Encrypt Files or Folders in Windows 10 Using EFS Launch File Explorer and right-click the file or folder you want to encrypt and select Properties. In this example, I’m going to use a folder that contains subfolders and individual files. In the Properties window, under the General tab, click the Advanced button. Next, check the box next to Encrypt contents to secure data under the Compress or Encrypt attributes section and click OK....

On Windows, these files are usually compressed as zip files. Linux uses a similar algorithm, called gzip. If you want to interact with these files, you’ll need to know how to extract a GZ file in Linux—here’s how. Gzip vs GZ: What’s the Difference? Gzip is the compression algorithm, reducing the file size while still keeping the original file mode, ownership, and time stamps. A file compressed using the gzip algorithm will usually end in the file extension ....

Find RAM Type PC For Windows, install the easy-to-use utility from Piriform called Speccy. Launch Speccy, and you’ll get a summary of your system. On the right list, you’ll see RAM, which shows the type of RAM currently installed. In this example, I have 8 GB of DDR3 @ 665MHz. Click on the RAM link. This section displays how many slots you have for memory sticks. On this desktop PC, there are four slots, and each one is being used....

PowerPoint Presentation Word Count You can find the number of words in a presentation and additional information like the number of slides, notes, hidden slides, and multimedia clips in PowerPoint. Windows To count the words in slides and notes pages in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows: The information is at the top right of the page. The number next to Word counts the text on slides and notes pages. To only count the works in notes pages:...

Whatever the reason, here’s our guide on how to find the full system specs of your Windows computer. Either by using utilities built into Windows 10 or using a third-party app. Find Your Computer Specs Using Windows 10 To get the basic information about your system on Windows 10, head to Settings > System > About. There you will see basic device specs like your CPU, install RAM, system type, and Windows 10 version....

Image files can hide text without their size being affected too much. It’s called steganography, and it allows you to hide text in images without anyone knowing. Here are two ways to do it — the first one is the easiest, and the second is the geeky method. Easy Way – Use ImageHide ImageHide is a free utility for hiding text in images. It doesn’t require installation, so you can run it from a flash drive or even keep the app on your Dropbox and run it from there....

The easiest way to do this is to insert your PDF file as an object, allowing you to open it in your PDF reader when required. You can also use PowerPoint’s screenshot feature to extract content like images or text from your PowerPoint and insert them into your presentation directly. Here’s how to do it. Inserting a PDF as an Object in PowerPoint The easiest method to insert a PDF document into PowerPoint is to insert it as an object....

If you have a modern Samsung Galaxy phone you might be wondering why you can’t install the Windows Phone Companion app on it. If you search for it the results will say it’s already installed. But it isn’t a standalone app. Instead, it is built into the phone’s proprietary One UI itself and is the feature is called “Link to Windows.” Here’s a look at how you connect to Windows 10 from your Samsung Galaxy....

Step 1 – Icon Size For this one, we will be going for a larger icon – 256 X 256px. You can also try to make yourself a 128 x 128px or a 512 x 512px icon, but a regular icon should do the job. Step 2 – Setting Up Your Guides For this tutorial, we will need to be extremely accurate, so let’s set up a few guides to help us along the way....

The default email account in Outlook is the inbox that opens when you first launch Outlook on your desktop. It isn’t a simple matter to configure that default account, but you can accomplish it following the tips below. Set the Default Account in Outlook To force Outlook to open to a default email account, there are two steps. First, you need to set the default account; then, you must configure the default data file....

Important: For best results, make sure you are connected to the Internet whenever adding a new device. Update: Windows 7 has reached the end of support. If you want the latest, greatest, and most secure version, make sure you’re running the latest version of Windows 10 on your PC. How to Automatically Download The Latest Device Installation Drivers In Windows 7 Click the Start Menu and then click Devices and Printers....

If you haven’t seen it in action yet, check out the screenshot below. On my laptop screen, the toolbar takes up approximately 36 pixels in height. On a 1366 x 768 maximum resolution that totals out to nearly 5% of the screen’s height, spent on something that I don’t ever need to see. (it automatically syncs whenever you Save the document) So I can definitely understand where the complaints are coming from, I mean –who would want to have a giant Google Docs ad splattered across their MS Office applications?...

Chromium-based Edge The company then released a new Chromium-based version of Edge. It’s a lot more popular and comes with tons of features out of the box. This includes support for Google Chrome extensions and a lot more. The browser is also open source so that it can be updated on a more regular basis. It is cross-platform and available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. What about Internet Explorer?...

We’ve covered other services and apps that will get the same posts on social networks like Google+, Facebook, and Twitter. But this method is built into Facebook, and all you need to do is enable it. Facebook Posts to Twitter This is not limited to Facebook pages. You can also link your personal Facebook page to your Twitter account. Also, make sure you’re logged in to your Twitter account for this to work....

What is Recuva? Recuva is developed by the company Piriform who also create the free utilities CCleaner and Speccy – both of which every computer user should have in their toolbox. The company has a simple but solid pitch for Recuva: Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost files after a computer crash? No problem – Recuva recovers files from your Windows computer, recycle bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player!...

So, you’ve successfully migrated a few Virtual Servers Guests to Windows Server 2008 running Hyper-V, but now you want to manage the Hyper-V Server remotely from another Windows Server 2008 or Vista box. Is it possible? Today at work I had that very question, and I found it is possible and easy to configure a Windows Vista Client OR a Windows Server 2008 box to remotely manage a Microsoft Hyper-V Server....

Reset Roku to Factory Default Settings From your Roku, head to Settings > System > Advanced system settings > Factory reset and type in the four-digit code shown on the screen. Next, you will see a verification message that provides a few details, so you can confirm you want to wipe the Roku and start over. The Roku will start the reset process and take a minute while it restarts. So if you’re selling or gifting your Roku box or stick, you’re done....

Once you save it, you can annotate it, share it, or tuck it away for reference. Here’s how to save a webpage as a PDF with Mozilla Firefox. How to Save a Webpage as a PDF in Firefox Luckily, it doesn’t matter if you use Firefox on Windows or Mac. The steps to save the page and (most of) the settings you can adjust are the same. With your webpage in view, open the Print settings one of two ways....

It provides a travel log of stunning background images taken from around the world on your Lock Screen. Many of these are desktop-worthy, too. Here’s how you can find and collect those pictures. Find Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Pictures Windows Spotlight Images are not stored in the most obvious of places. First, open your user folder, press Windows key + R, then type: %userprofile% and hit Enter. When File Explorer opens up, you’ll need to turn on Show hidden files and folders....

Being able to access all your files from virtually anywhere is a great feature. But on your main Windows 10 PC, you don’t have to sync everything from OneDrive locally. Here’s a look at using the Selective Sync feature for OneDrive and only sync the files and folders you want. OneDrive Selective Sync on Windows 10 If you upgraded your PC from Windows 7 to Windows 10, you’d notice that OneDrive is now built-in and doesn’t require a separate installation of the desktop app....