While more and more PC users are using Google Chrome as their default web browser these days, a significant number of users still prefer Mozilla Firefox over other browsers for a couple of well-known reasons. By default, Mozilla Firefox offers limited number of options to customize the New Tab page that appears when you open […]
How To Extend System Partition In Windows 10/8.1
Most PC users allocate less than 25GB space to the system partition while installing Windows operating system. While 25GB of free space is good enough for users who don’t install apps that require huge disk space, it’s always a good idea to allocate at least 50GB of space to the system drive. If your Windows […]
How To Automatically Set Start Screen Background Color As Window Border And Taskbar Color In Windows 8.1
The Start screen in Windows 8.1 has been enhanced with a couple of new features. The Start screen in the newest version of Windows comes with new tile sizes, lets you set desktop wallpaper as Start screen background picture, allows you uninstall multiple apps at once, and more. Just like its predecessor Windows 8, Windows […]
How To View Folder Size In Windows 8.1 Explorer
Windows 8.1, just like its predecessors, doesn’t show size of folders in Windows Explorer (File Explorer) by default. That is, when you open up a folder containing several files and folders, Windows Explorer shows only the size of files and not folders in Details view. In order to view the size of a folder in […]
3 Ways To Pin Folders To Taskbar In Windows 8.1
While one can easily pin a folder to the Start screen in Windows 8.1 by right-clicking on a folder and then selecting Pin to Start option, Windows 8.1 doesn’t let you pin folders to the taskbar with default settings. Only programs and application shortcuts can be pinned to the taskbar in all recent versions of […]
How To Set Different Colors For Start Screen And Lock Screen In Windows 8.1
As with the case of Windows 8, its successor Windows 8.1 also lets you customize the background color of the logon screen, the screen that appears right after the lock screen and displays your user account name, picture, and shut down options. While one can always change the default color of the logon screen by […]
Fix: The File Is Too Large For The Destination File System
This past Sunday, while transferring a couple of files from my friend’s PC to my USB flash drive, I got an error saying that The file Ubuntu.vdi is too large for the destination file system. My USB flash drive’s capacity is 16GB (actual capacity is 14.9 GB) and the size of the file in question […]
How To Upgrade Windows XP To Windows 8.1 By Keeping Personal Files
While Windows 8.1 is a free update for existing Windows 8 users and one can upgrade Windows 8 installation to Windows 8.1 without losing installed apps, PC users who’re running an older version of Windows can’t directly upgrade to Windows 8.1 update. Even though Windows 7 users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8.1 […]
Use Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool To Create Windows 8.1 Installation Media
Back in 2009, soon after the public release of Windows 7 RTM, Microsoft released Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool so that users who download Windows 7 ISO image file from Microsoft Store can easily create a bootable USB or bootable DVD using Windows ISO file. Even though Microsoft hasn’t updated Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool […]
How To Install Windows 10/8.1 On Mac Without Boot Camp
Mac users have a couple of options when it comes to installing and running Windows 10 on Mac. One can install Windows on Mac with the help of the built-in Boot Camp Assistant software offered in macOS, use virtualization software like VirtualBox to install Windows inside Mac, or manually create a new partition and then […]
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