There’s a simple registry hack that you can do to hide accounts from the login screen, or you could alternatively delete the user account if you really don’t need it. Both methods are listed below. Manual Registry Hack Open up regedit.exe through the start menu Run box, and then navigate down to the following key: On the right-hand side you’ll see a list of keys that correspond to user accounts that are considered “Special” and are not to be shown on the login screen....

Before starting, I would recommend emptying the bin first. (Of course you should verify what you are emptying first.) You may also want to create a Restore Point before applying this or any system changes. Right click on the Recycle Bin icon and select Properties. From the Recycle Bin Properties screen you can choose to configure drives independently or Globally by setting the same size for all drives. Here you can also choose to remove files immediately and not put them in the Recycle Bin at all....

Features included are an improved Firewall, Virus and Spyware protection, Anti-Identity theft, Performance Tune-ups, and easy to configure centralized Backup. The most notable feature of it all is being able to control 3 PC’s at once. For this article I am installing it on Windows Vista Ultimate 64. I would imagine the process is very similar in other versions of Vista and XP. If you know of any issues with other versions of Windows, or would like to share your experience with Windows Live OneCare definitely leave a comment and let us know!...

route add default Example: If you want the route to be persisted when you reboot the system, you will need to set the route in the /etc/defaultrouter file. /etc/defaultrouter Example: Note that Solaris 10 includes “zones” that can also configure this same behavior. There will be more articles covering this in the future.

Of course it’s much simpler to just set the color scheme using the GUI, but if you are like me you save a list of registry hacks that you apply to all new machines, so it still comes in handy. Manual Registry Hack Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key: Find the key on the right-hand side called Theme and set it to one of these values, depending on the color you want:...

Get the Button Set up First install the Toggle Private Browsing extension (link is at the bottom of page) and after it is installed, right click on one of your toolbars and select “Customize”. Once the Customize Toolbar Window has opened, grab the Toggle PB Mask button and move it to the toolbar location that best suits your needs. Once you have the button set where you want it, it is just a matter of clicking on it to start and stop Private Browsing Mode....

Using the term budget for any gaming laptop might seem like a stretch, but when you compare this beauty to some of the top-of-the-line models, it’s easy to see how this one is a bit more affordable while still being plenty powerful. Don’t let the word “budget” make you think this laptop isn’t capable, though. It comes with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which is one of the most powerful laptop graphics cards on the market....

What Is an Air Purifier? It’s common knowledge that outside air gets polluted by emissions, construction dust, and more. But many people don’t realize that indoor air is also susceptible to contamination by several things, including household cleaners, mold that grows due to excess moisture, building materials, and cigarette smoke. This is where an air purifier comes into play. It’s an electric appliance that removes pollutants and other fine particles from the surrounding air....

What Is 8K? 8K is a display resolution that has started showing up in TVs over the last few years. Measuring at 7680 x 4320 pixels, it packs four times as many pixels as 4K resolution. Thanks to millions of additional pixels, 8K offers sharper images than 4K and is best suited for large-screen displays. This is why you’ll only find 8K TVs in 65-inch or bigger sizes. Since 8K TVs are still a relatively new product, the consumers can be apprehensive about investing in them....

First of all lets open up the Virtual PC Console and click the Settings button. This opens up the main configuration screen for your virtual machine. Here you can increase the amount of RAM, Hard Disk space, network card, etc. When you have everything configured to your liking click OK. Don’t worry though we can always go back and make additional changes as necessary. I am sharing my CD ROM drive with the Virtual PC....

According to Google, Chrome OS Flex will install on a computer within minutes, which means you won’t have to waste hours switching from Mac OS or Windows to Google’s lightweight operating system. It is important to note that Google told The Verge that the new operating system would look and feel precisely the same on a PC or Mac as it does on a Chromebook. Of course, features will vary based on the specs of the computer it’s running on, so whether you get always-on Google Assistant and Android phone syncing will depend on how old the computer you’re resurrecting is....

For instance, you can add a smart menu that shows you a list of running applications, another really useful feature for recent converts. The Butler configuration screen lets you assign new items to different sections. Notice the Google search box is selected, and the default shortcut is ctrl+opt+G to focus the search box. There’s too much to show you everything, but read further for my current favorite features. Assigning Hotkeys to Items...

Disabling Power Management in Windows 7 Start by clicking on the power icon, and open up the More power options: Under the “Additional plans” section, select High Performance, then “Change plan settings”: Then change everything to “Never”, and save the changes: Disabling Power Management in Vista Disabling power management is simple and easy. First go to the start menu and click on the Control Panel. Click on the System and Maintenance link:...

Note: TabNavigator version 1.0.3 shown here. Setup Once you have the extension installed, you should take a moment to view the options. Here you can see the default setup for TabNavigator. You can make adjustments for Icon List Appearance (small, medium, or large), Preview Properties for open tabs, and make changes if desired for Keyboard Shortcuts. TabNavigator in Action Here you can see the Icon List Sub-window and Tab Previews both activated (very nice!...

Using Everything Everything is a search engine for your Windows PC. It will index your local and external NTFS drives for instant searching capability and shows every file and folder on your system. You can run it locally on your hard drive or get the portable version to run from a flash drive which is great for working between machines. Once starting up Everything it takes little time to index all your files into a searchable database, around at a rate of about of one minute per one million files....

This fix should theoretically help with Windows Mail as well, but I haven’t been able to verify that yet. Before you do anything else, close Outlook. You should also note that we’ll be modifying system generated files here, so proceed with caution or not at all. Open up windows explorer window and then paste the following text into the address bar, which should bring you to a folder with a single folder inside with a really long name....

Using the same example as last time, the Music folder here is showing the generic folder icon instead of the slick one that it should be using. The icons that are displayed on the folders are set through the hidden desktop.ini file inside of each folder. The problem is that a lot of applications seem to screw with this file and cause it to become corrupted or otherwise unusable. What we’ll do here is just reset the offending file to the default values that I’ve listed here....

From the terminal window, run the command with this syntax: Here’s an example of checking the last time I’ve run Firefox on one of my machines: I guess I haven’t used that box in a while… last time I used firefox was january 14th.

Google describes the integration between Windows and Android by saying, “by connecting your Android phone to your Windows PC with Fast Pair, you’ll be able to quickly set up Bluetooth accessories, sync text messages and share files with Nearby Share.” Essentially, you’ll be able to move more seamlessly between your Android phone and your Windows PC by having your text messages, Bluetooth accessories, and everything just works. At least, that’s how Google describes it....

Flutter is a framework for creating applications in the Dart programming language, which can function across many different desktop and mobile platforms. It now powers many applications and games, including Google Pay, eBay Motors, Google Stadia, WeChat, and others. Even though it’s most widely used for creating Android, iPhone, and iPad apps, a few high-profile desktop applications are written in Flutter too, like the installer for Ubuntu Linux. Google revealed Flutter 3 today during its Google I/O presentation, which adds a few important features for app and game developers using Flutter....