Windows

Have you ever dreamed of being able to put an entire desktop in your pocket? A complete operating system that you can take with you anywhere, with your own custom applications, settings and presets.

Imagine connecting a USB key to a computer, to any computer and making it your own immediately! You can argue that you can easily bring your laptop with you, but why would you do that, when a secure desktop environment can be stored on a USB stick?

Cloud technology has eliminated the need for USB sticks, which is a burden because they could easily be lost. Most of them disappeared into the garbage drawers, which were sent into exile with old mobile phones and various chargers, forgotten. read more

Switching from Windows to Mac, Linux or Chrome OS may be a logical decision, but there is only one problem: you have purchased a number of pure Windows programs. So, what are you supposed to do, start over? And waste a lot of resources and money? Fortunately, a program called CrossOver 17 allows you to run all your favorite applications and games on your new computer.

With CrossOver for Linux, MacOS, Chromebook or even Android, you can run virtually any Windows program quickly and easily without having to worry about separate installations or transporting it to another computer. You can run your Windows software at native speed (with no performance limits) and run your Windows applications directly from the Dock. read more

No matter how hard you try to make sure your Windows computer is working properly, it must at some point behave unpredictably. The reasons can be multiple, starting with a ransom attack, an incompatible installation, a software process or even a hardware failure. Such times are certainly few and far between, but it is always necessary to ensure that your data is safe when such incidents occur.

To protect your PC data, you must back it up permanently and have a disaster recovery plan in place. This is the case if you need a tool that helps you back up your data and also offers you a recovery option. read more

There are few tools on the market that can perform a backup of data in the cloud. But very few are effective and above all free. Duplicacy is such almost free for personal use Cloud Backup Tool for Windows. You can use this tool to back up your data to popular cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Google Cloud, Dropbox, AWS S3 and Microsoft Azure.

We process large amounts of data on a daily basis. These can be important files, images or photos; each of us wants to make sure that our data remains secure. Regular backup of this data is the only way to ensure data security. Duplicacy helps you back up your important data from time to time. read more

n sets the parameter and no other set of policies sets the parameter to a different value.

• A light grey background in a cell indicates that the policy set sets the same setting several times, usually in different GPOs.

The Policy Viewer window allows you to analyze, view, and compare group policy objects.

Additional Properties

Click Show > Show Details (can already be enabled)

The Details pane is located at the bottom of the window and identifies the path(s) in the Group Policy Object Editor that can configure the selected setting, GPO option or options associated with the selected values, underlying data type, and any other available information. read more

Often we want to copy text from these dialog boxes, which is sometimes not possible with the Ctrl+C command. For example, suppose you have installed software and a short manual appears after the installation is complete and you want to copy this text to your notepad. You will try to right-click and select the text, or press Ctrl+C. But sometimes it doesn’t work. In this case, you can use a freeware called Textify. As with GetWindowText, GTText or JOCR, you can copy non-selectable text from Textify into Windows dialog boxes. read more

The current cumulative firmware and drivers of the Surface Book for the Microsoft Download Center are now available for download. To make each device work better or as expected, it should do 2 important things

1. Offer regular hardware updates, better known as firmware updates
2. Offer software updates.

Microsoft provided firmware and driver updates for the Surface Book, including optional WinTab drivers.

Surface Book Firmware and Driver

This firmware and driver package contains drivers for all Surface Book components and system firmware updates deployed via Windows Update. All drivers and firmware are compatible with Windows 10, including Windows 10 Enterprise editions. In addition, the WinTab driver is provided for professionals who need WinTab compatibility with some Surface Pen compatible applications. read more

Control of your Windows computer with gestures and voice commands has been on everyone’s lips for some time. Speech and gestural recognition technology can help revolutionize the way we interact with our computer, not to mention the incredible help it would provide to people with different abilities. Today, we are talking about NPointer, an application for gestures and a speech control software. Hand or head movements are recorded by a webcam and translated into pointer movements that allow you to control your computer. read more

Thumbnail and Icon Cache Rebuilder for Windows 10 is a portable freeware that cleans, deletes and removes your thumbnail and icon cache rebuilder with a single click.

If your icons appear empty or appear damaged or are not updated correctly if they should, it is quite possible that your icon cache database on your Windows 10 PC has been corrupted. The same is true for thumbnails. If they are not displayed correctly, they may be damaged. In such a scenario, you may need to delete the cache files to rebuild the icon cache and clear the thumbnail cache. We have already seen how to manually recreate the icon cache in Windows 10 – but if you prefer to automate the process, use our Icon Cache Rebuilder 2 for Windows 10 read more

Internet services usually collect all our personal data while we surf, here we need one VPN. Every time we use a public WiFi connection, we run the risk of losing all our data. If you are an avid Internet user and concerned about your online privacy, using free VPN software is a better option than using proxy software. Virtual Private Network securely connects your PC to multiple locations worldwide and helps you with remote desktop access, file and folder sharing, etc.

VPN software provides you with secure Internet access by protecting your public and private networks, whether it is your Internet connection or a Wi-Fi connection. In other words, it hides and protects your online identity. Although a VPN cannot establish completely anonymous or unidentified online connections, it can increase security and privacy. read more