Unboxing The ASUS RP-AC56 Wireless-AC1200 Dual-band Range Extender The ASUS RP-AC56 Wireless-AC1200 dual-band range extender is packaged in a similar way to many other ASUS networking devices. On the front of the box you see a picture of the device and some of its most important specifications. On the back of the package, you can view a comparison with other ASUS range extenders from this new generation. As you can see, ASUS RP-AC56 is the most powerful range extender from this new family of devices.
Unboxing The Dell Inspiron 14 7437 Dell Inspiron 14 7437 comes in your standard carton box, without any special graphics or information displayed on it. If you look at it, you won’t even know what laptop you have bought. You know only that is a Dell with an Intel processor inside. That’s it! Inside the box you will find the laptop itself, the charger, the warranty, a quick start guide and other leaflets with information.
Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 (SM-T710) Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 comes in a compact, bright white cardboard box, that has the Samsung logo on its top side and the device’s main features printed on the bottom and sides. Also, on the sides of the package you will find the manufacturer’s safety seals. The lid comes off quite easily and underneath it you will find the tablet sitting on an inner cardboard tray, on top of everything else.
What is the Windows Firewall? The Windows Firewall is a security application created by Microsoft and built into Windows, designed to filter network data transmissions to and from your Windows system and block harmful communications and/or the programs that are initiating them. Windows Firewall was first included in Windows XP (back in 2001), and since then it has been improved in each new version of Windows. Before 2004 it used to be named Internet Connection Firewall and, at that time, it was a rather basic and buggy firewall with lots of compatibility issues.
1. It is easy to launch, both on the desktop and on the tablet Finding your way to the Task Manager has never been easier. All of the old methods still work including right-clicking the taskbar on your desktop and choosing Task Manager, hitting “Ctrl + Shift + Esc” and “Ctrl + Alt + Del.” Moreover, both Windows 10 and Windows 8, add even more ways to open it. You can use the WinX power user menu in Windows 10 or search for Task Manager in the Start Menu or the Start screen (from Windows 8.
What is a user group in Windows? To understand what a user group from Windows is, you must first know what a user account is. The (very) short definition is this: a user account is a collection of settings used by Windows to understand your preferences. It’s also used to control the files and folders you access, the tasks you are allowed to perform, the devices and resources you are allowed to use, and so on.
What is Smart Connect? Smart Connect is a feature that aims to make your wireless networking experience simpler by doing the following:
It uses the same SSID or network name for all the wireless frequency bands managed by your Wi-Fi router. Therefore, if you have a tri-band wireless router, you only see one Wi-Fi network instead of three. The same with dual-band routers - only one network name is visible instead of two.
Requirements for Windows 11 Media Creation Tool Before you start using the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to create a USB memory stick or Windows 11 ISO file containing the installation media, here are a couple of requirements you should meet:
You need a working internet connection; otherwise, you can’t download the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool and the Windows 11 installation files. Your computer must have enough free space on its system drive for the installation files.
Xiaomi 12: Who is it good for? This smartphone is an excellent choice if you:
Want one of the best Android smartphones available on the market today Prefer a more compact smartphone and dislike huge screens Are looking for high-end performance, a device that can run any app or game flawlessly Don’t like charging your phone for hours - the Xiaomi 12 goes from 0 to 100% in about 40 minutes
NOTE: This guide is created for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, and some of the features we show are available only in the latest versions of Windows 10.
Where to find the tools that let you monitor the system resources: access the Task Manager’s Performance tab To get a look at resource consumption, you must launch the Task Manager. While there are many methods to do that, for speed and ease we recommend using the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
NOTE: This guide covers Windows 11 and Windows 10. The methods sometimes differ slightly between the two operating systems. If you do not know the Windows version that you have on your device, read this tutorial: How to tell what Windows I have.
1. Start PowerShell using search The fastest way to open PowerShell is by using Windows Search. In Windows 11, accessing Search is simple: just click or tap on the corresponding button on the taskbar (the one looking like a magnifying glass).
The summer of 2019 is a busy one for AMD. Not only has the company just released a new series of Ryzen processors, but it also launched a new lineup of graphics cards, namely the Radeon RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Graphics. In this review, we take a close look at their new high-end video card: AMD RX 5700 XT. It uses AMD’s latest RDNA architecture and is made using a 7 nm manufacturing process (smaller transistors than on any other video cards).
Overclocking the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X: How did we do it? The Ryzen 5 5600X has six physical cores and 12 threads. By default, they run at a 3.7 GHz base clock and reach 4.6 GHz in boost mode. The processor comes with 32 MB of Level 3 cache memory and supports fast DDR4-RAM and PCI Express 4.0. It’s built on the latest AMD Zen 3 architecture, which uses the same 7 nm manufacturing process as for Zen 2 processors.
ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI): Who is it good for? This motherboard is an exceptional choice for you if:
You’re a gamer, and you want to build a desktop PC using a new 10th Gen Intel processor You want a powerful Z490 motherboard that can handle overclocking You want to pay a reasonable price for a motherboard that delivers everything you need
Pros and cons Here are the best things about the ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI):
The PCs Used for the Test Comparison We used three hardware configurations for these tests and two computers: a laptop with Windows 8.1 Pro and a desktop with Windows 7 Ultimate. Both operating systems had 64-bit editions of Windows. On the laptop, we have made measurements and tests while using its built-in 4GB of RAM and then after removing 2GB so that we can better evaluate the impact ReadyBoost has on systems with low amounts of RAM memory.
NOTE: To be able to disable the Task Manager in Windows 10, you need to be logged on as an administrator.
1. How to disable Task Manager using our TaskMgrEd tool The easiest way to disable the Task Manager in Windows 10 is to use a tool that we made for you, called TaskMgrEd. Download TaskMgrEd using this link or the one at the end of this section. Save it somewhere on your Windows 10 PC, and then double-click on it.
NOTE: If you need help on how to find and open the Skype for desktop app, plus the basics about its user interface and how it works, read these tutorials:
How to use the Skype for Windows desktop app. How to manage your Skype account from the Skype for Windows desktop app.
How To Chat With Someone Using The Skype For Windows Desktop App The first step you have to take in order to start chatting with someone is to start Skype for desktop.
How to Start the Recovery Media Creator in Windows 8 & Windows 8.1 Before you start, plug in the USB memory stick or the external hard drive on which you want to create a recovery drive. After Windows detects it correctly, go to the Start screen and type recovery. In Windows 8, filter by Settings and click or tap the “Create a recovery drive” search result. In Windows 8.1 there is no need to filter the results.
1. Download Rufus First, download Rufus. On its webpage, scroll until you find the download links, and choose the edition you prefer. It is worth noting that you can get Rufus as a portable app which you can run once you download it. When you run Rufus, you should see something like this:
2. Plug in the USB memory stick Next, you have to plug in the USB memory stick that you want to use.
NOTE: Below, we used screenshots from Windows 11, but the article also covers Windows 10, since triggering a manual update in the Microsoft Store app is done the same way no matter which of the two operating systems you’re using.
How to manually get app updates and game updates in the Microsoft Store Make sure that you are connected to the internet, and then open the Microsoft Store. One way to do it is by searching for “store” and then clicking or tapping the appropriate search result.