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Decrapify / Debloat Windows 10 with a Powershell Script

Windows 10 is a decent OS from Microsoft after the disaster known as Windows 8 and 8.1. Although Windows is still better with no Modern UI crap, no ads, minimal telemetry, no Edge to bug you. But Windows 10 is a decent compromise if you want a stable OS with modern features like DirectX 12. Earlier OEMs used to bundle PCs and Laptops with crapware, with Windows 10, now Microsoft themselves bundle crapware. Welcome to Software as a Service (SaaS) model. On top of that we have OEM crapware on top of Microsoft crapware. As a result trying to Debloat or DeCrapify Windows 10 is getting absurd and as a system admin it is disheartening to see all that performance go to waste on the messed up attempt by Microsoft to do an Appstore and its apps. Fortunately a kind soul who goes by name  Sycne x has worked painstakingly to provide us a simple solution that works considerably well. Let's Begin To download the script visit  here , and click Clone or Download and Click Downl...

Reset Your Firefox to gain speed without loosing important information

If you've been using Firefox for a while, you might see a lot happening in the background that can slow your browser down. It's not dangerous or even necessarily wrong, but you might notice that Firefox is a little more sluggish than it used to be. Over time, you acquire plugins that you may or may not have willingly downloaded, toolbars you don’t remember installing and more. These can slow down your browsing, cause annoying crashes and just make a big old mess. Who has time to troubleshoot these things? It’s tedious, sometimes frustrating and often doesn’t fix the problem. Firefox has a solution. It’s like hitting the reset button. Actually, it is a reset button. Go to your Firefox menu bar and select Help > Troubleshooting information. Click the “Reset Firefox” Button, confirm your action with the slide-down prompt and then click “Done” when Firefox lets you know it’s reset. How cool is that? When you reset Firefox, you don’t have to start from scratch. Here’s what you...

Windows 8 How to Skip/Bypass Metro UI to Boot Directly the classic Desktop Interface

As, many of the regular readers of this blog might know, I am not a very at all happy with what Microsoft have turned Windows 8 into. I am still firm with my opinion that Windows 8 could have been a refined version of Windows 7 with many performance improvements, new Ribbon UI in Explorer, improved Task Manager, decreased boot-up and shutdown times etc.., but Microsoft decided to shoot them in the foot by stitching the ugly looking Metro Garbage into it and replace the beautiful Aero Glass with classic white color scheme.  One of the biggest complain I hear from Windows 8 users is, about how ugly Metro UI looks and is almost unusable with Windows 8. I've been running the Windows 8 Release Preview for quite some time and although I'm okay with no  Start Orb visible but I hate how I get to see   Metro see the new ugly interface by default every time I boot and  I have no desire to see a full-screen Start Menu when I log into my PC.   Unlike ...

Officially Unlock AT&T iPhone, no Jailbreak required

Good news for AT&T iPhone owners. AT&T has officially announced that the company will finally allow its customers to unlock their iPhone. This will allow its customers to use other carriers' SIM cards in your device, which you own, No jailbreak required. The official date for unlocks to commence was yesterday, April 8. Here is the process get get your iPhone unlocked:- To unlock an AT&T iPhone, subscribers must have completed their service contracts and their accounts must be in good standing or pay an early termination fee. Previously, AT&T refused to unlock subscribers iPhones, though the company had no problem unlocking other phones. The unlock can be conducted in your local AT&T store, but that’s not the only way you get your smartphone unlocked. You can also hit the AT&T website and have your iPhone unlocked using the company’s online chat feature. Apparently, the process takes only a few minutes and the only information needed is your iPhone IMEI....

Remove/Disable Facebook birthdays from Android calender

Android Phones have a great calendar app built in that can pull from your Google Calendar, Exchange, PC Sync, Facebook and more. I love having all my events from different calendar's combined into my phone's calendar, but if when you combine Facebook's calendar, then your phone gets flooded with birthdays, especially if you have many friends on Facebook you don't even know. Nearly every day in my calendar was flooded because of the birthdays and unable to distinguish my important events. If you are frustrated like me with these then, there's a way to fix this and it's actually fairly simple, just a couple of steps:- Go to Settings -> Accounts & sync Uncheck Facebook calendar (in my case it was Facebook inside Xperia). Then Open you Calendar app and go to Options -> More -> My Calendars Select synced, not visible Press Ok and all that junk is gone. Note:- You might need to delete all events in some Android Phones to delete...

Windows 95, 98, XP and Linux hacked to run on Android phones.

Are one of those guys who wants to fiddle with their phones. Well here is a new thing to try out. Install full Windows 95, 98, XP or full Linux OS on your Android phones. XDA-Developers forum member mnomaanw  shared a way  to get Linux--along with various old versions of Windows--to run on Android smartphone. His method will let you run either Linux, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows XP on the HTC device, allowing for a bygone desktop experience on your smartphone. These are not mobile themes or ARM version of Windows CE made to look like 98 or XP. These are really the full versions of x86 Intel/AMD compatible Windows that you install on your PC. To install Windows just download the few mentioned APK files. Get an ISO image on your SD card. Install and Run  Bochs apk.  Here are the controls :- It emulate touchpad on touchscreen and left/right mouse buttons on volume  You can also click touch screen to generate mouse left button click.  Back...

Siri alternative Evi available for iOS and Android devices

Are you waiting to try Siri (Apple's virtual voice based personal assistant), but don't wanna get locked by Apple walled garden or enjoy Android or have an iPhone older then 4S. Y ou can try hacking Siri onto another device, but Apple’s so-called “intelligent personal assistant” is only officially available for iPhone 4S only. Introducing,a new  voice activated personal assistant for smartphones that may give Apple's "Siri" a run for its money. So, if you’re looking for a straightforward, legal way to enjoy Siri-like functionality on Android hardware — or any Apple gear other than the fanciest of iPhones — you’ll have to enlist a Siri copycat app. The latest of the bunch, released Monday, is called Evi. According to the developer’s description, “Evi understands what you want to know and gives back exactly what you’re after.” Right now, She may not be Siri, but Evi is a useful AI tool for getting quick information on the go. “Evi knows about a billi...

Safely Root Android phones and remove Bloatware

When users purchase a new Android mobile, they are greeted by pre-installed applications. And not many of them are of any use to users. This is similar to when users purchase new Windows PC, but one catch is that these pre-installed applications on Windows can be uninstalled by users but pre-installed apps in Android can't be uninstalled by users. Since the users are given a user very low privileges by default. So for users with some little technical knowledge have an option to root your mobile to get Root user privileges and remove unwanted apps. Mind you root has a little chance of Bricking your phone. by rooting, However rooting software won't unlock your bootloader which means that your warranty remains intact. However we are yet confirmed this. So Lets start Rooting your Android:- * Download latest version of SuperOneClick from here or here . * Download and install Android SDK from here . * For Android SDK you need to have JDK installed...