“Today marks the start of the 1-year countdown of when we stop supporting Windows XP,” According to microsoft blog post. “Microsoft will keep hosting all patches and service packs released through April of 2014, but no new updates will be released after this date.”

Windows XP was launched back on 2001, and till date it is Microsoft’s most popular operating system. According to an online data, 34% of desktop operating system are still running on Windows XP, while Windows 7 have 39% desktop market share.

Microsoft stopped full mainstream support for windows XP back in April 2009, But Microsoft still providing extended support for business users or others. “After April 8, 2014, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates,”

Running Windows XP after end of support may increase your company or business to security risks, “Running Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 in your environment after their end of support date may expose your company to potential risks.”

Unsupported and unpatched environments are vulnerable to security risks. This may result in an officially recognized control failure by an internal or external audit body, leading to suspension of certifications, and/or public notification of the organization’s inability to maintain its systems and customer information.

So the only way to safe your business is moving away from Windows XP to a more modern operating System like Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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You can put your favorite special characters in any editor by a special popup menu.

Uses of CatchChar is very simple, all you have to do is, download and install it on your windows and to insert Unicode and special characters in any edit box, simply press the hot-menu(default shift+alt+c) to open the pop-up and then click on any characters to add it.

Add Unicode and Special Characters

CatchChar menu comes with very few default characters, you can always add your own favorite characters to it, Click on Settings. Enter a unicode character in “New Character” box and hit Add Character to add it to the menu. You can take help of Windows Charmap utility to enter the special character for the first time. In the new version, you can enter more than one character.

Download Catchchar

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YUMI(Your Universal Multiboot Installer) is easy to use, freeware multiboot creator tool. Normally, we can only create a single boot in USB device but YUMI can help you to easily create Multiboot USB Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

YUMI copies all files into Multiboot folder in organized way, So you can still used your USB device for other storage purposes.

How to create Multiboot USB device using YUMI:-

Step 1:- Download YUMI and install it on your windows system.

Step 2:- Now run the program, and then select your USB device drive letter,

Make your USB device multiboot using YUMI

Step 3:- Now from the distribution list, select the Linux distribution, antivirus tool or system utilities, or other that you wanna install.

Step 4:- and then browser the iso file path, once you’ve done it, click on the create button.

Step 5:- Follow the same procedure to create multiboot USB device.

Step 6:- Once you’ve done it, restart your computer, and then change your PC setting to boot from the USB drive and then install your distribution.

[Also See:- USB Device not recognized! How to fix this error?]

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So if you are getting this error again and again, “USB Device not recognized: One of the devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it.” then check these simple steps that can easily helps you to solve-out this problem.

Step 1:- First of all, confirm the USB ports is working or not, If your other USB device working on this port, then your hardware is in good condition, if not working then proceed to next step. (some of my friends getting this error because of USB port)

Step 2:- Restart your system and again try to plug-in, if error still comes, then shut down your computer/laptop and switch off from  power/remove battery for few minutes and then start your system, May be it solves your problem.

USB Device not recognized

Step 3:- Uninstall the USB driver from Device manager, check it below how to:

1. Click Start, type Device Manager in the Search box
2. Click Device Manager from the returned list.
3. Click Disk Drives from the list of hardware
4. Right-click the USB external hard drive with the issue, and click Uninstall.
5. After the hard drive is uninstalled, unplug the USB cable.
6. Wait for one minute and then reconnect the USB cable. The driver should automatically load
7. Check for the USB drive in Windows Explorer

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Windows 8 came with many changes and improvements as compared to previous windows version, So windows 8 have larger number of keyboard shortcuts.

Microsoft has provided most helpful windows 8 keyboard shortcut. Here are:

windows 8 keyboard shortcut

Windows 8 Keyboard shortcut list:-

Windows key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Windows key + C: Access the charms bar
Windows key + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
Windows key + I: Access the Settings charm
Windows key + H: Access the Share charm
Windows key + K: Access the Devices charm
Windows key + Q: Access the Apps Search screen
Windows key + F: Access the Files Search screen
Windows key + W: Access the Settings Search screen
Windows key + P: Access the Second Screen bar
Windows key + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
Windows key + X: Access the Windows Tools Menu
Windows key + O: Lock screen orientation
Windows key + . : Move the screen split to the right
Windows key + Shift + . : Move the screen split to the left
Windows key + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications
Windows key + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
Windows key + Enter: Launch Narrator
Windows key + E: Open Computer
Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box
Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center
Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box
Windows key + Pause/Break: Open the System page
Windows key + 1..10: Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Shift + 1..10: Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Ctrl + 1..10: Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Alt + 1..10: Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
Windows key + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
Windows key + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
Windows key + M: Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows
Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
Windows key + L: Lock computer
Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window
Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window
Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the current window
Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen
Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next
Windows key + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support

[Also See: Most useful YouTube keyboard shortcut list]

PageUp: Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
PageDown: Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
Esc: Close  a charm
Ctrl + Esc: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen

Alt: Display a hidden Menu Bar
Alt + D: Select the Address Bar
Alt + P: Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
Alt + Tab: Cycle forward through open windows
Alt + Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through open windows
Alt + F: Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
Alt + Spacebar: Access the Shortcut menu for current window
Alt + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
Alt + PrtScn: Take a screen shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
Alt + Left Arrow: Display the previous folder
Alt + Right Arrow: Display the next folder
Shift + Insert: CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
Shift + Delete: Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
Shift + F6: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + F10: Access the context menu for the selected item
Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + Click: Select a consecutive group of items
Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program
Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button: Access the context menu for the selected item
Ctrl + A: Select all items
Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item
Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item
Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item
Ctrl + D: Delete selected item
Ctrl + Z: Undo an action
Ctrl + Y: Redo an action
Ctrl + N: Open a new window in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + W: Close current window in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + E: Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new folder
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open the Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows
Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Access the Windows Security screen
Ctrl + Click: Select multiple individual items
Ctrl + Click and drag an item: Copies that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item: Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Tab:  Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button: Cycle through the instances of a program in the group
F1: Display Help
F2: Rename a file
F3: Open Search
F4: Display the Address Bar list
F5: Refresh display
F6: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
F7: Display command history in a Command Prompt
F10: Display hidden Menu Bar
F11: Toggle full screen display
Tab: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
PrtScn: Take a screen shot of the entire screen and place it in the clipboard
Home: Move to the top of the active window
End: Move to the bottom of the active window
Delete: Delete the selected item
Backspace: Display the previous folder in Windows Explorer  Move up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box
Esc: Close a dialog box
Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+): Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-): Collapse the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*): Expand all subfolders under the selected folder

Press Shift 5 times Turn StickyKeys on or off
Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds Turn FilterKeys on or off
Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds Turn ToggleKeys on or off 

Hope these windows 8 keyboard shortcut list helpful for you.

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SnapPea is a freeware, windows software, which you can use to manage your android device from your windows desktop. This software works like a pc suite for your android smartphones.

Using SnapPea you can easily organize your contacts, music, photos, videos and apps from your windows desktop.

How to manage your android device from windows desktop:-

To start with SnapPea first download and install this tool. Download SnapPea,

Now enable USB debugging in your android device and then connect you android with pc using data cable. SnapPea auto download & install the drivers of your smartphone.

As soon as your drivers install, SnapPea display your smartphone name with live preview of the screen, your internal and SD card storage and backup notice of your device data including contacts, Photos, Text Messages, if you are using your own computers, then select yes.

Now from left menu bar  you can select or take a preview of your contacts(add new contacts, delete existing contacts, merge two or more contact and also create/manage group contacts, backup contacts), Text Messages(read message, send single message or group message, backup messages), Apps(check your installed apps, system apps, uninstall apps, export apps to desktop), Music(import songs, play songs), Pictures(play slide show, backup photos) and videos.

You can also install any new apps from 1Mobils Apps and Google Play, Browse any apps from their categories or search from search box, and click on install button to directly install on your android device.

Using SnapPea, you can also import your iTunes music library straight to your android device.

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but if any time you don’t have your phone or want some information or want to confirm any QR code before scanning into your smartphone(some people’s points QR code to any malicious website or any fake apps.), then you give a try to desktop QR reader.

CodeTwo QR code desktop reader is a freeware app, using this app you can easily decode the text which are hidden in QR image. You can either upload QR image or crop from screen, check the below image:

After capture the QR code from screen, it instantly show the decoded text. So now you have a preview of the hidden link, like you can see in the below image, this code redirect you to hack illusion android app through genuine link, so now, without any tension you can scan this QR code and install my apps

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You can get these updates from today via windows update, the update size is around 170MB. The update are rolling out with this title, “Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 General Availability Cumulative Update”

Windows 8 Client and Windows Server 2012 General Availability Cumulative Update is available. This cumulative update package provides a collection of performance and reliability improvements that are designed to improve the Windows 8 experience.

So here are the total improvements,

• Increased power efficiency to extend battery life
• Performance improvements in Windows 8 applications and Start screen
• Improved audio and video playback in many scenarios
• Improved application and driver compatibility with Windows 8

“During the final months of Windows 8 we challenged ourselves to create the tools and processes to be able to deliver these “post-RTM” updates sooner than a service pack. By developing better test automation and test coverage tools we are happy to say that Windows 8 will be totally up to date for all customers starting at General Availability.”

“If you are an MSDN or enterprise customer, these updates will be available for your Windows 8 PCs via Windows Update as of today (October 9), following our standard cadence for Windows Updates on the second Tuesday of each month at about 10:00am.” according to steven.

[Via: Microsoft blog]

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If you are facing such type of problems then Virtual desktops may change your desktop experiences. Linux operating system have default virtual desktop/multiple workplaces but windows is lacking this features, To make your windows workplaces like Linux operating system you need to Dexpot Virtual Desktop software.

Dexpot helps you to create multiple virtual desktops for windows, these virtual desktop are as same as your main desktop screen and independent from another’s and you can manage program/applications from their particular desktop.

Using Dexpot, you can create multiple virtual desktop as you need (up to 20 times) and you can use these virtual desktop to open and run separate applications such as in one virtual desktop you can play songs, while in second desktop you can surf web, this will help you to maximum control over your applications and windows and you can easily manage your workplaces separate and neat. You can easily switch from one desktop to another via Desktop Manager, Desktop Preview or using hot key. Using Desktop Windows you can easily check running applications in each virtual desktop. You can configure each desktop individually such as using different icons, different resolution, wallpapers, start-up, apply password, entry sounds and many more. Using Dexpot settings, you can configure number of desktop(up to 20), your initial desktop, change appearance settings, add hot keys to switch desktop, move windows, copy window etc. You can set rules for any specific applications to run on specific desktop, So go to Dexpot rules in dexpot menu and then creates your desired rules for any program with proper condition.

 Do you use Dexpot or another virtual desktop software, tell us in comments.

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If you want to sell your old computer or old Hard drive and you assumed that, ” I have deleted my all previous data and also clean Recycle bin, now it is safe to sell this HDD.” then probably you are wrong, It not as easy as you think, to permanently erase your hard drive data, follow this post.

Before following, make assured that the data which you are going to delete is not longer important for you, if important then take a copy to external cd/dvd.

Before proceed, I am giving you a short example of “How HDD works?”,

Hard disk/drive, is a magnetic recording material which stored information on bytes, i.e. to store any data it only uses 0 and 1 or in other we can also say that hard disk is a collection of Platters(further divided in sectors and tracks, but here i am only using it) and Heads. So data are stored on platters and using head we can read/write that data.

So when you delete data then the data is not physically deleted from platters, you just only erase the location/reference of that data, so heads do not find this data in platters, so it seems that the data is permanently deleted but its not.

With helping of some tools you can easily recover all data which are stored on platters, So to completely erase all of data we have to delete it from platters.

So to permanently delete data we have to overwrite Hard Disk, For this you can used Eraser and any other tools.

Eraser:- Eraser is free and open source tool which help you to completely remove data from your hard disk. Eraser deleted your sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

Currently Eraser supports only Windows platform, Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2003 (with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 can still be used with version 5.7.

Using Eraser you can shred and delete even a single files and using some advanced settings you can able to select erasure method. It can used 13 types of file erasure method and 12 types of unused space erasure method. You can also creates a schedules.

In next post i will shared some more software and ways for it, Do you know any other software or what method you are using to permanently Erase your Data.

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