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Reader question about a Linux Mint VM

January 18, 2021, 11:47(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

“But what I want to do is have shortcut on my Win10 desktop to open VMW in full-screen mode, open Linux in full-screen mode, and then autostart Firefox maximized. I’ve been messing around with it for awhile and can get VMW to open full-screen and I can get Firefox to autostart. I can’t get Linux to start full-screen even though I’ve checked the box on the Virtual Machine Settings-Options page.”
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Tagged With: How-To's, Linux

UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

December 31, 2020, 13:34(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Original article: Windows 7 UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it. circa 2009

***31 December, 2020
As of today my original article is over eleven years old. Links to sources have disappeared. I updated the links today, mostly to the Internet Wayback Machine archive. I’ve also backed up these sources to PDF and have linked to those where appropriate.

Microsoft introduced User Account Control (UAC) with Windows Vista. Windows 7 has an “improved” version of UAC. The purpose of this short note is to explain why I do not like or use UAC on my own machines (because I get asked so much), it is not to start an argument or to try to convince others to disable UAC.
[Read more…] about UAC – Quick notes on why I disable it.

Tagged With: How-To's, Security, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista

My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 12JUNE2020

June 12, 2020, 08:42(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 3 Comments

Download O&O ShutUp10
This is meant to be a starting point. You must use your head.
I don’t use the Microsoft Store and I only use the basic default apps like camera, calculator, video, etc.
This program can break things if you don’t pay attention.
[Read more…] about My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 12JUNE2020

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 02JUNE2020

June 2, 2020, 14:57(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 5 Comments

New settings: https://www.tweakhound.com/2020/06/12/my-oo-shutup10-settings-12june2020/

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

Recording an online video as a sound file

April 26, 2020, 14:16(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 12 Comments

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Recording an online video as a sound file (Recording video as mp3)
I’m gonna first start off by saying this:
In general I do not believe in stealing other peoples work. I’m the guy that still buys CD’s and rips them. Yeah I know, “Ok Boomer“. I’ll take that even thought I’m not technically a “boomer”.
A couple of days ago I posted a video by The Offspring that is a cover of a band called the Clinton Johnson band (I looked high and low and I can’t find the original outside of the Tiger King Youtube version). Anyway, I’m pretty sure The Offspring don’t have publishing rights to it and if they do they haven’t released a single. I wanna listen to it on my phone so I’m gonna convert it. If they release a quality mp3 I will buy it (flac would be better). Yes, I know there are apps that will do this. I don’t trust them and I want control over the process.
So all that out of the way here is, IMHO, the best way to record online video as a sound file. As usual I’m gonna do this short and sweet…

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Old Photos – How I Digitized Them

October 23, 2019, 12:10(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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I’ve finally begun to scan my old photos. I’ll show you the hardware and software I decided on. I wanted something fast and easy.
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Tagged With: Backup, Computer Hardware, How-To's, Software, This Site

Bad Win10 1903 Update

September 1, 2019, 09:41(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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There are reports around the web that the latest update for Win10 1903 is causing Cortana to have abnormally high CPU usage:
August 30, 2019—KB4512941 (OS Build 18362.329) is the update in question.
Solutions and “workarounds” include registry editing and deleting of files. IMHO this is utter folly. The solution is this:
1 – Uninstall KB4512941.
2 – Pause updates for a month or so.
(Settings > Windows Update > Advanced Options > Pause Updates > Pause until > max time)
3 – Wait for Microsoft to fix it.
If you’ve not installed KB4512941 yet then just do steps 2 & 3.
If you are using Windows 10 Home. I’ve repeatedly said to upgrade to Pro. IT IS CHEAP

Tagged With: How-To's, Windows 10

My New Network

August 22, 2019, 10:49(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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I’ve completely redone my network.
I had problems with my old router. I considered replacing the firmware with DD-WRT but I decided against that. After reanalyzing things I decided the old router just couldn’t handle the number of devices and traffic on my network (despite its specs). It simply didn’t have the horsepower. I’ve replaced it with the one below.
[Read more…] about My New Network

Tagged With: Computer Hardware, How-To's, This Site

Changing Your DNS Server

February 19, 2019, 10:45(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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This guide will show you how to change your DNS Server. In addition it covers benchmarking DNS servers and if you should change your DNS server.
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Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Blocking A Programs Internet Access Via The Windows Firewall

November 30, 2018, 08:22(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Many programs on your computer access the internet even though they don’t need to. They phone home for a variety of reason including telemetry and checking for updates.
I don’t need or want most programs phoning home for any reason. Still, they try.
With programs getting more invasive I thought it would be appropriate to show you how to block their access to the net.
[Read more…] about Blocking A Programs Internet Access Via The Windows Firewall

Tagged With: How-To's, Privacy, Security, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

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