What You Should Really Consider When Getting a PC

When getting a new PC, do not get too excited or engrossed on the Processor series of that PC, for instance Intel Core i5, intel Core i7 etc.

Most users will like to go for the processor series with highest number attached to the core as long as they can afford it, not knowing there are other significant details you need to look out for first.

We all know Intel's Core i7 or Core i9 processors are excellent for gaming and demanding tasks, while Core i5 or Core i3 processors are more budget-friendly for everyday use.

An average computer user will always go for core i7 over core i5 without having to check for other specifics attached to corei7/core i5, other specifics such as the Generation of the processor and the clock speed.

The Generation of the processor plays a very important role in the selection of a PC. 

How do we identify the generation of an Intel core from just it's name?

For instance, Intel Core i5 is not actually the complete name of the processor, there are other numbers attached to it, which you can see when you look it up on the information page of the processor in your PC.

You should see something like "Intel Core i5-11600K" or "Intel Core i5-8600K".  

The first digit or digits in the model number indicates the generation of that processor. Using the two core i5 above as example, the "11" represents the 11th Generation, while the "8" in the other core i5 represents the 8th generation.

The latter the generation, the better the processor. This means instead of going for a "Core i5-8700k" which is an 8th Gen Processor, you should go for a "Core i3-10600X" which is a 10th Gen Processor.

I hope you take this knowledge into consideration when getting your next PC.

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How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10

 How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10 

Speed up your actions by learning how to record your screen in Windows 10

screen recording helps you capture your screen and record a video that you’ll be able to use later. But what is screen recording used for? You can record your conference, business meeting and create a detailed video with the help of a robust screen recording app or a dedicated program. You can also record the entire desktop and then share your videos with the intended audience on YouTube or other video-sharing platforms.

Most windows 10 users don't know that Windows 10 has a screen recording utility called the Xbox Game Bar. Using this, you can record a video of your actions in just about any Windows app on your laptop, whether you want to capture gameplay or create a tutorial for someone on Microsoft Office, Corel draw or Photoshop. 

To make it easier for you, we've listed out a few simple steps on how to record your computer screen in Windows 10.

The screen recording tool is part of the Xbox app that comes installed by default in Windows 10. Xbox Game Bar received some major updates to make it more useful, so you can now take screenshots and even make memes.

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How to record your computer screen in Windows 10

1. Open the app you want to record. Note that, the screen recorder tool can't capture some programs such as File Manager, or the entire desktop , but it does work in regular desktop apps (and those from the Windows Store).

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. This is the procedure whether you are screen recording a game or another kind of app.

4. Click on the Start Recording button (or Win + Alt + R) to begin capturing video.

5. Stop the recording by clicking on the red recording bar that will be on the top right of the program window. 

That's all!

You'll find your recorded videos, which are MP4 files, under the Videos folder in a subfolder called Captures. You'll also find them in the Xbox app under the Game DVR menu, where you can trim a video and share it on Xbox live (if it's a game).

How to take screenshots on your computer in windows 10

1. Open the app or file you want to capture

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. (It doesn't matter even if what you want to capture is not a game).

4. Click the camera icon on the Game Bar or Win + Alt + PrtScn and it will automatically take screenshots of the current screen.

That's how to do it. You can find all your screenshots in the Picture folder.

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150+ Best Windows CMD Commands You Need To Know

 150+ Best Windows CMD Commands You Need To Know

What is CMD?

CMD is an acronym for Command. Command prompt or CMD is the command line interpreter of Windows operating systems. It is similar to Command.com used in DOS and Windows 9x systems where it is called as “MS-DOS Prompt”. It is analogous to Unix Shells used on Unix like system. The command prompt is a native application of the Windows operating system and gives the user an option to perform operations using commands.

Command prompt makes use of the command line interface to interact with the User. In the Windows operating system, this command prompt interface is implemented through the Win32 console. User can open the interface by via the CMD run command or by going to its original location C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe.

How Does CMD Works?

With the command shell, you can have direct interaction with the operating system. Think command prompt as an interpreter which accepts the commands or the inputs from the User and translate it into machine language. These commands are predefined and perform a specific task. These commands can be clubbed together as well to perform a series of task. Also, these commands need not be entered manually and can be written in a batch file to automate some of the manual tasks like taking a scheduled server backup, deleting junk files and so on. These commands are very handy at the time of network troubleshooting or for a day to day work. These commands can be called from many programming languages such as Java which allows the programmer to perform task directly via the command prompt which otherwise would take several lines of code to be written essentially to perform the same task.

How To Use CMD Commands?

To Open CMD, you need to search for CMD in the Search box or you can simply press Windows Key + R that will eventually open the Run window, where you need to type CMD and hit enter. Below are list of very useful CMD Commands for your windows system.

1. Comparing two files – fc

 2. Accessibility Wizard – accwiz

 3. Add Hardware Wizard – hdwwiz.cpl

 4. Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl

 5. Administrative Tools – control admintools

 6. Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl

 7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt

 8. Calculator – calc

 9. Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc

 11. Check Disk Utility – chkdsk

 12. Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd

 14. Component Services – dcomcnfg

 15. Computer Management – compmgmt.msc

 16. Control Panel – control

 17. Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl

 18. DDE Shares – ddeshare

 19. Device Manager – devmgmt.msc

 20. Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag

 21. Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr

 22. Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc

 23. Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc

 24. Disk Partition Manager – diskpart

 25. Display Properties – control desktop

 26. Display Properties – desk.cpl

 27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility – drwtsn32

 28. Driver Verifier Utility – verifier

 29. Event Viewer – eventvwr.msc

 30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool – migwiz

 31. File Signature Verification Tool – sigverif

 32. Findfast – findfast.cpl

 33. Firefox – firefox

 35. Fonts – control fonts

 37. Free Cell Card Game – freecell

 38. Game Controllers – joy.cpl

 39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) – gpedit.msc

 40. Hearts Card Game – mshearts

 41. Help and Support – helpctr

 42. HyperTerminal – hypertrm

 43. Iexpress Wizard – iexpress

 44. Indexing Service – ciadv.msc

 45. Internet Connection Wizard – icwconn1

 47. Internet Properties – inetcpl.cpl

 49. Local Security Settings – secpol.msc

 50. Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc

 51. Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff

 52. Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt 53. Microsoft Chat – winchat

 54. Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk

 55. Microsoft Paint – mspaint

 56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync

 57. Minesweeper Game – winmine

 59. Mouse Properties – main.cpl

 60. Netmeeting – conf

 61. Network Connections – control netconnections

 62. Network Connections – ncpa.cpl

 63. Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl

 64. Notepad – notepad

 65. Object Packager – packager

 66. ODBC Data Source Administrator – odbccp32.cpl

 68. Outlook Express – msimn

 69. Paint – pbrush

 71. Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc

 72. Performance Monitor – perfmon

 74. Phone Dialer – dialer

 75. Pinball Game – pinball

 76. Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl

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 77. Printers and Faxes – control printers

 78. Printers Folder – printers

 79. Regional Settings – intl.cpl

 80. Registry Editor – regedit

 81. Registry Editor – regedit32

 83. Remote Desktop – mstsc

 84. Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc

 85. Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc

 86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) – rsop.msc

 87. Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl

 88. Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks

 90. Services – services.msc

 91. Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc

 92. Shuts Down Windows – shutdown

 94. Spider Solitare Card Game – spider

 95. SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg

 96. System Configuration Editor – sysedit

 97. System Configuration Utility – msconfig

 98. System Information – msinfo32

 99. System Properties – sysdm.cpl

 101. TCP Tester – tcptest

 102. Telnet Client – telnet

 104. Utility Manager – utilman

 105. Windows Address Book – wab

 107. Windows Explorer – explorer.

 108. Managing the Boot Configuration Data – bcdedit

 109. Editing Boot Settings – bootcfg

 110. Encrypting or Decrypting Files/folders – cipher

 111. Clearing the screen – cls

 112. Managing stored usernames/passwords – cmdkey

 114. Compressing one or more files – compress

 116. Delete files – del

 117. Deleting User Profiles – delprof

 118. Displaying the list of files and folders – dir

 119. Displaying Message On Screen – echo

 121. Opening the windows Explorer – explorer

 122. Formatting a disk – format

 123. Knowing file extension – ftype

 124. Displaying the Mac Address – getmac

 126. Displaying the host name – hostname

 127. Editing disc label – label

 128. Log a user off – logoff

 129. Get a log time in a file – logtime

 131. Creating new folders- md

 132. Opening Windows Installer – msiexec

 133. Managing the network resources – net

 134. Knowing the permissions for a user – perms

 135. Testing a network connecting – ping

 136. Printing a text file – print

 138. Checking free disk space – freedisk

 139. Know the file and volume utilities – fsutil

 140. File transfer protocl – ftp

 142. Deleting a folder and all subfolders – deltree

 143. Importing or Exporting Active directory data – csvde

 144. Displaying the resultant set of Policy information – gpresult

 145. Updating the Group policy settings – gpupdate

 146. Replacing the files that are currently in use by the os – inuse

 147. Managing the domain – netdom

 148. Finding a text string in a file – find

 149. Finding for a strings in file – findstr

 150. Displaying the memory usage – mem

 151. Remote desktop protocol – mstsc

 So, these are the best cmd commands. I hope these cmd commands will help you a lot.

How To Remove Write Protection From SD Card

 How To Remove Write Protection From SD Card

Have you ever encountered write Protection warning that that pops up when you insert an SD card into devices such as computer, digital camera,etc, and could not find a solution to it?

In this post you will find out:

•  why you cannot format the write-protected SD card
•  methods on how to remove protection from a memory card
•  how Disk Internals software can help you

What does it mean, if an SD card is write protected?

This may happen every time: you insert an SD card to the adapter in your computer/laptop, digital camera, etc and you can view and read all the files located on it, but this is all that you can do with this SD card.

You will find it impossible to add anything, and you cannot format a write-protected card. Below are the possible reasons and solutions to why an SD Card is write protected.

Reasons and Solutions:

1. SD card is write-protected for physical reasons

SD card is write protected because of switcher

Here, the switch that protects the SD card from being overwritten is active.

To fix it, disable the lock. On each SD card on one side, there is a switch, which needs to be shifted in the opposite direction and then the SD card can be reconnected to the computer.

Did this method for removing write protection from an SD card not help you? No worries since there are many other solutions to the situation.

2. SD card write-protected due to software

This situation may occur due to read-only attributes.

To fix it, delete them using the command line.

Press Win + X at the same time; you will see a cmd window where you need to type "diskpart" on the keyboard and confirm pressing Enter.

Then enter the command "list disk" and press Enter.

Disks connected to the system will appear in a new window. Select your SD card (you can find it by the appropriate disk size; for example, drive 0).

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Next, in command Prompt, type: "select disk 0", then press Enter.

Next, enter the attributes. "disk clear read-only command" and press Enter.

These actions will remove the attributes and remove write protection from your micro SD card.

4. Write protection is gone but so is the data

This is due to improper use of the diskpart utility. (Sometimes instead of removing the write protection, users format their SD cards). And, as you know, due to the formatting, all data is lost.

To fix it, use DiskInternals Partition Recovery. This application recreates the file system on the SD card, so the files can be found and restored. It recovers any file: photos, music, videos, documents, etc. You can also not worry about large files: the application can handle even them. It has been designed to satisfy user's needs without fail:

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There are three recovery wizards that will explain everything to you step by step, depending on your file system: Partition Recovery Wizard, NTFS Recovery Wizard, and FAT Recovery Wizard.

There are several scan modes (fast, full).

There is a free file preview for assurance.

There is a trial version at no cost; you only need to pay if you want to save the recovered files to any disk visible to the system and with unshakable technical support.

Download it HERE for Windows