Author: Summer Powell

System File Checker (SFC) is a powerful tool embedded within the Windows operating system aimed at maintaining the integrity of system files. It plays a crucial role in diagnosing and resolving various issues that may arise due to corrupted or missing system files. Introduction to System File Checker (SFC) What is SFC? System File Checker, commonly known as SFC, is a utility program provided by Microsoft Windows. It scans and verifies the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with the correct Microsoft versions. Purpose of SFC The primary purpose of SFC is to ensure the stability…

Many individuals have decided to quit using YouTube altogether due to Google’s recent requirement for users to integrate their accounts with Google+ as they are not fans of the social media platform. To that end, here’s a short description of how to delete your YouTube account. How To Delete a YouTube channel connected to a Google+ page or not connected to Google+: Make sure you’ve logged in to the channel you want to delete. Go to Advanced Account Settings. Click Delete channel. You’ll be asked to re-enter your login information to confirm that you really do want to delete your…

Picture having a friend on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media platform who consistently shares humorous photos. These pictures are so horrible hilarious, in fact, that you’d like to find out where your friend is getting them from. A couple years ago this meant you’d have to randomly surf the internet looking for pictures similar to the one your friend posted, hoping you’d eventually find the right website. But now many search engines have added a “reverse image search” feature. This feature actually lets you search the web using an image instead of a search term. It works…

In the past, Ask.com (formerly known as Ask Jeeves) focused primarily on being a search engine and was even seen as a competitor to Google and Yahoo. Sadly, in the years since then, Ask hasn’t aged so well. In 2005 Ask was acquired by a company named InterActiveCorp, an umbrella organization that owns many other popular websites like Dictionary.com, Match.com and About.com. InterActiveCorp is also notorious for pushing toolbar downloads through many of its properties, the most well known of which is the Ask.com Toolbar. While this toolbar is not technically malware, since it does ask permission to install, it…

The simplest way to hack a computer is by persuading the user to willingly execute malicious programs. But who would run a malicious program on purpose? Quite a few people, unfortunately. The most common tactic malicious software makers use to trick users is to label their programs as something “free”. People love free stuff so this works. One of the most common searches that malicious fraud programs take advantage of is “free wallpapers”. I personally wouldn’t have guessed that, but there you have it. Here’s a way to get dozens of HD quality wallpapers for free without having to worry…

Thanks to a recent decision by the European Commission regarding the “right to be forgotten”, Google has introduced a new feature that enables people to ask for the deletion of webpages that include their personal details from search results. Google is dedicated to following the ruling by eliminating search results that are deemed as “irrelevant, outdated, or excessive for their original purposes.” Best of all, while this is an EU ruling, nowhere that I can see is Google limiting search engine result removal to EU citizens. On the request form, Google does ask for a form of photo ID and…

The operating system is a crucial software element for your computer. All other programs depend on the operating system to function properly. Most people know Windows is an operating system, and many also know Macs have their own operating system that is not based on Windows. But did you know there are a lot of other operating systems available for your computer, most of which are completely free? You’ve probably heard of Linux at some point. It’s the operating system that most servers on the internet use, and a lot of other connected devices like routers and even TVs and…

Today, I will demonstrate how installing a single program and taking just 2 minutes to set it up can greatly enhance the security of your computer. Once this software is in place, your PC will be nearly impervious to hackers. First, you’ll need to download the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) from Microsoft and install it. It’s best to use the Recommended Settings option. This will enable recommended settings designed to protect against the exploitation of the most commonly vulnerable programs. These program include Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook Adobe Reader, the Java plug-in, and Wordpad. Next, open the…

I was somewhat taken aback to discover that iTunes is one of the most searched programs for help with uninstalling. However, upon further reflection, it does make sense. iTunes is a common installation on many computers, and one of the initial and simplest troubleshooting methods for resolving an iTunes error is to uninstall and then reinstall the software. It’s a straightforward fix. Actually, it is pretty simple, but if you’re trying to uninstall everything that is installed with iTunes it’s not quite as straightforward as you might think at first. Here’s how to completely uninstall iTunes: To start, the usual…

YouTube reveals that more than 100 hours of video content are added to the platform every minute, with users consuming over 6 billion hours of video content per month. That’s more than 680,000 YEARS of video watched every single month on YouTube. While I’m sure most of those views are from people who only watch a video once, I’m also pretty confident many of those views are from people watching the same video more than once, maybe many times. If there’s a video you’d like to save for offline viewing, so you’re not having to visit YouTube every time you want…