Microsoft closes a loophole to activate Windows 11 and 10 with 7 and 8 keys. Windows 10 to Windows 11 upgrades will remain free. You can no longer use Windows 7 and 8 keys to activate newer versions of Windows. UPDATED 7/1/2024: Microsoft no longer activates new Windows 11 or 10 installations using product keys … Read more
Windows 10 22H2 (2022 Update) has the same hardware requirements (processor, memory, and storage) as previous versions, including 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, 2004, and older down to version 1507. Usually, hardware requirements do not change when upgrading to a new version of Windows 10 . However, it is not uncommon for the operating system to have … Read more
To remove the Home page on Settings, open Group Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel , open “Settings Page Visibility,” check “Enabled,” set visibility to “hide:home,” and apply settings. To hide the Settings Home page with the Registry, open the “Explorer” key inside the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,” create a “String Value” with the … Read more
UPDATED 7/2/2024: If your device includes a Solid-State Drive (SSD), you probably notice that the performance slows down dramatically as it fills up. You’ll see this when opening apps and copying files, which will take longer than usual. Sometimes, this will also cause freezing issues, making your device harder to use. You may now be … Read more
To debloat Windows 11, download and launch ” Win11Debloat,” extract the files, choose the bloatware to remove using the “Applist.txt” file, and run the script. You can also use other tools like Win Debloat Tools and JunkCtrl, and you can even use a workaround to install Windows 11 without bloatware from the beginning. The term … Read more
To find the Wi-Fi password on Windows 11, open Settings > Network & internet, click on “Wi-Fi,” click on the “Manage known networks” setting, choose the active network, and click the “View” or “Show” button to reveal the wireless network password. Alternatively, open the “Network Connections” page in the Control Panel, right-click the adapter and select … Read more
To set a static IP address on Windows 10, open Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi (or Ethernet ), click the connection, click “Edit,” select “Manual,” turn on “IPv4,” and set the static IP address. To manually configure a static network configuration from Control Panel, open Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network … Read more
Domain Name System (DNS) is a resolver service that can translate familiar domain names (Google.com) into IP addresses (172.217.6.238) that aren’t easy to remember. Typically, you do not have to worry about this because your Internet Service Provider (ISP) automatically provides these settings. However, there are many other DNS resolvers on the internet that are … Read more
UPDATED 7/6/2024: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows you to completely remove any Linux distribution (for example, Ubuntu, Kali, Mint, and Debian) in at least three ways, whether you are on Windows 11 or Windows 10. Since Linux distros are available through the Microsoft Store, they are considered applications, which means you can use the … Read more
On Windows 11 (or 10), you can enable BitLocker (or Device Encryption) to protect your files using data encryption to prevent unauthorized access. If you must erase a drive using encryption with BitLocker, you can use GParted, a Linux-based tool to manage partitions that allows you to delete and format any drive regardless of whether it’s … Read more