If suddenly your Start Menu disappear or you just don’t like the new look of the Start Menu in Windows 10, you can follow the below steps: Open Registry Editor (regedit) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Microsoft> Windows> CurrentVersion> Explorer> Advance Create a DWORD Key name “EnableXamlStartMenu” and set the value
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Windows 10 Build 9926: Cannot Access Share Folder
Error Message: “The account is not authorized to login from this station” Solution: Run Regedit Navigate to HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanWorkstationParameters Add DWORD Key “AllowInsecureGuestAuth” Set Value to 1 Restart All the best! :: aerobrainTech ::
How to Forward Port to another IP/Machine on Windows
Let say you want to forward listened port 4422 (at you current machine with IP 192.168.1.111) to port 80 on a machine with IP address 192.168.0.33, here is the command: netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=4422 listenaddress=192.168.1.111 connectport=80 connectaddress=192.168.0.33 If you want to list all the port forwarding setting on
Uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection without Password
Run regedit as Administrator Delete smcexit key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMC Delete smcinstdata key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMC Run “smc -stop” at command prompt (run as Administrator) Uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection using Program and Features (in Control Panel) Good Luck! :: aerobrainTech ::
Windows 8 Black Screen Issue – Avast Setting
I notice that my Windows 8 often goes black screen after logon. I found out that it ties to the Avast! Antivirus trying to block some behavior. Below are solutions that I tried and it works: 1. Add the following files as trusted application in the Behavior Shield Setting: C:Windowsexplorer.exeC:WindowsImmersiveControlPanelSystemSettings.exe
Change MAC Address in Windows
MAC-Address is the hardware Network Address for the NIC which is unique for the system. However, there may be time when you need to change the MAC-Address for administrative purpose on a network. Some of the device drivers come with an option to change it from the device properties but
Firefox 16
Mozilla has released Firefox 16 today! Try it now! Anyway, I’m still waiting for the Waterfox team to compile the 64-bit version of Firefox. [can’t wait!] :: aerobrainTech ::
Shutdown Timer
Before I go to sleep, I want to share how you can make use of the shutdown command built-in the Windows. In my case, I’m using Windows 7 Ultimate. First of all, click START, run ‘cmd‘. Then you can type: shutdown /s /f /t xxx If you want to abort:
Windows 8 @ 26-OCT-2012
Microsoft just announced the general availability for Windows 8 will be on October 26, 2012. On this date user should be able to buy Windows 8 to upgrade from existing Windows XP/Vista/7 or buy a new copy of the Operating System. Microsoft also recently announced promotional price for upgrade from
Windows 8 Release Preview
Today, 1st of June 2012, Microsoft has announced the arrival of Windows 8 Release Preview. Below are quoted from windowsteamblog.com: “For Developers: Windows 8 presents a huge opportunity for developers to build great new apps for a variety of form factors. If you’re a developer looking to get started developing