Windows 8 is dubbed as the most secure Windows version ever and one of the reason for this is its built-in Windows Defender program which works silently on the background to ensure that your machine is safe against illegal intrusion, malware and viruses which can cause a lot of problems ranging from light to serious […]

The Action Center feature was first introduced in Windows 7 and has now been carried over to Windows 8 and it still maintains its position as a very important feature in Microsoft’s latest operating system version. Just imagine a fully automated alarm system that informs you of everything that you need to know especially the […]

As the development of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 continues, Microsoft announced that they will be ending all support for Windows XP and Office 2003 in the first half of 2014. This means that every computer running on this operating system version needs to migrate to more recent Windows versions like Windows 7, Windows 8 […]

Back in the days of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, locking your computer just meant activating a password, writing it on a piece of paper (just in case you forget it) or backing it up in a USB flash drive and entering it every time you want to use your computer. The breach comes […]

We’ve all been used to the logon screen in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 but in Windows 8, there’s a brand new feature that does provide an extra layer of security for your computer and all the stuff stored in it and it is called the “Lock Screen”. Since the Lock Screen is the […]

We have already gone through the steps in putting passwords and encrypting different files and folders using built-in Windows tools and a file compression software in the previous tutorial that we had and his time, we will try using a third party software that functions the same as BitLocker in Professional and Enterprise editions of […]

Nowadays, almost all of the stuff that contain valuable things especially those that are  in the digital or the cyber domain needs to be locked with a code so its contents will not be accessed by anyone else except the one who owns it. This applies to email addresses, social media accounts and even our […]

Viruses are everywhere and no matter how much we try to protect our computers from them, they would still find a way and infect files, corrupt them and worst is most of them would render files and other stuff permanently inaccessible. Depending on how you use your computer, viruses and other forms of malware leave […]

Almost all Windows operating system versions, from Windows XP down to Windows 7 contain desktop wallpapers inspired by nature or man-made structures which are categorized accordingly. These wallpapers look good but there would always be people who want something new to be on their Desktop screen which is why Microsoft allows users to use their […]

Most of us who have grown so familiar with Windows 7 or any of the older Windows versions may find it hard to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. The booting process on these latest Windows versions have changed in terms of procedures and other aspects which makes it faster compared […]