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Set custom DNS servers on Windows (all versions)

March 20, 2017 By Richie 1 Comment

Set custom DNS servers on Windows (all versions)

Setting custom DNS servers on your Windows PC can improve performance, increase your privacy and thwart Geo-blocking for some websites and services, and I will show you how to do it in this guide. Normally your ISP sets your DNS servers via your modem or upstream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Networking, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: Custom, DNS, DNS Codes, Domain Name System, OpenDNS, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Rollback Windows 10 to Windows 7 or 8

September 15, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Rollback Windows 10 to Windows 7 or Windows 8

If you've recently taken the free upgrade to Windows 10 and for one reason or another, wish to rollback or revert to your previous operating system (Windows 8 or Windows 7) then I will show you how to do so here. It's actually a pretty easy process too. Watch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 Tagged With: Downgrade, Microsoft, Revert, Roll Back, Rollback, Upgrade, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1

Show hidden files & folders in Windows

May 28, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Show hidden files & folders in Windows (all versions)

Sometimes you need to view, edit or even delete hidden files and folders on Windows, but by default, Windows hides some system files (applications can also create hidden files). But there is a way to show these hidden files/folders and I'll show you how in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Software, System Tools, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: AppData, Computer, Desktop, edit hosts, Hidden Files, Hidden Folders, hosts, hosts file, Laptop, Microsoft Windows, PC, ProgramData, Secret Files, Secret Folders, System files, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Perform a Disk Check on Windows (all versions)

May 26, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Perform a Disk Check on Windows (all versions)

Sometimes it's necessary to run a Disk Check on Windows if your hard drive and/or system is throwing up errors, crashing/freezing or constantly accessing the hard drive (and therefore slowing the system down). It can take a while but it will be well worth your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Software, System Tools, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: Crashing, Desktop, disk check, disk errors, DskChk, error check, freezing, hard drive errors, Laptop, Microsoft Windows, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Perform a Disk Check on Windows 7

May 26, 2015 By Richie 1 Comment

Perform a Disk Check on Windows 7

Sometimes it's necessary to run a Windows 7 Disk Check if your hard drive and/or system is throwing up errors, crashing/freezing or constantly accessing the hard drive (and therefore slowing the system down). It can take a while but it will be well worth your time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Software, System Tools, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: Crashing, disk check, disk errors, DskChk, errors, fix errors, freezing, hard drive errors, Microsoft Windows, slow computer, Windows 7

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