“This app is turned off by group policy.” This is the message I am getting when I am trying to access Windows Defender. How can I sort out this issue? When your computer infected by any malware or virus, this may cause Windows Defender to be turned off. It’s also possible that Windows Defender gets […]
How to Force a Windows 10 Emergency Restart
April 11, 2017 by No comments »Emergency Restart is a hidden feature in Windows 10 that allows you to force an immediate reboot when the operating system or apps are hanging or freezing. When perform an Emergency Restart, Windows 10 will terminate any running application forcefully and you’ll not see any warning about saving your work. In this tutorial you’ll learn […]
Stop Windows from Adding “- Shortcut” Text When Creating Shortcuts
April 6, 2017 by No comments »In Windows 10/8/7, you can create a shortcut by right-clicking on an existing folder or file, and then selecting “Send To” -> “Desktop (Create shortcut)“. But this will automatically append the “- Shortcut” text to the end of the shortcut’s filename. If you want to keep the filename short, here’s a registry trick to stop […]
How to Change, Disable or Move Pagefile in Windows 10
March 30, 2017 by No comments »How can I move the pagefile to another drive when the C:\ drive runs out of space? Should I disable the pagefile if I have a large amount of RAM? In this tutorial we’ll show you how to change pagefile size, disable pagefile or move it to another disk drive in Windows 10. What is […]
How to Prevent Users from Changing Screen Saver in Windows 10 / 8 / 7
March 29, 2017 by No comments »Is there a way to lock the screen saver settings so they cannot be changed by others? If you share your computer with other family members or friends, you might want to lock out your favorite screensaver so that nobody will be able to change it. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 simple ways […]