There’s a number of ways to accomplish this, but the best way is to use the NirCmd utility from the excellent Nirsoft. It does a lot more than just eject the cd-rom drive, so be sure to read the information on their site about all the capabilities. Create a Shortcut to Eject the CD/DVD Drive Right-click on the desktop or elsewhere and choose New \ Shortcut. In the location box, put the full path to the nircmd....
Token vs. Coin: Similarities and Differences Coins and tokens are very similar in most regards. Both are a type of cryptocurrency. Both rise and fall in price. And both use blockchains to validate transactions. The primary difference between a coin and a token is found at the blockchain level. A coin is the default cryptocurrency of a blockchain. For instance, Ether (ETH) is the default currency on the Ethereum blockchain....
While configuring workstations on a domain or even on your local machine, it can be quite handy to turn this annoyance off to save time. Note: PCA monitors programs for known compatibility issues and can be very beneficial for end users. This tip is aimed at power users and administrators. Turn Program Compatibility Assistant off on a Local Machine You may want to turn it off on local machine. For example when testing software and setting up different scenarios for our articles, it saves us a lot of time having it turned off....
Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system, so be warned. The nice thing about doing it this way is that regular users as well as Internet Explorer still run as regular users, and would still use the normal security mechanisms. Disable on Windows 7 or Vista Business or Ultimate To configure this setting on Windows 7 / Vista Business and Ultimate, you can use the Local Security Policy configuration....
The reason this doesn’t work is because of UAC (User Account Control) that Vista is (in)famous for. By default Vista doesn’t allow UAC elevation over the network with a local user account. There’s a registry key that we can use to change this behavior to work the same as Windows XP. This will make your computer less secure, and I can’t recommend that you do this… but it’s also good to understand how Windows works....
To change this setting, we’ll need to get to the Regional and Language Options screen. The easiest way to do so is just enter intl.cpl into the Start menu search box and hit enter. Otherwise, type region into the Control Panel. From the Regional and Language Options dialog, click the “Customize this format” button, and then select the Time tab. Change the time format dropdown as shown: You’ll notice from the key that the capital letter H means 24 hour time, and a single letter means that it won’t display the leading zero....
Vreel received a license from DivX to use their codec which allows some very cool web player options. I have been privy to review and test out their closed beta I have to say I am quite impressed! Great things are coming from this video site. Here are a few screen shots of the site. I think the design is very smooth and has a real comfortable feel for hanging out and watching videos....
On first blush this is a really good thing, but it causes some serious issues for those of us who have added third party codecs to QuickTime in the past to make such things work. Put simple, the update wipes out all of these third party codecs, and replaces them with the QuickTime standard components. These components of course provide the same playback, but they also come with their own set of issues....
To this user, many shortcuts exist purely to confuse. Even the word-by-word Ctrl+Backspace combination seems mind boggling. Windows 7, however, provides us with some seriously useful shortcuts that just might seep into the keyboard vernacular of the mom-and-pop user. Here are seven (see what we’ve done there) of the most useful. Windows+Left / Windows+Right Depending on the initial position of the window, pressing either of the two combinations once or twice will bring your current active window to the side of the screen corresponding with the direction of the arrow key you pressed....
Google Chrome makes it easy to see which tab is making noise with the little speaker indicator, but muting the tab always required two clicks. Now, Google is going to change that, as the company is testing the ability to mute a tab with a single click. Muting a tab with one click is currently available as a flag in the Canary build of Google Chrome. Because it’s a flag, you’ll need to manually enable it....
What Is Your Data? Before we start talking about what things are worth, it may be wise that we first determine what we’re talking about. After all, the word “data” is a pretty intangible term at the best of times, so when we talk about yours, what do we mean? Well, the answer may change a little depending on who you ask, but we’ll broadly be speaking about what most people would call personal data....
If you take screenshots in Windows 10 or Windows 11 using a common built-in shortcut, you can move your Screenshots folder to a location of your choice. Here’s how to do it. In Windows 10 or Windows 11, you can capture screenshots to a file using Windows+Print Screen. When you do so, Windows saves the shots automatically a special “Screenshots” folder, which is linked by default to to C:\Users[User Name]\Pictures\Screenshots ....
Why would you want to change the autofill and password manager? Let’s say you use Firefox or Microsoft Edge on your computer. That’s where you’re saving the autofill information. You should be using one of those as the autofill service on Android so that information is available on your phone too. RELATED: Why You Should Use a Password Manager, and How to Get Started First, swipe down once or twice (depending on your phone) from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon to open the Settings....
If you have a tablet or convertible PC, Google Chrome will switch to a touch-friendly tablet mode in certain situations. Starting in Chrome 99, this UI is enabled on more devices. We’ll show you how to disable it completely. Chrome’s tablet mode is optimized for touch with a more simplified interface. For some people, this may not be a welcomed change. It can feel a little too simple. Unfortunately, there’s no simple toggle to turn off, but we can use feature flags to fix it....
Despite Microsoft’s slightly annoying tactics to push Edge, it is a soid web browser. One feature that sets it apart from Google Chrome is “Super Duper Secure Mode.” We’ll explain what this is and how you can use it. What Is Super Duper Secure Mode? First and foremost, “Super Duper Secure Mode” is not the official name of this feature. It’s still in testing and will be renamed eventually. However, that was the name of the feature flag and appears to be an internal codename that Microsoft engineers still use, so that’s what we’ll be calling it, too....
Sometimes while troubleshooting a Wi-Fi connection in Windows 11, it can help to clear or delete stored Wi-Fi network settings and start fresh. Or sometimes you don’t want your PC to connect to a certain hotspot anymore. Luckily, it’s easy to “forget” a Wi-Fi network in just a few clicks. Here’s how. How to Forget a Known Network in Quick Settings It’s easy to forget a Wi-Fi network using the Quick Settings menu—if that network is nearby....
Virtual Machines and Hypervisors A traditional computer is a physical object. It’s a collection of different pieces of hardware that are plugged and bolted together so that you can load an operating system, install applications, launch them, and use them. Hardware is expensive. Being restricted to one operating system per physical computer means the cost of running several operating systems soon becomes prohibitive. A better solution would be to allow a single physical computer to run a selection of operating systems at the same time, with each one thinking it’s running in its own, unique hardware....
HDMI Cable Length Limitations High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is very helpful in reducing the cable clutter by allowing a device to send audio and video signals over a single cable. As a result, it has been widely adopted by televisions, computers, projectors, digital signage, and various other devices. But as the standard’s capabilities have grown over the years, so has the demand for longer HDMI cables. But like the USB and Ethernet cables, standard HDMI cables have practical length limitations....
We can disable the shared documents icon easily using a registry hack or through TweakUI, the only problem is that it will also remove the regular user documents from the folder as well… Once the setting is applied, you’ll no longer see either document folder: If you are fine with that, then continue reading. Manual Registry Hack Open up regedit.exe through the Start Menu Run box, and then browse down to the following path, creating the keys if they don’t exist....
What Do the Parental Controls Do? Google’s parental controls for smart speakers and displays are divided into two categories: “Filters” and “Downtime.” Filters allow you to control what kind of content can be fetched by Google Assistant. This includes the types of videos, music, news, and podcasts. On top of that, you can choose to disable certain features such as making calls. Downtime lets you make the speaker or smart device unusable at certain times....
