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The question can be divided into two parts, whether you want to increase the sound of the multimedia playback on your system or increase the maximum volume of the overall system. I will discuss three methods to boost sound in Windows beyond 100% default. Using Audio Enhancements This method will enhance the maximum volume of the overall system. In Windows, there is a loudness equalization option supported by most sound cards which needs to be configured in order to make audio louder....

In normal circumstances, it’s absolutely fine for Windows to remind you of password change after every specific number of days. But in some conditions, this practice should be disabled. A couple of scenarios could include the following: In this tutorial, we will share three ways to set Windows local user account passwords to never expire. We will discuss: If you are using Windows Home edition, you can enable Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home Edition....

If you have 64-bit Windows installed, you can install 64-bit as well as 32-bit applications. Both can run in parallel as both Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 are backward compatible. The question arises of how we can check whether an application is 32-bit or 64-bit. In this article, we will discuss the different ways using which you can easily identify whether an application is 32-bit or 64-bit. How to Check Program Bit Architecture Using Task Manager Follow the steps below to check a program’s bit architecture in Windows using the Task Manager:...

Check the compatibility of the game before it serves you in many ways. Maybe you are using a limited data plan and after downloading a big game, a message appears that tells you about the problem of game compatibility, or maybe your system resources are low, which is why the game cannot run on your computer. In both situations, downloading an incompatible game is of no use. So it would be good to know any game compatibility before getting it on a machine....

Microsoft has released a stable version of .NET Framework 5.0 last November, and now this update brings a lot more security and stability to the framework. If you are running Windows 10 version 1809 or higher, you will probably have .NET Framework 4.8. You can manually upgrade to .NET Framework 5.0.2 using the download links provided below. Let’s discuss what the new release has to offer, and whether it is worthwhile upgrading....

.NET Framework 4.5 comes installed with Windows 8. If you are using Windows 8, you will have version 4.5 installed. You can download the latest version from below and install it in Windows 8. System requirements for .NET Framework 4.5.1 includes the following: A minimum free space of 850 MB for 32-bit Windows and 2 GB for 64-bit Windows is required for installation. Supported Operating Systems include Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2....

Since the older Kepler GPUs are no longer supported by the Game Ready drivers, Microsoft releases security updates every now and then, including this one. People having Kepler GPUs can upgrade their graphics drivers to version 474.44. This can be installed on Windows 7 through 11. Nvidia had already ended the support for Kepler GPUs. However, since this is a security update, it only addresses several security vulnerabilities that could be exploited....

Installing the update KB4580364 will change your current Windows 10 20H2 build to 19042.608. What’s new in KB4580364 Meet Now in Taskbar Previously, Microsoft had introduced Meet Now on Skype for the Taskbar in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20221 when released in the Dev channel. However, this feature has now made its way to Windows 10 and is introduced with this new update. What’s new in KB4580364 Meet Now in Taskbar Other fixes and improvements in KB4580364 How to install Windows 10 20H2 Cumulative Update Preview Build 19042....

Since these are important updates, they should be installed automatically if the automatic update is enabled on your computer. As always, we recommend waiting for a while and getting a backup of your important files before installing the updates. There is no guarantee from Microsoft that the updates will be installed smoothly on the computer. Although Microsoft does extensive testing before releasing the updates, it is possible that the update may make your computer unusable....

Microsoft introduces some new features for the Windows 11 operating system along with a plethora of fixes and other improvements. There is a new notification badge that will be visible for the dynamic widgets in the taskbar, which will expand into more information upon clicking it. Moreover, DNS over TLS (DoT) testing is now also available for Windows DNS client query protection. That said, it is expected that these features will make their way to the stable Windows 11 OS with version 23H2, which will be released next year since the build for version 22H2 has already been declared (Build 22621)....

Previously, you could change the display language in Windows 11 using the Settings app, which requires an active internet connection. You can now do the same using PowerShell, thanks to this new language module. Learn how to add language packs to Windows ISO images offline. Language Tags for Windows 11 language packs Before we begin, the process to install a language pack requires a “language tag,” which is a shortcode for the language....

We have already discussed 6 methods to change a user account type on a Windows computer in another post. One of these methods is using Windows PowerShell. However, it is only valid if it is a local user account that you want to add to the Administrators group. You may need to add different account types to this group, which can be: PowerShell LocalAccounts Module Add Local User to Administrators Group using PowerShell Add Microsoft Account to Administrators Group using PowerShell Add Active Directory Account to Administrators Group using PowerShell Add Azure Active Directory Account to Administrators Group using PowerShell Add Local User to Administrators Group using PowerShell on Remote Computer Closing Thoughts...

Since some apps configurations and customization settings are very important, they should be backed up separately. The default Windows backup does not give any option to save app settings separately. We’ll need to make use of a third-party app to backup Windows 10 app settings. This will help you migrate the settings to another PC without losing any customization. As you may already know, the files and folders containing each application’s settings and configurations are hidden well within the Operating System files....

The CAPTCHA can appear anywhere on the Internet, at any time. Possibly you have not seen them before on a website, but you may encounter them frequently, and you cannot identify a pattern. It would be helpful to discuss why CAPTCHAs appear, what their functionality is, and what types are available. What is CAPTCHA The acronym CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart....

If you are having storage issues with limited space in the C drive, then you can disable it to free up space. However, that is not recommended by Microsoft. But why is it so? Let us understand the purpose of the Reserved Space, how much it occupies, and whether it’s safe to disable it. Purpose of Reserved Storage in Windows 10 As we all know, Windows has a lot of files and data for it to run smoothly....

There is usually a tiny LED right next to the built-in camera on your laptop, which turns on to let you know when an app or program is accessing the camera, and that you are being observed. That being the norm, not all devices come with a built-in LED indicator. Therefore, you have no method to tell when you are being spied on. Thankfully, the Windows 11 operating system comes with a hidden feature that you can enable that will let you know when the camera is being used, and when it is turned off....

If you believe that your device is not performing as it should even after throwing Gigabytes of RAM into it, it is likely that your system is not utilizing its full RAM capacity. This article discusses how you can fix the issue of the usable memory being less than what is physically available to it. How to check the total installed RAM You first need to determine whether insufficient RAM is the issue of poor system performance....

Although your daily routine and tasks may not be greatly affected by this problem, it is still wise to resolve the issue so that you can enjoy the recently-released operating system to its fullest, especially if you have purchased a new device just for the sake of Windows 11. This article lists down several reasons as well as its solutions to mitigate the Command Prompt flashing issue in Windows 11....

Message rejected. See https://support.google.com/mail/answer/69585 for more information.Message blocked. Your message to (email address) has been blocked. See technical details below for more information.You have reached a limit for sending mail. Your message was not sent. Even though one of these statements describes the reason why the email was not sent (the last one), users have reported that this is not the case, and still their emails are either not sent, or are bounced back....

This file is usually, but not necessarily, accompanied by a Media Descriptor Sidecar (MDS) file that contains the metadata for the MDF file. An MDS file can include the pointers for starting and ending layers, which data in the MDF file belongs to which layer, values and locations of the layer breach bit, and other file information. An MDF file can operate fine without an MDS file. Therefore, it is not necessary to have an MDS file to access the content of an MDF file....