How to disable the ‘Enter Network Password’ prompt.- Windows 7

SOLUTION:

a) Open Control Panel and ‘System and Security’ then click on ‘Administrative Tools’ and ‘Local Security Policy’.

b) Expand ‘Local Policies’ and select ‘Security Options’.

c) Double-click on ‘Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts’, choose Guest only option from drop down menu and click OK.

d) Double-click on ‘Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only’, which is enabled by default. Disable this option and click OK.


At the same time you may want to disable password protected sharing as well
thats Control Panel - Network and Internet - Homegroup - Change advenced sharing settings -
Password protected sharing choose to turn off save changes

Gmail login attempt failed when using desktop mail client

Solution : Allowing less secure apps to access your account

Google may block sign-in attempts from some apps or devices that do not use modern security standards. Since these apps and devices are easier to break into, blocking them helps keep your account safe.

Some examples of apps that do not support the latest security standards include:

Some Desktop mail clients like Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and  Dreammail.

Change account access for less secure apps

To help keep Google Apps users' accounts secure, we may block less secure apps from accessing Google Apps accounts. As a Google Apps user, you will see a "Password incorrect" error when trying to sign in. If this is the case, you have two options:

Option 1: Upgrade to a more secure app that uses the most up to date security measures. All Google products, like Gmail, use the latest security measures.

Option 2: Change your settings to allow less secure apps to access your account.

Go to the "Sign in & Security" section in My Account, Then in Password & Sign-in Method - Turn Off 2 step verification.

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.

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

USB DRIVE NOT ACESSIBLE, ACCESS DENIED - WINDOWS XP

Problem: I was able to access my usb drive in safe mode but not in normal start up.

Solution: Just open msconfig.exe. Click on the services tab. Click the box...Hide all Microsoft services. click on disable all. OK out and restart. check the drive accessafter you restart. If it works, you can enable one or a few services at a time to figure out which one is causing the problem.

How to Use Windows 7 Without Activation

Most of you might be aware of the fact that it is possible to use Windows 7 and Vista for 120 days without activation. This is actually possible using the slmgr -rearm command which will extend the grace period from 30 days to 120 days.

However, in this post I will show you a small trick using which it is possible to use Windows 7 without activation for approximately an year! Here is a way to do that.

Step-1: Go to “Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories“.

Right click on the “Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator“. If you are not the administrator, then you are prompted to enter the password, or else you can proceed to step-2.

Step-2: Now type the following command and hit Enter:


slmgr -rearm

Step-3: You will be prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted, the trial period will once again be reset to 30 days. You can use the above command for up to 3 times by which you can extend the trial period to 120 days without activation.

Step-4: Now comes the actual trick by which you can extend the trial period for another 240 days. To do this, open the Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter) and navigate to the following location:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

Step-5: In the right-side pane, change value of SkipRearm to 1.

Step-6: Now, you should be able to use the slmgr -rearm command for another 8 times so that you can skip the activation process for another 240 days. So you will get 120 + 240 = 360 days of free Windows 7 usage.


120 days using “slmgr -rearm” command before registry edit

+

240 days using “slmgr -rearm” command after registry edit

= 360 Days

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