Sometimes, you just want to write a quick letter, but you don't want to pay for Microsoft Word, and LibreOffice is overkill for that task. Try the lightweight Microsoft WordPad! WordPad comes pre-installed with Windows for free since Windows 95 and it's still there in Windows 10! It's lightweight and [...]
Does VMware Player or Workstation tell you that the Linux host does not support 3D acceleration and thus disables it? I might have the answer... "No 3D support is available from the host" Nasty error message! But we might be able to get things to work! First make sure you [...]
A simple command in PowerShell! Windows 10 has built-in networking and PUA protection. The network protection prevents you from connecting to known malicious domains, while the PUA protection warns you before installing potentially unwanted applications. In either case, to enable it, you'll want to enter the following command(s) into PowerShell [...]
Check out this official Microsoft site to get a free Windows virtual machine (VM)! Microsoft provides free windows virtual machines for developers to use, to develop for IE and Edge. And just to develop in general. Currently, you can choose between Windows 7, 8 and 10 VMs. All but Windows [...]
I'll show you a way around this!(Don't forget to read the notes on security below!) Start a new WSL session as you usually would.Type sudo EDITOR=nano visudo and hit enterUse your arrow keys to scroll to the end of the fileAppend the following username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL to the end of [...]
Now that we covered virtualization on Mac, let's go over to Windows! Microsoft Hyper-V If you have Windows 10 Pro or better (includes Education and Enterprise), then you already have a native virtualization option on board! To enable it, simply open a PowerShell as administrator and type in following command: [...]
This guide is a must if working on the go with a Mac/Windows laptop and using tethering from Android, iOS, or on slow or paid public Wi-Fi! If you're a Windows 10 user - or have used Windows 10 in the past - you might know the feature of setting [...]