Wednesday, November 4, 2015

How to get a Better Windows File Manager

There are plenty of alternate file managers available, both commercial and free. A selection of the best free ones is discussed in this Gizmo review and one of the favorites is Multi Commander.

Fix: WiFi gets disconnected after Sleep in Windows 8 / 10



The way to fix the issue of WiFi getting disconnected after you resume from Sleep mode. If you’re connected to a WiFi network and you move your system into sleep mode, after waking up, the system loose the WiFi network connectivity.



WiFi gets disconnected or does not automatically reconnect
Using Device Manager

1. Press Windows Key + R and type devmgmt.msc in the Run dialog box to open Device Manager.




2. In the Device Manager window, expand Network Adapters and look for your WiFi driver, do a right click over it, selectProperties.




3. In the property sheet, switch to Power Management tab and uncheck the option Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Click OK.


Friday, March 20, 2015

The dependency service or group failed to start - Windows 7

Symptom: No internet access with an unknown connection status and the Network and Sharing displaying the following message:

*** The dependency service or group failed to start ***

Other symptoms may include:
- A red "X" on the network connection icon
- Connection status staes limited access (cannor connect to the internet)

Solution;
1. Go to the "Start Menu" and search for the "Command Prompt"
2. Right-Click on Command Prompt and Run as administrator
3. Type the following commands (pressing after each line)

Type:   net localgroup Administrators /add networkservice
            net localgroup Administrators /add localservice

4. Restart

Share a Printer from XP to Windows 7/8/10

  Setup Printer Sharing Step 1 : First make sure that the printer on the XP machine is shared. You can do this by right-clicking on the prin...