Usually, these symbols are used in conjunction within the same document. Since there are no buttons available on the keyboard to enter these symbols, people usually go online and copy these symbols to use them as their own....

You may see errors like “Error 404: Page Not Found,” “DNS_PROBE_FINISHED,” or “ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT.” If you’ll notice, none of these errors exactly define what’s wrong and why you can’t access the website or the specific web page. In this article, we shall go over what these errors mean and how you can fix the issue and get to the website. Causes for “This Site Can’t be Reached” Error The error “this site can’t be reached” means that the website or the webpage you are trying to access is unavailable....

This is an automated message from Google that may or may not result in a captcha verification to ensure that you are, in fact, human. Getting this message on Google’s page does not mean that your network is under surveillance, but rather a warning that something might be wrong with your PC, or your network. let us discuss why this message was prompted in the first place. Why Google prompted “Unusual traffic from your computer” There can be several reasons why a Google search prompted you with a message stating “Unusual traffic from your computer network,” even though there could be nothing wrong with your computer or your network....

Having an internet connection and logging in with a Microsoft account is one of the requirements of Windows 11. Previously, when pressing the Alt + F4 keys, the Microsoft OOBE experience windows would disappear and a new window would appear to allow the user to set up a local user account. Another way was to kill the “Network Connection Flow” process. These tricks are no longer effective. After some research, I have come up with another solution you can use to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account and instead, with a local account....

The super-administrator account is disabled by default in Windows 10 for security reasons. The difference between a built-in administrator account and the one you are using is that the built-in admin account does not get UAC prompts for running applications in administrative mode. In this article, we will discuss about enabling the hidden administrator account in Windows 10. The same also applies to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7....

Update: .NET Framework 4.7.2 has been released. You may download the latest .NET Framework 4.7.2 from here. Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7.1 released with some significant changes and improvements. Support for targeting the .NET Framework 4.7.1 in Visual Studio 2017 15.5 has been added. If you have upgraded your Windows to Windows 10 Version 1709, then you don’t need to update .Net Framework 4.7.1, as it comes pre-installed with Version 1709....