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If you would like to type in Hindi or convert English letters/words to Hindi on Windows, this is post if for you. There are some online tools using which we can also achieve similar results, but those are online tools and cannot be used when we are offline. In this example, we will be using, Google Input Tools on Windows to type in English and let Google Input Tools generate Hindi letters/words for us. The advantage is that Google Input Tools Read more »

Issue: "Insufficient memory to continue the execution of the program (mscorlib) in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio when executing a large SQL script. Solution/Workaround: Read more »

Windows Movie Maker is a video editing software by Microsoft. It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr. If you are experiencing sound issues and audio playback issues on Windows Live Movie Maker then try these solutions. These solutions may not work for all, but these solutions have solved the audio issues for some separately. Preliminary checks: Read more »

Source: 8gadgetpack.net Windows 7 users used to love the Windows gadgets on desktops. These tiny gadgets helped users keep tiny utility gadgets such as clocks, weather gadgets, CPU monitor, calender etc. Gadgets are no longer supported from Windows 8 and also not supported in Windows 10. If you would like to bring back the gadgets on Windows 8 or Windows 10, follow the steps below. How to bring back the Windows gadgets in Windows 10? Read more »

Many Wind ows Live Writer users bloggin g to Blogger faced logging i ssues. I also tested Windows Live Writer 2012 both on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 and confirmed that it does not connect to Blogger any more. Apparently, the reason is because Google has changed it’s old authentication system (Read here ). Google Blogger now uses the more modern OAuth 2. Attempt to setup a blog on Windows Live Read more »

Windows Live Writer (WLW) is now Open Sourced and the new project is called “ Open Live Writer (OLW)" . It was officially announced on December 9, 2015 on the .NET foundation website ( Windows Live Writer is now Open Sourced – Open Live Writer ).  Most bloggers on Windows loved the Windows Live Writer as it’s like a “one tool for blogging” to several blogging services such as Blogger, WordPress, etc. You can check out our previous blog post on Windows Live Writer here . Though Windows Live Writer still works on the latest Windows 10, there are some issues working with Blogger platform. Check out this post: Windows Live Writer does not connect to Blogger service any more. How to install, setup and use Open Live Writer for Blogger service? Read more »

Suppose we have upgrade Windows to a newer Windows version. Then, there will be a folder under C drive called "Windows.old". Do we need to keep the Windows.old folder? What is it's purpose? Can we delete or remove the Windows.old folder? How to remove the Windows.old folder after Windows upgrade? What is the Windows.old folder?  Read more »

As we continue to use our Windows computers searching for files and folders, a pile of those recent search texts are stored by Windows in Windows Explorer. We will see how to clear them. They may not take a lot of space but just in case you would like to clear some sensitive search terms from the window, here is how to clear them. How to clear Windows Search history? Read more »

This post is a troubleshooting done on the issue of Visual Studio installation on Windows (Windows 8.1  in this case). Error Encountered: 0x80070005 - Access Denied Visual Studio Express setup log shows:     "Error 0x80070005: Failed to write run key value.     Error 0x80070005: Failed to update resume mode.     Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session.     Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session in per-machine process.     Error 0x80070005: Failed to register bundle." Workaround: Read more »

Issue: Unable to uninstall Visual Studio Express 2012 from Windows computer Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 installation did not get installed due to Access Denied error. But Visual Studio Express 2012 is found in the list of Programs in Control Panel > Uninstall a Program. As it is not installed properly, the Visual Studio Program is cannot be run. Attempts to uninstall the program but still getting "Access Denied error". Visual Studio Express setup log shows: "Error 0x80070005: Failed to write run key value. Error 0x80070005: Failed to update resume mode. Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session. Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session in per-machine process. Error 0x80070005: Failed to register bundle." Solution: Read more »

Website administrators need to periodically maintain websites. On WordPress websites, administrators would regularly perform maintenance tasks such as update the WordPress core, update plugins etc. It is advisable that website administrators put the site on maintenance mode so that visitors are informed and also to prevent any transactions happening during the maintenance mode that can disrupt or break something. In this short demo, we will be using a WordPress WP Maintenance Mode plugin to achieve the task. There are several plugins available for WordPress platform. We advise that you check them out, check the ratings and reviews, and use whatever plugin that suits your need. Read more »

LinkWithin / Related Post Widget Not Appearing On Mobile? In my previous post we saw how to add related posts section to our Blogger blog by using the LinkWithin service. See here: How to add "you may also like" or related posts widget for blogger?     In this post we will see how to enable the related posts widget on mobile devices. Yes, please note that by default, some Blogger widgets do not appear on mobile devices. Likewise, LinkWithin widget that we just added will not appear on mobile devices. Like I have shown in the mobile screenshot on the right, the LinkWithin or Related Post widget is expected in the area marked in red but it is not appearing on mobile devices. Watch this tutorial video to enable Blogger Related Posts or Link Within Widget on mobile devices   If you would like to show related posts on mobile devices also, then do the following changes in your Blogger HTML template. Read more »

On some Android phones, "WCDMA only (read 3g)" is not specifically selectable under "preferred network type ". This is also the case on Xiaomi Redmi Android phones. Only the following options are available : 1. Prefer LTE (4G) 2. Prefer 3G 3. 2G Only The above options are fine except for the word "prefer", Read more »

Most internet users now have Gmail accounts at least. So Google Drive, a cloud storage service by Google is a great cloud storage service to have on your computer, instead of having account from different providers like Microsoft (One Drive) or Dropbox etc. Not that you cannot sign up on these services with your Google account but it is better if they are all from the same provider as it works more seamlessly. Like with Gmail and Google Drive, we can drop an attachment straight to Google Drive and likewise. How to disconnect Google Drive from your computer? Read more »

W hen a Blogger blog is viewed on mobile devices, Blogger by default chooses a mobile template to display the blog. Now, mobile templates are great as the display is optimized for mobile devices' screen. The blog posts are nicely arranged to fit the mobile device's screen. So far so good to view and navigate Blogger blogs on mobile devices. Read more »

Related posts or "you may also like" section on your blog or website allows visitors to read more related articles after they have finished one. This helps a visitor to stay on your website or blog, which also helps in reducing "bounce rates". [ Bounce rate: the percentage of visitors to a particular website who navigate away from the site after viewing only one page. ] How to add "you may also like" or related posts widget for blogger? Read more »

Windows Movie Maker is a video editing software by Microsoft. It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr. Windows Movie Maker is quite a basic movie maker with limited features. But it is good for basic video editing purposes and Windows users love it! For basic video editing, it gets the job done. Windows Movie Makers is however, not available on Windows 10 . But if you need it you still can download and use it. Download and install Windows Movie Maker 2012 on Windows 10 Read more »

After upgrading to Windows 10, it is asking for Wi-Fi password when connecting to Wi-Fi every time. This is happening even if "Connect Automatically" is checked. How to resolve Windows 10 asking for Wi-Fi password every time when connecting? Read more »

Windows 10 comes with new versions of Mail and Calendar apps. They have supposedly improved compared to Mail & Calendar in Windows 8.1. Here’s how to get started with the Mail app in Windows 10 and add your Gmail, Yahoo, or Microsoft email (i.e., @live @outlook @hotmail) accounts to Mail in Windows 10. To Add a mail account in Windows 10: Read more »

image: wikipedia Windows App Store (not to be confused with Microsoft Store) is included in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile. One need to have a Microsoft Account to download apps from Windows App Store just like the way a user would do on Android Play Store. The Windows App Store is accessible from the Start screen in most Windows 8 and above editions. Once signed in , users can access various apps on the Store. Some users are confused how to sign out of the Windows App Store as the sign out link is not directly accessible from the user icon. Here is how to sign out of Windows App Store in Windows computer/PC? Read more »

User protection in Windows 10 seems to be a bit aggressive, which may be helpful but it gets in the way too much. When we try to install an application some are denied with the following message - "An administrator has blocked you from running this app. For more information, contact the administrator." Even if the software you are trying to install is trusted, you seem to have not option to install this now. Let's find out how to workaround this error. Before you are more interested, you are warned that this restriction is in place to prevent malicious software. So it is up to you to verify from where you got the file you want to install. Is the source of the program trustworthy? Have you downloaded the file from any software or driver download websites that are less trustworthy? That is up to you to verify. If it is not trusted, the software is better not installed. But sometimes we may want to install a legitimate software, and this error may get in the way. In that ca...

If you are asking " Can I revert back to my previous operating system ?" Yes, you can. If you are not satisfied with Windows 10 upgrade, and if you would like to revert to your previous Windows then you can. In this post, we'll see how to go back to Windows 7 from Windows 10. There are two ways you can by which you can go back to the previous Windows:   Read more »

If your mobile phone has OTG (On-The-Go) support, you can plug in pen drives to your phone and use it. You can transfer files to and from the phone, watch videos, etc. Your phone should support OTG feature. Check out this illustrative video (Connecting pen-drives to Android Phone using OTG cable)

Nowadays, smartphones are commonly in use and Android phones are very common. Smartphones today have decent cameras and we take it every where we go. Except for professional purposes, a decent smartphone is enough to capture our regular day to day activities. As time goes by, we would need to backup the photos and videos stored on the phone as the phone's memory is not unlimited. We can backup to our computers, hard disks or online. Here we will discuss how to back up photos and videos from Android smartphone to online storage. Read more »

Our bandwidth is precious as we spend money on it. Sometimes we need to know how much of our data plan have been used, to know the upload and download speed etc. If you are looking for ways to monitor your network bandwidth and usage, this Windows gadget app could be very useful. Read more »