The Bing wallpaper gallery houses some gorgeous wallpapers of landscapes, nature, animals, cities, space, flowers, people, insects, underwater, etc. that can spice up your desktop and elevate your mood. The wallpapers from Bing gallery, however, come with a “Bing” watermark image which may reduce the aesthetics.Read more
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Generate System Sleep Diagnostics Report Using PowerCfg.exe in Windows 10
With the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Powercfg.exe supports a new command-line switch that generates a diagnostic report of system sleep transitions.Read more
How to Import or Export Google Chrome Passwords to a File
Here’s a quick tip on how to import and export saved credentials in Google Chrome from/to a CSV file. Export Chrome Passwords to a CSV file Open Google Chrome and open Settings. Under “Autofill”, click “Passwords”. Click the “More actions” kebab menu icon (denoted by three vertical dots) near the “Saved Passwords” section. Click Export … Read more
“Go Back With Backspace” Restores Previous Page Navigation Using Backspace Key [Chrome]
Google’s official "Go Back With Backspace" extension restores the ability to go back to the previous page using the backspace key in Google Chrome.Read more
How to Clear Chrome History and Cookies for a Particular Site
Sometimes, it may be necessary for you to clear the Chrome browser history and cookies for a particular site or domain. You may need to clear the cookies and site data for a specific site either when designing websites or troubleshooting website login issues etc. And, as a privacy measure, you may often find the need to clear the browsing history for a specific domain or site.
This article explains how to clear the Google Chrome browsing history and cookies on a per-site basis.Read more
How to remove Nokia Phone Browser icon from My Computer
Q: I have the latest version of Nokia PC Suite installed, and have been trying to remove the Nokia Phone Browser icon from My Computer. So far have been unsuccessful. Do you know how to remove the icon? I’m using Windows XP SP2.
A Utility to Unassociate File Types in Windows 7 and Vista
Here is a utility that helps you unassociate a file type quickly in your Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer without the need to edit the registry manually. Windows 7 & Vista do not provide a GUI option to unassociate file types, thus the need arises for such a tool below. Related article:How to Remove … Read more
OpenWithAdd 1.2 – Supports Windows Vista
When you right-click a file and choose Open With, and click the Choose Program… option, the list of registered applications are displayed in the Open With dialog. Programs that are not already listed in the Open With dialog can be added manually using the Browse… option.
OpenWithAdd tool which I wrote, can be helpful in circumstances where, when you browse to locate an application, it does not get added to the Open With dialog. It can now (v1.2 onwards) run under Windows Vista as well. Here are some screenshots:Read more
Create an Internet Shortcut Using Batch File
Q: Is there a way to create a batch file which would put a desktop icon onto the desktop which invokes an HTML page in a web browser and change the associated icon for that particular desktop item, all in one batch file? Thanks A: Yes. This is possible. Here are some examples: echo [InternetShortcut] … Read more