If you want to force a program to use a specific GPU, you can change Windows settings appropriately. This article will show you two ways you can force a program to use a specific GPU in Windows 10. What is a GPU? A modern Graphical Processing Unit or GPU is similar to CPU but makes use of parallel processing and is able to handle many processes and threads at the same time....
Here we shall show you how you can configure your system’s IP address directly through the command line interface on your Windows 10 platform. It is very less time consuming and can be done in a few steps. The IP address is a unique identifier of your machine that lets every other component on the network know where the packets need to be routed to. Since it is unique, it cannot conflict with another IP address on the same network....
That said, some users have reported that moving files and folders between the host and the remote machine is sometimes impossible. If you are experiencing a similar problem, then this article is for you. This post discusses how to mount your local computer’s drive(s) to the remote computer, making it much more convenient to move data between the two machines. If you are having trouble copying/pasting files and data using Remote Desktop Connection, try these fixes....
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-certified devices are a technology that allows you to share content between your devices. Most modern streaming devices, such as your Chromecast, Roku TV, etc. support the DLNA technology. If you have the hardware that supports this technology, then you can download media onto your Windows PC and use it as a streaming server. In this article, we show you how to set up your Windows 11 PC as a DLNA media server and then connect to it over the network to stream your favorite media....
Screen orientation is the act of making the screen up-right in relation to the north pole. Changing screen orientation can be useful in cases where you want your monitor to be placed vertically or you want your laptop to act as a tablet. There are other useful purposes of rotating the screen but sometimes Windows 10 can act crazy and mistakenly change the screen orientation. In this article, we will talk about how to rotate screen in Windows 10 with keyboard shortcuts, using Windows 10 settings and graphics card settings....
Microsoft Performance HUD is different from the Performance Monitor in the sense that it will only monitor one specific process in real-time. It will detect and report information like module load/unload history, thread create/destroy history, Registry activity, file I/O activity, soft and hard application hangs etc. in real-time. According to Microsoft: It’s like a semi-portable app which installs but does not have any customization options. Just run the HUD executable after installation, attach it to a process and start monitoring the application activity....
Let us dig in on what other benefits can be expected from the update. What’s new in Windows 10 Preview Build 20257 Your Phone now supports multi-app experience on Windows With this update, insiders can now launch Android applications directly from the Your Phone app, which is on their phone. When the phone is connected to the Your Phone application, Android applications can be launched in separate windows, allowing users to launch multiple applications simultaneously....
We suggest that you upgrade to this release using the guide given below in this post if you are already using Windows 11. If not, upgrade to Windows 11 now! Check whether your PC meets the minimum hardware requirements for it. If not, you can also install Windows 11 while bypassing system checks. Installing KB5008215 will upgrade your OS build to 22000.376. You can check your OS version and build by typing in winver in Run....
Even if your computer is placed within a secure environment, such as within an organizational domain, you are still prone to attacks, especially insider attacks. Insider attacks are harder to identify and when they are, it is probably too late. Therefore, you need to “harden” your Windows computer. Hardening refers to the configurations put in place to make it more secure by reducing the attack surface, making it less and less possible for any hackers/attackers to penetrate it....
Privacy is of great value to each individual, and to businesses and organizations. Everyone wants their personal information to be shared securely. Hence, we are bringing you the 5 best alternative messaging applications that you can switch to so that your data is shielded. WhatsApp Privacy Policy changes and highlights The internet was taken by storm when the WhatsApp application notified the users of the new policy. Many users didn’t bother reading the policy and clicked “Agree” anyway, but many eyebrows were raised when news hit the Internet about what WhatsApp had intended to do with their data....
If you have a sensitive folder and you want to keep track of changes made in that specific folder then this article is for you. Just keep reading! Although there are many freeware programs to track changes in folders, we will discuss 5 of the best tools to monitor folder for changes in real-time. Watch 4 Folder Watch 4 Folder can perform various actions for the folder that the program is watching....
Today we’ll discuss one important aspect of the data backup process: disk imaging. Disk imaging Disk imaging is a type of backup that takes a bit by bit snapshot of the hard disk and saves it into a single file. The disk image file may be compressed to save space. Disk imaging is especially useful for taking backups of the Operating System drives. If the system drive fails, the disk image backup can be restored to start running the system again with the same software installations as before....
This issue can be caused due to several reasons, all of which are discussed further in the article. You can use this guide to troubleshoot your PC yourself to restore your display to the way it was. The problem can be caused by a faulty piece of hardware or wire, due to corrupted display software, or simply because of a little dust and humidity between the contacts. Let us guide you through the steps by which you can identify the problem and then resolve it accordingly....
A DMG file may contain a specific structure and permissions for software installation. By default, Windows does not support DMG format. DMG can be converted to ISO, which Windows can use to create bootable media, such as USB drives and CDs/DVDs. The DMG file can’t be burned to a USB or DVD drive to make it bootable. You will need to convert it to ISO first, then burn it to a drive....
A similar feature was first introduced in Windows 10 in 2017 with Windows Sets. However, that didn’t pan out, and Microsoft withdrew the feature. But with Windows 11, this feature has come to stay based on the feedback from Windows users. That said, not everyone is a fan of the feature. Not only the tab functionality is currently faulty and has a few glitches, but not everyone is used to using tabs in explorer....
The company is one of the leading organizations that manufacture microchips, including the wireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters that are commonly used by different PC manufacturers around the world. For November 2021, Intel has decided to release 2 different driver versions for their line of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products. This update, and probably all other updates to follow, will include the support for Windows 11 which was released on 5th October 2021....
For those who use iPhones and iPads, you know that iTunes is an application you must install on your PC to connect your device to it. If you haven’t already, you can download it from the direct links from Apple shared below, or update your existing version. Unfortunately, Apple does not publish any release notes. However, this update addresses 2 critical security vulnerabilities. Download iTunes for Windows Direct Downloads Click on the direct download links given below to download iTunes 12....
One feature is an auto-hide address bar when Edge is running in fullscreen mode. This is especially useful when you want to browse the Internet without any distractions. Interestingly, this feature is not new and is available in all versions of Edge including Canary, Beta and Stable. Here are the steps to enable auto-hide address bar feature in Microsoft Edge: You can see that there will be no address bar....
An administrative account is required to perform certain tasks and processes on a Windows 10 computer. However, not all accounts, whether local or Microsoft account, have the privileges to perform these functions. Please note that you need to login as an administrator to give administrative privileges to any other user. The first account that is created with the Windows 10 setup is always an administrator account. You can also login as built-in administrator account which is disabled by default....
Using the Command Prompt, you can view and list all sorts of files and folders inside a directory, and even its subdirectories using recursive switches. Not only that, but you can also list all items with a specific file type, or exclude them. Moreover, you can also view hidden items as well directly from the Command Prompt. In this article, we give you a bunch of different examples to list files and folders inside the Command Prompt using the DIR cmdlet....
