Bootable Usb Pen Drive

Bootable Usb Pen drive is simple and fast way to format your PC or Laptop. After formatting you can easily install windows in your system. Bootable usb pendrive has several advantage as like easy formatting, easy copy and past windows file and after that easy to installing windows. Now we are discussing some important step to make bootable pen drive.

Advantages :

• Installing process through bootable usb pen drive is much better then DVD.
• Easy to carrying.
• Easy to handle and no need to expert. 
• Best option for all who haven’t DVD drive in his PC or Laptop.

Requirement :

• Blank (empty) Pen drive with minimum capacity of 4Gb.

Process :

Step 1 :

Plug-in your pen drive in Laptop.

Step 2 :

Go to Start  >> Type Cmd  (in search program and file)  [Press Enter]
After pressing Enter command prompt will open.

On your Caps lock

Step 3 :

Type  DISKPART   [Press Enter]

Step 4 :

Type  LIST  DISK    [Press Enter]
It will show all available disk in your system. Disk 0 is usually hard disk of your system. In my case Disk 1 is Usb pen drive (This can be different in your case so plz make sure )

Step 5 :

Type  SELECT  DISK  1  [Press Enter]

Step 6 :

Type  CLEAN  [Press Enter]

Step 7 :

Type  CREATE  PARTITION  PRIMARY   [Press Enter]

Step 8 :

Type  SELECT  PARTITION  1  [Press Enter]

Step 9 :

Type  ACTIVE  [Press Enter]

Step 10 :

Type FORMAT  FS=NTFS  [Press Enter]
Wait Until 100% complete.

Step 11 :

Type  ASSIGN  [Press Enter]

Step 12 :

Type EXIT [Press Enter]

Now bootable usb pen drive is ready to use. After making this copy and paste windows 7 or 8 in your pen drive. It is easiest way to install windows 7 or 8 in your  system.

When you want to install windows, plug-in bootable pen drive and restart the system and press boot function key as per different system (f1——-f12) .

Note :

Before making bootable usb pen drive plz make sure that you are using only one Pen drive at this time. This process is only for windows 7 or 8 not for Xp.

The Process to know the Original Installation Date of your Windows is Very Quick and Simple, Stay with me, read on and i will tell you how to do it Step by Step.

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Steps to Check Original Installation Date of Windows

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Step 1:  Hold Windows key and Press R key to open Run, Type CMD and hit enter to Open up Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type  systeminfo.exe  in Command Prompt and Hit Enter.

Step 3: Just wait a Few Seconds to Gather all the Data , Boom- You will Get all the info of your System in just a few seconds including the Original Installation Date which we are looking for.

Step 4: With this Command you Get all the Necessary info about your System but If you Just want to know the date on which your windows was Installed on your System then type this Command   systeminfo | find /i “install date

You can see its showing that i have installed my windows last month as i had to Refresh my Windows, its pretty much Accurate.

Thats it guys, in this tutorial we saw how to check our system info including the Windows Installation Date.
If you have any trouble related to this article, have a go and Speak your mind in Comment box. I will be more than happy to hear from You.

Though Today we will learn to Skip Windows logon Screen in Windows 7/8 and xp, My First advice to all will be  not to do it if you are not the sole user of your PC or laptop. if you do so, it makes your PC vulnerable. Anyone will be able to access your PC , and hence your Important Files and other Data if you skip or disable windows logon screen.

On the other hand, if you are the only one to use your computer or if you don’t need to keep other people off your PC, then you can whole heartedly Skip Windows logon Screen without any Problem. At times its boring to enter passwords every time you boot your PC, So why not disable the logon screen so that your PC boots Directly and you can start working right away.

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Steps to Skip Windows logon Screen In Windws Xp, 7 & 8

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Step 1: First of all you will need to open Advanced User account, 

• Click on Start , Type netplwiz and Click Enter (For Windows 7 & Vista users)

• Click on Start, Type control userpasswords2 and Click Enter (For Windows xp users)

• Hover your mouse to any corner, Click on Search and type netplwiz in the app section then click on netplwiz (For Windows 8 users)

Step 2: After performing the above tasks in your version of Windows You will Get a dialogue box similar to below Picture. 1st you will have to select the Account, then Uncheck the box Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer and lastly click on ok.

Step 3: Now you will be asked to enter your password twice, so do it and thats enough we have done to Skip Windows logon Screen. You will see that the next time you boot your PC, you will not be asked for Username or Password.

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How do I Get back the logon screen ?

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After Disabling logon screen, if you feel insecure and whant the logon screen back then you can do it by again performing Step 1 in this tutorial and Check the box users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

Thats it now the next time your PC will boot, you will be asked for username and password.

If you have any doubt in the tutorial, feel free to Speak your mind in Comments below

Recently My Mouse Stopped Working because of Drivers got Currupted, Device Drivers Getting Currupted in Windows May not be the Common Problem, But Can happen anytime with you, Due to this Problem i was not able to use my mouse. I Tried every possible Solution like uninstalling drivers and restarting my PC. Unplugging and then pluging in my mouse back, and yeah Searched internet too, Since i was not able to use my mouse, i had to Use Keyboard as Mouse While Finding for solution to this Problem.

Guess What ? Nothing Helped and Had to Refresh my Windows 8, But Hey, Everything happens for good. Thankfully I knew how to Use Keyboard as Mouse flawlessly. Well this was just my Reason, at times there are situations where you may need to Substitute your mouse with Keyboard. So today in this tutorial we will Learn to Use Keyboard as Mouse In Windows.

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How to Use Keyboard as Mouse in Windows

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Windows OS has an Inbuilt option Called MouseKeys, Not much people are aware of it but yes now you are.  You can Enable/disable and disable MouseKeys very Easily.

• You can Enable it by Pressing  Alt + Shift + Numlock keys. As soon as you do it, you will be prompt with the below dialog box, Just Click Yes to it.

• Make Sure your Numlock is Off while you Use keyboard as mouse.

• Done !!! Now you will see MouseKeys icon on your taskbar, which means now you are all set.

• Now talking about the Controllers,  Use 8,2,4 and 6 Keys from Numpad to move Up, Down, Left and Right Respectively.

Alternatively You can also use Third Party Program Called NeatMouse , This software is portable, Main advantage to use it is it gives you better Control because of additional options that it makes available. it have an option to Remap Controller keys according to your Comfort.

Probably we will have to Use Keyboard as Mouse temporarily and not for long time so one may not prefer to get third party software for this task, but many may do it as it is free and can be helpful.

Lot of Things Changed in Windows 8 as Compared to Windows 7, Start Screen Was One of the Addition to Windows 8, Have a look at 5 Ways to Customize Windows 8 Start screen , And Couple of things have Even Disappeared From Windows 8 like Start Button and Hibernate Option. Probably the Reason Microsoft Disabled Hibernate option is Because Windows 8  Boots up and Shuts down Faster then The Older Versions. But if you Wish to Enable Hibernate In Windows 8 then Continue Reading.

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What is Hibernate ?

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Before Moving Forward let us have a Short Explaination About What Hibernate actually is.

Hibernation is powering down a computer while retaining its state. Upon hibernation, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage. Upon resumption, the computer is exactly as it was upon entering hibernation. When used to save power, hibernation is similar to sleep mode and saves more power at the cost of slower resumption.

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Steps To Enable Hibernate In Windows 8

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Hibernate Option is Actually Hidden in Windows 8, We Can easily Unhide it and Enable it. Just Follow The Below Simple Steps to Enable Hibernate In Windows 8

Step 1: Press Win + W key ie: Windows key and “W” key to open up Setting search menu. Then Type “Power” , Windows will Show you Few Results, You have to Click on “Power Option”
Step 2: Now From the Left Pane, Click on Choose What the Power Button do.

Step 3: Then on Next Screen Click on  Change Settings that are currently Unavailable.

Step 4:  Now Scroll Down to “Shutdown Settings” Section, and Check  Hibernate box to Enable it and Click on Save Changes.

Step 5: Everything is done, Now next time whenever you need to Hibernate your PC, just Move your Mouse pointer to right corner of your screen to Show up Charm screen, Click on Setting> Power.

You will notice Hibernate Option added there. So in this Tutorial we Saw What Hibernate is and how to EnableHibernate In Windows 8, Hope this Helps you .

VLC Media Player Have the Capability to Play Videos with all most all Video Formats , Probably this is the One reason Why VLC media player is the most Prefered Media player,  But Do you know that We Can even Watch Youtube Videos in VLC ? Yes we can, We do not require Browser to Watch Youtube Videos, VLC will do that job for you very Well. I already Shared 5 Cool Youtube Tricks that You Must Know

You can not only Watch single Video in VLC  but also Watch Youtube Playlists in VLC to watch them in Sequence,Some More Advantages of Watching Youtube Videos In VLC Media player are:

• Watch Youtube Videos without Ads, Means no Disturbance While Watching your Favourite Video.
• Use Loop Button To Watch a Video Again and again Many times.
• Increase or Decrease the Speed of the Video
• Take Snapshots of any particular Screen of a Song or Movie.

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How to Watch Youtube Videos in VLC Media Player

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Now let us Get Started With Steps to Watch Youtube Videos In VLC, Follow the Below Simple Steps.

Step 1: Open VLC media player, Click on File > Open Network Or Simply Use CTRL+N Keys to Open up Network URL Dialog box.

Step 2: Open Youtube, Navigate to Whatever Video you want to Play in VLC, Copy the Url of that video and Paste it in the Dialogue Box. and Click on Play.

Step 3: Enjoy Your Video.

Let us see How to Watch Youtube Playlist In VLC Media Player.

Step 1: To Watch Youtube Playlists in VLC we will be Using an addon, So Click here to Goto the Downloading Page of the VLC addon Called VLC Playlist Parser. Make sure you have Latest Version of VLC Running on your system.

Step 2: Download the addon, Copy it and Paste it in Videos Installation folder which in most cases would be C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist. 

Step 3: Everything is done, Now Open VLC, Press CTRL+N Paste Video Playlist URL Which need to be Public. Click on Play and Enjoy all the Videos.

I Just Hope this tutorial on How to Watch Youtube Videos in VLC Media Player Helps all you Youtube Lovers.

Enjoy It..

Today in this tutorial we are going to share a very old but very useful Registry tweak which has been mentioned many times by us in a few other AskVG tutorials such as our ultimate Windows restrictions tutorial and in our comments section. This Registry tweak works in all Windows versions whether its good old Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or the latest Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. It'll also work in all Windows Server editions. Many users are not aware of this tweak and they ask us frequently about it via emails and comments, so today we decided to create a dedicated topic for this great trick.

This Registry tweak helps you in restricting or preventing users from changing Start Menu or Start Screen layout in Windows. If you apply this tweak, users will not be able to customize StartMenu or Start Screen. They'll not be able to drag-n-drop items as well as access the context menu options for any item in Start Menu or Start Screen.

So basically this Registry tweak blocks users from modifying the current layout of Start Menu orStart Screen in Windows. It might be very useful for people who don't want other people to change their customized Start Menu or Start Screen layouts.

If you are going to try this tweak in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, this will prevent users frompinning, unpinning, moving, uninstalling, resizing and grouping tiles on Start Screen. They'll be able to launch apps from Start Screen but they'll not be able to change Start Screen layout.

So if you are ready to prevent users from customizing Start Screen in Windows 8/8.1 or Start Menu in all previous Windows versions, then check out following simple steps:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD NoChangeStartMenu and set its value to 1

That's it. Log off, restart your system or end task of Explorer to apply effects. Once the changes are applied, users will not be able to change or customize Start Menu or Start Screen layout in Windows.

4. In future if you want to remove this restriction, simply change the value ofNoChangeStartMenu to 0 or delete the DWORD.

PS: If you don't want to modify Registry yourself, you can use following ready-made Registry script file to do the whole task automatically. Just download following ZIP file, extract it and run extracted REG file to disable/enable Start Menu or Start Screen customization ability for users:

Download Registry Script to Restrict Start Menu / Start Screen Customization in Windows

Lock Screen is a new feature present in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 which is shown just before Login or Welcome Screen. It shows current date, time, day name, battery and Internet connection status. It also shows status and notifications of various metro apps. In Windows 8.1 you can also set your favorite images slide show as Lock Screen background and can also access your computer camera right from the Lock Screen.

Windows 8 and 8.1 allow you to customize Lock Screen appearance. You can change Lock Screen background image with any of your desired wallpaper image, enable image slide show, etc using PC Settings Control Panel.

Sometimes you may want to restrict other users from customizing Lock Screen appearance using PC Settings page. You may want to set your desired image as Lock Screen background and don't want others to change it. You may also want to restrict other people from accessing Camera app from Lock Screen. In these situations this tutorial will definitely help you.

Recently we shared a few tips for restricting users from customizing Start Screen in Windows 8 and 8.1:

• How to Restrict Users from Customizing Start Menu or Start Screen Layout in Windows?
• How to Restrict Users from Changing Start Screen Background and Color in Windows 8 and 8.1?

Today in this tutorial we'll tell you how to restrict users from changing Lock Screen background image, accessing Camera app and setting image slide show on Lock Screen in Windows 8 and 8.1. Once applied, users will not be able to access Lock Screen personalization options in PC Settings page as shown in following screenshot:

If you want to set any restriction on Lock Screen in your Windows, check out following simple steps:

NOTE: You can use either Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor to implement these restrictions.

METHOD 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

1. Press "WIN+R" key combination to launch RUN dialog box, then type gpedit.msc and press Enter. It'll open Group Policy Editor.

2. Now go to:

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization

3. In right-side pane:

To Restrict Users from Changing Lock Screen Background:

Double-click on "Prevent changing lock screen image" option and set its value to "Enabled".

To Restrict Users from Enabling Image Slide Show on Lock Screen:

Double-click on "Prevent enabling lock screen slide show" option and set its value to "Enabled".

To Restrict Users from Enabling Camera on Lock Screen:

Double-click on "Prevent enabling lock screen camera" option and set its value to "Enabled".

4. It'll immediately disable options to change Lock Screen background, to enable image slide show and Camera app in PC Settings and users will not be able to access these options. If you want to enable these options again in future, change the values to "Disabled" or "Not Configured".

METHOD 2: Using Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization

If you can't find "Personalization" key, you'll need to create it manually.

3. In right-side pane:

To Restrict Users from Changing Lock Screen Background:

Create a new DWORD NoChangingLockScreen and set its value to 1

To Restrict Users from Enabling Image Slide Show on Lock Screen:

Create a new DWORD NoLockScreenSlideshow and set its value to 1

To Restrict Users from Enabling Camera on Lock Screen:

Create a new DWORD NoLockScreenCamera and set its value to 1

4. In future if you want to enable these options again, either delete the DWORD or change its value to 0