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How to Import Favorites from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to Microsoft Edge

September 3, 2018 by arvindk Leave a Comment

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It’s quite easy to remember a site name like google.com or bing.com but what if the list of the sites goes on, what if we have to remember an exact URL of a website. URLs like “https://www.unlockwindows.com/how-to-use-cortana-with-microsoft-edge-a-perfect-combination/” is not that simple to remember or sometimes a browser is opening a particular site slower in comparison […]

Filed Under: Google, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Google Chrome, how to, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Tips, Tips and Tricks

How to Soft Reset or Hard Reset Microsoft Lumia or Nokia Lumia when it hangs

February 16, 2017 by arvindk 96 Comments

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I came across with a strange situation with one of my friends’ Nokia Lumia 720. It runs on Windows Phone 8 and I’m also an owner of the same phone. I was curios to know the problem and its solution. When I looked deeper into the issue then found that it’s not only Nokia Lumia […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows Phone Tagged With: hard reset, how to, Lumia 550, lumia 650, Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Lumia 720, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 920, soft reset, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 10, Windows Phone 8

How to Enable Bash on Windows 10

April 14, 2016 by arvindk Leave a Comment

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Build 2016 was very exciting for Windows lovers as lots of new features are added to Windows 10 and its various apps. New Insider Preview Build 14316 is also released in the Fast ring. This new build brings several interesting things for the insiders and new features are gradually being added for us in upcoming […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 10 Tagged With: Bash, how to, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu, Windows 10

How to Enable Hey Cortana on Lock Screen in Windows 10

April 12, 2016 by arvindk Leave a Comment

Enable Cortana on Lock Screen

Cortana, your digital personal assistant is no more acquaintance for anyone now. Every Windows user as well Android and iOS users know Cortana very well. Microsoft Windows 10 is having Cortana as your personal assistant as an integrated part of it. Cortana is very helpful for users in searching apps, settings, files as well as […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 10 Tagged With: Cortana, how to, Registry Editor, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows 10

Check Warranty Status of your Nokia Lumia or Microsoft Lumia device

November 20, 2014 by arvindk 3 Comments

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All Nokia Lumia or we can say Microsoft Lumia devices owner must know about the warranty details of their smartphones whether their devices are still covered under company’s warranty or not. Or if you extended your device’s warranty then it must get reflected on the system as well. In all Lumia devices this option is […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows Phone Tagged With: how to, Lumia, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows Phone

How to Enable or Disable Start Menu in Windows 10 Without Logging Off

November 2, 2014 by arvindk 1 Comment

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You already saw how to switch from Start Menu to Start Screen in Windows 10 and vice-versa. Here is how to do the same with the help of Registry Editor. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 was the era of Start Screen and lots of people loved it, but still was annoying for those who wanted […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 10 Tagged With: how to, Registry Editing, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows 10

Toggle Toast Notification from bottom to top and vice-versa in Windows 10

October 5, 2014 by arvindk Leave a Comment

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Toast Notification in Windows 8/8.1 was quite good and impressive and it used to appear on Top-Right of your desktop. But in Windows 10 for a change Microsoft changed the place of Toast Notification. Toast Notifications appears when one plugs any Removable disk or any other USB device or when new mail comes or for […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 10 Tagged With: how to, Registry Editing, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Start Menu in Windows 10

October 5, 2014 by arvindk Leave a Comment

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Windows 10 came up with new concept of Start Menu. As we saw in early releases of Windows, Start Menu was dropped after Windows 7. But in this release Microsoft bought back the crispy Start Menu with new idea of merging classic Start Menu of Windows 7 with Windows 8 Start Screen. It’s a combo […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 10 Tagged With: how to, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows 10

How to get Slide To Shutdown feature in Windows 8.1 as like in Windows Phone

June 26, 2014 by arvindk Leave a Comment

Windows 8 has become the third most popular OS in the world after the launch of Windows 8.1, and its not just because–it is Free but its exclusive features lets users to play around with ease. This article describes a handy feature adopted from Windows Phone that you might need to know for Windows 8.1 […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Windows 8, Windows Phone Tagged With: how to, Tips, Tips and Tricks, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1

How to configure mail in Windows 8

March 11, 2014 by arvindk 20 Comments

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Windows 8 has its own features and applications for each and every task. For the mailing purpose Windows 8 has a separate app called Mail App. Now in this Mail we can configure our Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Exchange and other mail accounts in few clicks. We all need to know the basics of how to […]

Filed Under: Google, Tips and Tricks, Windows 8 Tagged With: Exchange, Gmail, Google, Hotmail, how to, Tips and Tricks, Windows 8, Windows 8 Apps, Windows 8 Preview, Windows Applications, Yahoo

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