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Daphne Task Manager replacement Daphne is a Process management tool that offers lots of features. But the main feature that Daphne boasts about is the ability to kill the process. Apart from that, we can also manage a process efficiently and help debug a specific application. Let’s look at some of the useful features that Daphne offers. Kill a Process in Windows To kill a process, you have an option to Kill, Kill Politely, Kill At, Kill Politely At....

Desktop, Folder or Explorer does not refresh automatically If Windows 11/10 desktop is not refreshing automatically or auto-refresh does not work, and you need to manually refresh it, then you can follow these steps to try and fix the problem. Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following registry key: 64-Bit users may have to look in: Here right-click on CLSID and select Find to search for dontrefresh. If you find it, and if it has a value set to 1, change its value to 0....

The first thing you’ll notice after installation is that this tool stays in the system tray, so you’ll always gain easy access. Simply click the icon once to bring up the calendar, and voila, you’re good to go. How to use Desktop.Calendar.Tray.OK There’s not much to talk about here because the tool is extremely simple, and lack a ton of features. You see, after downloading it, just unzip the file and launch it....

However, sometimes you may experience trouble connecting to the Internet. After trying all troubleshooting steps, an error message is displayed on the screen, reading ‘DHCP is not enabled’. If DHCP is not Enabled on your Windows computer, then this post will show you how to enable or disable DHCP for Ethernet, Wi-Fi or Local Area Connection in Windows 11/10/8/7. Enable DHCP for Ethernet or Wi-Fi Open ‘Control Panel’, type ‘Network and Sharing Center’ in the search box of the panel and hit Enter key....

Why does my Diablo 3 keep crashing? A game might crash on your computer because of many different reasons such as an outdated Graphics Driver, or some glitch that’s stopping it from running on your system. You should also check whether the game files are corrupted. There are multiple reasons that can corrupt your files, such as improper or pending restarts. Even if they get corrupted, there is a way by which you can repair them, we are going to see how to do the same....

Windows Updates vs. Microsoft Updates The term Windows Updates refers to the updates and service packs available for Windows operating systems. Microsoft, as a software giant, also keeps updating its other products such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneDrive, and such products. Any updates applicable to the entire operating system, MS Office, OneDrive, and other things such as games, etc. are called Microsoft Updates. Updates applicable to only to the operating system are Windows Updates....

Digital Parenting While the Digital world is fascinating, but most of us saw it growing, unlike our kids for whom it’s just another tool. You can relate this to TV, which we took as part of our daily life because it was there. However, when it comes to the Internet, we saw it blooming. How we interpreted TV, the same way, our Kids understand the Internet. It’s there, always-on, always accessible, and thanks to smartphones, smart TVs, and computers....

To confirm and check which version of DirectX you have installed on your computer, this is what you will need to do on your Windows 10/8 computer. Go to Start Screen, type dxdiag and hit Enter. Under the System tab, you will see the DirectX version installed on your computer. DirectX download Although DirectX is included as an integral part of the Windows operating systems, if you feel the need to update it, you can update DirectX via Windows Update by applying the latest service pack or platform update – or you download and install it directly....

While you can always turn off & remove OneDrive Sync Data in Windows 11/10, if you do not use OneDrive at all, you can disable its integration. Follow this tutorial to learn how you can do it. Disable OneDrive integration in Windows 11/10 Using Group Policy Editor Disabling the service requires access to the Group Policy editor. If your version of Windows has the Group Policy Editor, press Win+R in combination to bring up the ‘Run’ dialog box....

Resetting IE makes a factory reset of the browser by erasing browsing history, removing add-ons, and nullify every change you’ve made to IE’s settings since first use. However, if you’re a system administrator where you have to control many user systems from a single machine, and if you’ve applied some special configuration for IE, you may do not want to let users resetting IE. In such a scenario, you have to make changes to the Group Policy settings of the user’s machine so that they do not get the option to Reset....

Firefox starts automatically If Firefox starts or opens automatically when your Windows computer turns on, then this post will show you how to disable ‘Restart with Windows’ feature in Firefox on Windows 10/8/7 Launch Mozilla Firefox browser and if it is already opened, open a new tab and type the following text in the address bar – about:config When done, press ‘Enter’. If prompted with a warning message, click ‘I accept the risk!...

Disable Security Questions using a PowerShell Script If a user has his Microsoft Account configured to sign in to Windows 11/10 then, he’ll probably never notice Password Recovery questions. However, if he has chosen a local account for installing Windows, he’ll be prompted to create three security questions. These can be used to reset the password and log into Windows 11/10 account should there be an event of misfortune. However, if you do not find it of much use, you can disable it via a simple PowerShell script which is available for download on GitHub....

The complete error message displayed by the Diskpart is: Diskpart Virtual Disk Service error: The specified disk is not convertible Before we talk about the fixes to resolve this problem, let’s see the possible causes of this error. You will receive this error message if: There are some partitions on your hard disk. Before converting your hard disk from MBR to GPT, you should delete all the partitions.Your BIOS mode is set to legacy mode....

The System File Checker is integrated with Windows Resource Protection, which protects registry keys and folders as well as critical system files. If any changes are detected to a protected system file, the modified file is restored from a cached copy located in the Windows folder itself. You can use the DISM Tool or Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management to update the files and correct the problem. It can be useful if your System File Checker is not working, and it can also be used to fix Windows component store corruption or if a Windows image becomes unserviceable....

Access content attached to a meeting invite in Surface Hub Surface Hub harnesses the full power of Microsoft – Windows 10. It brings you closer to your content and your team. So, to enable this experience, a user has to perform two primary tasks: Please note that you should have access to Skype for Business Online as pre-loading meeting attachments. This feature is exclusive to Skype for Business. 1] Load meeting attachments...

If you have a folder encrypted with Encrypting File System (EFS) and move a file inside that folder, it automatically gets encrypted. Some people like this feature being handy, but others would not. We will check out how to configure the settings for both choices. Do not automatically encrypt files moved to encrypted folders We will be trying the following methods to try to enable or disable automatic Encryption of files moved to Encrypted folders on Windows 10: I recommended you create a System Restore Point....

Find out why you feel sick or dizzy when playing games When you play games for a long period of time, you experience Simulator Sickness, which is similar to Motion Sickness. We will be talking at length about this topic and everything else you need to know. We will also talk about the prevention methods you can take to not encounter this issue and everything else. What is Motion Sickness?...

Fundamentally, the sound driver eases the sound control play on the Windows desktop and is known to offer a high-quality sound to your system or headphone through the audio card. It is tagged with your audio device or adapter to enhance the sound experience. Recently, Windows users have reported difficulty in accessing the sound driver. The users have also had the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon being lost or gone astray from the taskbar, system tray, and notification section....

DRIVER INVALID STACK ACCESS Blue Screen on Windows 11/10 If you see the DRIVER INVALID STACK ACCESS Blue Screen on your Windows 11/10 computer, the following solutions will help you fix the problem. Let’s see all these fixes in detail. 1] Run Online Blue Screen Troubleshooter Online Blue Screen Troubleshooter is not a tool you can run on your system. Instead, it provides users with some suggestions to fix the BSOD error based on their feedback....

Early Launch Anti-Malware protection Windows Defender takes advantage of Early-Launch Anti-Malware, and you, therefore, see that it no longer loads after the start-up process is complete, but early on during the boot process. Third-party antivirus software too, is able to take advantage of the ELAM technology. To do so, they will have to integrate the same Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) capability in their software. To help security software vendors get started, Microsoft has released a whitepaper that provides information about developing Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) drivers for Windows operating systems....