VirtualBox Windows 8 Consumer Preview

How to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VirtualBox [Virtual Machine]

Learn step-by-step how to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VirtualBox avoiding scary errors. Even though Microsoft recommends to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a physical machine, many people only have one computer, the one they use everyday for work, email, browsing, banking, etc., and installing a pre-release operating system in a primary machine [...]

Installing Windows 7

How to install Windows 7 – What to do before start [Part 2]

How to install Windows 7 — What to do before start: Backup files and settings. In part 1 we looked at hardware system requirements of Windows 7, possible issues and solutions, now in part 2 is the time to protect your data before starting anything. This goes for everything, dual-boot, reinstall, upgrade or clean install. You [...]

Installing Windows 7

How to install Windows 7 – What to do before start [Part 1]

On how to install Windows 7 — What to do before start (which is the first part of three-part tutorial on the preinstallation of Windows 7 and it will continue throughout other tutorials, detailing various ways to install the operating system in your computer), we are going to cover when this process is useful. We’ll [...]

Create a VPN Server

How to create a VPN server using Windows 7 built-in tool

In this tutorial, you’ll learn step-by-step how to create a VPN server in Windows 7 with a built-in tool, which will do a great job if you are the kind of person that is always traveling to different locations, e.g., coffee shop, hotel or any other public places and you need remote access to personal files or [...]

How to configure Dynamic DNS

How to configure Dynamic DNS (DDNS) on a router

Configuring your router to use Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is not complicated, but before we dive into the process, you need to have a basic understanding of what Dynamic DNS is. Dynamic DNS (or Dynamic Domain Name System, a.k.a DDNS) is a method to keep a domain name synced to a changing IP address; as most [...]

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How to wipe a hard drive using CCleaner

Many people don’t know this, but when you delete any type of data from the computer hard drive, Windows doesn’t actually delete the data, it only removes the pointer that is associated with that particular piece of data. Windows also marks that space, where the deleted data resides, as eligible to be overwritten if the space is [...]