Windows Apps

Windows Apps Are Less Complex Software Than Desktop Apps And Programs

Do you want to understand what Windows apps are? If you do, you are at the right place. To introduce you to an apps, I have to let you know that they used be the features of the following types of devices before Microsoft launched Windows 8 and, subsequently, Windows 10 operating systems. Smartphones powered

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Making Firewall Exceptions To Allow Connections

Allowing Connections By Making Windows Firewall Exceptions

An inbound Windows Firewall is ON by default on all Windows 10 computers. It allows computers on the internet to connect to your computer when you request them to send some information. The firewall on your computer does  not allow the computers on the internet to connect to your computer if they initiate connection. In such case, they can only

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User Account Control

User Account Control : A Windows 10 Security Feature

User Account Control: An Introduction The User Account Control, or UAC in short, comes in picture whenever you or a program you are running attempts to perform a system administrator task.  The UAC asks for a user consent before commencing the task or action. It does so to alert you that this action could be harmful to your Windows

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UEFI Secures Windows 10 During The Boot Process

Windows 10 Security Features: The UEFI

Starting with Windows 8, every windows machine requires to run UEFI, the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. This was the licensing requirement binding on manufacturers who used Microsoft’s Windows 8 Operating System on the machines they manufactured. Having UEFI on Windows 10 is part of licensing requirement for Windows 10, the post Windows 8 version, too.

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SmartScreen Filter

SmartScreen Filter: A Windows 10 Security Features

Microsoft had introduced A Phishing Filter in Internet Explorer 7 for protecting Windows PCs against suspicious websites someone could visit on the World Wide Web. However, this filter checked only suspicious websites, not every website, someone visited using IE7 on Windows PCs. In the next version of Internet Explorer, IE8, Microsoft extended the protection to

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Windows Defender

Windows Defender Protects Windows 10 In An Amazing Way

Windows 10 is equipped with built-in security measures to help protect your data against known and emerging security threats. These measures include Windows Defender, SmartScreen, UEFI, User Account Control and Windows Firewall. However, in this post I will explain Windows Defender, one of the very important Windows 10 security features. To learn about other features

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Virtual Desktops In Windows 10

Virtual Desktops Are An Easy Way To Categorize Browsing

The Virtual Desktops is nothing but Multiple Desktops. This great feature of Windows 10 provides you with a way to create more than one desktops on your device’s screen. You can use one desktop each for your  each category of works. Of course, you yourself have to define this category. On one desktop you can do your daily works like mail and

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The Features Of Microsoft Edge Browser

Microsoft Edge Browser Is A Fast And Feature Rich Browser

Microsoft Edge Browser in Windows 10 is a better and faster browser than those that came with previous versions of Windows. It has many cool features. I will navigate through those features in the following sections. Microsoft Edge Browser Supports Making Web Notes Microsoft Edge allows you to make notes and highlight the text on a webpage. You can

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