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How to change your local account name in Windows 10
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When you change the user name, only the display name that you see in the Start menu and on the Welcome screen when you log into Windows changes, but the
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How to restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
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On Windows 10, many users found that they could only view popular image formats in the Photos app, whereas in Windows 8.1 users could choose between the
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Internet and Networks
How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 10
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Telnet (teletype network) is a network protocol by which you can remotely (via the Internet or your local network) connect to and control various network
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How to open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) in Windows 10
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The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is a Windows system tool that is a graphical interface for managing the configuration of the operating system
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How to enable/disable sound output device in Windows 10
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The default audio output device is the device that the operating system uses to play audio. If you have several audio devices connected to your computer
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How to disable/enable search indexing (Windows Search service) in Windows
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By default, Windows uses an index in searches to speed up search results. The search index performs content indexing, property caching, and search results
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How to enable or disable network discovery in Windows 10
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Network discovery is a network setting that determines whether your computer can find other computers and devices on the network and whether other computers
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How to disable or enable location services in Windows 10
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Many Windows applications and services request and use your device’s location to provide various services. By default, the service that identifies
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Customisation
How to show or hide the preview pane in File Explorer Windows
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The preview area (pane) in Windows Explorer displays the contents of files, such as thumbnails of images or the contents of text files, without having
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How to disable the lock screen in Windows 10
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The lock screen in Windows 10, in addition to its direct function, also serves an informational role: it displays the date and time, notifications from
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