When we install a large program on Windows, links are created in the registry that help keep track of the real location of the executable files. For this reason, if we move a program to a secondary partition, it will stop working (the links will stop running). How do you ensure the continuity of …
What is File History File History is a useful feature provided by the latest versions of Windows to perform a sort of incremental backup of our files. It performs, according to a schedule, a backup of new files, but without deleting old versions of them from the backup. In this way, in case of problems with …
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If you have found an error when opening the ‘Credentials Management’ tool in Windows 8/8.1/10, you will know that without some reset it is impossible to even read the saved passwords. This error can also affect other applications in the system, such as OneDrive or mail administrators (obviously in addition to Browsers, who use the encrypted archive of this tool to store …
Better. zip .7z or .rar? Often we don’t even pay attention to it, but when we click on a ‘zipper’ file, we are using sophisticated compression algorithms that over the years keep getting better and better. There are many algorithms and therefore compression formats: Zipper, Rar, GZip, BZip2, 7z, Tar, Tar.gz … Among the most popular on Windows we have: 7z, Zip and Rar. The first and the second one …
Many times you may have wanted to change the icon to a folder under Windows. The default choice, however, is often poor, with icons that refer to the years of Windows XP. There is, however, a little trick that allows us to quickly explore all the new system icons. In the little window for the icon …
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When you buy a new SSD to install an operating system from scratch, there are no problems.. Windows will make the correct alignment right away. However, if you migrate data from an HDD to an SSD, it can happen (and often happens) that the partition is not aligned as it should. This is because …
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In some situations we may have to connect to a Wifi network that is not ‘visible’ from our homes. Especially on holiday, where we are forced to stand at the window to try to get a better signal from a public HotSpot. How to ‘repeat’ the signal picked up outside, in our house? We …
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A brief guide to help you resuscitate your PC in case you are no longer able to start after malicious driver updates. NOTE: This guide also applies in the event of an error due to driver installation that is not compatible with your system. Blue error screen: CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED. If you are in the condition of not being able to …
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They say that the most used passwords are always the same (example: 123456, password, qwerty, etc. …), or in any case referable to birth dates or memorable moments of someone’s life. Well, using public characters or real places is not a good idea anyway: in fact there are some software (like John the Ripper) that are able to use huge dictionaries, …
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How do I choose a password? There are many combinations, some more efficient, some less so; those that reminds us of our real lives should definitely be avoided. Google’s message is clear: “Man’s best friend (the dog) does an exemplary job in protecting your home – so begins an article by Fox Van Allen, writing …
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