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Dropbox can be used on the web and has applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as Android and iOS devices. Since it is so widely used, Dropbox also provides event and activity logging – a feature that notes and stores information on when activity was performed. This includes editing files, when a file/folder was accessed, who accessed it, and much more. This is useful to keep tabs on your co-workers and employees, or in case there was a breach on your network....

While finding the lost product key in Windows 10 can be useful, sometimes it poses a threat for your key to be stolen and used somewhere else. This can be the case, especially when you are using an enterprise license where only one key can be activated multiple times. This includes licenses from Microsoft Action Pack and MSDN subscriptions. Let’s go through the process of removing the Windows 10 product key from the registry, so it can’t be retrieved using any product key finder software....

In this article, we’ll discuss everything about Windows 10 themes. Let’s start with the basics. What are Windows Themes? Windows themes are a collection of background pictures, menu colors, system sounds etc. to quickly customize the Windows 10 user interface. A theme can be applied to the user interface by simply clicking on the downloaded theme file. There are some themes that are present in Windows by default . You can also download Windows 10 themes from the official Microsoft Store and also third-party sites that collect and create different customized themes....

Let us see what improvements have been made in this new build for which Microsoft had to release a new one just a week later. What’s new in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21292 There are no new features in this build, and it would be too early to expect any anyway. Nonetheless, Microsoft has made a lot of fixes to the previously introduced news and interests in the Taskbar....

This Preview release expands the 13 themes for the touch keyboard to other input experiences. Not only that, but Microsoft has gone a mile further with adding the ability for individuals to personalize their emojis based on face and skin tones. The Your Phone application is also getting a complete makeover to assist you to manage your phone directly from your PC even better than before. These features are discussed further in detail below....

Update: While this article was written for Windows 8, it also works for Windows 10. The main purpose of environment variables is to cope with the changes in each new version of the Operating System. There are two types of environment variables in Windows. System VariablesUser Variables System variables are used for global variables, meaning changing the system variables will affect all users of the computer. User variables only affect the user currently logged in....

In this article, we will discuss different ways to restart Windows Explorer to fix the issues without restarting the system. What is Windows Explorer/File Explorer Windows Explorer, also known as the File Explorer is the soul of Windows. It is the User Interface through which a user connects to all the applications and the services the Windows is hosting. The process running behind Windows Explorer is Explorer.exe. It is also the process that runs the Desktop, taskbar, notification tray, Start Menu, all of the Dialog Boxes and Prompts, and controller Interfaces....

In this article you may go through all the features of Bluetooth 4.1, 4.2 and 5 and the comparison between them. Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1 was adopted in 4 December 2013. On its release time, Bluetooth 4.1 comes with many new features. V4.1 has speed of 24MBps and can do coverage up to 100 meters or 300 feet. Bluetooth 4.1 was developed to run Internet of Things. Its supports increase the user usability....

In this tutorial, I am providing you a simple way that will easily allow you to check the status of multiple VPN connections easily. Using Netsh command The netsh command is used to display connection status. Netsh is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to configure the network or run different commands in batch mode. At Anytime if you are getting an issue with connection and cannot be able to identify whether you are connected or not, this command will always help you out....

Microsoft has made it easy for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge users to create Progressive Web Apps for their favorite websites, including YouTube and Facebook. We have already discussed how to install the YouTube application designed for Xbox on your Windows 10 computer. However, it had certain limitations, such as not registering the click and movements of the mouse. This article discusses how you can create a dedicated application for any website on your computer running Windows 10, including YouTube!...

With Preview 6, Microsoft has made improvements to the following areas: Type convertersJSON contract customizationSystem.Formats.Tar API updatesConstraints to .NET template authoringPerformance enhancements in the CodeGen area You can download and install .NET 7 Preview 6 on your compatible devices using the direct download links shared below. .NET 7 can be installed on the following platforms: WindowsLinuxMacOS .NET 7 Preview 6 has been tested with Visual Studio 17.3 Preview 3, thus Microsoft recommends that you use it with preview channel releases of Visual Studio only to avoid compatibility conflicts....

With each iteration, new features, support, and improvements are added so that when the stable version comes out, the developers already know what to expect. With Preview 7, Microsoft has made improvements to the following areas: System.LINQUnix file permissionsLow-level structsP/Invoke source generationCode generationWebsockets You can download and install .NET 7 Preview 7 on your compatible devices using the direct download links shared below. .NET 7 can be installed on the following platforms:...

Cyberlink has released PowerDirector Essential 365 and PhotoDirector Essential 365 as free apps for Windows. Both of these apps are available on the Microsoft Store. Any user can download the apps from Microsoft Store and enjoy photo and video editing without any limits. Previously, these tools were available for 30-day trials. If you read carefully, “Essential” word is added to each app name. This means that these tools do not come with all the features of Professional versions....

So if you have requirements of using a specific framework, you should be careful in installing this update. The updates to .NET Framework 4.5.2 mostly include features for developers. New features and enhancements to .NET Framework 4.5.2 Some of the features of .NET Framework 4.5.2 include the following: New APIs for ASP.NET apps New HostingEnvironment.QueueBackgroundWorkItem method that lets you schedule small background work items. ASP.NET tracks these items and prevents IIS from abruptly terminating the worker process until all background work items have completed....

If you have already Firefox installed on your computer, then you may not be able to update it using the update function, since Mozilla will be rolling that out today. However, you can still upgrade it by downloading version 105 from the links provided below. Since Mozilla has not published any release notes at the moment, we are not entirely aware of what this release includes. However, we do have a gist through the previous Beta releases....

Microsoft is pushing Windows Store apps and one of those apps seems to be Skype. Skype app is quite limited and people have a learning curve while they switch from Skype for Windows Desktop 7.40 to Skype app. If you download the latest version of Skype for Desktop 8.17, it will refuse to install giving you the following error.Please install Skype from the Microsoft Store for the best experience This error comes if you are running Windows 10 Versions 1607, 1703 and 1709....

Microsoft has addressed this issue through a Windows update KB5012643, which has been released for users on the stable channel, and upgrades the operating system’s build to 22000.652. This is a “Type C” optional release which is usually made in the third or fourth week of the month as an effort to further test out the new features and improvements and needs to be installed manually. KB5012643 was earlier released to the Beta and Release Preview channels for the Insiders....

If a Pagefile is too small, it may cause the PC to crash frequently. If it is too big, it might take up a significant amount of storage space on your hard drive. So how do you know what the right size is? This article discusses how to determine the optimal Pagefile size on your Windows 10 and set it. What is Pagefile Pagefile is a hidden system file on your hard drive that is primarily there to compensate for low RAM....

Some examples of SSL certificate errors are given below. You may get the following error message on all HTTPS sites you open in your browser: In Google Chrome, you may get the following SSL certificate error: In Firefox, you may get the following SSL certificate error: Firefox also provides some helpful technical details about the SSL error. They can be useful in troubleshooting the issue. In Internet Explorer, you may get the following SSL certificate error: Most of the time these errors are correct and you should not continue if you have to enter any sensitive information on the website....

We have already written about how to enable gpedit.msc in Windows 10 Home. In this article, we will walk you through the exact steps needed to install and enable the Group Policy Editor. What is a Group Policy Editor and Why is it Useful? As an integral component of Windows Networks, Group Policy controls the working environment of users and computers across the network. Group Policy Objects is a collection of group policy configurations....