So I came home and wanted to know about the philosophy of processor generations on the Internet. To my surprise, there was no complete guide available, which could tell clearly about the Intel processor generations and their differences. After researching a lot, I have enough knowledge to write and document the differences I have found in this article. The misconception First of all, many people think that Core i3, i5, and i7 are the processor generations....

Most modern browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi and other Chrome and Firefox based browsers enable hardware acceleration by default. This allows loading graphics and videos to enhance the browsing experience. Sometimes, hardware acceleration makes videos load in a jerky manner. In this case, you can easily disable hardware acceleration in your browser to open videos smoothly. Please go through disabling hardware acceleration for each browser one by one....

This is achieved through codecs, which essentially means coding and decoding, or compressing and decompressing. There are many different codecs to shrink the size of files so that they can be stored and transferred easily. But the codecs we are going to be talking about today are DivX and Xvid. DivX and Xvid are video codecs used to encode video data through lossy compression algorithms. This means that the data they encode is compressed by removing the parts of the video that are not important to human visibility....

Since all the vulnerabilities fixed in Java 8 Update 251 are of a critical nature, it’s important to update your installation of Java as soon as possible. All 15 vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely over a network or internet without requiring any user credentials. Let’s discuss some important details about Java 8 Update 251 and then we’ll move to its download and installation section. Quick facts Latest Java Version: Java 8 Update 251, Java 14....

Earlier, most security software manufacturers provided a major update only once a year and named their releases the year it was released, such as Bitdefender 2021, and released minor updates and security patches as they came along. However, the company has switched to a different release cycle and will now introduce new features and improvements on the go, rather than annual major releases. With this update, some new improvements have been introduced to the different Bitdefender products, and a new solution has also been introduced for business....

The driver version for the supported GPUs will change to 27.20.100.8935 after installing this update. It is important to keep your system’s drivers up to date for bug fixes and performance enhancements. Let us see what the new update has to offer and what devices are supported. Supported hardware Intel was kind enough to provide us with a list of the hardware that supports this new update. Check to see if your hardware is included:...

You can download and install the update using the direct download links shared below, or through Windows Update. This update applies to Windows 10 versions 21H2, 21H1, and 20H2 (Enterprise, IoT Enterprise, and Education versions). The table below indicates what the build of your OS will be after installing KB5015807:Windows 10 versionUpdated OS Build21H219044.182621H119043.182620H219042.1826Updated OS build number Since this is a cumulative update, it includes all the fixes and improvements introduced with KB5014666 which was released earlier as an optional “type D” update, and another improvement impacting Windows PowerShell....

Since this is a cumulative update, it includes all the fixes and improvements introduced with KB5014668 which was released earlier as an optional “type D” update, and another improvement impacting Windows PowerShell. With that, it also has a few known issues. Let us discuss the improvements as well as the issues before proceeding to learn how to install this update. Fixes and Improvements Apart from one additional improvement, all the fixes that were included in the optional update KB5014668 are a part of KB5015814....

One of the most important features of PowerShell 7.2 is that it can be kept up-to-date via Windows Updates and WSUS. The MSI installer will automatically enable automatic updates from Windows Update when you install the stable version. This may be another step towards moving PowerShell Core to default and removing the legacy PowerShell 5.x from Windows altogether.Auto update PowerShell using Windows Updates PowerShell 7.2 includes enhanced support for ANSI, which allows users to clearly distinguish between code and comments....

Microsoft has given the new feature release, May 2019 Update, a month more for testing as it was scheduled to be released at the start of April. Although the new update will come with a lot of new features and bug fixes, it is wise to install it after a few weeks of being publicly available. This way, we can avoid any issues that may come with the initial release of this update....

Windows Search comes attached to the taskbar by default. You can either disable it, show the search bar or show only the search icon to save taskbar space. With Windows 10 1809 and above, you can convert the search into a floating search bar just like Apple Spotlight. This is convenient because you can move the search bar anywhere on the screen. Here is the default screenshot of Windows 10 search bar on the taskbar:Windows 10 Search bar And here is the floating Windows 10 search bar:The immersive Search bar in Windows 10 You can see the difference in the screenshots above....

Virtualization allows the user to run multiple virtual machines on a single computer without additional hardware. Almost all modern Intel and AMD processors support this technology. However, the feature is usually disabled. Therefore, you must enable this feature from the system’s firmware (BIOS). Then, to use the feature, you must install a hypervisor (Hyper-V, VMWare Workstation, or Oracle VirtualBox) that hosts the guest operating systems. In this post, we are going to show you how to enable virtualization on a PC and then how to install Hyper-V, which is a Windows-native hypervisor....

Before going in detail on how to find the exact location of the Wifi router, we will review the software which we will be using for finding the Wifi router location. InSSIDer is a wonderful software which gives details of each Wifi connection in the user’s surrounding. InSSIDer It is completely free for home and non-commercial use. It can be used to optimize and troubleshoot the Wi-Fi. This is used for small organizations like home, small offices and like that....

Microsoft is trying hard to auto-update the drivers of popular PC components. If you rely on Windows Update to install and update your drivers, most probably, you will not encounter this error. But if you have installed device drivers manually, you may get the driver loading issue.The main reason for this issue is that Microsoft is trying to secure the device driver installation mechanism on Windows 10 computers. Windows prevents unverified drivers from loading in memory to protect the system from hacking and cracking attempts....

In this guide, we are going to show you how to install WSL2 on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and briefly discuss how it is better than WSL1. By the end of this post, you will be able to download, install, and run multiple Linux distributions on top of the Windows OS. WSL1 VS WSL2 The Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 superseded WSL1 because of its enhancements in certain areas of performance....

There are three ways to copy or transfer files inside the VM from the host computer. One is to turn off the VM, mount the VHDX hard drive file in the host computer and copy the files to be transferred. Second way is to create an ISO file and mount it inside the VM. Although it works if you have ISO creation software at your disposal, it requires extra effort....

These sounds have been the same since Windows 8, and have continued for Windows 10 as well as Windows 11. However, if you are bored or annoyed by these, you can change them to another preinstalled sound, your own custom sound, or turn them off completely. In this post, we are going to show you how to do this. How to Change/ Turn Off Notification Sound in Windows Follow the steps given below to turn off or change the notification sounds on your Windows PC: The notification sound will now be changed to your chosen sound....

Now, Microsoft has re-released the same update (KB5014023) with a minor difference, but this time it upgrades the operating system’s build to 19044.1741. Except for one minor improvement, all the fixes in last week’s update are included in this update. This means that if you installed KB5014023 the last time, only one minor fix will now be implemented on your PC. New Improvements The last KB5014023 release included 27 fixes and improvements for the Windows 10 operating system....

Since the Beta channel has also been updated with a higher build (Build 22621), users can now no longer switch from Dev to Beta channel. Since Microsoft has nearly finalized Windows 11 22H2 with this release in the Beta channel, any further features in the other Insider channels are meant for the next release, which will be Windows 11 Version 23H2 (which will be released the following year). Note that features and improvements may or may not be included in the final 23H2 release....

Installing the update KB4579311 will change your current Windows 10 20H2 build to 19042.572. What’s new in KB4579311 The release update does not introduce any new features and is simply an update to address known and identified issues. However, the list is rather small when compared to the other updates rolled out by Microsoft over the last couple of months. Here is a list of the addressed issues: The issue with privilege elevation in win32k has been addressed....