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HOW TO REMOVE WRITE PROTECTION FROM A PEN DRIVE

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There can be various types of issues related to smartphones. If the user wants to remove write protection , the first step would be to insert the pen drive and then open the Start Menu. Then proceed to the following steps to remove write protection: 1. Open Start Menu 2. Run, type regedit and press Enter; this will open the registry editor 3. Navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies 4. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0 In the Value Data Box. Press OK 5. Exit Registry 6. Restart your computer and re-connect your USB pen drive on your computer.

HOW TO OPEN .BIK FILE

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BIK Player is a free and simple player for Bink game video files (*.bik). If you are a gamer and often play various games, you will know that many well-made computer game animations are in Bink video format, how to play these files without running game? yes, this free software just can help you. Quick Start This software is very simple to use, select "Open" in the "File" menu (shortcut key is "CTRL + O"), choice a *.bik file, then you can watch the video. The interface size of the software will automatically adjust by the video size (width and height). It also supports full-screen playback mode, by pressing the shortcut key F11, you can switch between normal window playback mode and full-screen playback mode. License BIK Player is a freeware, free for personal and corporate (business, government, non-profit, etc.) use. Bink Format Bink is a very popular game video codec from RAD Game Tools, it contains a super video encod...

HOW TO RECORD DESKTOP TO VIDEO

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Download and install Total Screen Recorder.                  Start the process by clicking Open. Depending on your connection speed, the download may take up to a few minutes. Thanks for your patience… it’ll be worth the wait!                   When the download has finished, click “Run” to launch the Total Screen Recorder setup wizard. Follow the steps shown in the setup wizard.              Look for the Total Screen Recorder icon whenever you want to record your video!                                                                              ...

HOW TO GET FREE LICENSE KEY FOR AVAST

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Avast antivirus has to be updated with a license key approximately two months after it is first installed on Microsoft Windows. It is important to obtain and register the new Avast license key to protect the computer from viruses, worms, malware and spyware. Register on the Avast website to update the Avast antivirus with the new license key. On successful Avast license key registration , the new license key is sent on the email account which is provided during registration. It is necessary to obtain and register a new Avast license key to keep Avast antivirus updated for data security and for data protection.                                                           Avast is an antivirus ap...

HOW TO REMOVE RECYCLER VIRUS FROM A PEN DRIVE(VIEWING FILES IF HIDDEN IN SOME CASES)

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Step 1: Click on the below link and download the file "AutorunExterminator" http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-11613-autorun-exterminator Extract it --> Double-click on "AutorunExterminator" --> Plug your External hard drive now. This will remove the autorun.inf files from your External hard drive and also from the drives. Step 2: Click on "Start" -->Run --> type cmd and click on OK. Here I assume your External hard drive as G: Enter this command. attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.* You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and paste it. Note : Replace the letter g with your External hard drive letter. Now check for your files in External Drive. Step 3: After that, download the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from the below link http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-105-malwarebytes-anti-malware Update it --> Perform "Full Scan" Note : De...

HOW TO PASSWORD PROTECT FILES AND FOLDERS

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This article provides the user with knowledge on how to password protect computers and folders. It explains how this can be done on various versions of Windows. The article explains how important it is to protect files with passwords and also the ways in which you can protect your password. You can create a file consisting of your passwords and then make a back-up of this file. The process of password protection is described on the following versions of Windows: Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP along with its Home Edition. You may also protect your password with a compress tool such as WinRAR . In order to restrict access to important or confidential files and folders, you can password protect them. However, you should always save a file containing the passwords in use, for example in an Excel sheet, so that you do not forget them. Also, always make a back-up of those files and folders in a single password protected password external drive, ...

HOW TO TAKE SNAPSHOT ON ADOBE READER

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To take a snapshot of a PDF file opened with Adobe Reader, follow the below procedure: Open your PDF file. Click on Edit > Take a Snapshot. You cursor will take the form of a small cross-hair. Select the area you want to copy (hold the right mouse button down and drag). Upon releasing the right mouse button, you shall get the following message: Paste the copied graphics in the Paint or any other image editor and save your file. Note that: To undo a selection, simply press CRTL + SHIFT + A

HOW TO FIX BLURRY CAMERA PICTURES

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To fix a blurry picture taken with a camera, you need special software designed to manipulate photos. Making the picture crisp in regards to focus is pretty much impossible, but it is possible to lessen the blur. One solution is a software program called Unshake, available for free on the Internet. The program is written in Java, which allows it to work for both the Mac and PC and allows for varying degrees of "DeBlur", which you can adjust accordingly to achieve the best results. The end results will vary depending on how blurry the picture is to begin with. In the below picture, we have a blurry shot of an Intel 486 processor and the same picture that has had the blur removed using this tool. Download Unshake Due to how the Unshake program is programmed and designed, it can be slow to process larger images. A 10 megapixel picture will likely take several minutes to process. It is recommended that you experiment with the settings of the program on a smal...

11 AWESOME APPLICATIONS

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The average PC user has a dozen or so applications which they completely swear by – and rightfully so. What gets the job done is what matters the most. There is, however, a treasure-trove of pint-sized utilities and fully blown applications just waiting to be discovered. We’ve scoured the Web to provide a list of 11 useful programs which you’ve probably never heard of. All of the programs in this article are either absolutely free of charge or have a free alternative, so don’t hesitate to give them a shot and see what you’ve been missing out on. We hope that by the end of this list, you’ll have discovered at least one application that fills a void you didn't even know existed. Before delving deep into the realm of app discovery, you may also want to check our previous coverage on the top applications to install after a fresh OS installation. MaxTo Set boundaries for your windows Now that it’s becoming a standard to own 20”+ widescreen monitors and dual dis...

WHERE TO FIND FREE ICONS TO DOWNLOAD

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Free icons can be found on numerous sites on the web. Below is a listing of some of the sites that allow you to download free icons for Windows, MacOS, and commercially. Free Icons - Hundreds of thousands of icons available in ICO, PNG, and ICNS format. Free Icons Web - Has thousands of royalty free icons for download. Icon Archive - Another great site with thousands of icons available in multiple formats. Free Icons Download - Contains a lot of royalty-free icons for download. IconsPedia - Free icons in numerous categories. Best Free Icons - Contains over 20,000 free icons SoftIcons - A number of free icons avialable for download. 50 Free High-Quality Icon Sets - Icon sets recommended by Smashing Magazine. Proicons - Free icons made with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 in mind.

HOW TO CREATE A CURSOR(MOUSE POINTER)

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1 First you need to make the cursor file. Go to http://www.cursor.cc and start drawing. 2. Don't forget to place the cursor's hotspot on the right place. 3. Download the cursor. cur file when you are finished. 4.Open control panel and go to mouse settings 5.Now click on the 'pointers' tab in the new dialog box 6.click on 'browse' under the 'pointers' tab 7.now find the 'cursor.cur' file and open it 8.now click on 'apply' that's all

HOW TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT ON AN ANDROID DEVICE

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It seems tricky to take screenshots on an Android mobile but it is not a complex task. In fact, it can be done easily with a simple and a straight-forward procedure. One can learn how to take a screen shot on an Android device (on the Samsung Galaxy Tab in our example) in the most simple way possible. There is no need for additional software to be installed on a Samsung Galaxy Tab . No further hardware modifications are required. Just follow the simple instructions to capture screenshots on a Samsung Galaxy Tab anywhere and anytime without any effort. Learn how to make a screen shot on a Samsung Galaxy Tab by just using two keys. How to take a screenshot on an android device The android system allows you to take screenshots easily. Just follow these steps: Hold down the backspace key and press the Power button until the message "Screenshot done ..." appears The captured image is stored in the "Gallery" folder

HOW TO SHOOT BETTER QUALITY PICTURES BY ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE OF DIGITAL CAMERA

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First, a caveat, there are minor differences in the way different digital SLRs meter the scene so you’ll have to “fine tune” your camera depending on how it reacts. Exposure is the balance of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. This sounds good in theory but seems to baffle quite a few people in practice. Fortunately, there are several controls that make it much easier to “tweak” the exposure. First and foremost, one of the major advantages of digital cameras is the histogram. Simply put, the histogram graphically shows you how the dark to light pixels are distributed in your image. A quick glance at the histogram will immediately tell you if your photo is overexposed, underexposed or perfectly exposed. To do this, you must learn to correctly read and interpret your histogram. Histogram before Adjusting The histogram is of the photo above. In 8-bit files, there are 256 points along the X (horizontal) axis. They aren’t marked because doing so would make the graph...