Saving your Windows 10 license
For quite some time now, I have been postponing the switch to some flavour of Linux on my laptop, due the the fact that it came with an OEM license. OEM stands for “original equipment manufacturer” and OEM License is…
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Windows 10, but with package managers
The command line is a wonderful tool, but I admit I haven’t paid too much attention to it in Windows. However, things are about to change.
Mirroring your Android to your laptop – the easy way
I have been looking into a free/open source way of using a phone or tablet as a second monitor. During the research, I got to be more and more open to the idea of using a mirroring app.
Windows 10 – Cannot access router connected USB drive
In recent updates, Windows 10 has disabled support for smb1, which has long been known for being horribly insecure. On this matter, please view the links below.
Fix your network settings in Windows 8.1
Lately, when trying to connect to a VPN using my Windows 8.1 machine, I kept bumping into the 619 error. After may tutorials and ideas on how to fix this issue, the following helped me: open command prompt with administrator…
Meld – Git diff tool
Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many popular version control…
Windows 10 Anniversary Update – taskbar visible in full screen
If you use Windows 10, had the Anniversary Update installed and then the taskbar refuses to hide when using fullscreen apps (e.g. Youtube videos, games), check the started programs. In my case, Google Hangouts was the issue.
Windows 7/8.1 – Disable update notification to windows 10
In order to remove the update to Windows 10 notification, you can use this freeware tool:
Restart your Windows computer remotely using PHP
Sometimes, the programs you use to connect to your PC (e.g. TeamViewer) might fail and your computer might need a reboot to start them again. If your Web server running PHP is still up and running and you have a…
Using Git on Windows
In order to use git GUI in windows 8.1, you can try the following programs: Github for Windows ( ) msysgit ( ) Source Tree ( ) tortoise git ( )
Port 80 occupied by another program
Problem: trying to start an Apache server on port 80 fails due to the fact that the 80 is not available. When accessing the port, the following message appears: “HTTP Error 404. The requested resource is not found.” Steps to…
Windows – command line force close program
To force close an application run in command promp, use: CTRL+C. More information can be found here: